Bragg V egetarian Recipe Book Has 100’ s of Delicious 
Healthy Salads, Soups, Casseroles, Desserts, etc. A recent revealing study of nurses whose daily Vitamin E intake was 100 IU’s 
and more had a 36% lower risk of heart attack and 23% lower risk of stroke. Chapter 6
Pure W ater W e Need for Health
Drink Only Healthy , Pure Distilled W ater 
Other than the fruit and vegetable juices, my father 
and I drink no other liquid except steam-produced 
distilled water . Today , in this polluted and poisoned 
world, distilled water is the purest water on the face of 
the earth. It contains no solid matter of any kind. It is 
made solely of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen. There are no minerals in it, organic or inorganic. It can 
be used as drinking water and cooking water and also 
can be used in electric steam irons, batteries, etc. When distilled water enters the body , it leaves no 
residue of any kind. It’ s free of salt and sodium. It’ s also 
the most perfect water to promote healthy functioning 
of those great “sieves,” the kidneys. It’ s the perfect liquid 
for the blood. It’ s the ideal liquid for ef ficient functioning 
of the lungs, stomach, liver and all your vital organs. Why? Because it’ s free of all inorganic minerals! It’ s 
essential for the formulation of liquid drug prescriptions. Also, it’ s important for kidney and heart patients. Let no person tell you that distilled water is dead 
water! Of course, fish will not live in distilled water . Fish 
require vegetation growth, seaweed, etc. in water and 
vegetable growth needs inorganic minerals to live . 115 
What About Rain W ater? Rain water once was the 
ideal distilled water . Today , in 
some areas, air has some toxic 
pollution that contaminates 
and poisons this natural water . It’s the amazing Bible people, 
Methusala, etc. who lived to 
fantastic ages and drank only 
pure rain water , which is 
distilled water from clouds. We all grow healthier in nature, gentle sunshine, pure water and love! 116 How to Fight Hardening of the Arteries 
However , we now live in the age of pollution when 
even the rains from above are contaminated! Such toxins 
as Strontium 90 from the new bombs, atomic, etc., and 
the exhaust from airplanes and automobiles turn rain 
water into a deadly poison. V icious toxins are sent into 
the air from our industrial factories – sulfur dioxides, 
lead, carbon monoxide and hundreds of pollutants. So, in our present civilization, drinking rain water in 
some areas is not advised! T o live in this poisoned world, 
to sur vive and save ourselves from other kinds of 
destruction (the complete solidification of the body , 
brain structures, etc. ), please drink only distilled water! We do not want our brain, arteries and other blood 
vessels to turn into stone! Y ou see this condition ever y 
day in prematurely old people suffering from deep 
senility , Alzheimer’ s, etc. Often you hear the wor d 
“fossil” used to describe the prehistoric remnants of 
animals who lived on earth ages ago. When you drink a 
glass of ordinar y tap water , the process of fossilization 
has already begun. When a person dies of hardening of 
the arteries, sadly he has reached the tragic end. So many times we’ve heard someone say something 
such as, “That old fossil John Smith died last night from 
hardening of the arteries.” Although the remark was 
crude, it was truthful! If we escape the other deadly 
degenerative and infectious diseases in this life, we are 
always haunted by that silent deadly killer of mankind 
worldwide, “hardening of the arteries”. Be determined that you are going to drink only pure 
distilled water . If you cannot get it deliver ed from a water 
company , try health or grocer y stores. Also, most drug 
stores carr y distilled water for people with hear t and 
kidney pr oblems. Don’ t wait until these happen to you! If you cannot find distilled water for sale, then 
purchase a small water distiller and make your own pur e 
water . You may say it’ s a lot of trouble – but it’ s not 
nearly as much trouble as when your arteries harden 
and your body is slowly star ved for want of oxygen! Remember , the bloodstream carries oxygen to all 
parts of the body . And if the arteries become encr usted 
with inorganic minerals, you are in for grave problems. Oxygen star vation causes a host of serious ailments. Stages of Arter y Hardening 
This drawing 
shows the 3 
stages of the 
hardening of 
blood vessels in 
the brain. As the 
flow of blood 
becomes slower , 
clots may for m 
and completely 
close a vessel. Open 
Partially Closed 
Totally Clogged 
We Drink Juices During Our
World Health Crusades
At times we are unable to find distilled water during 
our many Bragg Health Crusades which carr y us around 
the world. But when it is not available – or if we are in 
doubt about the water supply – for short perods we let 
fresh raw vegetables, fruits and their juices supply us 
with their naturally pur e water . We always have a small 
hand citrus juicer with us for our fresh orange or 
grapefruit juice. Fresh and organic is always best! 117 
The Great W atermelon Flush 
There is nothing like a watermelon flush to dissolve 
and eliminate inorganic minerals from your entire body . As a youth, my father had a histor y of drinking 
exceptionally hard water , loaded with inorganic 
minerals. The contaminants in that hard water encrusted 
the pipes of his body , and when he learned the truth of 
the great damage it could do to his system, he started to 
experiment with fruits and vegetables to find out which 
one had the gr eatest encrustation-dissolving power . It 
was a long sear ch, but at last he found it! W atermelon 
and its juice does the cleansing miracle. Man is as old as his arteries. – Virchow
Several times a year we both go on a watermelon 
flush. W e eat nothing for 5 to 7 days but water melon 
and watermelon juice. Ever y morning we take a sample 
of the ver y first urine we void. W e seal it tightly , date it 
and put it on a shelf for 6 months to a year . As it breaks 
down, the inorganic minerals, which are heavier , settle 
on the bottom of the bottle. Being a biochemist, my 
father has thoroughly analyzed these substances and 
found calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and 
many other inorganic minerals, chemicals and toxins. That is why we go on a watermelon flush several 
times a year and often will make it our lunch meal. It’ s 
best not to mix melons with other foods. W e also eat 
watermelon all during its season. Many times we have 
paid high prices for watermelon to be shipped from 
warm climates during the winter months, but we just 
consider that good health insurance. On an average day 
in the hot summertime, we will drink as much as 1 to 2 
quarts of watermelon juice. The result is that Dad has the blood pressure of a 
man of 25 – it is 120 over 80 and his pulse is around 60. Weboth have our heart and arteries examined by a hear t 
specialist ever y year . So far there is not the slightest sign 
of any hardening of our arteries. W e can jog, run, swim 
and ride our bikes for miles. W e both have supple, 
flexible arteries and blood vessels. There are no big, 
bulging veins on our foreheads, such as we’ve seen on 
people a third of our calendar years! W e can stand on 
our heads for minutes at a time with absolutely no 
dizziness or other reaction. W e also have perfect hearing. Welive as we teach and our Bragg Healthy Lifestyle fights 
the body’ s worst enemy – hardening of the arteries. W e 
are enjoying a long, happy , active, healthy life! 118 
There are no more important ingredients of a properly constituted diet
than organic fruits and vegetables, for they contain vitamins and minerals
of every class, recognized and unrecognized. – Sir Robert McCarrison
The body and the mind are so closely connected that not even a
single word or thought can come into existence without being
reflected in the personality and health of the individual. – John Prentiss
Paul C. Bragg’ s Prediction 
Mine is only a small voice in the vast wilderness 
concerning this matter of drinking only distilled water , 
but I sincerely wish to save humanity from the dangers 
of water filled with chemicals and inorganic minerals. I have lived a long life. During this time I have seen 
some of my relatives and personal friends, as well as 
some 200 animals and friends pets die of fossilization. I believe I am a hundred years ahead of my time in my 
theories on the dangers of inorganic water and unhealthy 
lifestyle. Someday humanity will recognize the dangers in 
ordinar y water and all water used in homes, schools, 
hospitals, etc. will be steam distilled! It will be the greatest 
health advancement this world has ever known! No matter how much a person controls his eating 
habits . . . no matter how much juice of organic fruits 
and vegetables he drinks, no matter if he lives on a raw 
