All the 
blood vessels which bring needed nourishment and 
oxygen to the eye are ver y tiny capillaries. Y ear after 
year, most people drink chemicalized and inor ganically 
mineralized water and absorb the toxic uric acids from 
their daily food. Just as in the limestone caverns the 
stalactites and stalagmites are formed drop by drop, so, 
drop by drop, the blood deposits inorganic minerals and 
toxic acids into the tiny blood capillaries of the eyes. Encrustations are eventually formed in these delicate 
capillaries. Glasses are prescribed. After a time stronger 
glasses are necessar y. Then the vision starts to fail and, 
in some instances, a person is left in total darkness. 86 
The Human Eye is 
Like a Camera. Light 
rays enter the eye, 
cross in the lens and 
focus on the retina. Many people panic when they start losing their 
precious vision. They tr y treatments of all kinds and 
descriptions; some have operations, but their sight 
gradually fades away . Remember there are these vicious 
enemies of healthy eyes: fluoride, chlorine, inorganic 
mineral water , toxic poisons fr om acid-forming foods 
and uric acid from a diet too heavy in animal proteins. Build Clean, Healthy Blood 
The blood holds the key to our health, vitality and 
our youthfulness – and our ver y life! Keep the blood 
free from inorganic minerals and toxic acids! Every 90 days we build a brand new bloodstr eam. We can live and regain health using a reversal program 
being careful of the kind of water we drink and the kind 
of foods we eat. Starting today you can discard the 
materials which create an unhealthy bloodstream and 
start building one with natural foods that promotes a 
painless, tireless and ageless body! It’ s all up to you! Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other. – Joseph Addison 87 
DIAGRAM OF THE CIRCULA TORY SYSTEM 
Right Left 
Massive 
Blood 
System 
For the sake of clarity most blood vessels are not shown
on the lar ger ar t. We show only some of the arteries and
veins. The smaller ar t shows the entire body blood system. Using the knowledge offered in this book, you can 
start becoming mor e youthful as you live longer . You 
must be the absolute master of what goes into your body 
in the way of food and drink. Flesh is dumb! Y our body 
will accept almost all foods. That is the reason you must 
read this book several times and start living The Bragg 
Healthy Lifestyle for building clean, healthy blood! Of course, we all know what blood looks like . . . a 
somewhat thickish red fluid that we see whenever the 
skin is even slightly broken. These tiny oozings of blood 
come from ver y tiny blood vessels which supply the skin 
all over the body . Blood, your ‘River of Life’, is the fluid 
which carries oxygen and nutrition to all the cells of 
the body and tries to remove any poisonous substances. The trouble is that the average person is pouring 
inorganic minerals and toxic poisons into the body so 
fast that the blood finds it impossible to purify itself, 
much less the body . Nothing could be mor e important 
than this “life blood” of ours. If we do not get enough 
oxygen and nutrition and if toxic materials are not 
removed regularly , they will stockpile and we will die. And that, we are sorr y to say , is why most die long 
before their time. People do not take the time to learn 
how to get more oxygen into the body; they do not take 
time or interest in good nutrition. Death comes from 
accumulated toxins that actually poison and clog up the 
bloodstream, brain, organs and ner vous system. The 
heavy concentrations of inorganic minerals, salt, fat and 
toxic poisons which are a burden to the body are the 
vicious killers! Years are not your enemies! It’s what 
you put into your body that does the terrible damage 
to your health and erodes your future longevity! 88
Many people go through life committing partial suicide – 
destroying their health, youth, talents, energies and creative 
qualities. Indeed, to learn how to be good to oneself is harder 
than learning how to be good to others. – Joshua Liebman 
The human body has one ability not posessed by any machine 
– the body has the ability to repair itself – George W. Crile 
Health is not quoted in the markets because it is without price. Chapter 5 
Organic Minerals 
Iron, the Oxygen Carrier of the Blood 
Organic iron is indispensable to the formation of 
chlorophyll and hemoglobin. Because of its great 
affinity for oxygen, iron plays an important part in 
the organic world. It has a ver y close relationship to 
the fundamental processes of biological transformation 
of matter known as metabolism. The plant or tree takes the inorganic iron from the 
soil. It carries the iron to the leaves where it takes part 
in the formation of chlor ophyll granules ( this gr een 
matter is the blood of plants ). The amounts of organic 
organism is equipped with structures enabling it to use 
the materials in its environment to satisfy and meet its 
needs. Animals, with their power of locomotion, are 
able to hunt for food. Plants, lacking this ability , must 
have some way of procuring food 
from their immediate surroundings. In highly developed plants, the 
structures particularly fitted for this 
purpose are the root, stem and leaf. The root, besides anchoring the 
plant in the soil, takes in water and 
minerals. The leaf, being rich in 
chlorophyll ( it’s blood ), carries out 
the process of photosynthesis by 
uniting the water absorbed by the 
roots with carbon dioxide gathered 
from the atmosphere. This miracle process produces 
simple sugar , an organic rich food for the plant. 89 iron and chlorophyll var y in different parts of the plant. For instance, the green outer leaves of cabbage contain 
four times as much iron as the inner leaves. How Plants Do Their Miracle W ork 
In order to carr y out their life processes, ever y 
The stem is an intermediate structure which 
conducts the water from the root to the leaf. It holds 
the leaf in the best position for it to receive maximum 
sunlight. The stem also carries the newly manufactured 
sugar from the leaf to various places in the plant where 
it can be stored for future use. Plants are miracles! Iron Ser ves Four Distinct Purposes 
In Plants, Animals and Man 
90 1. Iron produces the chlorophyll (blood) of the plant, 
principally contained in the green leaves, and the 
hemoglobin of the red corpuscles in man. 2. Iron enables the plant to take carbon dioxide and 
nitrogen from the air and to synthesize them into 
organic matter using chlorophyll and sunlight. 3. Iron assists in the processes of respiration in man 
and animals. It is the hemoglobin that carries the 
oxygen to all parts of the body , reaching ever y cell 
through the capillaries. Here the carbon of the 
ingested food, stored in the cells of the tissues, is 
oxidized and changed into carbonic acid. This in turn 
is combined with the alkaline elements of the blood 
and eliminated through the lungs. 4. Iron generates a magnetic blood current and an 
electromagnetic induction cur rent in the ner ve spirals 
which pass through the walls of the arteries and veins, 
helping to build and nourish the tissues. The total amount of iron in the human body is 
comparatively small. Under normal conditions, it does 
not exceed 75 grains. Of this quantity , about 50 grains 
are contained in the blood, with the remainder being 
distributed throughout the marrow of the bones, in the 
liver and principally in the spleen. Iron is the most active 
mineral in the system, and therefore needs to be renewed 
more frequently than the more stable elements of 
calcium and potassium in the bones and tissues. The treatment of diseases should go to the root cause. Most often it is found in severe dehydration from lack 
of sufficient water and living an unhealthy lifestyle! 91 Organic V egetables and Fruits are 
Good, Heathy Sour ces of Iron 
The best or ganic iron sour ces are organically grown 
green leafy vegetables, raw spinach (raw is best since 
cooked spinach has some oxalic acid), parsley , water cress, 
sprouts, raw squash, Swiss chard, dandelion and mustard The quantity of blood in a 160 pound normal adult 
man is about 12 pounds (7.5% of body weight) and 
contains appr oximately 50 grains of iron. W ith ever y 
pulse beat, nearly 6 ounces of blood ar e forced from the 
heart into our major ar tery, the aorta. Ever y 30 seconds, 
that blood passes from the heart into the lungs. Then 
the blood travels from the lungs into the arteries and 
capillaries throughout the body . Consequently , these 50 
grains of iron pass through the heart and lungs 120 times 
per hour , or 2,880 times per day . Within 24 hours under 
normal conditions, the 50 grains of iron have to perform 
the same function as 2,880 x 50 grains, or more than 20 
pounds! For that reason alone, a daily supply of organic 
iron in our food is essential to the body . greens, green cabbage, leeks, sorrel, Bibb lettuce, green 
lettuce, the skins of unwaxed cucumbers, avocado, 
horseradish, beet greens, artichokes, asparagus, carrots, 
tomatoes, beets, corn, black radish, pumpkin and corn. Many fresh organically grown fruits and their juices 
have a high content of organic iron. Leading the list are 
blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, and 
grapes, cherries, oranges, peaches, strawberries and pears. Natural sun-dried fruits are high in iron – with apricots 
being highest ( our favorite ), followed by black figs, prunes, 
peaches, dates and raisins. Many other foods have a high 
content of iron: blackstrap and Barbados molasses, raw 
wheat germ, soy beans, raw and unsalted sesame, 
pumpkin, sunflower and squash seeds, Br ewer’ s yeast, 
whole barley , dried beans of all kinds (pinto, kidney , 
