People who fail to obey thisdoctor’s orders about getting plenty of fresh air everyday and night are inviting some severe complications.A thousand Happy Bragg Health Students Enjoying Hiking, Exercise and the
Fresh Air on The Trail to Mt. Hollywood, California, summer of 1932 . In the left
foreground is Bernarr Macfadden, Father and Founder of the Physical Culture
Movement and Publisher of popular Physical Culture Magazine and, to theright, Paul C. Bragg, Health Crusader and Life Extension Specialist. TheseHealth Pioneers enjoyed leading Health and Fitness Crusades across America.146Our Body is a Breathing Machine
Let us examine very closely the function of breathing. First, it is invisible food. It is the only food that we cannot
be deprived of for over  7 minutes or death will take us. We not only receive life-giving oxygen that is so necessary
to every cell in our bodies from the air, but when we
breathe, oxygen is carried by the blood to the lungs where
a great miracle takes place. There the life-giving oxygen
is exchanged for deadly carbon dioxide, in which formmany of the deadly toxins of the body are released. In
other words, we create toxic poisons in our body during
the very process of living. These are collected by the bloodas it circulates and, after the blood brings carbon dioxide
to the lungs, it’s expelled as the new life-giving oxygen
enters. Carbon dioxide is also burned up through theprocess of metabolism and during the creation and
destruction of the cells of the body. If a person doesn’t get enough fresh air – or if they are
a shallow breather – and the oxygen intake doesn’t equalthe outgo of carbon dioxide, then these toxic poisons
build up within the body structure. This can result inserious physical problems as the retained carbon dioxidecan concentrate in other parts of the body to cause intense
physical suffering. Enervation, the lack of nerve energy, can lower the Vital
Force so much that the body’s great bellows – the lungs –cannot pump in enough air to flush the carbon dioxide
out of the body. See how important it is that you not onlybreathe fresh air, but always be conscious of the fact that
you must breathe deeply  in and out. We are air machines. Oxygen not only purifies the
body, but is also one of the great energizers of the humanbody. We are air pressure machines. We live at the bottom
of an atmospheric ocean approximately 
70 miles deep. This air pressure is 14 pounds per square inch. Between
the inhalation and the exhalation of a breath, a vacuumis formed. As long as we continue to have this rhythmicalintake and output of oxygen, we will live. We can go
without food for
 30 days and more and still survive but
we can go without air only a few minutes.147
Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life. –  Papini
Inhalation Exhalation→
→Mechanics
of
Breathing
The mechanics of breathing, showing the position of the
diaphragm and ribs at exhalation and at inhalationPath of
Breath
Frontal air sinus
Turbinate bone
Hard Palate
Tongue
Muscle
Jawbone
Muscle
Thyroid cartilage
Area of vocal chordsEthmoid air cell
Stella turcica
Sphenoid air sinus
Opening of eustachian tube
Eustachian tube
Soft palate
Epiglottis
Vallecula
myoid  bone
Vestibule of larynx
Ventricular fold
Middle compartment of larynxDeep Breathers Live Longer & Healthier
Air is one of the important energizers of the human
body. The more deeply you breathe pure air, the better
your chances are for extending your life on this earth. For over  75 years, I have done extensive research on long-
lived people and I’ve discovered the one common
denominator among them all– they are deep breathers! I have found that the deeper, therefore fewer breaths aperson takes in one minute, the longer they live. Most
rapid breathers are the nervous, short-lived people.148Yes, rapid breathing humans shorten their lives and
this also applies to the animal world. Rabbits, guinea
pigs and all kinds of rodents are rapid breathers. They
are the shortest-lived animals. For years I have made it apractice when I first get up in the morning to do my
long, slow, deep breathing exercises and practice them
several times throughout the day. India’s Holy Men Practice Deep, Slow Breathing
On my expeditions to India I found holy men at
secluded retreats who had devoted their lives to buildinga physically powerful body as an instrument for highspiritual advancement. They spent many hours daily in
the practice of rhythmic, long, slow, deep breathing. These holy men of India were in utterly fantastic physicalcondition because the deep breathing of fresh air kept
their skin and muscle tone ageless! I met a holy man in
the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains who told methat he was, at that time, 
126 years old! This man had
no reason to lie to me because his whole life was spentin getting closer to God. It was he who taught me thesystem which I teach all over the world known as “Super
Power Breathing.” I do not have sufficient space in this
book to detail the full program that this holy man taughtme, but do read our book Bragg Super Power Breathing . To go into further detail in describing this holy man
physically, he had perfect vision and he had a beautiful
head of hair with not one gray hair in it. He had all histeeth and he possessed the endurance and stamina of
an athlete. He spoke seven languages fluently. He was
one of the most amazing men that I have ever met inmy life! When I asked him to what he owed his great
strength and mentality, his answer was, “I have made a
lifelong practice of breathing deeply and practicingfaithfully all of my breathing exercises daily.”
As a man, I don’t like to guess the age of any woman. But while I was on a trip to India I met a woman whose
age I guessed to be
 around 50 . I was amazed when she
told me she was 86! She was beautiful with no signs of
ageing. When I asked her the secret of her beauty and149
The quality of the blood depends largely upon its oxygenation in the lungs. Don’t regret ageing gracefully and living longer. It’s a privilege denied to many.her agelessness, I got the same answer I did from the
holy man. This beautiful woman was totally  aware of
the importance of deep breathing for her health. You must have noticed children playing and running,
jumping rope, roller skating and bicycling. While they
are doing these activities, they are breathing in large
amounts of oxygen, and that is what we must keep in
mind. We must keep active and take long, brisk walksand cultivate the habit of deep breathing. When I find
people living sedentary lives, no longer getting vigorous
exercise, I know that they are shortening their lives. At 100 Deep Breathing Secret of Endurance
A friend of mine for many years was Amos Stagg,
the famous football and athletic coach. Mr. Stagg livedto be over 
100 years of age. I once asked him his secret
of long life and his answer was, “I have all of my life
indulged in running and other vigorous exercises that
forced large amounts of oxygen into my body.”