food, vegetarian or so-called modern scientific diet . . . as long as he continues to drink spring, well, river , lake 
or fluoridated and chlorinated water he is going to 
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fossilize himself! In the past 75 years I have met all 
the greats in the field of nutrition, natural healing, 
etc., but most of them drank the water filled with 
chemicals and inorganic mineral water , unaware of 
the danger and only a few of them have attained 
an extra long, pain free, healthy life. The same is true of the great athletes of 
the past 75 years. They had their day in 
the sun, drank the deadly inorganic 
mineral water and died at about the same 
age as non-athletic people. I was personally acquainted with Bill 
Tilden, the greatest tennis player of all 
time. In his prime, no man in the world 
could defeat him. But he would not listen 
to my lone, small voice when I told him 
of the viciousness and deadliness of 
inorganic drinking water . He said that 
everybody else was drinking or dinar y 
water , so he saw no reason he should stop. Man is as Old as his Arteries 
All his athletic strength and 
prowess didn’ t save him from having 
a massive cor onar y. He died before he 
was 60! The autopsy showed that his 
arteries were like stone. Sandow , the greatest str ong man 
of all times, was a friend of mine. When I would visit him in his studio 
in London, England, he would flex his muscles and tell 
me how powerful he was. But he drank London tap water 
and at 58 he had a massive cor onar y. His great strength 
and bulging muscles could not save his life. There is 
absolutely no way to cir cumvent this power ful truth. Example: back in the Korean war 300 young American 
soldiers that were killed within a short period, autopsies 
were performed upon them. And what do you think was 
revealed? Shocking – all of these young men showed 
signs of hardening of the arteries! This scientific study 
is on record. These were young men under 23, in the so-
called prime of life, suffering from degeneration 
(fossilizing) of the body’ s arteries. 120 
Life Expectancy – Life Span 
We are told that a male child bor n today has a life 
expectancy of 74.4 years, and a female child 79.8. What 
is the actual life span of the 
average American? So we can see that when 
a male reaches 37 years he 
has lived about half of his 
lifetime, and when a female 
reaches 40 years she has 
lived about half of her 
lifetime. The sad but true 
fact is that some people, if 
not most, never even reach 
their expected life span. See their informative website: 
www .worldbank.org/data 
The U .S. and other western countries are experiencing 
an epidemic of heart disease and cancer . Consider this 
startling fact: chances are better than 2 to 1 that, directly 
or indirectly , the average American adult will die of some 
form of hear t disease or cancer . You as an individual can 
reverse this shocking statistic by avoiding or dinar y water 
that is laced with inorganic minerals and toxins. Also 
stop using salt, and reduce the saturated fatty foods. Start exer cising regularly , drinking only distilled water 
(8 glasses daily ) and eating a balanced, healthy diet. Exercise is V ital for Health and Longevity 
For youthful arteries, exer cise is essential! If you 
wish to live a long, healthy life it is necessary to build 
up your cardiovascular endurance and to follow a Stretch, bend, lift, roll, kick and twist 
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program designed to keep 
your arteries soft and agile. The first step is to get 
more oxygen into the body 
which will help dissolve 
the encrustations that have 
formed in the arteries. Any physical activity that 
injects more oxygen is 
going to help extend your 
life! Get out and jog, swim, 
ride a bike or take a brisk 
2 to 3 mile healthy walk. Stair-W alking! Take the 
Stairs 
Instead of 
Elevators! Be a Bragg Crusader - copy and share with friends, clubs, etc. KEEP HEAL THY & YOUTHFUL BIOLOGICALL Y 
WITH EXERCISE & GOOD NUTRITION 
Always remember you have the following important
 reasons for following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle: 
• The ironclad laws of Mother Nature and God. • Your common sense, which tells you that you are doing right. • Your aim to make your health better and your life longer . • Your resolve to prevent illness so that you may enjoy life. • Make an art of healthy living;  you will be you thful a tany age. • You will r etain your faculties and be hale, hear ty, active and 
useful far beyond the ordinar y length of years. • You will also possess superior mental and physical powers ! KILLER Saturated Fats CHOKER Hydrogenated Fats 
CLOGGER Salt DEADEYED Devitalized Foods 
DOPEY Caffeine HARD W ATER Inorganic M inerals 
PLUGGER Frying Pan JERKY T urbulent Emotions 
DEATH-DEALER Drugs CRAZY Alcohol 
GREASY Overweight SMOKY T obacco 
HOGGY Overeating LOAFER Laziness WANTED – For Robbing Health & Life 
What W ise Men Say
Wisdom does not show itself so much I saw few die of hunger – of 
in precept as in life  – a firmness of mind eating, a hundred thousand. and mastery of the appetite. – Seneca – Ben Franklin 
Gover n well thy appetite, lest Sin surprise thee, Your health is your wealth. and her black attendant, Death. – Milton – Paul C. Bragg 
Our prayers should be for a sound Health is a blessing that money 
mind in a healthy body. – Juvenal cannot buy. – Izaak Walton 
122 Of all the knowledge, the one most worth having is knowledge about health! The first r equisite of a good life is to be a healthy person. – Herbert Spencer The natural healing for ce within us is the gr eatest for ce in getting well. – Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, 400 BC Protector of Our Oceans, Sea Life and W aters
Wyland, Famous Whale W all Artist
Patricia visits with Wyland at his 
celebration in Ha waii. As a young 
man from Michig an, Wyland sa w a 
pair of whales barely 100 yards 
offshore on his f irst P acific Ocean 
visit. He w as so inspired that he 
devoted the rest of his life to cr eating 
art that captures the beauty of these 
magnif icent creatures. It has been 
more than 25 y ears since Wyland 
began painting his landmark marine 
life murals. Wyland has a passion for 
whales and the oceans and still has the same sense of unbr idled w onder that 
inspired this young man to mak e a dif ference in the w orld. To date he has 
painted 89 Walls which is equal to 16,302 feet of murals (3.1 miles). His w alls ar e 
attractions vie wed by o ver a billion people y early 
in 68 cities across the U.S.A. and in these 
countries: Russia, German y, China, Spain, Italy , 
Ireland, Scotland, Poland, India, Africa, Taiwan, 
Korea, Switzerland, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, 
England and Norw ay. These enormous w all 
paintings include Gre y, Mink e, Fin, and Blue 
Whales, Humpbacks and marine lif e like Sea 
Turtles and e very reef f ish imaginable. Patricia shares in Wylands commitment to the 
protection and preserv ation of the w orld’s 
waters and the ab undant life within them. Lear n more a bout Wyland and his great 
artwork. Visit his  website: www .wyland.com 
89 W yland Whale W alls W orldwide 
Patricia with W yland at his 25 
year celebration of creating 
Whale W alls. W yland follows 
the Bragg Healthy Lifestyle and 
has super energy and health. Wyland’s  “Sacred W aters”      W yland’s  “Northern W aters”
123 How Safe is Chlorinated W ater? An estimated 75% of drinking water in the U.S. is 
chlorinated. While chlorination has helped to reduce 
the incidence of infectious diseases, known car cinogens 
such as chloroform and other trihalomethanes are 
formed when chlorine reacts with organic compounds 
in the water . These chlorines accum ulate in fatty tissue 
such as breast tissue s and can be found in body fat, 
blood, mothers’ milk and even semen. Studies have 
implicated chlorinated drinking water with colorectal 
and bladder cancers . Highly chlorinated water resulted 
in a noticeable shift in the trans formation of cholesterol 
from beneficial HDL to harmful LDL. Recently , the American Journal of Public Health 
published the results of a study of cancer risk over an 8 
year period in 28,237 postmenopausal women. Those 
who drank water from municipal sur face water sour ces 
consumed higher levels of chloroform than those who 
drank municipal ground water sour ces. The higher intake 
124	 of chloroform was associated with an increased risk of 
colon cancer , and of all cancers combined. Even chlorination does not provide full protection 
against the deadliest organisms in public water supplies. Cryptosporidium, a  toxic parasitic pr otozoan, is chlorine 
resistant and is inadequately removed by sand filters. “The worldwide pollution of lakes, streams, rivers and 
oceans and the chlorination of swimming pool water 
has led to an increase in deadly melanoma cancer .” 