lima, lentils, garbanzos), raw and unsalted nuts, natural 
brown rice, dried peas, rice bran, wheat bran, rye, whole 
grain cereals and millet. All these foods will have a higher 
Only I can change my life. No one else can do it for me. – Carol Burnett 92 content of iron if grown organically with no chemical 
fertilizers and absolutely no poisonous sprays. Let us 
again impress upon you that your body needs organic 
iron – not the iron that comes from inorganic sour ces. Can our bodies get ir on from water? Y ou often hear 
about a certain well or spring containing large amounts 
of iron. Some water does contain inorganic iron. But 
your body cannot use this inorganic iron – in fact, this 
iron is dangerous to your body! It can cause all kinds of 
stones to form in your vital organs, cement your joints 
and could turn your blood vessels to stone. Again we 
caution you: Stay away from inorganic minerals! Every Mineral Matters 
The body contains 19 essential mineral elements, all 
of which must be derived from live foods. Calcium, 
phosphorus and magnesium are vital for the growth and 
maintenance of bone; potassium and organic sodium 
give your body fluids their composition and stability . Phosphorus, calcium and sulphur are the essential 
constituents of the body cells from which all organs and 
tissues are composed. Magnesium, iron and phosphorus 
are important to help 
with the release of energy 
from your food. Iodine 
(seaweed and kelp) is 
important to the thyroid 
gland, which controls 
growth and the rate at 
which energy is used. Copper and iron minerals 
are needed in forming the 
red blood cells. Other minerals like 
sulphur and cobalt are 
used in the synthesis of 
some vitamins by the 
body . Zinc is an essential 
part of the insulin 
molecule. Ever y mineral contributes a unique factor to 
vitality , which is the positive proof of good health. These Organic Foods are 
Rich in Organic Minerals! A) Oats B) Wheat C) Rye D) Corn Beets for Longevity 
Organic raw beets and celer y have the highest 
amounts of or ganic sodium. We eat them almost daily 
raw in salads and our fresh juices. Once a week we make 
a beet – veggie combination soup, based on traditional 
Russian Borscht. W e know you’ll like this r ecipe! BRAGG HEARTY BEET – VEGGIE SOUP 
Delicious Hot or Cold! 12 qts distilled water 2 unpeeled potatoes, dice
2 cups cabbage, slice 3 cups raw beets, shred
1 cup carrots, shred 1 cup celer y, dice
2–3 garlic cloves, mince 1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos
1 small onion, mince 2 Tbsps Bragg Organic Olive Oil
Pinch of Italian Herbs 1 tsp Bragg Organic V inegar
3 fresh tomatoes (or 1 cup unsalted canned tomatoes)
Mince onion, lightly saute in olive oil 3 minutes. Add 
12 quarts distilled water and coarsely shred veggies. Simmer in covered pot 15 minutes or until veggies are 
tender . Add tomatoes last 5 minutes. Season with Bragg 
Liquid Aminos and Organic Raw Apple Cider V inegar 
just before ser ving. Y ou can var y this recipe by adding 
other fresh organic veggies in season, and precooked 
brown rice, beans, lentils or lima beans. Serves 4 to 6. As resear chers in nutrition and longevity , we have 
been keenly interested in the long-lived people in Russia 
and the Ukraine. Bragg Miracle of Fasting is the #1 Health 
Book in Russia and Ukraine for over 15 years . My father made 
several expeditions to primitive Russia and found people 
who lived amazingly long lives – some way over 120 
years! Beets were an important part of their daily diet. They got water cress from fresh mountain streams which 
they mixed with raw grated beets for a healthy salad! Dad found areas where the main sour ces of water for 
drinking were rain and snow waters (distilled by Mother 
Nature) which helps reduce chances of having hardening 
of the arteries from inorganic minerals and chemical 
93 
Soup rejoices the stomach, and prepares it to 
receive and digest other foods. – Brillat Savarin 
To err is human. Admit to your faults, make amends, forgive yourself and learn 
from your mistakes. It’s a wise person who also learns from the mistakes of others. buildups. Many of these rural, ageless Russians had never 
tasted common table salt. Their ar teries were healthy , 
flexible, youthful and free from the arter y cloggers – 
inorganic minerals and chemical encrustations! Salt is a Slow but Sure Killer! Common table salt (inorganic
sodium chloride) is both unnecessar y 
and injurious to the human body . It acts 
like the inorganic minerals to be found 
in almost all drinking water except 
steam-produced distilled water . Table 
salt can cause encrustations in the 
arteries, veins and capillaries. It can 
waterlog body tissues, making them 
94 
of blood pressure. According to medical statistics, the 
Japanese suffer from the highest blood pressure in the 
world. They are known to be the world’ s highest flabby and without skin or muscle tone. As a general rule, table salt users have a high elevation 
salt consumers. And my father’ s 
grandfather , who had a massive 
stroke in front of Dad’ s eyes at the 
dinner table, was a heavy user of 
inorganic salt. He put table salt on 
almost ever ything he ate – including 
tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, 
celer y and radishes – and he ate many salty foods, 
including ham, bacon, corned beef, hot dogs, luncheon 
meats, salted popcorn, pretzels and salted nuts. Eating such large amounts of salt and salty foods gave 
him an unquenchable thirst. My dad would often watch 
his grandfather consume as much as 2 pitchers of water 
at each meal! He used table salt, ate salty foods and 
washed ever ything down with hard well water that was 
saturated with inorganic minerals. Is it any wonder that 
his arteries turned to stone and a stroke killed him? Shake your salt habit . Studies show the salt habit raises risk of heart attack, stroke, 
hypertension, kidney disease and stomach cancer. – Institute of Medicine – www.iom.edu Organic Sodium – Power ful Natural Solvent 
Organic sodium is a powerful natural solvent and 
neutralizer of toxic waste products. In contrast, table 
salt – an inorganic sodium chloride – not only is 
unnecessar y, but is harmful to the body’ s chemistry . In animal and human processes, organic sodium has 
many important functions. For the transmission of the 
electric induction current, which is generated in the 
nerve spirals by ir on in the blood, a sodium liquid 
is necessar y (as is shown by the construction of electric 
batteries). For this purpose, th e normal blood serum 
contains a comparatively large quantity of organic sodium 
which favors and sustains the generation and conduction 
of the body’ s electric currents. Moreover , organic sodium plays an important part 
in the formation of saliva, pancreatic juice and bile. The 
dissolving and r educing properties of sodium can be ver y 
distinctly recognized in the emulsification and the 
saponification of fats, especially in the bile. Organic 
sodium is a fat fighter . It helps to keep the waxy killer , 
cholesterol, at healthier levels of 150 to 180. Organic s odium is essential for purifying the system 
of carbonaceous waste products. Let us remind you again 
that sodium is of value to the body only when obtained 
in organic form, as from fruits , vegetables  and kelp, etc! 95 
Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. We are all 
sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and 
bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man’s features, any 
meanness or sensuality to imbrute them. – Henry David Thoreau 
The eating of much flesh fills us with a multitude of evil diseases 
and multitudes of evil desires. – Porphyries, 233 A.D. 
It’s a little known fact that about 80% of sodium we eat comes not from salt 
we add at the table or during cooking, but from processed, packaged foods, 
canned, frozen and bakery products, etc. – Tufts University Nutrition Letter 
God makes all things good; man meddles with 
them and they can become evil. – Rousseau 96 As previously noted, inorganic salt is indigestible and 
especially when eaten in large quantities is not easily 
eliminated fr om the body . It is therefore deposited in the 
tissues of the body and an insatiable craving for water 
develops as the body attempts to wash the salt from its 
system. Thus the tissues and the vital organs become 
waterlogged. When this condition reaches the heart, we 
have what is known as congestive heart failure. The heart 
cannot function under the combined stress from hardened 
arteries, added to the flabbiness from waterlogging. Congestive heart failure kills millions ever y year! Misinformation About Killer Salt 
Using common table salt is one of the most twisted, 
widespread habits and is injurious to your health! The 
consumption of salt in the United States now amounts 
to more than 100 pounds per person each year , and its 
use is constantly increasing! The salt companies do a 
thorough brainwashing job, even telling people they 
need iodized salt to prevent goiter . Sodium chloride, or 
common table salt, is an inorganic substance which has 
been the subject of much confusion in the minds of 
people for many years – particularly in regard to its 
necessity as an adjunct to our food. We Constantly Hear These
Erroneous Statements About Salt:
• “The salt desire is instinctive to humans and animals.” 
• “It is the only substance which we take into our bodies 
directly from mineral elements.” 
• “Common table salt is one of the most essential of 
the mineral constituents of the body .” 
• “In hot weather , when we sweat a great deal, we lose 
the salt from our bodies. Therefore we should use 
large amounts of salt and salt tablets to replace it; or 
else we get sick, weak and suffer from exhaustion.” 
• “Without salt, we would die!” 