I had another friend in New York, James Hocking,
who was one of the greatest long distance walking
champions America has ever known. I asked him on
his hundredth birthday the secret of his long active life
and super health. His answer was “I have always walkedvigorously and breathed deeply.” So you see, oxygen is
a detoxifier. It is like fasting, it continually helps remove
all the toxins from the body. I not only practice deep breathing personally, but I
also believe that people should expose their bodies to acurrent of freely moving air. Air baths are important togood health. You should sleep with your windows wide
open and with a cross ventilation of air moving across
your bed. I find that I sleep better and have a deepernight’s rest if I don’t wear sleeping garments and when
I do, I wear light cotton or silk. Under the covers it’s
warm and if you pile on extra sleeping garments youclose off the skin from its supply of oxygen.150
Living under conditions of modern life, it is important to bear in mind that
the preparation and refinement of food products either entirely eliminates
or in part destroys the vital elements in the original material. – United States Department of Agriculture
You can increase the oxygen currents of nerve force with the
 breath and send it to heal parts of your body. –  Paul C. BraggIdleness is the burial of a living man. – Jeremy Taylor
The world belongs to the energetic. –  Ralph Waldo EmersonAmericans Are Becoming Lazy Sitters
If you sit for hours, you must compensate for this
inactivity because it’s then that your breathing slows
down. If your occupation requires a lot of sitting, you
should compensate with outdoor walking and physicalactivities. You will find that you can solve most of your
problems during a brisk 
2 mile hike in the fresh air. I do
this and it helps me. I believe that after the evening meal
everyone should make a practice of taking a walk, even
if it has to be up and down your driveway or hall. Today we are a society of sitters! We sit at our desks,
the movies, concerts, sports events and watching endlesstelevision. We are air and oxygen-starved. We can’t get
the toxic carbon dioxide out of our bodies, so we are fullof aches and pains and prone to premature ageing. This
is all because we are too lazy and too indifferent about
being active, vigorous people! Everywhere you look youwill see mostly overweight, unhealthy, and exhausted
people. Many of their problems are due to lack of oxygen. That’s why it’s so important to fast; because it helps toclean up any stored carbon dioxide that failed to leaveyour body through deep breathing. So when you are fasting, and feel up to it – enjoy a
short walk. Between fasts, make it a part of your life tobe an active person. This means getting out in the fresh
air to enjoy brisk walking, hiking, running, swimming,
tennis, etc. Join a gym and try dancing, also. You mustnot allow carbon dioxide to pile up in your body! This
brings serious health consequences.151
The Bragg System of Super Power Breathing
Built Paul C. Bragg A Powerful, Healthy Body. Do read
the book Super Power Breathing . See back pages for booklist. Breathing deeply gives you more energy, go-power and sparkles up your life . – Patricia Bragg, H ealth CrusaderDeep Breathing Builds Powerful Body
So, along with your fasting program, make it a point
every day of your life to have a brisk 2 to 5 mile walk
and, during that walk, breathe deeply. Every time you
think of it during your waking hours, you must takelong, slow, deep breaths. Remember what I told you –
the more long, slow, deep breaths you take, the longer
you will live. When you combine deep breathing withfasting you are adding years to your life! You are building
energy and vitality. You are going to break free of many
miseries by fasting and deep breathing. Remind yourselfevery day that Doctor Fresh Air is your constant friend.152
These 11 Associations Stopped
Endorsing Water Fluoridation In 1996
•American Heart Assoc. • American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
•American Cancer Society • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Action Network
•American Diabetes Assoc. • National Institute of Law Municipal Officers
•American Chiropractic Assoc.• American Civil Liberties Union • Soc. of Toxicology
•  National Kidney Foundation     •  American Psychiatric AssociationExcerpt from Bragg book  Water–The Shocking Truth That Can Save Your Life. The power of pure water is the vital chemistry of life!CHECK FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR FLUORIDE UPDATES:Fluorine is a Deadly Poison! Millions of innocent people have been brainwashed
by the aluminum companies to erroneously believe that
adding sodium fluoride (their waste by-product)  to our
drinking water will reduce tooth decay in our children. Americans get sodium fluoride in their drinking water
without thinking about it. Sodium fluorine, a chemical
“cousin” of sodium fluoride, is used as a rat and roachkiller and a deadly pesticide. Yet this deadly sodium
fluoride, injected almost by government edict into
drinking water in the proportion of 
1.2 parts per million
(PPM) , has been declared by the US Public Health Service
to be “safe for all human consumption”. Every chemistknows that such “absolute safety” is not only false andunattainable, but a total illusion! See facts on websites. Keep Toxic Fluoride Out of Your Water! Most of the water Americans drink has fluoride in it,
including tap, bottled and canned drinks and foods! The ADA
(American Dental Association)  is insisting that the FDA (Food
and Drug Association)  mandate the addition of fluoride to all
bottled waters! Defend your right to drink pure, nonfluoridatedtap and bottled waters! Challenge and stop local and state
water fluoridation policies! Call, write, fax or e-mail the
President, your Governor, Senators and state officials (
see web:
firstgov.gov ) and send them a copy of the Bragg Water book. •www.fluoride-journal.com • www.keepers-of-the-well.org
•www.fluoridation.com • www.slweb.org/bibliography.html
•www.bragg.com • www.fluoridealert.org • www.nteu280.org
• www.bruha.com/fluoride • www.rvi.net/~fluoride/ethics.htm153Doctor  Pure W ater
The noblest of the elements is pure water. –   PindarChapter 21
The Water You Drink
Can Make or Break Your Health! Doctor Pure Water is a vitally important healer and
splendid friend. Water is involved in nearly every body
process (page 155). I have thoroughly explained the
importance of drinking distilled water, the best for yourhealth, in another part of this book. Water makes upabout 
70% of your body, so you need a continuous
replacement to keep your water level normal andhealthy. Optimum is 
8 to 10 glasses daily. When you eat
fruits and vegetables you are also adding their liquids(distilled by nature) to your diet. There’s so many health benefits from water you can
enjoy. A good warm bath is a tonic and a relaxer whichsoothes irritated nerves and quiets emotions. Every dayof the year in the United States people enjoy swimmingin water at the seashore, in lakes, rivers, streams andswimming pools. Swimming is one of the best exercisesanyone can perform. It puts no strain on the joints orthe heart. Swim as often as you can. If you can’t swim,go to a professional who can teach you how to swim.You will never regret it because it is one of the most
relaxing, but exhilarating of exercises. It can be enjoyedregardless of age. Don’t fear it! Learn to love it. Water therapies have been used for man’s miseries
since the beginning of time. In my world travels I havefound many different types of therapies. It’s been proventhat the ancient civilizations of the Egyptians, Assyrians,Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, Hindus, Chinese and othercultures, including Native American Indians, have usedwater therapies for the relief of human ailments.154