– Reports Franz Rampen in Epidemiology 
The power of pure water is the vital chemistry of life! One solution to America’s soaring health costs is pure distilled water. Pure Water, the natural solvent of the body, regulates all body
functions, including the eliminations of toxins and body waste. Dehydration causes stress, and stress will cause further dehydration. – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. Author of
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water; You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty! 20 FACTS ABOUT  DISTILLED W ATER 
You should know that Distilled W ater . . . •	is water that has been turned into vapor so that its 
impurities are left behind. Upon condensing, it 
becomes pure distilled water . •	is the only type of water which meets the definition 
of water; hydrogen + oxygen. •	is a perfectly natural water . •	is also odorless, colorless and tasteless. •	is free of virtually all inorganic minerals including salt. •	is the only natural solvent that can be taken into 
the body without damage to the tissues. •	acts as a solvent in the body by dissolving nutrients 
so they can be assimilated and taken into every cell. •	dissolves the cell wastes so the toxins can be removed. •	dissolves inorganic mineral substances lodged in the 
tissues of the body so that such substances can be 
eliminated in the pr ocess of purifying the body . •	does not leach out organic body minerals but does 
collect and remove the toxic inorganic minerals 
which have been rejected by the cells of the body 
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and are therefore nothing more than harmful debris 
obstructing the normal functions of the body . •	is indeed the most ideal and beneficial water for all 
humans and also for animals. •	leaves no residue of any kind when it enters the body . •	is the most perfect water for the healthy functioning 
of those great sieves, the kidneys. •	is the perfect liquid for the blood. •	is the ideal liquid for efficient functioning of the 
lungs, stomach, liver and all other vital organs. •	is universally accepted as the standard for biomedical 
applications and for drinking water purity . •	is so pure that all drug prescriptions are formulated 
with distilled water . •	is fresh, clean and pleasing to the palate. •	makes foods and drinks prepared with it taste 
noticeably better . The flavor is subtle enough not to 
interfere with the food it is mixed with. •	is the only pure water left on our polluted planet! •	Remember – Distilled W ater is the healthiest water 
and the greatest natural water on earth! Prevention is Always Better than a Cure 
Although most seldom realize it, they live continually 
under the fear of sickness and death. They would even 
indignantly deny this assertion and insist that they are 
not afraid to die – although most of us are willing to 
admit the fear of developing some deadly disease or 
physical condition that may make us a less efficient 
human than we are now . People always fear the unknown: for that very reason 
we have learned to expect catastrophes from many 
unanticipated sour ces. But if we fully understand what 
disease is and how it originates and if we become familiar 
with the only avenues through which illness can strike 
us, then what have we to fear except ourselves? Toprevent disease is to circumvent the daily cause 
of illness . . . which, as previously discussed, is the 
clogging of our bodies with deadly chemicals and 
inorganic minerals, salt and the increasing amounts of 
126	toxic, acid by-products of digestion and metabolism – 
all conditions which we can control by our lifestyle. So, if we can recover from disease by a reversal of our 
wrong habits of living, won’ t these same good habits 
prevent disease in the first place? Prevention may cost 
little, but it sure saves a lot! If one is of sound mind, it 
must seem clear that the only sane method is to avoid 
an unhealthy lifestyle that causes disease. Prevention is 
the best way to feel and remain youthful, energetic and 
virile throughout a long, healthy life. If we are to prevent disease, we must have a basic 
rudimentar y knowledge of our bodies. Our bodies ar e 
composed of millions of cells bathed in an electrolytic 
solution consisting of organic calcium, magnesium, 
potassium, sodium and phosphorus, etc., with trace 
amounts of copper and zinc. These are all organic 
minerals. The body cannot use inorganic minerals for 
building its cells. These electrolytes are held in solution 
by water , which makes up 70% of the body . For this 
reason, we can live without food for long periods, but 
we can only live about 72 hours without water . So you can see how important it is that the body not only gets 
sufficient water , but the right kind of water . Distilled 
water is important for super health and longevity! The vast majority of people drink or dinar y tap water 
laced with chemicals and inorganic minerals. The body 
can make no selections for itself, but must accept what 
you put into it. When you give the body water that is 
heavily loaded with chemicals and inorganic minerals, 
the body has to do something with these poisons. It 
therefore stores them in your arteries, veins, joints, eyes, 
ears, nose, throat, gallbladder and other vital organs. Our Bodies Can Only Endure So Much 
Severe Punishment and Still Sur vive! Because the body is such a wonderful instrument , it 
can take a great deal of punishment and still function. For many years the body seems to handle the situation . But the day finally arrives when the poisons you have 
loaded into your body begin to give you trouble – real 
trouble: increasing pain, suffering, miser y and agony! Those people who have laughed in Mother Natur e’s 
and God’ s faces now cr y out in pain, “Help me! Save me 
from my terrible suffering!” These are the people who 
want a cure. A cure? No one can cure you of anything! Only the basic biological functions of the body can 
perform a cure. Don’ t wait until pain strikes to star t 
taking care of your wonderful body! It may be too late 
then. T oday is the day to outline a health pr ogram for 
yourself and live by it faithfully hereafter . You get only one body during your lifetime. If you 
want to live in health and freedom from suffering, you 
must faithfully follow the Health Laws of Mother Nature 
and God. These are good laws. They want you to have a 
painless, tireless, ageless body . It’s your birthright to feel 
the thrill of joyous living ever y day of your life! 127 
I have treated with water only, well over 3,000 persons with dyspeptic pain. They all responded to an increase in their water intake, and their clinical 
problems associated with the pain disappeared. – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. By following Mother Natur e’s and God’ s great and 
good laws you can awaken one beautiful morning to 
discover the feeling of radiant health and happiness! You’ll have slept deeply like a baby . Gone are your 
headaches, gone is your chronic fatigue, gone are all 
your aches and pains! Y ou’ll feel new vitality surging 
throughout your entire body . You’ll have a spring in your 
step, a sparkle in your eyes and the glow of health in 
your skin. Y ou’ll have found the gr eatest and most 
precious treasure in the whole world – radiant, glorious 
health! Physical and mental health are now yours! Perpetual Y outhfulness Can Be Y ours! Longfellow says that “In youth the heart exults and 
sings!” This suggests the idea that beyond certain 
prescribed years the heart does not exult and sing. Youth, in its crudest sense, does not refer to years 
but to a state of being. It r eally is a matter of one’ s own 
choice, if one is born with a normal constitution, as to 
128	 when youth shall end and “middle age” begin. Some 
people can truly be referred to as youthful although they 
may have seen sixty or more years. Every normal person really has a desire to remain 
youthful, but few are willing to pay the price. The price 
of prolonged youthfulness is the consistent faithful 
performance of certain healthy lifestyle habits. These healthy lifestyle habits are: staying away from 
chemicalized drinking water full of inorganic minerals; 
eating no salt; drinking ample amounts of distilled 
water; eating a healthy , well-balanced, natural diet; 
consistent daily exer cise; deep power breathing; good 
personal hygiene; and thinking positively . Without a 
healthy body , one cannot maintain positive thinking! You now know that the most destructive for ce that 
robs you of youthful good health consists of a gradual 
settling of insoluble inorganic mineral matter from water 
and salt into the tissues of your body . This encrustation 
begins first on the walls of the arteries, gradually 
diminishing their elasticity and caliber as well as the 
nourishment of the tissues they supply . As a consequence The choice of which r oad to take is up to the individual. He alone
can decide whether he wants to r each a dead end or live a healthy ,
wholesome, long, happy , active life. – Paul C. Bragg, N.D., Ph.D.
of these destructive changes, all body functions slow 
down more and more until some vital organ stops 
altogether and death occurs from premature ageing. The 
beginning of corrosion and the subsequent hardening 
of the arteries are the first stages of premature ageing, 
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no matter how long a person has lived! Your life-long work is the battle to keep your ar teries 
free from the inorganic minerals and toxic chemicals 
contained in most drinking water . Stop using table salt 
and eat a balanced diet that does not leave a residue of 
toxic cr ystals to clog and obstr uct your cir culation. You now know what we know . . . the shocking truth 
about water . . . and what we believe to be the world’ s 
best-kept health secret. Let’ s really make life a healthful, 
vigorous adventure! Health and happiness are our goals. Health is our wealth! There are no failures possible for 
those who start today and move steadily onward 
in their quest for perfect, youthful health! To maintain and enjoy good health, the body must be exercised properly 
(stretching, walking, jogging, running, biking, swimming, deep breathing, good posture, 
etc.) and nourished wisely (with natural organic foods), so to maintain a normal weight 
and increase the good life of radiant health, joy and happiness. – Paul C. Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. I have found perfect health, a new state of existence, a feeling of purity and happiness, 
something unknown to humans! – Novelist Upton Sinclair, a frequent faster Benefit f rom Natural Foods Rich in Calcium 
There are some ver y fine sour ces of calcium other 
than milk. We prefer the organic calcium found in 
kale, greens, corn, beans, veggies, soybeans and soy 
tofu. Dr . Neal Barnard and Dr . Lynch point out that 
all natural foods contain appreciable amounts of 
calcium. This chart below shows some of the many 
foods that contain large amounts of organic calcium 
you should include in your healthy diet. 130 Almonds, 1 oz ...................... 80 
Artichokes, (steamed) 1C ..... 51 
Beans,  (kidney, pinto, red) 1 C . 89 
Beans,  (great northern, navy) 1C 128 
Beans,  (white)  1C................. 161 
Blackstrap molasses, 1 Tbsp .. 137 
Bok choy, (steamed) 1C ..... 158 
Broccoli, (steamed) 1C ....... 178 
Brussel sprouts,  (steamed) 1C 56 
Buckwheat pancake, 1 ......... 99 
Cabbage, (steamed) 1C ....... 50 
Cauliflower, (steamed) 1C ... 34 
Collards, (steamed) 1C ...... 152 
Corn tortilla ......................... 60 
Cornbread, 1 piece .............. 28 
Figs, (5 m edium) ................ 135 
Sources: Back to Eden, Jethro Kloss; Health Nutrient Bible , Lynne Sonberg; 
website: veggiepower.ca/caltable.htm, chart by Brenda Davis, R.D. Food Source Food Source 
Kale, (steamed) 1C ................ 180 
Kohlrabi, (steamed) 1C ........... 40 
Mustard greens, 1C .............. 138 
Oatmeal, 1C ......................... 120 
Orange, 1 large ....................... 96 
Prunes, 4 whole ...................... 45 
Raisins, 4 oz. ........................... 45 
Rhubarb, (cooked) 1C ........... 105 
Rutabaga, (steamed) 1C ......... 72 
Sesame seeds (unhulled)  1 oz .. 381 
Spinach (steamed) 1C ........... 244 
Soybeans, 1 C ......................... 73 
Soymilk, fortified ................... 150 
Tofu, firm 2 C ...................... 258 
Turnip greens, 1C ................. 198 
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice ..... 17 mgs mgs Calcium Content of Some Common Foods 
Read these 2 important books on milk and why to avoid milk: 
• Mad Cows and Milk Gate by Virgil Hulse M.D. (541) 482-2048 
• Milk, the Deadly Poison  by Robert Cohen (888) 668-6455 
Visit websites: • notmilk.com • milkgate.com 
Dr. Dean Ornish has been able to reverse heart disease in more than 70% 
of his patients who follow, among other things, a low-fat vegetarian diet. Knowing these teachings will mean true life and good health for you – Proverbs 4:22 