• “When salt is entirely withheld from an animal, death 
from salt star vation ensues.” Salt – Harmful Preser vative – Don’t Use It! All of these assertions, and similar ones, are diametrically 
opposed to the truth! Why should sodium chloride be an 
exception among the other inorganic minerals? Salt has been used in the human diet for thousand 
of years – but not because the human body needs it! Salt was the first food preser vative discovered by man. Salt is still used extensively in the preser vation of nearly 
all foods, especially meats and cheeses. It is found in 
baby foods, canned vegetables, canned fish, prepared 
cereals, all commer cial breads and baker y goods. In fact, 
it is ver y hard to find any foods in the super markets 
that have not been contaminated with salt! Even in 
this modern age of refrigeration and other mechanical 
marvels, man still craves this primitive use of salt which 
was used to preser ve and lengthen the shelf life of his 
food – and consequently shortens his own! The salt eating habit is not instinctive. It is acquired, 
as are the other health-destroying and life-shortening, 
unhygienic habits, such as alcohol, smoking, drugs, etc. The taste or craving for salt is artificial, because salt 
paralyzes the 260 taste buds in the mouth. Like any 
other addiction, salt creates an unnatural craving by 
deadening certain warning signals of the body . The advocates of salt point to the animals who often 
travel miles to the so-called “salt licks”. My father 
studied some of the natural “salt lick” deposits and, on 
close examination, found little or no sodium! Cattle, like humans, do not need i norganic sodium. When cattle are fed herbage grown in soils that are poor 
in mineral elements – especially sodium – such a s 
mountain slopes where rains have carried away the most 
soluble parts of the soil and deposited them in valley s, 
they may tr y to satisfy this deficiency a t an artificial 
(inorganic) “salt-lick”. An animal’ s taste buds, just like a human’ s, can be 
perverted by salt. Often a salt block is put in the pastur e 
so the cattle will lick it, become excessively thirsty and 
consume large amounts of water . As in humans, the 
97 98 result is waterlogged tissues. Consequently , the cattle 
ranchers gain profit from waterlogged tissue weight when 
the cattle are brought to market. Remember , when you eat 
commer cial meat, it may be saturated with inorganic sa lt, 
plus other toxins, hormones, drugs, etc. Don’ t make 
matters worse by adding more table salt to it! see mad-cow .org 
Plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, seaweeds and salads 
in your diet will supply your body with all the organic 
sodium it needs. For your healthy liquids you will find 
no pur er drink than the juice of fr esh organic fr uits 
and vegetables and pur e distilled water . The “Fad” of Drinking Sea W ater 
From time to time during the past 85 years, some so-
called “health experts”have advised drinking sea water 
to get the minerals which the body requires. They give 
the argument that billions of tons of top soil are washed 
into the ocean ever y year , and that the minerals from 
this rich soil can be absorbed by the human body to 
gain more health. Nothing could be farther from the 
truth! Y es, the ocean is a vast stor ehouse of inorganic 
minerals. But again we must positively state that the 
human body cannot absorb or utilize any inorganic 
mineral – whether it comes from a well, spring, river , 
lake or ocean. Then, too, ocean water has a very high 
concentration of inorganic sodium chloride (common 
table salt) which cannot be used by the body chemistry . Don’ t drink sea water , no matter what you have 
been told or read! Sailors and shipwrecked people have 
tried it, and they had an agonizing death! Drinking 8 glasses daily of pure distilled water helps cleanse, purify, renew 
and recharge our human batteries, to insure a longer, healthier, happier life! – Paul C. Bragg, N.D., Ph.D., Pioneer Health Crusader 
Hypertension and fat accumulation in the body are generally the 
consequences of chronically occurring dehydration. – F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. According to Centers for Disease Control, over 1,000 people a year die and 
over a million people become sick from microbial illnesses from drinking 
toxic water. Other estimates have put deaths as high as 1,200 and estimated 
illnesses of more than 7 million, and many were never reported to doctors. see this informative government website – www.cdc.gov Sea Salt is Inorganic Sodium (Salt)! Due to all of the bad publicity about table salt in 
recent years, many health food stores and manufacturers 
have begun promoting the use of sea salt. Their 
rationalization is that this particular form of sodium is 
healthy and natural since it is coming fr om the sea. W ell, 
one could make the same argument for common table 
salt that is taken from the earth via a quar ry! The bottom line is this – no matter where or how 
on earth it comes from, if salt is not first transformed 
by plants from inorganic sodium into organic sodium, 
it can’ t be properly absorbed into the body! If you 
enjoy the taste of salt on food, it’ s healthiest to come 
from a plant sour ce. A healthy option is to sprinkle 
powdered kelp over food which Dad pioneered over 
60 years ago. Another easy way to get the salty flavor 
you like is to season food with Bragg Liquid Aminos 
(all purpose ) Seasoning ( with 16 amino acids, see back pages ). Because it’ s naturally derived from healthy , certified 
non- GMO soybeans only , the sodium it contains is 
organic, therefore easily absorbed and used by the 
body . Avoid using soy or tamari based sauces because 
most add inorganic sodium (salt), artificial flavors, colors, 
preser vatives and other harmful chemicals and additives. 99 
Sea Kelp – Rich Organic Minerals from the Sea 
When you eat sea plants such as kelp and seaweed 
you are following the rules of scientific nutrition. The 
sea vegetation converts the inorganic minerals of the 
sea into organic minerals, and there are many kinds of 
sea vegetables to enjoy . (Visit: www .seaveg.com) We often 
sprinkle sea kelp on our salads and other foods. It gives 
the food a tangy flavor and at the same time furnishes 
the body with natural organic iodine. Plus we enjoy 
various seaweeds flattened out as br ead with salads. W e 
also roll mashed avocado, etc. in seaweed – it’ s delicious. Life is learning which rules to obey, which rules not to obey,
and the wisdom to tell the difference between the two. Obesity – Over weight and Dropsy 
Long before the stage of congestive heart failure is 
reached, the excessive salt eater suffers from many 
miseries. The most common of these is overweight and 
obesity . Statistics show that 65% of 
Americans are over weight – and not 
all of this is excess fat! Many times 
overweight is caused by waterlogged 
tissues. This over weight problem will 
continue as long as these people use 
salt on their foods, and especially if 
they partake freely of salted foods such 
as canned fish, salted butter , ham, 
bacon, canned vegetables, cheese, 
luncheon meats, frozen foods, salted 
popcorn and nuts. Like har d water , this 
salt-filled diet damages the arteries, 
veins and capillaries, as well as the 
internal organs and tissues of the body . 100 The kidneys are the organs most severely affected by 
the salt-eating habit. They become weakened and unable 
to eliminate this large amount of salt, which is then 
retained in the tissues where, of course, it must be held 
in solution by water . This condition produces dropsy , 
which generally occurs in tandem with Bright’ s disease 
and cirrhosis. See below for more info about dropsy . “Dropsy” is a common disease in this countr y. 
Obser ve the ankles and legs of the average obese person, 
all too often swollen and puffed-up. This condition is 
sometimes so severe that their ankles must be bandaged 
before the afflicted person can stand up. In time, this 
dropsy becomes chronic and interferes with the 
circulation to such a degr ee that leg ulcers or gangrene 
sets in and an amputation might become necessary . OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT, DROPSY AND EDEMA. A person is considered 
overweight if they are 10 or more pounds above the normal weight for their 
sex and height; 20% or more above the normal weight is termed obese. Dropsy and edema are caused by an excessive accumulation of fluid in the 
tissues, leading to swelling. When your body, legs, ankles and feet swell, your 
heart cannot function correctly and becomes burdened and unhealthy! If all babies were to live 
The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle 
they would enjoy Longer 
Lives in Painless, T ireless 
and Ageless Bodies! There are no organs in the body so mer cilessly 
mistreated as the kidneys and liver! Think of the gallons 
of toxic water saturated with inorganic minerals which 
these organs tr y to neutralize! Not only in the water that 
we drink by itself, but water mixed with coffee, tea, 
alcohol, colas and other soft drinks, plus canned, frozen 
foods, catsup, mustard and other seasonings with high 
salt concentrations. Our poor kidneys and liver! What a 
terrible beating they take! No wonder most people sicken 
and die long before their time. Man doesn’ t die: he kills 
himself by his faulty , unthinking and unhealthy lifestyle! The W orld’s Greatest Health Secret 
The “secret” of health lies 
in inter nal cleanliness ! To 
be 100% healthy , a body 
must be free from deposits 
of inorganic minerals that 
come from drinking city tap 
water and waters from lakes, 
101 rivers, wells and springs. The body is contaminated 
by inorganic minerals from 
these sour ces. Encrustations 
form that clog and obstruct 
the body’ s pipes and impair the vital organs. The body needs absolutely pure H2O. W ater that 
comes from raw , organically grown fruits and vegetables 
is the best life-giving water . It is water that has been 
charged with solar energy , health-building vitamins, 
organic minerals and mar velous enzymes! Enzymes can 
help you build up a natural resistance to any ailment as 
they help to flush out the accumulated deposits of 
inorganic minerals and work to dissolve the toxins that 
are buried deep in your tissues and organs. Stomach pains, migraines, allergies, asthma, angina, arthritis , back 
and joint pains; may all be symptoms of severe dehydration – 
which can easily be helped by drinking 8 glasses of pure distilled 
water everyday! Start increasing your water intake! Play it Safe 
– Be Water Wise and Health Safe! – Paul C. Bragg. N.D., Ph.D. 102 
Fresh Juices are the Magic Cleansers 
The raw juices of organic fruits and 
vegetables are internal cleansers and blood 
purifiers. These are what we call “the waters 
of perpetual health and youthfulness”. The 
rays of the sun send billions of atoms into 
plant life. W e can use this solar energy to 
attain vigorous health, unlimited vitality 
and physical endurance. The miracle solar energy from fruits and vegetables 
can fight the accumulation of inorganic minerals and 
toxic poisons you have allowed to be deposited in your 
body . Fruit and vegetable juices ar e the natural detergents 
for the human body . Try to get a quart or more of solar 
energized (freshly-squeezed) fruit and vegetable juices 
into your body ever y day . Go to your Health Stor e and pur chase a juicer and 
blender . Both of these appliances are important tools in 
your program of ridding your body of inorganic minerals 