To the days of the aged water addeth length;
To the might of the strong water addeth strength;It freshens the heart, water brightens the sight;Water is like drinking a goblet of morning light.The Health Miracles of Pure WaterMost Ancient Healers Used Water Therapy
400 years before the birth of Christ, on the Greek
island of Cos in the Aegean Sea, Hippocrates, the father
of medicine developed a complete system of watertreatments. His records state that a cold bath followedby a hot bath and a massage improves the circulation.We agree with this! The cold, then hot bath followed by
a coarse friction rub is one of the best circulation builders. I have visited great health (water) spas around the
world. For years we had a home in Desert Hot Springs,
California, so we could enjoy their healing waters. It’slocated directly on the San Andreas fault where many
earthquakes originate. Under this fault there is a great
river of hot mineral water. Wells are piped down to thisunderground river and the hot mineral water is brought
to the spas. People from all over the world come to Desert
Hot Springs to bathe in its soothing mineral water. I do not regard hot mineral water as a cure for any
human ailment. But I believe that hot water, particularlyat 
104°, is a purifier and a detoxifier that increases the
body’s circulation. This is why I recommend a hot Epsom
salts or apple cider vinegar bath (1 cup) as a detoxifier
and relaxer. It should be taken in bath water anywherefrom 
98° to 104°, for 10-15 minutes. The special bath can
be a very important part of your health program. Usuallyit’s best not to take a hot bath during your fasts, butwarm water is O.K. and diabetics always warm only. Always remember that clean, pure water inside and
outside is the best to use. It’s one of Mother Nature’swonderful ways of building a healthy body. Distilled pure
water is the best for drinking and all food uses.155
Water is the Key to All Body Functions! •Heart •Muscles •Glands
•Circulation •Metabolism •Sex
•Digestion •Assimilation •Energy
•Bones & Joints •Elimination •Nerves
There is only one water that is clean and that is steam distilled water. No other substance on our planet does so much to keep us healthy and get uswell as distilled water does! –
  James F. Balch, M.D.,  Author of Dietary WellnessWater is More Important than Food
More than  70% of the human body is water. The bones
in your body are even  30% water. To lose a tenth of your
body’s water supply is dangerous, and to lose a fifth can
be fatal. Losing lesser amounts disturbs body functionsand impairs chemical and physical processes necessary
to good health. Yet the body itself can take lots of
punishment. Half your proteins and almost all of yourfat and glycogen can be lost without causing death. Only
that important
 70% of your body – water – requires that
it be kept at a consistently high level. A practical example of the body’s demand for water
can be drawn from mountain climbing histories. In their
assault on the Himalayas, men working and climbing inhigh altitudes cut down on the weight they carried in
an attempt to conserve body energy. None were notably
successful until a team conquering Mount Everestscientifically considered the effect of the altitude on the
body’s water metabolism. These men increased their fuel
load in order to melt snow and ice into water. They wereassured of an average of
 6 pints of water daily per person,
much more than any previous teams had considered as
adequate water rations. While water was not the sole
contributing factor to their success, it was recognized ashelping to prevent the fatigue experienced by former
teams during their final assaults. The rest of us may not
need water for anything as demanding as climbing theHimalayas, but this serves as an example of how
important water – or the lack of it – in our diets can be.156How Our Body Uses Water
Almost every fluid connected with life and living
things is based on water. Protoplasm (the substance
regarded as the physical basis of life) cannot exist without
water. Nor can a blade of grass, a cactus, an insect, a birdor a fish, etc. Dry out a living cell and it will stop working. It must have liquid to survive and live! Human cells are the very same. Even food is brought
to them via fluid in the form of blood. There are about 9pints of blood in your body. After food is consumed by
the cells, the waste is carried away in a water-based liquid,your urine. Even oxygen cannot be absorbed by your
lungs except through a moist surface. The same is true
of the waste by-product of oxygen, carbon dioxide. Water is Necessary For Digestion
Food can’t be digested without water! There is an
actual chemical process that goes on in your body that’sknown as “hydrolysis”. It involves changing proteins,starches and fats into foods that various cells require in
order to work properly. But water is also necessary to
stimulate gastric glands in the stomach. In the intestinesit helps facilitate the absorption of solids and the most
important excretion of wastes. Water is important to digestion. It begins with the
intake of food at the mouth. Here the fluid known assaliva – which is
 99.5%  water – begins the digestion of
carbohydrates. The gastric juices we’ve mentioned earlier
are 90% water – they work on the food passed on to the
stomach from the mouth. The food, now fairly liquid, isnext passed to the duodenum, or upper section of thesmall intestine, where enzymes, the liver secretions and
the pancreas (
90% water) finish the digestion of food. Food is passed through the intestines and absorbed
through the intestinal walls in a watery state. The largestportion of this absorption occurs in the colon. Diarrhea
results from unabsorbed water which is passed as waste.This is a dangerous situation for infants who, because of
their size have only a small supply of water. This can
result in dehydration, bad digestion and even death.157
Pure water performs miracles internally and externally for well-being –  Patricia BraggSomewhere between  7 and 11 quarts of water are
needed just for proper digestion. Breaking this down, it
comes to  3 pints of saliva, a couple of quarts of gastric
juice, plus an equivalent amount of bile and otherglandular and intestinal secretions. Fortunately, the bodyis thrifty and most of this moisture is absorbed andrecycled. Its first job after being absorbed is to transferthe newly digested foods to the cells through thebloodstream where the blood cells themselves use and
reuse the water in their own process of living. Water is Vital in Removing Body Waste
Water plays an important role in the excretion of
waste through the intestine. The other forms of solublewaste also rely on water. The kidneys, bladder, skin andlungs all depend heavily on water to rid themselves of
any body poisons and excretions on a regular basis. The lung walls are composed of tiny air sacs that, in
order to function properly during the intake of oxygenand the expulsion of carbon dioxide, must be moist. The
linings of the nose, throat, trachea and bronchial tubesare also always moist – or should be. Because of all this
contact with air, the body loses about a pint of water
every day solely through exhalation. When the air is verydry, even more moisture is lost. Many people replace
this moisture by using a vaporizer in their homes. A large quantity of water can be lost through the skin. Here water is used as a vehicle for waste. The kidneysuse water rapidly, but the amount they use depends on
the quantity of fluid you drink. For every quart of waterpassed through the kidneys, 
12 ounces of waste are
carried in it. This is normal, but water (as urine) neverfalls below a level of a little more than a half of a pint.Kidneys never stop working and constantly demand