The human body has one ability not possessed by any machine 
– the body has the ability to repair itself. – George W. Crile 
The World Health Organization reported recently that 24.5 million people 
worldwide – nearly 50% of the yearly deaths – are victims of just 3 chronic 
conditions linked to unhealthy lifestyles: circulatory diseases (especially heart 
attacks and strokes), cancer and lung disease! – US News and World Report Chapter 7
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Since its first publication, Water – The Shocking T ruth 
has been in such demand that the last printing of the 
book was almost sold out the day it was printed! This 
book, we feel, is playing an important part in the 
development of the widespread public awareness of 
Mother Ear th’s envir onmental water , soil and the air 
problems. Man is finally realizing that he cannot 
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important infor mation on this vital subject of pur e water . our society – at first welcomed as benefactors bringing 
creature comforts and labor-saving devices – are now 
revealed as “T rojan Horses” bringing the various enemies 
into our ver y homes to destroy us! 131 A New Era of Personal Ecology 
The damage to our natural resour ces has become 
personalized in the form of a terrible threat to our health 
and our ver y lives. T echnology has outstripped biology! The increasing mechanization and industrialization of 
Biochemists Shocked by Lab T ests 
Biochemists ar e alarmed by the r esult of laborator y 
tests which reveal increasing deposits of inorganic 
“heavy metals” in our human bodies. The dangerous 
effects of the incr easing pollution of our water , soil, food 
and air are evidenced by the fact that: 
• 90% of tests show mer cury poisoning. • 85% of tests show lead intoxication. • 37% of tests show arsenic poisoning. • 70% of tests show zinc accumulations. SHOCKING FACTS: Fluoride is more toxic than lead. Levels of fluoride in water 
are 67 times higher than permissible lead levels. – Health Action Network Poisoned By Food and W ater 
Mercury . . . lead . . . arsenic . . . zinc . . . none of us 
deliberately take these inorganic mineral poisons into 
our systems. Or do we? How could we? Health-minded 
people drink distilled water , organic fruit and vegetable 
juices, and tr y to eat only organic foods. The tragic truth about the water and organic foods 
and juices is that even these substances can become 
contaminated, because so much of our air , water and 
soil are contaminated by industrial and agricultural 
pollutants. W e are aware of radioactive fallout and have 
demanded safeguards against it. But what about the daily 
fallout of inorganic wastes from factor y chimneys? What 
about poisonous pesticides, chemical fertilizers and the 
deadly food additives put into american foods? Rain water , for example, was once and rightly 
considered pure – but no longer! Pure it may be when it 
leaves the clouds. But after it passes through air polluted 
by industrial and automotive toxic wastes – including 
everything from sooty carbons to str ontium, arsenic, 
selenium, ber yllium, copper , lead, mer cury and fluorides 
– it should be labeled “hazardous to your health!” 
When these poisons, especially the deadly fluoride 
gases, are absorbed by the soil it also becomes toxic. Add 
to this the toxic contaminants contained in poisonous 
pesticides and chemical fertilizers that large industrial 
farms and growers use to increase crop production. Grains, vegetables and fruits will absorb these poisons 
and so will meat from animals that feed on contaminated 
grass and feed. It’ s no wonder millions of people ar e 
only half-alive, suffering with physical problems! 132 
Amino Acids are V ital to Life and Longevity 
From the smallest germ cell of life to the most 
complicated living organism, amino acids are now 
recognized as the activating ingredients of life itself. Amino acids are responsible for the production of 
proteins; the building blocks of the body; as well as the 
hormones and enzymes responsible for thinking and 
memor y, breathing and muscle action. The Biological Sciences have isolated some 30 distinct 
varieties of amino acids. Most of these are manufactured 
within our bodies, but some must be supplied daily by 
the food we eat. These amino acids are essential to life – 
life cannot exist without them! Heavy Metals Mur der V ital Amino Acids 
The discover y of amino acids was a tremendous 
scientific breakthrough and Bragg helped promote 
amino acids. Now we are on the threshold of another – 
the unmasking of the murderer of these amino acids 
which are so essential to life. The substances which lead 
to the destr uction of the body chemicals necessar y for 
the metabolizing and manufacturing of these vital amino 
acids are proving to be the inorganic heavy metals from 
industrial and agricultural toxins. however , we ar e being robbed of these essential elements. No trace organic minerals can be found in the “plastic, ” 
demineralized, devitalized foods produced from depleted 
soils that are deadened and contaminated further by the 
use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. The end result 
is lifeless supermarket produce with good “eye appeal” 
but little or no nutritional value. 133 Refined Foods Remove V ital Amino Acids 
Trace organic minerals are also vital to the production 
of amino acids by the body . By natural law , these are 
supplied directly by fruit, vegetables and grains. T oday , 
Protective Action in Personal Ecology 
With inorganic heavy metal toxicity caused by air 
and water pollutants, and a loss of the essential daily 
supply of trace minerals due to contaminated and 
depleted soil, it is not surprising that many tests are 
revealing a dangerously low count of amino acids. What are Amino Acids? They’re the building blocks of all our organs and 
tissues. They are the building blocks of protein. They are essential for 
production of energy within ourselves, for detoxification and for vital 
transmission of nerve impulses. In short, they are the very soup of life, and 
are almost always overlooked and neglected.” – H. J. Hoegerman, M.D. Dr. Hoegerman uses Bragg Liquid Amino Acids ( from soybeans ) for Seasoning. What Can W e Do to Protect Ourselves? These actions can be taken now , while we wait for 
more information on these important discoveries: 
1. Learn more about amino acids and the enzymes that 
make them work, and the poisons that can kill them. 2. Have your health practitioner do these tests: 
a) tests for toxic mer cury, arsenic, lead, fluorides, 
strontium and all the heavy metals. b) the new test known as  	 “30 amino acids 
fractionation test” is important to have. 3. Encourage your friends and loved ones to seek the 
assistance of their doctors in measuring their bodies 
for these substances before they become problematic. 4. Make sure that the sour ce of your or ganic food is in 
an area free from airborne pollution and grown in 
134 soil enriched by only natural fertilizers. 5. Follow the precepts of this book in regard to your 
drinking water! Drink only steam-distilled water . Political Action for Permanent Ecology 
During recent years, in response to heightened public 
opinion, politicians have promised in their political 
action platforms to solve our ecological problems. Millions of taxpayers dollars have been spent on 
studies, and volumes of words printed and spoken. But the ever-increasing problems of air pollution and 
a dangerously disrupted ecology are still plaguing us. The air in our cities is fast approaching or exceeding 
crisis conditions! Also our drinking water sour ces – our 
rivers, lakes and ocean shorelines – are becoming 
contaminated far beyond the established safe toxic 
levels! Scientific bodies and institutions throughout the 
world agree that we are in danger of self-extinction unless 
we stop abusing our vital life-support systems. They have 
offered sober warnings and countdown time tables! So far these warnings have received but token hearings 
from governmental and political ears. Please Contact! Protest to your congressman (representative) – www.house.gov/writerep But there is one voice that ever y politician heeds – 
the combined voice of aroused voters who demand 
action! This is the one sound that rises above the clink 
of campaign contributions from big money industrial, 
agricultural, manufacturing, financial and business 
interests. T o achieve the desir ed effect – political action 
on any and all levels – the voice of the voters must be 
strong, widespread and united in purpose. What Can One Person Do? – Miracles! Whether you are counting to 10 or to a million, you 
have to begin with one! That’ s how political action star ts. Begin with yourself, your family , friends and neighbors, 
involve your clubs, chur ch and other groups, and write 
letters to editors of local newspapers. Call, fax or write 
local radio and TV stations. Go to town council meetings 
and state your health concer ns! www .senate.gov . After you get your hometown or community 
involved, extend your action into the county , the state, 
the nation! W rite, visit, fax and call county of ficials, state 
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officials and your congressmen and women, and even 
the President and V ice-President of the United States! Don’ t settle for promises or palliatives! Demand action 
– and persist until you get it! It is up to each and every 
one of us to bring all possible political pressure to bear 
upon our political leaders to clean up our environment 
(water , air, soil) and restore the world’ s vital natural 
ecology . This is what we all must faihtfully do – it is our 
responsibility if we hope to sur vive this 21st Centur y!! Let’s Clear Up Some Confusion 
On the basic issues of pollution and ecology , 
practically all health-minded persons agree. On other 
issues among ourselves, however , there seems to be some 
disagreement. On the subject of nutrition, for example, 
there was so much controversy among the advocates of 
various diets – each claiming theirs was the only one 
worthwhile – that we felt it necessar y to clarify matters. As the world’ s oldest practicing biochemist and 
nutritionist, with personal experience in evaluating the 
Miracles can happen daily through guidance and prayer! numerous and varied dietetic theories, my father has 
shared his great knowledge with all those who are 
interested in our revealing, life-changing book, Bragg 
Healthy Lifestyle – V ital Living to 120. (See back pages to 
order this book if unavailable in your ar ea.) Now water , 
and its safety , has become a similar controversy . What is “Pure W ater”? Reading this book, Water – The Shocking T ruth That 
Can Save Y our Life, you are becoming aware of the pr os 
and cons of distilled water versus mineral or ground 
water . Unfortunately , however , writers and lecturers are 
now creating confusion about distilled water . Some have 
actually referred to “soft water” (water treated by a water 
softener) as “distilled water .” This is definitely not the 
case! Softened water has a high content of inorganic 
sodium, calcium and other inorganic minerals. Using this misinformation as a basis, even some 
health publications have made misleading comparisons 
in an attempt to make a case against distilled water! For
136 example, group comparisons were made citing people 
who lived in remote areas with hard ground water 
supplies and yet had a low incidence of cardiovascular 
(heart and cir culator y system) problems  – without also 
taking into consideration the pertinent fact that such 
people tend to eat more natural “live” foods and live in 
a relaxed, rural environment! On the basis of water alone, this rural group was 
compared with people living in crowed, highly polluted 
metropolitan areas who drank treated city water , 
presumably filtered through home water softeners 
(erroneously designated as “distilled water”), who 
showed a higher incidence of hypertension and other 
cardiovascular problems. No mention was made of the 
obvious facts that these urban dwellers were subjected 
to much greater tensions, as well as diets of lifeless, 
processed “plastic” foods from supermarket shelves – 
both major contributors to cardiovascular illnesses. Obviously , any self-styled “r esear cher” who makes such 
errors as those noted above has not done their basic 
homework! Unfor tunately , the reader may not be awar e of this – and thus unnecessary confusion is ir responsibly 
created. So, with water as with eating, don’ t let the so–called 
“experts”, often paid by big interest violators, fool you! What is Distilled W ater? The Best for Health! Throughout this book we have stressed that distilled 
water is the only pure water – the only water you should 
put into your body . As noted previously , “soft water” is 
not distilled water . . . nor is “purified water ,” “deionized 
water ,” “filter ed water” or “reverse osmosis water .” 