and toxic wastes. It will probably be the best investment 
you’ve ever made! Using a juicer , you can make many 
varieties of juices. Carrot, celer y and raw spinach is a 
wonderful combination. Car rot, beet and celer y make a 
cocktail rich in organic sodium. Apple and cucumber is 
a great health cocktail. Green pepper and tomato is a 
real internal cleanser . Raw spinach, beets and water cress 
will flood your bloodstream with organic iron. Parsley , 
celer y and carrot juiced together is a delicious, healthy 
combination. Cabbage juice (Stanford University 
Medical School discovered helps heal ulcers), onion, 
garlic, pea-pods, turnip-tops, lettuce, kale, dandelion and 
endive juices ar e all packed with vital solar energy , 
vitamins, organic minerals, trace minerals and enzymes. Fruit juices play an important role in building a clean, 
healthy bloodstream and energized body . Organic apple, 
pineapple, cherr y, blackberr y, orange, grapefruit, prune 
and apricot juices are the “nectar of the gods”. Healthy, healing dietary fibers are found in fresh organic vegetables, 
fresh fruits, salads and whole grains and their products. These 
health-builders help to normalize blood pressure, weight and 
cholesterol levels and promotes healthy elimination and super health. Let Natural Food Be Y our Medicine 
What does food really do in the human body? What 
relationship does it have with long life and vigorous 
health – and to disease, miser y and physical suffering? How can it be of influence in cleansing the body of 
inorganic minerals and toxic poisons? We must have a fundamental, deep understanding 
of these questions before we can fully appreciate the 
role diet plays in the health maintenance of the living 
processes, the prevention of human diseases, the 
restoration of health and the prolongation of life. A balanced diet gives the body nourishment, energy and 
power . It’s made up of 60% to 70% organic raw fr uit and 
vegetables; 20% protein fr om vegetable sour ces or , if you 
insist, animal sour ces; and equal par ts of natural sugars ( honey , 
stevia ), natural star ches ( whole grains, br own rice, etc. ) and 
103 unsaturated fats ( Bragg organic olive oil, soy , safflower , flaxseed, 
and hempseed oils ). This balanced diet puts your body on the 
alkaline side and helps to keep the body inter nally cleaner . Healthy Plant-Based Daily Food Guide 
● VEGETABLES 
2/3 raw 1/3 cooked 
6 - 8 Servings daily 
● WHOLE GRAINS, 
CEREALS, PASTA & 
BROWN RICE 
3 - 4 Servings ● CALCIUM - RICH FOODS 
(page 130) 
4 - 6 Servings ● OMEGA - 3 FATTY ACIDS 
FLAX SEEDS
      V ITAMIN D 
VITAMIN B-12 
● BEANS, LEGUMES 
NUTS & SEEDS 
& ALTERNATIVES 
2 - 3 Servings daily 
● FRUITS 
4 - 6 Servings daily 
8 Glasses Daily Pure Distilled W ater ● WATER 
8 glasses 
daily 
You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say and do! – Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. Start Health Educating Y our T aste Buds 
It will take strong willpower to change old habits of 
eating the average dead foods to eating healthy , live foods. For a while there will be a craving for the unhealthy foods 
which you have probably eaten all your life. But if you 
will be positive in your selection of natural foods, soon 
the old desire for devitalized foods will leave you! In time, you will find an added pleasure in enjoying 
the true tastes of the healthy , live foods you eat! Y ou will 
be able to discern when your 260 taste buds have 
recovered from salt paralysis and have come alive again! Eliminating Meat is Healthiest 
104 Most uninformed nutritionists call meat the #1 sour ce 
of protein. Those proteins coming from the vegetable 
kingdom are referred to as the #2 proteins. This is a sad 
and terrible mistake. It should be the other way around! In this day and age, almost all meat is laden with 
herbicides, fungicides, pesticides and other chemicals 
that are sprayed on or poured into the feed which these 
animals consume! They are also pumped full of 
hormones, antibiotics, growth stimulators and all kinds 
of drugs to fatten them up and keep them from dying 
from the extremely unhealthy conditions most of them 
live in! This is not to mention the admitted fact many of 
them are fed dead, ground up car casses of other feed lot 
fallen animals who, for a variety of reasons, did not 
make it to the slaughterhouse. ( visit www .mad-cow .org) 
Speaking of the horrors of the slaughterhouses, what 
kind of chemical reaction do you suppose would occur 
in your body if somebody put a choke chain around your 
neck to keep you in line, shoved you onto a conveyor 
belt, and made you watch in horror as all of those in 
line in front of you wer e beheaded one by one? W ell, 
your body would be pumped so full of adrenaline from 
all that fear you wouldn’ t know what hit you! Unused 
adrenaline is extremely toxic. If you think for a minute 
that most of the meat that you consume is not packed 
with this toxic substance, you’re sadly mistaken! 105 Also, consider the fact that cattle, sheep, chickens, 
etc., are all vegetarians. When you eat them, you are 
just eating polluted vegetables. Why not skip all the 
waste and toxins and just eat healthy , organic vegetables? And what about that myth that you have to eat meat 
to get your protein? If that were true, where do you 
suppose farm animals, especially horses, get their 
protein? They are vegetarians! They get their protein 
from the grains and grasses that they eat. Y ou are no 
different. Y ou can get all the pr oteins you need, and 
then some, from the organic grains, nuts, seeds, beans, 
fruits and vegetables that God put on this planet for 
you to enjoy eating to stay healthy (see chart page 106). Meat is also a major sour ce of toxic uric acid and 
cholesterol, both harmful to your health. If you are going 
to include meat in your diet, it should not be eaten more 
than 2 times a week. In our opinion, fresh fish can be 
the least toxic of the flesh proteins. But beware of fish 
from polluted waters. They can be loaded with mer cury, 
lead, cadmium, DDT and many other toxic substances. If you are unable to test the waters from where your fish 
come, don’ t risk eating them. And avoid shellfish – 
shrimp, lobster and crayfish. They are garbage-eating 
bottom-feeders – the rats and flies of the water kingdom. They eat all of the rotting, decaying scum and refuse off 
the bottoms of the oceans, lakes and rivers. Next come 
chicken and turkey – but never eat the skin, which is 
heavy in cholesterol. Third place goes to lamb and beef. People should not eat pork or pork products. The 
pig is the only animal besides man that develops 
arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. In fact, this 
animal is so loaded with cholester ol that in cold weather , 
unprotected pigs and hogs will become solid and stiff, 
as though frozen solid. Also, this animal is often infected 
with a dangerous parasite which causes trichinosis. We enjoy being vegetarians and not polluting our 
bodies with unhealthy , meat, fowl and fish proteins. W e 
feel it’ s safer and healthier getting our pr oteins from 
organic vegetables, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, etc. It’s magnificent to live long if one keeps healthy and fit. – Harry Fosdick %Excerpt from Bragg Vegetarian Recipe Book. Copy page and share with family, friends, etc. Vegetarian Protein % Chart 
106 
Data obtained from Nutritive V alue of 
American Foods in Common Units, 
USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 456. Reprinted with author’ s permission, from 
Diet for a New America by John Robbins 
(Walpole, N H: Stillpoint Publishing) Wheat Germ ............... 31 
Rye .............................. 20 
Wheat, hard red .......... 17 
Wild rice ...................... 16 
Buckwheat .................. 15 
Oatmeal ...................... 15 
Millet ........................... 12 
Barley .......................... 11 
Brown Rice .................... 8 GRAINS % 
Soybean Sprouts .......... 54 
Soybean Curd (tofu) .... 43 
Soy flour ....................... 35 
Soybeans ...................... 35 
Broad Beans ................. 32 
Lentils .......................... 29 
Split Peas ...................... 28 
Kidney Beans ............... 26 
Navy Beans .................. 26 
Lima Beans ................... 26 
Garbanzo Beans ........... 23 LEGUMES % 
% 
Spirulina (Plant Algae) .....60 
Spinach ......................... 49 
New Zealand Spinach ... 47 
Watercress ..................... 46 
Kale ............................... 45 
Broccoli ......................... 45 
Brussels Sprouts ............ 44 
Turnip Greens ............... 43 
Collards ......................... 43 
Cauliflower ................... 40 
Mustard Greens ............ 39 
Mushrooms ................... 38 
Chinese Cabbage .......... 34 
Parsley ........................... 34 
Lettuce .......................... 34 
Green Peas .................... 30 
Zucchini ........................ 28 
Green Beans .................. 26 
Cucumbers .................... 24 
Dandelion Greens ......... 24 
Green Pepper ................ 22 
Artichokes ..................... 22 
Cabbage ........................ 22 
Celer y ............................ 21 
Eggplant ........................ 21 
Tomatoes ....................... 18 
Onions .......................... 16 
Beets .............................. 15 
Pumpkin ....................... 12 
Potatoes ......................... 11 
Yams ................................ 8 
Sweet Potatoes ................ 6 VEGET ABLES Lemons ....................... 16 
Honeydew Melon ....... 10 
Cantaloupe ................... 9 
Strawber ry ..................... 8 
Orange .......................... 8 
Blackber ry ..................... 8 
Cher ry ........................... 8 
Apricot .......................... 8 
Grape ............................ 8 
Watermelon .................. 8 
Tangerine ...................... 7 
Papaya ........................... 6 
Peach ............................. 6 
Pear ............................... 5 
Banana .......................... 5 
Grapefruit ..................... 5 
Pineapple ...................... 3 
Apple ............................. 1 FRUITS 
Pumpkin Seeds ............. 21 
Sunflower Seeds ........... 17 
Walnuts, black ............. 13 
Sesame Seeds ................ 13 
Almonds ....................... 12 
Cashews ....................... 12 
Macadamias ................... 9 NUTS AND SEEDS % % Be a Bragg Health Crusader! Copy page and share with friends, clubs, etc. Avoid These Processed, Refined, Harmful Foods 
Once you realize the harm caused to your body by unhealthy refined, 
chemicalized, deficient foods, you’ll want to eliminate these “killer” foods. Also avoid microwaved foods! Follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle to 
provide the basic, healthy nourishment to maintain your health. • Refined sugar , artificial sweeteners ( toxic aspartame ) or their products such as 
jams, jellies, pr eserves, marmalades, yogurts, ice cream, sherbets, Jello, cake, 
candy , cookies, all chewing gum, colas & diet drinks, pies, pastries, and all 
sugared fruit juices and fruits canned in sugar syrup. (Health Stores have 
delicious healthy replacements, Stevia,etc , so seek and buy the best. • White flour products such as white bread, wheat-white bread, enriched 
flours, r ye bread that has white flour in it, dumplings, biscuits, buns, 
gravy , pasta, pancakes, waffles, soda crackers, pizza, ravioli, pies, pastries, 
cakes, cookies, prepared and commer cial puddings and r eady-mix baker y 
products. Most made with dangerous (oxy-cholesterol)  powdered milk