water, even when none is available. The body is then
forced to supply it through dehydration to live. All ofthese body functions occur without any chemical
transformation of the water. Water always remains water.158
Pure water is the cheapest form of medicine to a dehydrated body. – F. Batmanghelidj,  M.D., watercure.com, Author of – Water Cures: Drugs Kill
   and Your Body’s Many Cries for Water ~You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty.Blood Plasma is 90% Water
Sure, blood is thicker than water . . . but only by about
10%! Blood plasma is 90% water which permits it to
circulate through the body freely. It carries all sorts of
nutrients and gases, organic salts and products, and itemsneeded for body functions, activity and growth. Everything used by body cells is transported by
plasma, including the material the cell is made from.Anything made by these same cells which is needed in
other parts of the body – or to be excreted – is carried by
the same plasma. Yet plasma remains fairly identical incomposition at all times throughout the body. As it
absorbs foods and fuels from the digestive and respiratory
processes, it has the same substances taken from it bybody tissues, including the kidneys and lungs. If this
important balance is to be always healthy and well
maintained, it’s vitally important to have sufficient purewater for your blood and your entire body. Water Helps Keep You Cool and Healthy
Automobiles have water in their radiators to help cool
their engines. It’s much the same with the human body. The reason is that water absorbs heat readily. In livingorganisms, where constant internal temperatures areoften critical, water acts as a vital and efficient coolant.The human body has a constant temperature level.Measured orally, this is 
98.6 ° F.  It shouldn’t vary much
despite the climate or temperature surrounding the body. This internal temperature is controlled by external
skin evaporation to a large degree. Just about a fourth ofthe heat created by the processing of oxygen and foodby the body is eliminated through normal perspirationand the process of breathing. But under exceptionallydry conditions, the body can lose up to a quart of wateran hour through the sweating process alone. Obviously,this water has to be replaced or other functions of thebody are impaired. When it’s cold, the body can actually159
Water flows through every single part of your body, cleansing and
nourishing it. But the wrong kind of water – with inorganic minerals,harmful toxins, chemicals and other contaminants can pollute andclog your body, and gradually stiffening it painfully. – Paul C. Braggcease perspiring and water is further withdrawn into
the tissues. The evaporation of water from skin surfacesresults in cooling – Mother Nature’s air conditioningand fevers are in a way related. When you sweat andfeel hot, perhaps you have a temperature. When yourskin is dry and you feel chills, perhaps your bodytemperature has dipped. These often are signs of illness. In humid weather, evaporation is more difficult. So
we feel hotter though we’re sweating. Our body has aharder time cooling off and ends up working harder tokeep it cool. Researchers have found that the averageman, doing nothing, will lose about 
23 ounces of fluid
via the lungs and skin on a day that has normalhumidity. A long distance runner, on the other hand,will lose as much as 8 pounds. Football players can shedalmost
 14 pounds of water in about an hour’s time! Because the body is more than 70% water, and
because excretory processes depend so much on it, wateris easy to lose. Many so-called diets are based on lowerwater consumption or increasing water loss. This canbe very dangerous, especially if practiced over a periodof time. Fatigue is one of the first signs of waterdeficiency. It should be heeded by drinking lots of water! Water – The Body’s Vital Lubricant
The body, in its own way, is greased and oiled
automatically. The body’s basic lubricant is water. Itpermits organs to slide against each other – such as whenyou bend down. It helps the bones to move in theirjoints. You couldn’t bend a knee or elbow without it.Also, it acts as a shock-absorbing agent to ward off injuryfrom blows. Applied hydraulically in various parts ofthe body, it is used to build and hold pressures. Theeyeball is a good example of this particular function ofwater. Muscle tone cannot be maintained withoutadequate water, for the muscles are 
w’s water. This is
another reason why fatigue hits the dehydrated body.160The Body’s Three Sources of Water
Your body has to obtain its water somehow, to survive. The first source  is obvious. You drink water or a fluid
containing it such as fruit juice, soup, beverages and
the like. The second source  is regular foods, which are
mostly water. The delicious organic fruits and vegetables
have the highest water content. Don’t forget your body
is about  70% water. A peach is almost all water, it is 90% . And even something as dry as a hard roll is 4 water! The third source  of important water is metabolism. This is called metabolic water and it’s made by the body
from raw materials taken into the body. In other words,it’s a chemically made water. It results from the cells’
conversion of ingested food to cellular food. A perfect
example of this type of water production is thatbiological water factory known as the camel. Now, the
camel doesn’t store water. It stores fat in the hump on
its back. It also eats carbohydrates. In using these foods,the camel creates a great deal of water as a by-product
and then uses the water in its body chemistry just as if
it had drunk the water! Some insects are able to do thistoo, even though they eat exceptionally dry, low-watercontent foods. The average man consumes only about
22 quarts of water a day by eating and drinking, but he
uses up a full 2w to 3 quarts. The difference in this
amount is his production of metabolic water. Body Dehydration Causes Health Problems
When the body doesn’t get enough water, it reacts
and suffers! The precious secretions of important glands
are drastically deprived. Saliva dries up and membranes
dry out. We’re thirsty. The body signals quickly that a
drink of water is imperative! After losing more than alittle water without replenishing the supply, other
symptoms develop. Headaches, nervousness, inability
to concentrate, digestive problems and lack of hungerare some of these. Water quickly alleviates these
symptoms. American soldiers in the Arctic experienced
personality problems when forced into low-waterrations. To be deprived of water for just a few days can
be deadly. The body needs 8 glasses of water a day to
ensure health and survival. Do read Bragg Water book.161
The #1 food I recommend is Bragg’s Organic Raw Apple Cider
Vinegar for maintaining the body’s vital acid-alkaline balance. – Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Author of Conscious Eating
Astonomers Find Vinegar in Distant Space: In a stellar cloud 25,000 light
years from Earth, researchers found organic vinegar, a molecule thatmay have played a role in the formation of life. – University of ChicagoThe Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Drink
Helps Urine Keep A Healthy Acid Balance
This organic apple cider vinegar drink (recipe page
230) taken first thing in the morning, performs miracles,
plus helps keep the urine in a normal acid condition,
for urine is naturally acidic. This shows the kidneys are
doing their duties efficiently, flushing out the body
toxins. The drink is truly amazing and once you starthaving it 
3 times a day, you will see the miracles – no
wonder Hippocrates ( circa 400 B.C. ) used it for patients. Go to any drugstore and get Nitrazine litumus paper. Dip a small piece of this paper in your urine or saliva