There is only one process that can make 100% 
distilled water and that is steam distillation. In steam 
distillation, only pure water (H2O) evaporates, leaving 
all inorganic minerals and other impurities behind. Test Y our W ater – Drink Safe W ater 
With so many of American water supplies contaminated 
by harmful chemicals and toxic additives, how can we 
make sure that we provide only safe, healthful water for 
ourselves and our families? One relatively simple answer 
is to drink only distilled bottled water . But even this method 
requires care, for not all bottled water lives up to even 
FDA bottled water standards. Before you buy any bottled 
water ask for an analysis – it’ s your right and it’ s your 
health at risk! Let’ s work to prevent these water atr ocities 
and get quick action to clean up our countr y’s precious 
water supplies!!! Call or write to your bottled water 
company and city water board to demand proof that 
your water supply contains no THMs (trihalomethanes, 
also formed through chlorination), car cinogens, fluoride 
and other synthetic or organic chemicals and pesticides! Get your water tested! Call your Public Health Dept. for 
details. Also this website will help you test your home, 
well, stream, etc. waters. V isit website: www.aquamd.com or 
call The American W ater Council (toll free) (886) 278-2637 
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Associated Press – The EPA is set to unveil new requirements that will provide 
citizens with details on what chemicals are found in their drinking water. The 
U.S. President said new water quality reports are necessary “to ensure that 
Americans have the information they need about the safety of their drinking 
water.” The new EPA regulation will direct water agencies nationally to provide 
information such as: • What lakes, underground aquifers or rivers the water 
comes from. • What contaminants are in the water and whether the amounts 
exceed EPA health standards. • What health risks are posed by the contamination 
when federal standards are exceeded. see updates on web: www.epa.gov How Drinking W ater Affects Y our Health 
Pure water is a necessity for health! In resear ch begun 
way back in 1960, the water supplies of 1,633 of the 
largest cities in the U.S. were analyzed. The shocking 
results of this long study showed a definite link between 
water quality and the mortality rate from cancer , 
cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. Total Dissolved Solids and Chronic Disease 
In his study , “Relationship of W ater to the Risk of 
Dying,” Dr . Sauer chronicled the relationship of T otal 
Dissolved Solids to heart disease, cancer and other 
chronic diseases ( Total Dissolved Solids – or TDS – 
is the ter m for all the elements present in any 
water supply ). It had been thought for centuries that 
the European mineral waters so ver y high in TDS were 
beneficial to health. But Dr . Sauer’ s study found that  as 
TDS increases in a water supply , so does the number of 
chronic diseases in the population using that supply . 138 
(Author’ s Note: At our home in Desert Hot Springs, 
one of California’ s renowned hot mineral water r esorts, 
our corroded water pipes had to be replaced after only a 
few years due to inorganic mineral buildup in the pipes. What this inorganic mineral-laced water does to 
plumbing in homes – it also does to the human pipes!) High Blood Pressure and Drinking W ater 
Water quality also plays a par t in the development 
of hypertension, or high blood pressure. Hypertension 
afflicts over 50 million people in the U.S., making it the 
most common chronic disease. It is also a major health 
problem in all of the developed countries of the world 
– due to stress, the introduction of refined foods, salt, 
lack of exer cise, and water dehydration. But the good news about hypertension, or high blood 
pressure, is that it can be reduced or even prevented! A 
diet high in natural fiber , grains, vegetables, organic 
calcium and potassium – with less meat, fat and sodium, 
this can help reduce or even prevent hypertension. It’s estimated that fully 10% of our sodium intake is 
from drinking water! A study of high school sophomores 
in a community with high levels of sodium in their 
drinking water showed significantly higher blood 
pressure levels than those in areas with less sodium in 
their water . The girls among this first gr oup had blood 
pressure patterns characteristic of persons 10 years older! Follow up studies in the same area among even younger 
children, ages 7 to 11 years, produced similar results. The conclusion from this and other studies seems 
obvious: increased sodium levels in drinking water leads 
to increased blood pressure levels. The American Heart 
Association, the EP A (Environmental Protection Agency) 
and the W orld Health Organization – among other 
health groups – recommend that sodium levels in 
drinking water should not exceed 20 mg/liter! And yet, 
of 2,100 water companies included in a r ecent sur vey 
Wehave already seen the strong relationship between 
soft water and heart disease! But that is only part of the 
story – for softened water also poses grave health risks 
in terms of hypertension (high blood pressure). The usual method for softening water is to add 2 parts 
sodium which then extracts 1 part calcium and 1 part 
magnesium from the water supply . This r esults in 
“softer” water which is higher in sodium, a good reason 
to avoid water softeners. So it would seem the “luxury” 
of having soft water to bathe in and for laundr y is hardly 
worth the increased risks to health and longevity! 139 by the U.S. Public Health Ser vice, 42% had sodium ion 
concentrations above this so called safe level! About 5% 
showed shocking levels greater than 250 mg/liter! Water Softeners + Sodium = T rouble 
The Sad T ruth About Chlorination 
Water chlorination has been widely used to “purify” 
water in this countr y for most of this centur y. But its 
negative effects on health surely outweigh any benefits. Dr. Joseph Price, for one, believes that ther e is a definite 
link between widespread chlorination of water supplies and the increasing incidence of heart disease! In the 
animal experiments he conducted, chlorine caused 
atherosclerosis in 95% of the animals tested! Chlorine 
in the water supply has been linked with cancers of the 
bladder , liver , pancreas and urinary tract in certain ar eas. To take just one example of what is happening around 
the world, in New Orleans the drinking water is taken 
from the Mississippi River . Over 66 new car cinogenic 
compounds have been isolated in that city’ s water supply 
as a result of adding chlorine – a substance which 
naturally combines with methanol, carbon disulfide and 
other compounds! A ver y high incidence of colon cancer 
has been found in this city . Cancers and Chlorination 
An investigator at the gover nment’ s National Cancer 
Institute, Kenneth Cantor , points out that many studies 
even since the early 1974 report on New Orleans have 
confirmed its findings, linking increased car cinogens in 
the water supply to additional cancer deaths annually . 140 Cantor and his associates completed a study of nearly 
3,000 men and women who had been drinking 
chlorinated water in such cities as New Y ork, Chicago, 
Atlanta, Detroit, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle. Subjects were also studied in Connecticut, Iowa, New 
Jersey , New Mexico and Utah. This study conclusively 
linked bladder cancer to drinking chlorinated water! Nor is the risk limited to bladder cancer alone. Theresa Y oung of the Department of Preventive Medicine 
at the University of W isconsin led a revealing study to 
determine the effect of chlorinated water on women. She checked death certificates of women in W isconsin 
who had died from cancers of the gastrointestinal 
system, the urinar y tract, brain, lungs and br east. Ample evidence points to chlorine-based chemicals as significant
contributors to breast cancer. – Joe Thornton, Author of
• Breast Cancer and The Environment: The Chlorine Connection
• Pandora’s Poison: Chlorine, Health, & a New Enviromental Strategy
(both books available online: www.amazon.com)
The kind of water you drink can make or break you – your body is 70% water! The major finding was that colon cancer in women 
was “significantly associated” with exposure to water 
which was disinfected with low , medium and high daily 
chlorine doses for at least 20 years! She stated that 
resear chers should pursue other theories of colon cancer 
as well – such as industrial pollutants and chlorine-
induced car cinogens in drinking water . She also said her 
study should be examined in the context of the theory 
linking colon cancer to a high fat, low fiber diet. One expert, Dr . Herbert Schwartz, states emphatically 
that “ chlorine is so dangerous it should be banned! ” 
He believes that chlorine-treated water alone is directly 
responsible for cancer , heart disease and premature 
senility! see web – www .zerowasteamerica.org/Chlorine.hm 
Chlorine Chemical Cocktail is Deadly 
Dr. Joseph Price, famous U.S. medical r esear cher and 
author of book Coronaries/Cholester ol/Chlorine stated 
“Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of 
moder n times. T wo decades after the start of 
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chlorination of our drinking water system in 
1904, the present epidemic of hear t disease and 
cancer began.” ( Still epidemic now in the 21st Centur y.) Can Miscarriages and Birth Defects