 and powdered eggs. (Health S tores have huge variety of 100% whole 
grain organic produc ts, delicious breads, crackers, pastas, desserts, etc.) • Salted foods, such as corn chips, potato chips, pretzels, crackers and nuts. • Refined white rices and pearled barley . • Fast fried foods. • Indian ghee. • Refined, sugared (also, aspartame), dr y processed cer eals – cornflakes, etc. • Foods that contain olestra, palm and cottonseed oil. These additives 
are not fit for human consumption and should be totally avoided . • Peanuts and peanut butter that contain hydrogenated, hardened 
oils and any peanut mold and all molds that can cause allergies. • Margarine – combines heart-deadly trans-fatty acids and saturated fats. • Saturated fats and hydrogenated oils – enemies that clog the arteries. • Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, caffeinated tea and all alcoholic beverages. Also all caffeinated and sugared water-juices, all cola and soft drinks. • Fresh pork and products. • Fried, fatty meats . • Irradiated and GMO foods. • Smoked meats, such as ham, bacon, sausage and smoked fish. • Luncheon meats, hot dogs, salami, bologna, corned beef, pastrami 
and packaged meats containing dangerous sodium nitrate or nitrite . • Dried fruits containing sulphur dioxide – a toxic pr eservative. • Don’ t eat chickens or turkeys that have been injected with hor mones 
or fed with commer cial poultr y feed containing any drugs or toxins. • Canned soups - read labels for sugar , salt, star ch, flour and preser vatives. • Foods containing benzoate of soda, salt, sugar , cream of tar tar and any 
additives, drugs, preser vatives; irradiated and genetically engineered foods . • Day-old cooked vegetables, potatoes and pre-mixed, wilted lifeless salads. 107 
• All commer cial vinegars: pasteurized, filter ed, distilled, white, malt and 
synthetic vinegars are the dead vinegars! (We use only our Bragg Organic Raw , 
unfilter ed Apple Cider V inegar with the "mother" enzyme  as used in olden times.) Important insert from The Bragg Miracle of Fasting book – see back pages for booklist. BENEFITS FROM THE JOYS OF F ASTING 
Fasting renews your faith in yourself, your strength and G ods strength. Fasting is easier than any diet. • Fasting is the quickest way to lose weight. Fasting is adaptable to a busy life. • Fasting gives the body a physiological rest. Fasting is used successfully in the treatment of many physical illnesses. Fasting can yield weight losses of up to 10 pounds or more in the first week. Fasting lowers & normalizes cholesterol, homocysteine & blood pressure levels. Fasting improves dietar y habits. •  Fasting increases pleasure eating healthy foods. Fasting is a calming experience, often relieving tension and insomnia. Fasting frequently induces feelings of euphoria, a natura l high. Fasting is a m iracle r ejuvenator , slowing the ageing process. Fasting is a natural stimulant to rejuvenate the growth hormone levels. Fasting is an energizer , not a debilitator . •  Fasting aids the elimination pr ocess. Fasting often results in a more vigorous marital relationship. Fasting can eliminate smoking, drug and drinking addictions. Fasting is a regulator , educating the body to consume food only as needed. Fasting saves time spent marketing, preparing and eating. Fasting rids the body of toxins, giving it an internal shower & cleansing. Fasting does not deprive the body of essential nutrients. Fasting can be used to uncover the sour ces of food allergies. Fasting is used effectively in schizophrenia treatment & other mental illnesses. Fasting under proper super vision can be tolerated easily up to four weeks. Fasting does not accumulate appetite; hunger pangs disappear in 1-2 days. Fasting is routine for the animal kingdom. Fasting has been a common practice since the beginning of man’s existence. Fasting is a rite in all religions; the Bible alone has 74 references to it. Fasting under proper conditions is absolutely safe. • Fasting is a blessing. Fasting is not star ving, it’ s natur e’s cure that God has given us. – Patricia Bragg
– Allan Cott, M.D. , Fasting As A W ay Of Life 
    Spiritual Bible Reasons Why W e Should Fast 
108 
Acts 13:2-3 Deut. 11:7-14,21 Luke 4:2-5,14 Matthew 9:9-15 
Acts 14:23-25  Ezra 8:23 Luke 9:1-6,11 Matthew 17:18-21 
3 John 2  Gen. 6:3 Mark 2:16-20 Neh. 1:4 
1 Cor . 10:31  Gal. 5:16-26 Matthew 4:1-4 Neh. 9:1, 20-21 
1 Cor . 13:4-7  Isaiah 58:6,8 Matthew 6:16-18 Psalms 35:13 
Deut. 8:3-8  Joel 2:12 Matthew 7:7-8 Psalms 119:18 
Dear Health Friend, 
This gentle reminder explains the great benefits from The Miracle of Fasting that 
you will enjoy when starting on your weekly  24 hour Bragg Fasting Program for 
Super Health! It’ s a pr ecious time of body-mind-soul cleansing and renewal. On fast days I drink 8to10glasses of distilled (our favorite) or purified water , (I add 1­
2 tsps Bragg Organic V inegar to 3 of them). If just star ting, you may also tr y herbal 
teas o r try diluted fresh juices with 3 distilled water . Every day, even some fast days, add 
1 Tbsp of psyllium husk powder to liquids once daily. It’s an extra cleanser and helps 
normalize weight, cholesterol and blood pressure and helps promote healthy elimination. Fasting is the oldest, most effective healing method known to man. Fasting offers 
great, miraculous blessings from Mother Nature and our Creator . It begins the 
self-cleansing of the inner-body workings so we can promote our own self-healing. My father and I wrote the book The Miracle of Fasting to share with you the 
With Love, health miracles it can per form in your life. It’ s all so wor thwhile to do and it’ s an 
important part of The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. Paul Bragg’s work on fasting and water is one of the great contributions to The 
Healing Wisdom and The Natural Health Movement in the world today. – Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Author of Conscious Eating & Spiritual NutritionFasting Cleanses, Renews and Rejuvenates 
Our bodies have a natural self-cleansing for maintaining a 
clean, healthy body and our "river of life" – our blood. It’ s essential 
we keep our entire bodily machiner y from head to toes healthy 
and in good working order so nothing breaks down! Fasting is the best detoxifying method. It's also the most 
effective and safest way to increase elimination of waste buildups 
and enhance the body's miraculous self-healing and self-repairing 
process that keeps you healthy and youthful. If you prepare for a fast by eating a cleansing diet for 1 to 2 
days, this can greatly facilitate the cleansing process. Fresh variety 
salads and organic vegetables, fruits and their juices, as well as 
fruit pep drinks and green drinks (alfalfa, barley green, chlorella, 
spirulina, wheatgrass, etc.) stimulates waste elimination. Fresh 
foods and juices can literally pick up dead matter from your body 
and dispose of it. After pre-cleansing period start your fast. Daily , even on most fast days, we take from 1,000 to 3,000 
mg. of mixed vitamin C powder ( try Emergen-C paks or C concentrate, 
acerola, r osehips, and bioflavonoid powders in liquids ). It’s a potent antioxidant 
and flushes out deadly free radicals. It also promotes collagen 
production for new healthy tissues and it’ s also important if you 
are detoxifying from prescription drugs or alcohol overload. A moderate, well planned distilled water fast is our favorite 
109or introductor y fast of diluted fresh juice (w/35% distilled water). Both can cleanse your body of excess mucus, old fecal matter , 
trapped cellular , non-food wastes and help remove inor ganic 
mineral deposits and sludge from your pipes and joints. Fasting works by self-digestion. During a fast your body 
intuitively will decompose and burn only the substances and 
tissues that are damaged, diseased or unneeded, such as abscesses, 
tumors, excess fat deposits, excess water and congestive wastes. Even a short fast (1 to 3 days) will accelerate elimination from 
your liver , kidneys, lungs, bloodstream and skin. Sometimes you 
will experience dramatic changes (cleansing and healing crisis) 
as accumulated wastes are expelled. W ith your first fasts you may 
temporarily have cleansing headaches, fatigue, body odor , bad 
breath, coated tongue, mouth sores and even diarrhea as your 
body is cleaning house. Please be patient with your body! After a fast your body begins to healthfully rebalance when 
you faithfully follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. Y our weekly 
24 hour fast removes toxins on a regular basis, so they don't 
accumulate. Y our energy levels will rise and shine – physically , 
mentally , emotionally and spiritually . Your creativity expands. You will feel like a "new you" – which you ar e – you are being 
cleansed, purified and reborn. Fasting is a miracle! You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say and do! – Patricia Bragg
Bob Schuller’s famous Hour of Power Sermon on Worldwide TV featured
Patricia’s wise health motto. Listen to powerful message on  www.bragg.com. Master Key to Internal Purification 
Even a relatively short fast (1 to 3 days) will accelerate 
elimination from your liver , kidneys, lungs, bloodstream 
and skin. Sometimes you will experience dramatic 
changes, which we call cleansing and healing crises, as 
accumulated wastes are expelled. With your first fasts 
you may temporarily have headaches, fatigue, body odor , 
bad breath, coated tongue, mouth sores and even 
diarrhea as your body is cleaning house. Please be patient 
and loving with your body – your miracle home! After a fast, your body will begin to self-cleanse and 
healthfully rebalance! When you follow The Bragg 
Healthy Lifestyle, your weekly 24-hour fast removes 
toxins on a regular basis so they don't accumulate! Y our 
energy levels will soon begin to rise – physically , 
psychologically and mentally . Your creativity will begin 
to expand. You will feel like a "dif ferent person" – which 
you are – you are being cleansed, purified and reborn! It’s an exciting and wonderful miracle that is happening! 110 If you do a complete water fast for 24 hours each 
week, soon you will be able to add more fresh fruit and 
vegetables to your diet. After fasting 3 or more days, 
you can include more foods in a high rate of vibration. We faithfully fast 24 hours ever y Monday and the first 
three days of each month. Wait until you experience 
this! You will greatly benefit from the inner cleansing – 
physcially , mentally , an spiritually ,  and will love the pure, 
clean, healthy feeling you receive following this program! Fasting Brings Amazing Life Extension Results 
Professor A.E. Crews of Edinburgh University , who 
studied both worms and animals, strongly stated: “Given 
appropriate and essential conditions of the envir onment, 
including pr oper car e of the body . . . Eternal Y outh, in fact, 
can be a r eality in living for ms! It’s found to be possible, by 
repeated pr ocesses of fasting, to keep a worm alive twenty 
times longer than it would have lived in the r egular way . This has also been pr oven with animals.” Life-extending 
results have been proven again in a recently published 
earthworm study . Something to think about, indeed, 
that proves the merits of fasting for human longevity! Food and Product Summar y 
Today , many of our foods are highly pr ocessed or refined, 
robbing them of essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals and 
enzymes. Many also contain harmful, toxic and dangerous 
chemicals. The resear ch findings and experience of top 