sample before meals. See chart on the Nitrazine container
to determine acidity. If it’s yellow, the urine is normal
(pH 6.0 - 6.8)  – that means it’s acid. Levels of pH below
7.0 are acidic, those above 7.0 are alkaline. The chart
gives truthful figures. Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar, apples,grapes, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, cranberries and
their juices will help keep your urine at normal acidity. Distilled water is one of the world’s best and purest
waters! It is excellent for detoxification and fasting
programs and for helping detox and cleanse all the cells,
organs, and fluids of the body because it helps flush outso many harmful substances! (See Bragg Water Book at
bragg.com ). Water from chemically treated public water
systems and even from wells and springs is likely to beloaded with poisonous chemicals and toxic traceelements. Depending upon the kind of piping that thewater has been run through, the water in our homes andoffices, schools, hospitals, etc., is likely to be overloadedwith zinc (from old-fashioned galvanized pipes) or withcopper and cadmium (from copper pipes). These traceelements are released in excessive quantity by thechemical action of the water on the metals of the pipes.162
Pure water is the best drink for a wise man. – Henry David ThoreauPure Water is Essential For Health! Yes, pure water is essential for health. You get it from
the natural juices of vegetables, fruits and other foods,
or high purity water obtained by steam distillation whichis the best method. Another effective method combines
de-ionization and reverse osmosis. The body is constantly working for you, breaking
down old bone and tissue cells and replacing them withnew ones. As the body casts off the old minerals and
other products of broken-down cells it must obtain newsupplies of the essential elements for the new cells. Scientists are beginning to understand that various kinds
of dental problems, many types of arthritis and someforms of hardening of the arteries are due to imbalances
in the body’s levels of calcium, phosphorus and
magnesium. Disorders can also be caused by imbalancesin the ratios of various minerals to each other. Each healthy body requires a proper balance within
itself of all the nutritive elements. It is just as bad forany individual to have too much of one item as it is tohave too little of that one or of another one. It takes
appropriate levels of phosphorus and magnesium to keep
calcium in solution so it can be formed into new boneand teeth. Yet, there must not be too much of those 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 candeplete the body of calcium, magnesium, potassium, andother major and minor elements. Diets which are high
in meats, fish, eggs and grains or their products may
provide unbalanced  excesses of phosphorus. This willdeplete calcium and magnesium from the bones and
tissues of the body and cause them to be lost in the urine. A diet high in fats will tend to increase the uptake ofphosphorus from the intestines relative to calcium and
other basic minerals. Such a high-fat diet can produce
similar losses of calcium, magnesium, and other basicminerals compared to a high-phosphorus diet.163
Natural supplements are good insurance to insure that you are getting
enough minerals, vitamins and nutrients to maintain your health.Mineral Imbalances are Dangerous
Diets excessively high in fruits or their juices may
provide unbalanced excesses of potassium in the body and
calcium and magnesium will again be lost from the bodythrough the urine. The body likes a healthy balance!Deficiencies of calcium and magnesium, for example, canproduce all kinds of problems in the body. They rangefrom dental decay and osteoporosis to muscular cramping,hyperactivity, muscular twitching, poor sleep patterns andexcessive urination frequency or uncontrolled patterns ofurination. Similarly, deficiencies of other minerals, orimbalances in the levels of those minerals, can producemany other problems in the body. That’s why it’s important to detoxify and clean the
body through fasting and through using pure, distilledwater as well as healthy, organically-grown vegetables andfruits and their juices. At the same time, it’s also importantto provide the body with adequate sources of newminerals. This can be accomplished by eating a widevariety of organic garden salads and vegetables. Alsoinclude kelp granules – great sprinkled over foods, salads,etc. and try other sea vegetables. These help producehealthy mother’s milk for infants. Give the healthier RiceDream, nut 
(almond, etc.) or soy milks to children and
adults who are affected  (mucus, colds, asthma, etc.) by milk
products. We don’t endorse dairy products  (page 223) . But despite dietary sources such as these, many adults
and children in so-called civilized cultures will be found tohave low levels of essential minerals in their bodies.These deficiencies are caused by coffee, tea, carbonateddrinks, colas and long-term bad diets ( too much sugar, fats,
salt, refined foods, and toxic additives ) and lack of exercise. In addition, the body’s organ systems can be thrown
out of balance by continuing stress and toxins in our airand water, and disease-produced injuries and by prenataldeficiencies in the mother’s diet or lifestyle. As a resultpeople may need to take a natural mineral supplementsuch as the chelated multiple mineral preparations andalso a multiple vitamin supplement.164Ask Yourself These
Important Health Questions:
•How can I stop chemicals and inorganic minerals
from stiffening or hardening and turning my brainand body into stone? •How can I stop my body’s joints and back frombecoming painful, stiff and cemented? •How can I help stop the formation of gallstones,kidney stones and bladder stones? •How can I protect my arteries, veins and capillariesfrom the unnatural hardening of arteriosclerosis? •How can I prolong my youthfulness? •How can I prevent sickness and premature ageing? I say “Drink pure distilled water”, and follow The Bragg
Healthy Lifestyle outlined in this book. Also for more info
on the importance of pure water do read the Bragg book:
Water – The Shocking Truth That Can Save Your Life! Drinking 8 glasses of distilled water daily is vital, but drinking water with meals
impairs functioning of digestive juices and reduces the assimilation of essentialnutrients. It’s best to wait 1 hour after any meal before taking liquids. No man can violate Nature’s Laws and escape her penalties! – Julian JohnsonKeep World’s Plant Seeds Alive – Not Sterile! Terminator Seeds are sterile crop seeds patented and marketed by the
Monsanto Corp. that have been biologically altered to sprout a permanentlyinfertile plant. The large scale use of these seeds (which is already underwayin over 78 countries) could directly threaten the well-being of 1.4 billion peoplewho now depend on food grown with fertile seeds. This would present a hugerisk to the world because it could spread and sterilize all living plants, trees,etc. Farmers 
(and their neighbors, with plants ‘accidently’ cross-pollinated by
Terminator plants)  would be forced to buy new seeds every year. For many
of these farmers financial ruin would result and bring on misery and faminefor millions worldwide. Monsanto’s seed program has no benefits for theworld – only for the company’s greed and pocketbook. Discover Monsanto’s
fiendish plot to control world’s seed industry . Please protest to stop this: call,
fax or e-mail the President, and your Governor, Senators, and state officials.Protest Terminator Sterile Seeds – They Threaten Food Freedom! Websites: rafi.org  & sedos.org/Food/terminator.html  & firstgov.gov  & bragg.com165
Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food. – Hippocrates
The first wealth is health. – Ralph Waldo EmersonChapter 22