Be Caused by T ap W ater? A recent 5,000 woman, one million dollar study 
conducted by the State of California revealed that 
women who drank tap water had twice as many 
miscarriages and children born with birth defects as 
those who drank bottled water or had filtering devices 
on their taps. Five large studies have come to the same 
conclusion, according to State Health Dir ector . Only two 
aspects of health were addressed by these studies. It is 
impossible even to guess how many other ailments 
affecting men, women and children and our pets can 
be directly attributed to unhealthy , toxic tap water! Dehydration of certa in organs will result in symptoms  which are often 
mis-diagnosed by physicians. The message is: drink your way to health with 
volumes of pure water. – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., famous author of 
Your Body’s Many Cries for Water; You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty! Dangerous Chemicals In Our Drinking W ater – 
Causing Cancer and Heart Disease Epidemics 
There is more and more evidence that the majority 
of human cancers are environmental in origin and 
thereby largely preventable. In fact, an astounding 
number of chemical – and possibly car cinogenic – 
compounds are found in our water supplies after 
treatment and in surface and ground water sour ces. A recent ABC News exposé revealed the shocking fact 
that over 700 chemicals have already been found in our 
drinking water! Of these, 129 have been pinpointed by 
the EP A as posing serious health risks. Y et that same 
agency requires that our water supplies be regularly 
tested for only 14 of the 129 serious health risk chemicals! One car cinogen found in many municipal water 
systems, chloroform, can be introduced during chlorine 
treatment. A known animal car cinogen, it is pr esent in 
measurable levels in nearly all nation-wide municipal 
water systems as a by-product of water chlorination! Fluoride and Cancer 142 
Fluoride is among the most potentially dangerous of 
all water additives. Long-ter m resear ch into fluoridation 
has shown that its positive effects on dental health are 
minimal at best and are far outweighed by the serious 
health risks resulting fr om its use. Cancer resear cher Dr . Dean Burke believes that 10% of all cancer deaths in the 
U.S. may be due directly to fluoridation! Y et, 40% of the 
citizenr y continues drinking fluoridated water . Dr. Burke 
and his associate, pioneer Dr . John Y iamouyiannis, 
have concluded that drinking fluoridated water may 
increase your risk of dying from cancer by  15% and more! Fluoride has a voracious appetite for the enzymes 
you need for healthy digestion, thereby reducing your 
body’ s ability to absorb the vitamins essential for good 
health. While the fluoride debate continues, some 
authorities believe that fluoride may cause birth defects, 
genetic damage, cancer and allergic responses. More 
immediately apparent is dental fluorosis, a gross mottling 
of young people’ s teeth. If fluoride can mottle teeth, what does it do to your skeletal system, etc.? Former 
Department of Health Principal Dental Of ficer, Dr. John 
Colquhoun, was one of the instigators of fluoridation 
in New Zealand. However , after much r esear ch, seeing 
the toxic long-term effects of fluoride consumption, he 
is now one of the foremost opponents of fluoridation! Home W ater Distillation &  Filtration Systems 
The best method of ensuring a safe water supply is 
to install a home water distillation system. A filtration 
system, changing filters often, can purify your tap water , 
but, as with bottled water , filtration systems must be 
evaluated and consumer lab r eports given careful study . Some systems remove up to 99% of THMs and synthetic 
organic compounds. All less efficient systems provide a 
false sense of security to consumers. (Filtered water is 
NOT distilled water .) We’ve resear ched the processes and 
143 equipment available for making distilled water . We will 
continue to review and experiment with new equipment 
as it comes on the market. Please see the water system 
comparison chart on page 156. The Human Cell is Immortal Says Nobel Prize W inner 
Dr. Alexis Carrel, pioneer scientist at the Rockefeller 
Institute, won the greatest award, the Nobel Prize in 
medicine by demonstrating his arresting hypotheses: the 
Cell is Immor tal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats 
that degenerates. Renew the fluid at regular inter vals, 
give the cells what they require for nutrition and as far 
as we know , the pulsation of life may go on for ever. His 
hypotheses was that, premature death and many 
symptoms of the body’ s ageing process are due to an 
accumulation of toxins in the cells of the body . These 
toxins are from cellular decay and also enter your body 
in the air you breathe, the food you eat and the water 
you drink. This overload of toxins keeps your body from 
absorbing and utilizing the nutrition that your cells so 
desperately need. According to Dr . Carrel, if your cells 
are cleansed of all toxins and the proper nutrients are 
provided, you should be able to live without ageing. Visit web:http://crusgybt.8bit.co.uk/alexis_carrel.htm l Since your body is about 70% water , the blood and 
lymphatic system is over 90% water , it’s essential for 
your health you consistently drink only pur e water that’ s 
not saturated with contaminants, inorganic minerals 
and toxins! This water will transport vital nutrients to 
cells and waste from cells more efficiently . This allows 
the body to function correctly and stay healthier! Organic Minerals Are Essential to Health 
144 ORGANIC MINERALS. Y our minerals must come 
from an or ganic sour ce, from something living or that 
has lived. Humans do not have the same chemistry as 
plants. Only the living plant has the ability to extract 
inorganic minerals from the earth and convert them to 
organic minerals for your body to absorb and utilize. INORGANIC MINERALS. Inorganic minerals and 
toxic chemicals in water can create these problems: 
•	Clog and harden the veins,
 capillaries and arteries. AVERAGE TAP WATER 
INGREDIENTS: 
•	Harden the liver . •	Cause kidney and gallstones. •	Cause arthritis, bone spurs and
painful calcified formations
in the joints. •	Inorganic minerals and toxic
 chemicals in water clog the
 arteries and small capillaries
 that are needed to feed and
 nourish your brain with
 oxygenated blood; the result
Cocktail 
of Toxic 
Chemicals 
Chlorine, fluoride, arsenic, 
lead, cadmium, aluminum, 
copper, trihalomethanes, 
calcium carbonate, chloroform, 
– all taste unpleasant. is loss of memor y and gradual senility and strokes. The California Safe Drinking Water Initiative, reads: The public water supply 
should be safe for all to drink. In order to protect the public health from 
increased risk of hip fracture, cancer, dental fluorosis and other harmful effects 
which have been linked to fluoride in the scientific literature, and whereas data 
from the U.S. Public Health Service and the State of California show no 
significant difference in decay rates of permanent teeth and dental costs in 
fluoridated and nonfluoridated areas in California; Section 116410 of the 
Health and Safety Code is amended to read: No fluoride or fluoride-containing 
substance may be added to public water systems. All laws to the contrary are 
hereby repealed. Urge Californians and everyone to read this revealing 
Bragg Water Book – a health alert to be aware of the toxins in water! Nature’ s Health T onic is Distilled W ater. . . It’s free of all  inorganic minerals and toxic chemicals. You will enjoy it’ s many benefits from drinking it: 
•Water regulates all body functions. It is essential for 
the removal of wastes, especially from body tissues. •Water keeps skin from dehydrating and wrinkling; 
leaving it healthy , resilient and looking younger . •Water helps to maintain a healthier muscle tone. •Distilled water will help you lose weight. It suppresses 
the appetite naturally . •	Drinking lots of distilled water is the best treatment 
for fluid retention, for it helps remove body toxins. •	Distilled water helps banish constipation, aiding the 
body to rid itself of wastes efficiently and r egularly . Drinking 8 to 10 glasses of distilled water daily is the
The purer water is (free from inorganic minerals, 
dissolved heavy metals, softeners, pollutants, etc.) then 
the more toxins it can absorb and carr y out of the body; 
also, the more nutrients it will be able to car ry to the 
body’ s cells. Other fluids made from water like cof fee, 
alcohol, tea, cola drinks, etc. are already saturated with 
pollutants and are less able to absorb and car ry away 
toxins. Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possibly 
the single most important catalyst in losing weight and 
keeping it off. Although most of us take it for granted, 
water may be the only true ‘magic potion’ for permanent 
weight loss. It’ s usually best not to drink beverages with 
meals, as it dilutes the digestive enzymes. Drink water 
up to 2 hour before or not less than 2 hour after meals. Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food. – Hippocrates 
145 master key to health and vigor . It’s a preventative to 
help protect us from this poisonsous industrial age. It’ s 
a vital fluid that helps keep our bodies in better health. Distilled W ater Acts as a Natural 
Cleansing Solvent in the Body 
I have found that distilled water is a sovereign remedy for my 