nutritionists, physicians and dentists have led to the discover y 
that devitalized foods are a major cause of poor health, 
illness, cancer a nd premature death. The enormous increase 
in the last 70 years of degenerative diseases such as heart 
disease, arthritis and dental decay substantiate this belief. Scientific resear ch has shown that most of these afflictions 
can be prevented and that others, once established, can be 
arrested or even reversed through nutritional methods. Enjoy Super Health with Natural Foods 
1.RAW FOODS : Fresh fruits and raw vegetables organically
grown are alw ays b est. Enjoy nutritious variety garden
salads with raw vegetab les, s prouts, raw nuts and s eeds. 2.VEGET ABLES and PROTEINS : 
a.	Legumes, lentils, brown rice, soy beans, and all beans. b. Nuts and seeds, raw and unsalted. c.	We prefer healthier vegetarian pr oteins. If you must have 
animal protein, then be sure it's hormone –free, and 
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organically fed and no more than 1 or 2 times a week. d.	Dairy products – fresh fertile range-free eggs are best,
unprocessed hard cheese and feta goat’ s cheese. W e
choose not to use dair y products. T ry the healthier
non-dair y soy , rice, nut, and almond milks and soy
cheeses, yogurt and occasionally soy or rice ice cream . 3.FRUITS and VEGET ABLES : Organically gr own is always
best – grown without the use of poisonous sprays and
toxic chemical fertilizers whenever possible; urge your
market to stock organic produce! Steam, bake, sauté or
wok vegetables as short a time as possible to retain the
best nutritional content and flavor . Also enjoy fresh juices. 4.100% WHOLE GRAIN CEREALS, BREADS and FLOURS : 
They contain important B-complex vitamins, vitamin E,
minerals, fiber and the important unsaturated fatty acids. 5.COLD or EXPELLER-PRESSED VEGET ABLE OILS : 
Bragg organic extra virgin olive oil (is best), soy , sunflower ,
flax and sesame oils are excellent sour ces of healthy ,
essential, unsaturated fatty acids. W e use oils sparingly . USA leads the world  in heart disease, strokes, cancer and di abetes! Why? It’s 
our fast junk foods, high sugars, fats, milk and processed foods diet. If just half of the $billions spent on cancer research were spent on educating the 
public how to avoid disease - millions of lives would be saved from cancer. – Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Author, Fasting and Eating for Health HEAL THY  BEVERAGES 
Fresh Juices, Herb T eas & Pep Drinks 
These freshly squeezed organic vegetable and fruit juices are 
important to The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. It’s not wise to drink 
beverages with your main meals, as it dilutes the digestive juices. But 
it’s great during the day to have a glass of freshly squeezed orange, 
grapefruit, vegetable juice, Bragg Vinegar ACV Drink, herb tea or try 
hot cup Bragg Liquid Aminos Broth ( 2 to 1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos 
in cup of hot distilled water) – these are all ideal pick-me-up beverages . Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar Cocktail – Mix 1-2 tsps equally of Bragg 
Organic ACV and (optional) raw honey, blackstrap molasses or pure 
maple syrup in 8 oz. distilled or purified water. Take glass upon arising, 
hour before lunch and dinner ( if diabetic, to sw eeten use 2-4 stevia drops ). Delicious Hot or Cold Cider Drink – Add 2 to 3 cinnamon sticks and 
4 cloves to water and boil. Steep 20 minutes or more. Before serving add 
Bragg Vinegar and raw honey to taste. (Re-use cinnamon sticks & cloves ) 
Bragg Favorite Juice Cocktail – This drink consists of all raw 
vegetables (please remember organic is best) which we prepare in our 
vegetable juicer: carrots, celery, beets, cabbage, tomatoes, watercress 
and parsley, etc. The great purifier, garlic, we enjoy but it’s optional. Bragg Favorite Health Smoothie “Pep”Drink  –After morning stretch 
Prepare following in blender, add frozen juice cube if desired colder; 
Choice of: freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice; carrot and greens juice; 
unsweetened pineapple juice; or 1 2 -2 cups purified or distilled water with : 
2 tsps spirulina or green powder, barley, etc. 1 to 2 bananas, ripe 
2 tsp raw wheat germ (optional) 1 tsp soy protein powder 
2 Tbsp flax oil (or grind Tbsp of flax seeds) 1 tsp sunflower or chia seeds 
2 tsp lecithin granules 1 tsp raw honey (optional) 
1 tsp rice or oat bran 1 tsp vit C or emer'gen-C powder 
2 tsp psyllium husk powder (optional) 2 tsp nutritional yeast flakes 
2 dates or prunes, pitted (optional) 3 cup soy yogurt or tofu 
Optional: 8 apricots (sundried, unsulphured ) soak in jar overnight in purified 
water or unsweetened pineapple juice. We soak enough for several days, keep 
refrigerated – also delicious topped with soy yogurt . Add seasonal organic 
fresh fruit: peaches, strawberries, berries, apricots, etc. instead of banana. In 
winter, add apples, kiwi, oranges, tangelos, persimmons or pears, and if 
fresh is unavailable, try sugar-free, frozen organic fruits. Serv ings 1 to 2. 112 and exercises we often enjoy this drink instead of fruit. It’s delicious and 
powerfully nutritious as a meal anytime: lunch, dinner or take in thermos 
to work, school, sports, gym, hiking, and to park or freeze for popsicles. Bragg Health Smoothie “Pep” Drink 
Patricia’ s Delicious Health Popcor n 
Use freshly popped organic popcorn (use air popper). Try Bragg Organic 
Olive Oil or flax seed oil or melted salt-free butter over popcorn and add 
several sprays of Bragg Liquid Aminos and Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar … 
Yes – it’s delicious! Now sprinkle with nutritional yeast (large) flakes. For 
variety try pinch of Italian or French herbs, cayenne pepper, mustard 
powder or fresh crushed garlic to oil mixture. Serve instead of breads! Bragg Lentil & Brown Rice Casserole, Burgers or Soup 
Jack LaLanne’s Favorite Recipe 
14 oz pkg lentils, uncooked 12 cups brown organic rice, uncooked 
4 -6 carrots, chop 1” rounds or substitute grains of choice 
2 onions, chop, (optional) 1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos 
4 garlic cloves, chop, (optional) 4 tsp Italian herbs (oregano, basil, etc.) 2-3 quarts, distilled water 2 tsps Bragg Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
Wash & drain lentils & rice. Place grains in large stainless steel pot. Add 
water, bring to boil, reduce heat, then add vegetables & seasonings to 
grains and simmer for 30 minutes. If desired, last 5 minutes add fresh 
or canned (salt-free) tomatoes before serving. For delicious garnish add 
spray of Bragg Aminos, minced parsley & nutritional yeast ( large) flakes. Mash or blend for burgers. For soup, add more water. Serves 4 to 6. Bragg Raw Organic V egetable Health Salad 
2 stalks celery, chop 2 cup red cabbage, chop
1 bell pepper & seeds, dice 2 cup alfalfa or sunflower sprouts
2 cucumber, slice 2 spring onions & green tops, chop
2 carrots, grate 1 turnip, grate
1 raw beet, grate 1 avocado (ripe)
1 cup green cabbage, slice 3 tomatoes, medium size
For variety add organic raw zucchini, sugar peas, mushrooms, broccoli, 
cauliflower (try black olives & pasta) . Chop, slice or grate vegetables 
113fine to medium for variety in size. Mix vegetables & serve on bed of 
lettuce, spinach, watercress or chopped cabbage. Dice avocado & 
tomato & serve on side as a dressing. Serve choice of fresh squeezed 
lemon, orange or dressing separately. Chill salad plates before serving. It’s best to alw ays eat salad first before serving hot dishes. Serves 3 to 5. Bragg Health Salad Dressing 
2 cup Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar 2 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos 
1-2 tsps organic raw honey to taste 1-2 cloves garlic, mince 
3 cup Bragg Organic Olive Oil, or blend with safflower, soy, sesame or flax oil 
1 Tbsp fresh herbs, minced or pinch of Italian or French dry herbs 
Blend ingredients in blender or jar . Refrigerate in covered jar . FOR DELICIOUS HERBAL VINEGAR : In quart jar add 3 cup tightly
packed, crushed fresh sweet basil, tarragon, dill, oregano, or any
fresh herbs desir ed, combined or singly . (If dried herbs, use 1-2 tsps
herbs .) Now cover to top with Bragg Organic Apple Cider V inegar
and store two weeks in warm place, and then strain and refrigerate. Honey – Celer y Seed V inaigrette 
2 tsp dry mustard 1 cup Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos 2 cup Bragg Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
4 tsp paprika 1 tsp celery seed 
3 cup raw honey to taste 1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled, mash 
Blend ingredients in blender or jar. Refrigerate in covered jar. Important insert from the Bragg Heart Book – see back pages for booklist. Vitamin E Antioxidant-Hear t Healthy Foods 
Are Important for Y our Health & Longevity 
A partial list of foods that contain the following 
amounts of precious, healthy Vitamin E. This list was 
compiled from The Bridges Food and Beverage Analysis . Food Quantity Vitamin E IU's 
Apples ............................. 1 medium ................................ 0.74
Bananas ........................... 1 medium ................................ 0.40
Barley .............................. 2 cup ....................................... 4.20
Beans, Navy .................... 2 cup ....................................... 3.60
Butter (salt-free) .............. 2 tablespoons ........................... 0.80
Carrots ............................ 1 cup ........................................ 0.45
Celer y, Green .................. 2 cup ....................................... 2.60
Corn, Dried for Popcorn .1 cup ...................................... 20.00
Cornmeal, Y ellow ........... 2 cup ....................................... 1.70
Corn Oil .......................... 2 tablespoons ......................... 29.00
Eggs, Fertile ..................... 2............................................... 2.00
Endive, Escarole .............. 2 cup ....................................... 2.00
Flour , Whole Grain ......... 1 cup ...................................... 54.00
114 Grapefruit ....................... 2 .............................................. 0.52
Kale ................................. 2 cup ....................................... 8.00
Lettuce ............................ 6 leaves .................................... 0.50
Oatmeal .......................... 2 cup ....................................... 2.00
Olive Oil (virgin) ............ 2 cup ....................................... 5.00
Onions, Raw ................... 2 medium ................................ 0.26
Oranges ........................... 1 small ..................................... 0.24
Parsley ............................. 2 cup ....................................... 5.50
Peas, Green ..................... 1 cup ........................................ 4.00
Potatoes, White .............. 1 medium ................................ 0.06
Potatoes, Sweet ............... 1 small ..................................... 4.00
Rice, Brown ..................... 1 cup cooked ........................... 2.40
Rye .................................. 2 cup ....................................... 3.00
Soybean Oil ..................... 2 tablespoons ......................... 46.00
Sunflower Seeds, Raw .....2 cup ..................................... 31.00
Wheatgerm Oil ............... 2 tablespoons ....................... 140.00
Plus E 's in seeds, raw nuts, spinach, br occoli, avocados, etc. a lso in cooked beans.