Your body is the most gloriously accurate instrument
in this universe. Given the correct fuel, pure air, exercise,
sunshine and internal cleansing by fasting, your bodywill function perfectly and last almost indefinitely. Ahealthy body is an efficient chemical factory. Given thecorrect raw materials, it should be capable (except foraccidents) of developing strong tissues and goodresistance against most bacteria, viruses and otherenvironmental toxic factors. It is the only fine machine I know of that contains its
own repair shop. It’ll work wonders if you give it theproper tools! It is constantly working for you. Its cellsare being destroyed and renewed every second.Biologically, it has no age limit. In fact, there is nobiological reason for man to grow old at all. The bodyhas the seed of eternal life. Man does not die. He commitsslow suicide with his unhealthy habits of living. Scientists tell us that almost every cell in our body is
renewed every
 11 months. Then why should anyone
speak of being old? Don’t you believe the moth-eatenfallacy that man, as he gets older, must face decrepitude,decay, senility and death! If people knew what to eatand only ate what they should, Old Father Time wouldshoulder his scythe and walk off in the other direction! Most people are suffering from mineral and vitamin
deficiencies. Research shows that millions are victims ofmalnutrition. The body’s millions of red blood cells areconstantly dying and being replaced; some are beingrenewed every second. They can’t be rejuvenatedproperly without the right substances and these mustcome from healthy, natural foods.166
When recovering from accidents, fractures, etc. take extra mineral and
vitamin supplements to nourish and help your body heal faster.Healthy Foods Build & Maintain Your Body! The person you are today,  tomorrow, next week, next
month and  10 years from now depends on what you
eat! You are the sum total of the food you consume. How
you look, feel and carry your years all depends on what
you eat! Every part of your body is made from food - the
hair on your head, your eyes, teeth, bones, blood andflesh. Even your expression is formed from what you
eat, because the healthy man is a well-fed, happy man. We often jokingly say, “What are we going to feed our
faces?” when it is plain that we mean our entire bodies
(including our faces) are ready for nourishment. We can begin anywhere in the body, but it’s best
starting with the skeleton which supports all othertissues. Superficially, our bones are largely minerals –
mostly calcium and phosphate. One might suppose thatonce the skeleton is formed, nutrition of the bone stops. This is far from true! Using “isotopic tracers” biochemists
have found that, even in an adult body, minerals areconstantly leaving and entering the bones. This meansthat bones are alive and are dynamic rather than static. Bones contain living cells which require not only
minerals for building bone, but all the other foodnutrients that living cells need to remain healthy. An emergency need for these cells arises when a bone
is broken. If these cells had ceased to live and functionwhen the adult skeleton became formed, a broken bone
would remain broken for the rest of one’s life. When a
bone is broken, nourishment of these cells is cruciallyimportant. They not only need the minerals required
for repairing the damage, but the cells themselves need
to “eat” and keep healthy. These bone cells, like all othercells, can be nourished at various levels of efficiency. This is related to the fact that bones sometimes knit
slowly and sometimes rapidly. The rate of healing canbe slowed dramatically by poor nutrition of the cells, or
it can be stepped up by improving the cell’s nutrition.167
Man does not die; he commits suicide with living an unhealthy lifestyle. – Paul C. Bragg
The Whole Body Needs Healthy Foods
Good physicians who treat fracture cases, especially
doctors who are nutrition and health-minded make sure
that every possible measure is taken to promote the finestnutrition possible to mend and build new bone cells! The cells in our skin, including the hair-building cells,
need continual healthy nourishment. This becomes
more evident and compelling when we remember that
skin is constantly being shed and replaced, and that hair
grows continuously – day and night, year after year. Those who handle farm animals, pets or racing animals
know that skin and hair sleekness is an important indexof health and well being. If an animal’s hair or fur is well-nourished and healthy, it’s an indication the cells of its
body are at least fairly well nourished. Laboratory
experim ents w ith mammals and fowl show that many
entirely different nutritional deficiencies will cause the
skin, hair, or feathers,  to become unhealthy. Doctors
recognize the appearance of healthy skin and are often
able to judge a patient’s condition on this basis. Severalgross vitamin deficiencies in humans become obvious
by their unhealthy skin. That national epidemic, constipation, is often a
manifestation of bad nutrition of the intestinal tissues.There are many involuntary “smooth” muscles which,
when they are stimulated, cause stomach and intestinalmovements. These wavelike motions keep the partially
digested food moving along until the final residue
reaches the large bowel and is soon eliminated. All thesesmooth muscles are made up of living cells which must
be well nourished if the whole process is to proceed with
efficiency. In order to prevent constipation in theintestinal tract, irritating substances (powerful laxatives)
are often used. These stimulate and “drive” the muscle
cells, sometimes mercilessly, when usually all that themuscle cells need to function efficiently is some fiber
and ample water, coupled with good nutritional habits.168
The greatest tragedy that comes to man is emotional depression,
the dulling of the intellect and the loss of initiative that comesfrom nutritive failure. – Dr. James McLester , 
Former A.M.A. President
The Body is a Mass Factory of Living Cells
The system of arteries, veins and capillaries which
carries blood and nourishment to all parts of the body
are not inert pipes; their walls contain indispensable
living cells which must be nourished satisfactorily inorder to remain alive and well. They do not always stay
well, as in the case of so-called hardening of the arteriesthat results from an unhealthy “corroded” condition
which can be aggravated by improper nutrition. The center of the circulatory system, the heart, is very
much alive and its continual nourishment is cruciallyimportant. The heart is a powerful muscle ( your master
pump ) which utilizes a tremendous amount of energy. Its cells need to be “fed” a highly “natural diet”   because
it pumps blood all over the body . If an artery supplying
blood to the heart becomes unhealthy and corroded, it
is more likely to be stopped up by a small blood clot. In
that case, the heart muscle cells which depend on the
artery for sustenance become starved and could die. If the starvation, particularly of oxygen, is extensive
and lasts even a fraction of a minute, the victim may dieof a coronary heart attack. In this case, the quality of the
blood may be satisfactory, but it cannot get through to
the heart muscle cells, and thus cannot carry  its nutrients
to them. The heart cells die and this causes all the cells
in the body to die. This is another example in whichfailure of cells to get what they need in one area cancause severe damage elsewhere in the body. There are various special organs in the body that have
extraordinary and distinctive nutritional requirements.All the important hormone-producing glands in the body
(the thyroid gland, the pituitary, the adrenals, the sex
glands, the insulin producing cells in the pancreas, theparathyroids) are made up of living cells. Like all other