rheumatism. I attribute my almost perfect health largely to distilled water. – Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the Telephone 146 copper and cadmium (from copper pipes). These trace 
elements are released in large quantities by the chemical 
action of the water on the metals of the pipes. Pure W ater – Essential for Health Pure W ater is the Greatest Life-Giver! Pure water is truly one of God’ s greatest gifts to us, a 
source of life and health. Making sure that we use only 
water that is safe and uncontaminated (distilled is best) 
may be one of the greatest health gifts we can give 
ourselves, our families and friends! Distilled water is the 
world’ s best and purest water! It is excellent for 
detoxification and fasting programs and for cleaning of 
all the cells, organs and fluids of the body because it 
helps carr y away so many harmful substances! Water from chemically-treated public water systems 
– and even from many wells and springs – is likely to be 
loaded with poisonous chemicals and toxic trace 
elements! Depending upon the kind of piping that the 
water has been run through, the water in our homes, 
offices, schools, hospitals, etc., is likely to be overloaded 
with zinc (from old-fashioned galvanized pipes) or with 
Whether it be from the natural juices of vegetables, 
fruits and other foods or from the water of high purity 
obtained by steam distillation, pure water is essential 
for health. Y our body is constantly working for you . . . breaking down old bone and tissue cells and replacing 
them with new ones. As the body casts off the old 
minerals and other waste products of broken-down cells, 
it must obtain fresh supplies of the essential elements 
for new cells. Scientists are only now beginning to 
understand how various kinds of dental problems, 
different types of arthritis and even some forms of 
hardening of the arteries are caused by the various kinds 
of imbalances in the levels of calcium, phosphorus and 
magnesium in the body’ s chemistr y. Disorders can also 
be caused by imbalances in the ratios of minerals. Each individual healthy body requires a proper 
balance within itself of all the nutritive elements. It is 
just as bad for an individual to have too much of one item as it is to have too little of another one. It takes 
appropriate levels of phosphorus and magnesium to keep 
calcium in solution so that it can be transformed into 
new cells of bone and teeth. Y et, there must not be too 
much of those nutrients, nor too little calcium in the 
diet, or old bone will be taken away but new bone will 
not be formed. In addition, we now know that diets 
which are unbalanced and inappropriate for a given 
individual can deplete the body of calcium, magnesium, 
potassium and other major and minor elements.
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        Bragg V egetarian Recipe Book Has 100’ s of Delicious 
Healthy Salads, Soups, Casseroles, Desserts, etc. A recent revealing study of nurses whose daily Vitamin E intake was 100 IU’s 
and more had a 36% lower risk of heart attack and 23% lower risk of stroke. Chapter 6
Pure W ater W e Need for Health
Drink Only Healthy, Pure Distilled W ater 
Other than the fruit and vegetable juices, my father 
and I drink no other liquid except steam-produced 
distilled water. Today, in this polluted and poisoned 
world, distilled water is the purest water on the face of 
the earth. It contains no solid matter of any kind. It is 
made solely of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen. There are no minerals in it, organic or inorganic. It can 
be used as drinking water and cooking water and also 
can be used in electric steam irons, batteries, etc. When distilled water enters the body, it leaves no 
residue of any kind. It’ s free of salt and sodium. It’ s also 
the most perfect water to promote healthy functioning 
of those great “sieves,” the kidneys. It’ s the perfect liquid 
for the blood. It’ s the ideal liquid for ef ficient functioning 
of the lungs, stomach, liver and all your vital organs. Why. Because it’ s free of all inorganic minerals. It’ s 
essential for the formulation of liquid drug prescriptions. Also, it’ s important for kidney and heart patients. Let no person tell you that distilled water is dead 
water. Of course, fish will not live in distilled water. Fish 
require vegetation growth, seaweed, etc. in water and 
vegetable growth needs inorganic minerals to live. 115 
What About Rain W ater. Rain water once was the 
ideal distilled water. Today, in 
some areas, air has some toxic 
pollution that contaminates 
and poisons this natural water. It’s the amazing Bible people, 
Methusala, etc. who lived to 
fantastic ages and drank only 
pure rain water, which is 
distilled water from clouds. We all grow healthier in nature, gentle sunshine, pure water and love. 116 How to Fight Hardening of the Arteries 
However, we now live in the age of pollution when 
even the rains from above are contaminated. Such toxins 
as Strontium 90 from the new bombs, atomic, etc. , and 
the exhaust from airplanes and automobiles turn rain 
water into a deadly poison. V icious toxins are sent into 
the air from our industrial factories – sulfur dioxides, 
lead, carbon monoxide and hundreds of pollutants. So, in our present civilization, drinking rain water in 
some areas is not advised. T o live in this poisoned world, 
to sur vive and save ourselves from other kinds of 
destruction (the complete solidification of the body, 
brain structures, etc. ), please drink only distilled water. We do not want our brain, arteries and other blood 
vessels to turn into stone. Y ou see this condition ever y 
day in prematurely old people suffering from deep 
senility, Alzheimer’ s, etc. Often you hear the wor d 
“fossil” used to describe the prehistoric remnants of 
animals who lived on earth ages ago. When you drink a 
glass of ordinar y tap water, the process of fossilization 
has already begun. When a person dies of hardening of 
the arteries, sadly he has reached the tragic end. So many times we’ve heard someone say something 
such as, “That old fossil John Smith died last night from 
hardening of the arteries. ” Although the remark was 
crude, it was truthful. If we escape the other deadly 
degenerative and infectious diseases in this life, we are 
always haunted by that silent deadly killer of mankind 
worldwide, “hardening of the arteries”. Be determined that you are going to drink only pure 
distilled water. If you cannot get it deliver ed from a water 
company, try health or grocer y stores. Also, most drug 
stores carr y distilled water for people with hear t and 
kidney pr oblems. Don’ t wait until these happen to you. If you cannot find distilled water for sale, then 
purchase a small water distiller and make your own pur e 
water. You may say it’ s a lot of trouble – but it’ s not 
nearly as much trouble as when your arteries harden 
and your body is slowly star ved for want of oxygen. Remember, the bloodstream carries oxygen to all 
parts of the body. And if the arteries become encr usted 
with inorganic minerals, you are in for grave problems. Oxygen star vation causes a host of serious ailments. Stages of Arter y Hardening 
This drawing 
shows the 3 
stages of the 
hardening of 
blood vessels in 
the brain. As the 
flow of blood 
becomes slower, 
clots may for m 
and completely 
close a vessel. Open 
Partially Closed 
Totally Clogged 
We Drink Juices During Our
World Health Crusades
At times we are unable to find distilled water during 
our many Bragg Health Crusades which carr y us around 
the world. But when it is not available – or if we are in 
doubt about the water supply – for short perods we let 
fresh raw vegetables, fruits and their juices supply us 
with their naturally pur e water. We always have a small 
hand citrus juicer with us for our fresh orange or 
grapefruit juice. Fresh and organic is always best. 117 
The Great W atermelon Flush 
There is nothing like a watermelon flush to dissolve 
and eliminate inorganic minerals from your entire body. As a youth, my father had a histor y of drinking 
exceptionally hard water, loaded with inorganic 
minerals. The contaminants in that hard water encrusted 
the pipes of his body, and when he learned the truth of 
the great damage it could do to his system, he started to 
experiment with fruits and vegetables to find out which 
one had the gr eatest encrustation-dissolving power. It 
was a long sear ch, but at last he found it. W atermelon 
and its juice does the cleansing miracle. Man is as old as his arteries. – Virchow
Several times a year we both go on a watermelon 
flush. W e eat nothing for 5 to 7 days but water melon 
and watermelon juice. Ever y morning we take a sample 
of the ver y first urine we void. W e seal it tightly, date it 
and put it on a shelf for 6 months to a year. As it breaks 
down, the inorganic minerals, which are heavier, settle 
on the bottom of the bottle. Being a biochemist, my 
father has thoroughly analyzed these substances and 
found calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and 
many other inorganic minerals, chemicals and toxins. That is why we go on a watermelon flush several 
times a year and often will make it our lunch meal. It’ s 
best not to mix melons with other foods. W e also eat 
watermelon all during its season. Many times we have 
paid high prices for watermelon to be shipped from 
warm climates during the winter months, but we just 
consider that good health insurance. On an average day 
in the hot summertime, we will drink as much as 1 to 2 