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        All the 
blood vessels which bring needed nourishment and 
oxygen to the eye are ver y tiny capillaries. Y ear after 
year, most people drink chemicalized and inor ganically 
mineralized water and absorb the toxic uric acids from 
their daily food. Just as in the limestone caverns the 
stalactites and stalagmites are formed drop by drop, so, 
drop by drop, the blood deposits inorganic minerals and 
toxic acids into the tiny blood capillaries of the eyes. Encrustations are eventually formed in these delicate 
capillaries. Glasses are prescribed. After a time stronger 
glasses are necessar y. Then the vision starts to fail and, 
in some instances, a person is left in total darkness. 86 
The Human Eye is 
Like a Camera. Light 
rays enter the eye, 
cross in the lens and 
focus on the retina. Many people panic when they start losing their 
precious vision. They tr y treatments of all kinds and 
descriptions; some have operations, but their sight 
gradually fades away. Remember there are these vicious 
enemies of healthy eyes: fluoride, chlorine, inorganic 
mineral water, toxic poisons fr om acid-forming foods 
and uric acid from a diet too heavy in animal proteins. Build Clean, Healthy Blood 
The blood holds the key to our health, vitality and 
our youthfulness – and our ver y life. Keep the blood 
free from inorganic minerals and toxic acids. Every 90 days we build a brand new bloodstr eam. We can live and regain health using a reversal program 
being careful of the kind of water we drink and the kind 
of foods we eat. Starting today you can discard the 
materials which create an unhealthy bloodstream and 
start building one with natural foods that promotes a 
painless, tireless and ageless body. It’ s all up to you. Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other. – Joseph Addison 87 
DIAGRAM OF THE CIRCULA TORY SYSTEM 
Right Left 
Massive 
Blood 
System 
For the sake of clarity most blood vessels are not shown
on the lar ger ar t. We show only some of the arteries and
veins. The smaller ar t shows the entire body blood system. Using the knowledge offered in this book, you can 
start becoming mor e youthful as you live longer. You 
must be the absolute master of what goes into your body 
in the way of food and drink. Flesh is dumb. Y our body 
will accept almost all foods. That is the reason you must 
read this book several times and start living The Bragg 
Healthy Lifestyle for building clean, healthy blood. Of course, we all know what blood looks like. a 
somewhat thickish red fluid that we see whenever the 
skin is even slightly broken. These tiny oozings of blood 
come from ver y tiny blood vessels which supply the skin 
all over the body. Blood, your ‘River of Life’, is the fluid 
which carries oxygen and nutrition to all the cells of 
the body and tries to remove any poisonous substances. The trouble is that the average person is pouring 
inorganic minerals and toxic poisons into the body so 
fast that the blood finds it impossible to purify itself, 
much less the body. Nothing could be mor e important 
than this “life blood” of ours. If we do not get enough 
oxygen and nutrition and if toxic materials are not 
removed regularly, they will stockpile and we will die. And that, we are sorr y to say, is why most die long 
before their time. People do not take the time to learn 
how to get more oxygen into the body; they do not take 
time or interest in good nutrition. Death comes from 
accumulated toxins that actually poison and clog up the 
bloodstream, brain, organs and ner vous system. The 
heavy concentrations of inorganic minerals, salt, fat and 
toxic poisons which are a burden to the body are the 
vicious killers. Years are not your enemies. It’s what 
you put into your body that does the terrible damage 
to your health and erodes your future longevity. 88
Many people go through life committing partial suicide – 
destroying their health, youth, talents, energies and creative 
qualities. Indeed, to learn how to be good to oneself is harder 
than learning how to be good to others. – Joshua Liebman 
The human body has one ability not posessed by any machine 
– the body has the ability to repair itself – George W. Crile 
Health is not quoted in the markets because it is without price. Chapter 5 
Organic Minerals 
Iron, the Oxygen Carrier of the Blood 
Organic iron is indispensable to the formation of 
chlorophyll and hemoglobin. Because of its great 
affinity for oxygen, iron plays an important part in 
the organic world. It has a ver y close relationship to 
the fundamental processes of biological transformation 
of matter known as metabolism. The plant or tree takes the inorganic iron from the 
soil. It carries the iron to the leaves where it takes part 
in the formation of chlor ophyll granules ( this gr een 
matter is the blood of plants ). The amounts of organic 
organism is equipped with structures enabling it to use 
the materials in its environment to satisfy and meet its 
needs. Animals, with their power of locomotion, are 
able to hunt for food. Plants, lacking this ability, must 
have some way of procuring food 
from their immediate surroundings. In highly developed plants, the 
structures particularly fitted for this 
purpose are the root, stem and leaf. The root, besides anchoring the 
plant in the soil, takes in water and 
minerals. The leaf, being rich in 
chlorophyll ( it’s blood ), carries out 
the process of photosynthesis by 
uniting the water absorbed by the 
roots with carbon dioxide gathered 
from the atmosphere. This miracle process produces 
simple sugar, an organic rich food for the plant. 89 iron and chlorophyll var y in different parts of the plant. For instance, the green outer leaves of cabbage contain 
four times as much iron as the inner leaves. How Plants Do Their Miracle W ork 
In order to carr y out their life processes, ever y 
The stem is an intermediate structure which 
conducts the water from the root to the leaf. It holds 
the leaf in the best position for it to receive maximum 
sunlight. The stem also carries the newly manufactured 
sugar from the leaf to various places in the plant where 
it can be stored for future use. Plants are miracles. Iron Ser ves Four Distinct Purposes 
In Plants, Animals and Man 
90 1. Iron produces the chlorophyll (blood) of the plant, 
principally contained in the green leaves, and the 
hemoglobin of the red corpuscles in man. 2. Iron enables the plant to take carbon dioxide and 
nitrogen from the air and to synthesize them into 
organic matter using chlorophyll and sunlight. 3. Iron assists in the processes of respiration in man 
and animals. It is the hemoglobin that carries the 
oxygen to all parts of the body, reaching ever y cell 
through the capillaries. Here the carbon of the 
ingested food, stored in the cells of the tissues, is 
oxidized and changed into carbonic acid. This in turn 
is combined with the alkaline elements of the blood 
and eliminated through the lungs. 4. Iron generates a magnetic blood current and an 
electromagnetic induction cur rent in the ner ve spirals 
which pass through the walls of the arteries and veins, 
helping to build and nourish the tissues. The total amount of iron in the human body is 
comparatively small. Under normal conditions, it does 
not exceed 75 grains. Of this quantity, about 50 grains 
are contained in the blood, with the remainder being 
distributed throughout the marrow of the bones, in the 
liver and principally in the spleen. Iron is the most active 
mineral in the system, and therefore needs to be renewed 
more frequently than the more stable elements of 
calcium and potassium in the bones and tissues. The treatment of diseases should go to the root cause. Most often it is found in severe dehydration from lack 
of sufficient water and living an unhealthy lifestyle. 91 Organic V egetables and Fruits are 
Good, Heathy Sour ces of Iron 
The best or ganic iron sour ces are organically grown 
green leafy vegetables, raw spinach (raw is best since 
cooked spinach has some oxalic acid), parsley, water cress, 
sprouts, raw squash, Swiss chard, dandelion and mustard The quantity of blood in a 160 pound normal adult 
man is about 12 pounds (7. 5% of body weight) and 
contains appr oximately 50 grains of iron. W ith ever y 
pulse beat, nearly 6 ounces of blood ar e forced from the 
heart into our major ar tery, the aorta. Ever y 30 seconds, 
that blood passes from the heart into the lungs. Then 
the blood travels from the lungs into the arteries and 
capillaries throughout the body. Consequently, these 50 
grains of iron pass through the heart and lungs 120 times 
per hour, or 2,880 times per day. Within 24 hours under 
normal conditions, the 50 grains of iron have to perform 
the same function as 2,880 x 50 grains, or more than 20 
pounds. For that reason alone, a daily supply of organic 
iron in our food is essential to the body. greens, green cabbage, leeks, sorrel, Bibb lettuce, green 
lettuce, the skins of unwaxed cucumbers, avocado, 
horseradish, beet greens, artichokes, asparagus, carrots, 
tomatoes, beets, corn, black radish, pumpkin and corn. Many fresh organically grown fruits and their juices 
have a high content of organic iron. Leading the list are 
blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, and 
grapes, cherries, oranges, peaches, strawberries and pears. Natural sun-dried fruits are high in iron – with apricots 
being highest ( our favorite ), followed by black figs, prunes, 
peaches, dates and raisins. Many other foods have a high 
content of iron: blackstrap and Barbados molasses, raw 
wheat germ, soy beans, raw and unsalted sesame, 
pumpkin, sunflower and squash seeds, Br ewer’ s yeast, 
whole barley, dried beans of all kinds (pinto, kidney, 
lima, lentils, garbanzos), raw and unsalted nuts, natural 
brown rice, dried peas, rice bran, wheat bran, rye, whole 
grain cereals and millet. All these foods will have a higher 
Only I can change my life. No one else can do it for me. – Carol Burnett 92 content of iron if grown organically with no chemical 
fertilizers and absolutely no poisonous sprays. Let us 
again impress upon you that your body needs organic 
iron – not the iron that comes from inorganic sour ces. Can our bodies get ir on from water. Y ou often hear 
about a certain well or spring containing large amounts 
of iron. Some water does contain inorganic iron. But 
your body cannot use this inorganic iron – in fact, this 
iron is dangerous to your body. It can cause all kinds of 
stones to form in your vital organs, cement your joints 
and could turn your blood vessels to stone. Again we 
caution you: Stay away from inorganic minerals. Every Mineral Matters 
The body contains 19 essential mineral elements, all 
of which must be derived from live foods. Calcium, 
phosphorus and magnesium are vital for the growth and 
maintenance of bone; potassium and organic sodium 
give your body fluids their composition and stability. Phosphorus, calcium and sulphur are the essential 
constituents of the body cells from which all organs and 
tissues are composed. Magnesium, iron and phosphorus 
are important to help 
with the release of energy 
from your food. Iodine 
(seaweed and kelp) is 
important to the thyroid 
gland, which controls 
growth and the rate at 
which energy is used. Copper and iron minerals 
are needed in forming the 
red blood cells. Other minerals like 
sulphur and cobalt are 
used in the synthesis of 
some vitamins by the 
body. Zinc is an essential 
part of the insulin 
molecule. Ever y mineral contributes a unique factor to 
vitality, which is the positive proof of good health. These Organic Foods are 
Rich in Organic Minerals. A) Oats B) Wheat C) Rye D) Corn Beets for Longevity 
Organic raw beets and celer y have the highest 
amounts of or ganic sodium. We eat them almost daily 
raw in salads and our fresh juices. Once a week we make 
a beet – veggie combination soup, based on traditional 
Russian Borscht. W e know you’ll like this r ecipe. BRAGG HEARTY BEET – VEGGIE SOUP 
Delicious Hot or Cold. 12 qts distilled water 2 unpeeled potatoes, dice
2 cups cabbage, slice 3 cups raw beets, shred