living cells, they need continuous and complex
nourishment to keep the organs and body healthy.169
 Strong, healthy body makes a strong mind. –  Thomas Jefferson,  3rd U.S. PresidentIodine from Kelp is Important
One of the vital hormones is particularly interesting
because it contains a specific chemical element – iodine. The cells that produce the thyroid hormone are among
the most differentiated cells in the body . . . they
absolutely need iodine if they are to perform their uniquefunction. In certain parts of the world, such as the Great
Lakes region, the Pacific Northwest and Switzerland,
iodine is at a low level in soil and vegetation. As a result,many have thyroid glands that are relatively starved for
iodine. They become diseased and highly swollen,resulting in the condition known as endemic goiter. They
simply cannot do the job of producing the required
hormone adequately unless they are furnished withenough iodine to create it. When sufficient iodine is
furnished from (
delicious ) sea vegetation (kelp, seaweed,
Irish moss, etc.) or supplements, the enlarged thyroid
gland shrinks to its’ normal size and diseased condition
disappears. Example: by limiting different degrees of
iodine given a mammal, it’s possible to produce any
condition between severe goiter and normal functioning. Healthy Foods Have Good Effect on Brain
At first glance, no connection between food and
thinking is apparent. Yet I assure you that, just as surely as
food affects the different parts of the body, it also affects
our thinking! Our thoughts are influenced directly by whatwe have eaten; especially what we eat habitually. The brain is given credit for the processes of thought,
though some profess to doubt this and maintain thatthought originates outside of us, in the ethereal universe. But wherever it originates, the processes are certainly
governed by some parts of the body. The brain occupiesthe most strategic position in the body for direction of
thoughts and impulses. It is the logical seat for emotions,
motivating impulses and conscious thinking. The brain isthe great reflex center, from which radiate all the nerves
that control motion and sensation. Just as the brain
depends on the blood for fresh oxygen, what we eatdetermines the health of the blood we have.170
The Fast Foods Industry and their thousands of restaurants serve millions
of meals daily and have greatly accelerated the growth of fast foods that
has changed America’s eating habits! – Marion Nestle, Author of
Food Politics, How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health
One fourth of what we eat keeps us, and the other
three fourths we keep at the peril of our lives. – AbernethyAlcohol, Toxins and Drugs Are Killers! A  brain nourished by blood full of toxic poisons isn’t
able to function at its greatest efficiency. Toxins can so
befuddle the brain that clear thinking is impossible. Life-threatening comatose states can result from unusuallydeep types of intoxication, as in alcohol and drug overdoses. To have a crystal clear, alert and sharp brain you must
keep the toxic poisons in your blood at the lowest levelpossible. You must eat a diet that will supply all yourbrain cells with proper nourishment. Keeping toxicpoisons at the lowest levels calls for regular fasting and
a diet that supplies all the nutrients the brain needs. Refined, Processed Foods, High in Fat, Salt &
Sugar, Produce Learning Disabled Children
To demonstrate the effect that toxic poisons and
malnutrition have on children, I have talked to many
educators across America. They have thousands ofchildren between the ages of
 6 and 17 that are having
difficulty being educated. Their brains are sick and slowfrom toxic poisons and malnutrition because of thestandard American refined Diet (
S.A.D. ). These children
have been fed on breakfast, lunch and dinner foods thathad most all the nutrients refined out of them, thentoxic preservatives added. Although the schools areblamed for turning out uneducated students, often thisisn’t the fault of the teacher. The blame lies on theparents for their children’s unhealthy lifestyle! Parents are often misled by TV , radio, magazine and
newspaper advertising. These tell the parents to give thechildren processed foods which are largely composed ofrefined starch, sugar and fat. These “empty calorie” junkfast foods quickly satisfy a child’s appetite, but containpractically no healthy nutrients to build long-term health.171Worthless Enriched Breads and Cereals
Are Fed to Our American Children
They are told to give the children “Blunder bread”
and “Ghost toasties” that have been “enriched”. This is
virtually an admission that essential food values have been
extracted in the processing, and that the product needsto be “enriched”. Mothers feed their children fast foods,
hot dogs,  luncheon meats and the refined bleached
breads (
staff of death ), that are all loaded with toxic chemical
additives! Millions of American children are overweight,
malnourished, and they drink harmful sugared cola
drinks, that are filled with “empty calories” which may
give a short surge of energy, but contain no basic health
nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and nutrients. They eat ice cream which is high in sugars (that trigger
diabetes) and is filled with toxic additives and commercialfillers. Plus they eat sugared candy bars, cookies, donuts,
cakes and pastries. These foods could be called “deprived”foods. They satisfy a child by making him feel well-fedwhen he is truly being partly starved by spoiling his
appetite for more nourishing healthy foods. How in
heaven’s name can you feed a child’s brain on such “junkfoods” as potato chips or french fries with salt and gobs
of catsup smeared over them? It’s little wonder our
nation’s test scores are so low and still falling. Most Young American Men Are Unfit
Is it any wonder that 58% of all the young men who
enter the military service are physically unfit? The United
States Army Planning Officer, stated, “Even though
standards have not been raised, there is a worseningcondition of the unfit, overweight American youth. The
percentages of failures due to their inability to meet
minimum service requirements has been alarming.”
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , flatly states
that: “Nutrition is the most important single factoraffecting health. This is true at age
 1 or 101. But too
often, this fact is overlooked in the development of new
health programs. Nutrition is a specific factor in the
prevention and control of many chronic diseases.”172
Three Needed Health Habits
There are 3 habits which, with but one condition added, will give you every
thing in the world worth having, beyond which the imagination of mancannot conjure forth a single additional improvement! These habits are:
• The Health Habit   • The Work Habit   • The Study Habit
If you have these habits, and also have the love of someone who has thesesame habits, you are both in paradise now and here. – Elbert HubbardAmerica Leads The World in Sickness
Medical Science  notes that: “One of every  14 boys and
1 of every  17 girls under the age of 20 are hospitalized in
a year and their hospital costs are high, according to the
experience of one insurance company.”
An editorial in the London Times  said, “The food
industry . . . is in for a turbulent time and had better
take steps at once to remedy its shameful neglect of basic
research in nutrition.”
In World Medical Journal,  Dr. G. Burch, Professor of
Medicine at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana,states, “Even in the young age group, the incidence ofneoplastic diseases such as leukemia 
(cancer of the blood)
is increasing. The collagen diseases such as acute arthritisare also becoming common among youth.”