quarts of watermelon juice. The result is that Dad has the blood pressure of a 
man of 25 – it is 120 over 80 and his pulse is around 60. Weboth have our heart and arteries examined by a hear t 
specialist ever y year. So far there is not the slightest sign 
of any hardening of our arteries. W e can jog, run, swim 
and ride our bikes for miles. W e both have supple, 
flexible arteries and blood vessels. There are no big, 
bulging veins on our foreheads, such as we’ve seen on 
people a third of our calendar years. W e can stand on 
our heads for minutes at a time with absolutely no 
dizziness or other reaction. W e also have perfect hearing. Welive as we teach and our Bragg Healthy Lifestyle fights 
the body’ s worst enemy – hardening of the arteries. W e 
are enjoying a long, happy, active, healthy life. 118 
There are no more important ingredients of a properly constituted diet
than organic fruits and vegetables, for they contain vitamins and minerals
of every class, recognized and unrecognized. – Sir Robert McCarrison
The body and the mind are so closely connected that not even a
single word or thought can come into existence without being
reflected in the personality and health of the individual. – John Prentiss
Paul C. Bragg’ s Prediction 
Mine is only a small voice in the vast wilderness 
concerning this matter of drinking only distilled water, 
but I sincerely wish to save humanity from the dangers 
of water filled with chemicals and inorganic minerals. I have lived a long life. During this time I have seen 
some of my relatives and personal friends, as well as 
some 200 animals and friends pets die of fossilization. I believe I am a hundred years ahead of my time in my 
theories on the dangers of inorganic water and unhealthy 
lifestyle. Someday humanity will recognize the dangers in 
ordinar y water and all water used in homes, schools, 
hospitals, etc. will be steam distilled. It will be the greatest 
health advancement this world has ever known. No matter how much a person controls his eating 
habits. no matter how much juice of organic fruits 
and vegetables he drinks, no matter if he lives on a raw 
food, vegetarian or so-called modern scientific diet. as long as he continues to drink spring, well, river, lake 
or fluoridated and chlorinated water he is going to 
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fossilize himself. In the past 75 years I have met all 
the greats in the field of nutrition, natural healing, 
etc. , but most of them drank the water filled with 
chemicals and inorganic mineral water, unaware of 
the danger and only a few of them have attained 
an extra long, pain free, healthy life. The same is true of the great athletes of 
the past 75 years. They had their day in 
the sun, drank the deadly inorganic 
mineral water and died at about the same 
age as non-athletic people. I was personally acquainted with Bill 
Tilden, the greatest tennis player of all 
time. In his prime, no man in the world 
could defeat him. But he would not listen 
to my lone, small voice when I told him 
of the viciousness and deadliness of 
inorganic drinking water. He said that 
everybody else was drinking or dinar y 
water, so he saw no reason he should stop. Man is as Old as his Arteries 
All his athletic strength and 
prowess didn’ t save him from having 
a massive cor onar y. He died before he 
was 60. The autopsy showed that his 
arteries were like stone. Sandow, the greatest str ong man 
of all times, was a friend of mine. When I would visit him in his studio 
in London, England, he would flex his muscles and tell 
me how powerful he was. But he drank London tap water 
and at 58 he had a massive cor onar y. His great strength 
and bulging muscles could not save his life. There is 
absolutely no way to cir cumvent this power ful truth. Example: back in the Korean war 300 young American 
soldiers that were killed within a short period, autopsies 
were performed upon them. And what do you think was 
revealed. Shocking – all of these young men showed 
signs of hardening of the arteries. This scientific study 
is on record. These were young men under 23, in the so-
called prime of life, suffering from degeneration 
(fossilizing) of the body’ s arteries. 120 
Life Expectancy – Life Span 
We are told that a male child bor n today has a life 
expectancy of 74. 4 years, and a female child 79. 8. What 
is the actual life span of the 
average American. So we can see that when 
a male reaches 37 years he 
has lived about half of his 
lifetime, and when a female 
reaches 40 years she has 
lived about half of her 
lifetime. The sad but true 
fact is that some people, if 
not most, never even reach 
their expected life span. See their informative website: 
www. worldbank. org/data 
The U. S. and other western countries are experiencing 
an epidemic of heart disease and cancer. Consider this 
startling fact: chances are better than 2 to 1 that, directly 
or indirectly, the average American adult will die of some 
form of hear t disease or cancer. You as an individual can 
reverse this shocking statistic by avoiding or dinar y water 
that is laced with inorganic minerals and toxins. Also 
stop using salt, and reduce the saturated fatty foods. Start exer cising regularly, drinking only distilled water 
(8 glasses daily ) and eating a balanced, healthy diet. Exercise is V ital for Health and Longevity 
For youthful arteries, exer cise is essential. If you 
wish to live a long, healthy life it is necessary to build 
up your cardiovascular endurance and to follow a Stretch, bend, lift, roll, kick and twist 
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program designed to keep 
your arteries soft and agile. The first step is to get 
more oxygen into the body 
which will help dissolve 
the encrustations that have 
formed in the arteries. Any physical activity that 
injects more oxygen is 
going to help extend your 
life. Get out and jog, swim, 
ride a bike or take a brisk 
2 to 3 mile healthy walk. Stair-W alking. Take the 
Stairs 
Instead of 
Elevators. Be a Bragg Crusader - copy and share with friends, clubs, etc. KEEP HEAL THY & YOUTHFUL BIOLOGICALL Y 
WITH EXERCISE & GOOD NUTRITION 
Always remember you have the following important
 reasons for following The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle: 
• The ironclad laws of Mother Nature and God. • Your common sense, which tells you that you are doing right. • Your aim to make your health better and your life longer. • Your resolve to prevent illness so that you may enjoy life. • Make an art of healthy living;  you will be you thful a tany age. • You will r etain your faculties and be hale, hear ty, active and 
useful far beyond the ordinar y length of years. • You will also possess superior mental and physical powers. KILLER Saturated Fats CHOKER Hydrogenated Fats 
CLOGGER Salt DEADEYED Devitalized Foods 
DOPEY Caffeine HARD W ATER Inorganic M inerals 
PLUGGER Frying Pan JERKY T urbulent Emotions 
DEATH-DEALER Drugs CRAZY Alcohol 
GREASY Overweight SMOKY T obacco 
HOGGY Overeating LOAFER Laziness WANTED – For Robbing Health & Life 
What W ise Men Say
Wisdom does not show itself so much I saw few die of hunger – of 
in precept as in life  – a firmness of mind eating, a hundred thousand. and mastery of the appetite. – Seneca – Ben Franklin 
Gover n well thy appetite, lest Sin surprise thee, Your health is your wealth. and her black attendant, Death. – Milton – Paul C. Bragg 
Our prayers should be for a sound Health is a blessing that money 
mind in a healthy body. – Juvenal cannot buy. – Izaak Walton 
122 Of all the knowledge, the one most worth having is knowledge about health. The first r equisite of a good life is to be a healthy person. – Herbert Spencer The natural healing for ce within us is the gr eatest for ce in getting well. – Hippocrates, Father of Medicine, 400 BC Protector of Our Oceans, Sea Life and W aters
Wyland, Famous Whale W all Artist
Patricia visits with Wyland at his 
celebration in Ha waii. As a young 
man from Michig an, Wyland sa w a 
pair of whales barely 100 yards 
offshore on his f irst P acific Ocean 
visit. He w as so inspired that he 
devoted the rest of his life to cr eating 
art that captures the beauty of these 
magnif icent creatures. It has been 
more than 25 y ears since Wyland 
began painting his landmark marine 
life murals. Wyland has a passion for 
whales and the oceans and still has the same sense of unbr idled w onder that 
inspired this young man to mak e a dif ference in the w orld. To date he has 
painted 89 Walls which is equal to 16,302 feet of murals (3. 1 miles). His w alls ar e 
attractions vie wed by o ver a billion people y early 
in 68 cities across the U.
36% lower risk of heart attack and 23% lower risk of stroke.
According to the study of nurses, what is the risk of heart attack and stroke if they consume 100 IU's of Vitamin E?
The water is contaminated with pollutants and toxins.
What is the main reason why distilled water is not advised in some areas?
Distilled water
What is the ideal liquid for the functioning of the kidneys and other vital organs?
8 glasses
What is the recommended amount of distilled water to drink daily?
Start taking care of your body and health by drinking pure water and following a healthy lifestyle.
According to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, what is the most important thing to do to maintain health?
Distilled water is free of inorganic minerals, while softened water is not.
What is the main difference between distilled water and softened water?