1 cup carrots, shred 1 cup celer y, dice
2–3 garlic cloves, mince 1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos
1 small onion, mince 2 Tbsps Bragg Organic Olive Oil
Pinch of Italian Herbs 1 tsp Bragg Organic V inegar
3 fresh tomatoes (or 1 cup unsalted canned tomatoes)
Mince onion, lightly saute in olive oil 3 minutes. Add 
12 quarts distilled water and coarsely shred veggies. Simmer in covered pot 15 minutes or until veggies are 
tender. Add tomatoes last 5 minutes. Season with Bragg 
Liquid Aminos and Organic Raw Apple Cider V inegar 
just before ser ving. Y ou can var y this recipe by adding 
other fresh organic veggies in season, and precooked 
brown rice, beans, lentils or lima beans. Serves 4 to 6. As resear chers in nutrition and longevity, we have 
been keenly interested in the long-lived people in Russia 
and the Ukraine. Bragg Miracle of Fasting is the #1 Health 
Book in Russia and Ukraine for over 15 years. My father made 
several expeditions to primitive Russia and found people 
who lived amazingly long lives – some way over 120 
years. Beets were an important part of their daily diet. They got water cress from fresh mountain streams which 
they mixed with raw grated beets for a healthy salad. Dad found areas where the main sour ces of water for 
drinking were rain and snow waters (distilled by Mother 
Nature) which helps reduce chances of having hardening 
of the arteries from inorganic minerals and chemical 
93 
Soup rejoices the stomach, and prepares it to 
receive and digest other foods. – Brillat Savarin 
To err is human. Admit to your faults, make amends, forgive yourself and learn 
from your mistakes. It’s a wise person who also learns from the mistakes of others. buildups. Many of these rural, ageless Russians had never 
tasted common table salt. Their ar teries were healthy, 
flexible, youthful and free from the arter y cloggers – 
inorganic minerals and chemical encrustations. Salt is a Slow but Sure Killer. Common table salt (inorganic
sodium chloride) is both unnecessar y 
and injurious to the human body. It acts 
like the inorganic minerals to be found 
in almost all drinking water except 
steam-produced distilled water. Table 
salt can cause encrustations in the 
arteries, veins and capillaries. It can 
waterlog body tissues, making them 
94 
of blood pressure. According to medical statistics, the 
Japanese suffer from the highest blood pressure in the 
world. They are known to be the world’ s highest flabby and without skin or muscle tone. As a general rule, table salt users have a high elevation 
salt consumers. And my father’ s 
grandfather, who had a massive 
stroke in front of Dad’ s eyes at the 
dinner table, was a heavy user of 
inorganic salt. He put table salt on 
almost ever ything he ate – including 
tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, 
celer y and radishes – and he ate many salty foods, 
including ham, bacon, corned beef, hot dogs, luncheon 
meats, salted popcorn, pretzels and salted nuts. Eating such large amounts of salt and salty foods gave 
him an unquenchable thirst. My dad would often watch 
his grandfather consume as much as 2 pitchers of water 
at each meal. He used table salt, ate salty foods and 
washed ever ything down with hard well water that was 
saturated with inorganic minerals. Is it any wonder that 
his arteries turned to stone and a stroke killed him. Shake your salt habit. Studies show the salt habit raises risk of heart attack, stroke, 
hypertension, kidney disease and stomach cancer. – Institute of Medicine – www. iom. edu Organic Sodium – Power ful Natural Solvent 
Organic sodium is a powerful natural solvent and 
neutralizer of toxic waste products. In contrast, table 
salt – an inorganic sodium chloride – not only is 
unnecessar y, but is harmful to the body’ s chemistry. In animal and human processes, organic sodium has 
many important functions. For the transmission of the 
electric induction current, which is generated in the 
nerve spirals by ir on in the blood, a sodium liquid 
is necessar y (as is shown by the construction of electric 
batteries). For this purpose, th e normal blood serum 
contains a comparatively large quantity of organic sodium 
which favors and sustains the generation and conduction 
of the body’ s electric currents. Moreover, organic sodium plays an important part 
in the formation of saliva, pancreatic juice and bile. The 
dissolving and r educing properties of sodium can be ver y 
distinctly recognized in the emulsification and the 
saponification of fats, especially in the bile. Organic 
sodium is a fat fighter. It helps to keep the waxy killer, 
cholesterol, at healthier levels of 150 to 180. Organic s odium is essential for purifying the system 
of carbonaceous waste products. Let us remind you again 
that sodium is of value to the body only when obtained 
in organic form, as from fruits, vegetables  and kelp, etc. 95 
Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. We are all 
sculptors and painters, and our material is our own flesh and blood and 
bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man’s features, any 
meanness or sensuality to imbrute them. – Henry David Thoreau 
The eating of much flesh fills us with a multitude of evil diseases 
and multitudes of evil desires. – Porphyries, 233 A. D. It’s a little known fact that about 80% of sodium we eat comes not from salt 
we add at the table or during cooking, but from processed, packaged foods, 
canned, frozen and bakery products, etc. – Tufts University Nutrition Letter 
God makes all things good; man meddles with 
them and they can become evil. – Rousseau 96 As previously noted, inorganic salt is indigestible and 
especially when eaten in large quantities is not easily 
eliminated fr om the body. It is therefore deposited in the 
tissues of the body and an insatiable craving for water 
develops as the body attempts to wash the salt from its 
system. Thus the tissues and the vital organs become 
waterlogged. When this condition reaches the heart, we 
have what is known as congestive heart failure. The heart 
cannot function under the combined stress from hardened 
arteries, added to the flabbiness from waterlogging. Congestive heart failure kills millions ever y year. Misinformation About Killer Salt 
Using common table salt is one of the most twisted, 
widespread habits and is injurious to your health. The 
consumption of salt in the United States now amounts 
to more than 100 pounds per person each year, and its 
use is constantly increasing. The salt companies do a 
thorough brainwashing job, even telling people they 
need iodized salt to prevent goiter. Sodium chloride, or 
common table salt, is an inorganic substance which has 
been the subject of much confusion in the minds of 
people for many years – particularly in regard to its 
necessity as an adjunct to our food. We Constantly Hear These
Erroneous Statements About Salt:
• “The salt desire is instinctive to humans and animals. ” 
• “It is the only substance which we take into our bodies 
directly from mineral elements. ” 
• “Common table salt is one of the most essential of 
the mineral constituents of the body. ” 
• “In hot weather, when we sweat a great deal, we lose 
the salt from our bodies. Therefore we should use 
large amounts of salt and salt tablets to replace it; or 
else we get sick, weak and suffer from exhaustion. ” 
• “Without salt, we would die. ” 
• “When salt is entirely withheld from an animal, death 
from salt star vation ensues. ” Salt – Harmful Preser vative – Don’t Use It. All of these assertions, and similar ones, are diametrically 
opposed to the truth. Why should sodium chloride be an 
exception among the other inorganic minerals. Salt has been used in the human diet for thousand 
of years – but not because the human body needs it. Salt was the first food preser vative discovered by man. Salt is still used extensively in the preser vation of nearly 
all foods, especially meats and cheeses. It is found in 
baby foods, canned vegetables, canned fish, prepared 
cereals, all commer cial breads and baker y goods. In fact, 
it is ver y hard to find any foods in the super markets 
that have not been contaminated with salt. Even in 
this modern age of refrigeration and other mechanical 
marvels, man still craves this primitive use of salt which 
was used to preser ve and lengthen the shelf life of his 
food – and consequently shortens his own. The salt eating habit is not instinctive. It is acquired, 
as are the other health-destroying and life-shortening, 
unhygienic habits, such as alcohol, smoking, drugs, etc. The taste or craving for salt is artificial, because salt 
paralyzes the 260 taste buds in the mouth. Like any 
other addiction, salt creates an unnatural craving by 
deadening certain warning signals of the body. The advocates of salt point to the animals who often 
travel miles to the so-called “salt licks”. My father 
studied some of the natural “salt lick” deposits and, on 
close examination, found little or no sodium. Cattle, like humans, do not need i norganic sodium. When cattle are fed herbage grown in soils that are poor 
in mineral elements – especially sodium – such a s 
mountain slopes where rains have carried away the most 
soluble parts of the soil and deposited them in valley s, 
they may tr y to satisfy this deficiency a t an artificial 
(inorganic) “salt-lick”. An animal’ s taste buds, just like a human’ s, can be 
perverted by salt. Often a salt block is put in the pastur e 
so the cattle will lick it, become excessively thirsty and 
consume large amounts of water. As in humans, the 
97 98 result is waterlogged tissues. Consequently, the cattle 
ranchers gain profit from waterlogged tissue weight when 
the cattle are brought to market. Remember, when you eat 
commer cial meat, it may be saturated with inorganic sa lt, 
plus other toxins, hormones, drugs, etc. Don’ t make 
matters worse by adding more table salt to it. see mad-cow. org 
Plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, seaweeds and salads 
in your diet will supply your body with all the organic 
sodium it needs. For your healthy liquids you will find 
no pur er drink than the juice of fr esh organic fr uits 
and vegetables and pur e distilled water. The “Fad” of Drinking Sea W ater 
From time to time during the past 85 years, some so-
called “health experts”have advised drinking sea water 
to get the minerals which the body requires. They give 
the argument that billions of tons of top soil are washed 
into the ocean ever y year, and that the minerals from 
this rich soil can be absorbed by the human body to 
gain more health. Nothing could be farther from the 
truth. Y es, the ocean is a vast stor ehouse of inorganic 
minerals. But again we must positively state that the 
human body cannot absorb or utilize any inorganic 
mineral – whether it comes from a well, spring, river, 
lake or ocean. Then, too, ocean water has a very high 
concentration of inorganic sodium chloride (common 
table salt) which cannot be used by the body chemistry. Don’ t drink sea water, no matter what you have 
been told or read. Sailors and shipwrecked people have 
tried it, and they had an agonizing death. Drinking 8 glasses daily of pure distilled water helps cleanse, purify, renew 
and recharge our human batteries, to insure a longer, healthier, happier life. – Paul C. Bragg, N.
Capillaries
What are the tiny blood vessels that bring nourishment and oxygen to the eyes?
Organic iron is necessary for the formation of chlorophyll and hemoglobin, and it plays a crucial role in the metabolism of the body.
What is the purpose of the iron in the body?
No, the body cannot absorb inorganic iron from water, and it is actually harmful to the body.
Can the human body absorb inorganic iron from water?
8 glasses of distilled water
What is the recommended daily intake of distilled water?
It is recommended to get the benefits of salt from organic, plant-based sources, such as Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar and Bragg Liquid Aminos, rather than from animal-based sources.
What is the recommended way to get the benefits of salt?