Boys made a sad showing in physical examinations
while the nutritional status of girls – the mothers oftomorrow – is even more serious. Most nutritionists,doctors and teachers agree that basically two factors areto blame: dietary ignorance and the lack of parentaldirection! One of the immediate consequences is theinability to resist infectious disease. Major childbirthcomplications are another result of poor nutrition. Awoman whose nutrition is not adequate for her ownbody cannot expect to produce a healthy baby. America leads the world in the highest standard of
living, the largest supplies of food and highest healthcare costs! These factors should make it the healthiestnation in the world, not one of the sickest! Yet, Americahas the gloomiest health forecast and leads the world indegenerative diseases. Why? Maybe because Americans
consume more processed, chemicalized, toxic foods.173
The freedom and ease you experience during fasting enables you to
discover new undreamed depths to the meanings of life. – Herbert Shelton
Kindness should be a frame of mind in which we are alert
to every chance to do, to give, to share and to cheer.American Adults Are in a
Sad Physical and Mental Condition
If you think school age children are befuddled in
their thinking, consider the adult population. If you
think the young population is half sick or completelyill, our adult population is even worse! I have notedthat 58% of our youth between
 18 and 25 would be unfit
for military service. If we examined our adult populationaged from 
25 to 75, what a group of physical and mental
wrecks we would find! If a group of  15 adults are gathered together in a room
for a social evening and the conversation turns to healthand disease, you can be sure that 
99% of these people have
some chronic ailment eating away at one or more of their
vital organs. It seems that every one has something wrong
with them! They talk of the shots they are taking, the
operations they have had or are going to have, the pillsthey are taking and the misery they are suffering. Theycalmly admit to each other that they are seeing a therapist,
as if it were natural to be in a confused condition! The longer the adult person lives on the standard
civilized diet, the worse he gets mentally and physically.This is proven by the many convalescent and nursinghomes in America. These places are packed withprematurely old adults, many who are senile, feeble,forgetful humans. I ask you, “Is this the way that Godand Mother Nature intended us to end our days onearth?” If you are going to eat a diet deficient in theessential nutrients and let your body become loadedwith toxic poisons, the answer is, “Yes!” Just becausewe live a limited number of years, there is absolutelyno need for us to break down mentally or physically. Since the mind is supported by purely physical
processes, it is not hard to see the connection betweenfoods and thinking. Our physical functions depend socompletely on what we eat that we cannot disassociateour state of mind from the quality of our foods.174Mental, Physical and Spiritual Rewards
During fasts, when the body nears a purified state, the
mind is on such a high level that the subconscious mind
becomes very active and sharp. One can almost seem to
experience the supernatural. Some of the greatest mental
feats have been performed during a fast. You experience
higher mental efficiency for long periods following thefast. Because fasting helps clear the system of toxic debris
that allows the brain to be nourished by a purer blood
stream so it can reach am azing heights of efficiency. America has achieved miracles in inventions and
science; but how much more might we have achieved ifwe had known the simple facts of fasting and propernutrition as a foundation for thinking more efficiently? The ancient Greek philosophers placed proper diet
first in training their students. Their rigid use of foods
shows clearly it’s importance in their philosophy. Socrates, Epicurus, Plato and many others placed greatemphasis on fasting and food and its relation to the mind
as a background for philosophical study. They practiced
what they preached – they fasted regularly. The philosophy of these sages is respected today as
thinking on a very high plane. It’s been said that the
sayings of these men contained wisdom so far advanced
that it appeared divinely inspired! I believe this. Out of a toxic body come foul, evil thoughts and,
conversely, a clean, purified body emits clean thoughts.The responsibility for clear thinking arises from thequality of eating along with living a healthy lifestyle. As the body becomes cleared of toxic debris, we begin
to think on a higher plane. “As a man thinketh in his
heart, so is he,”  is more than a trite saying. When the
body is cleared of waste material, the mind soars toheights not formerly glimpsed by toxin-filled minds.New worlds open to the cleansed, reborn body and mind. Follow steps of the godly, and stay on right path to enjoy life to the fullest. – Proverbs 2:20-21
Observe and respect the laws of Mother Nature and God.175
CREATIVE MEDICINE FOR HEALTHY LIVING
It is no over-simplification to say that our health comes from the
soil. No matter how many physicians and health professionals we
train, and how much curative or preventative medicine they may
practice, we cannot a ttain optimum health until our attention is
focused on preven tive m edicine, and thereby learn to keep and
even improve our health. To build and maintain healthy soil is the
real fundamental service. Creative medicine must be founded on
growing healthy,  NON-GMO  organic foods. We can create real health
for our people – only through creating a sound, healthy and
prosperous organic-based agriculture in America and the world. – Dr. Jonathan Foreman, The Land
It is never too late to be what you might have been – just get started. – George ElliotHealthy Lifestyle Eating is a Natural Science! Most of the worthwhile things in life are those things
that have helped others. The greatest accomplishments
for ages have been achieved by those who placed
accomplishment before idle pleasure! You will never find
gluttons among those great minds who eat a healthy,vital, live food diet to maintain brain power. Healthy eating should be a required science and of
importance to everyone. Eating is such a fundamentalthing. We depend on food for efficiency, health,
happiness and longevity. Good nutrition should be a
basic rule of every person’s early training . . . to eat for health! It’s never too late to start eating healthy foods and
living The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle. The minute you begina natural diet, your body, mind and spirit will start toimprove! In 
11 short months you can build a whole, new,
wonderful, youthful feeling body by fasting to clean outthe half-dead cells and using healthy foods to build new,
healthy cells. This is the great health secret of life. You will become the Master Builder of a brand new
body, free from miseries! You will develop a sharp and
alert brain. Your spirit – your soul, will soar to greater
heights! There is no greater treasure than living on thehighest planes of the physical, mental and the spiritual
existence. Doctor Healthy Natural Food will be your guide
to achieve the Higher Life. Trust in Him, for He wantsyou to have a perfect healthy life while you’re on earth.176
• CEREALS: Buckwheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Wheat
• MILK: Butter, Cheese, Cottage Cheese, Ice Cream, Milk, etc. • EGGS: Cakes, Custards, Dressings, Mayonnaise, Noodles
• FISH: Shellfish, Crabs, Lobster, Shrimp, Shadroe
• MEATS: Bacon, Chicken, Pork, Sausage, Veal
• FRUITS: Citrus Fruits, Melons, Strawberries
• VEGETABLES: Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Celery, Eggplant,
Legumes, Onions, Potatoes, Spinach, Tomatoes
• NUTS: Peanuts, Pecans, Walnuts
• MISCELLANEOUS: Chocolate, China Tea, Cocoa, Coffee,
Palm and Cottonseed Oils, MSG, Salt, SpicesHealthy Fiber for Super Health
Most Common Food Allergies
Make sure to get your daily dose of these naturally occurring, cancer fighting
biological substances, abundant in apples, tomatoes, citrus fruits, onions, garlic,beans, legumes, soybeans, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. The winners, applesand tomatoes, which contain 10,000 different phytochemicals (page
 235)!•EAT BERRIES, surprisingly good sources of fiber. •KEEP BEANS HANDY, pr obably the best fiber sources. Cook dried
beans and freeze in portions. Use canned beans for faster meals. •INSTEAD OF ICEBERG LETTUCE, choose deep green lettuces
(romaine, bib, butter, etc. ), spinach or cabbage for variety salads. •LOOK FOR “100% WHOLE WHEAT” or whole grain breads. A dark
color isn’t proof; check labels, compare fibers, grains, etc. •WHOLE GRAIN CEREALS. Hot, also cold granolas with sliced fruit. •GO FOR BROWN RICE. It’s better for you and so delicious. •EAT THE SKINS of potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. •LOOK FOR CRACKERS with at least 2 grams of fiber per ounce. •SERVE HUMUS, made from chickpeas, instead of sour-cream dips. •USE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR for baking breads, muffins, pastries,
pancakes, waffles and for variety try other whole grain flours. •DON’T UNDERESTIMATE CORN, including popcorn, corn tortillas. •ADD OAT BRAN, WHEAT BRAN AND WHEATGERM to baked
goods, cookies, etc. ; whole grain cereals, casseroles, loafs, etc. •SNACK ON SUN-DRIED FRUIT, such as apricots, dates, prunes,
raisins, etc., which are concentrated sources of nutrients and fiber. •INSTEAD OF DRINKING JUICE, eat the fruit: orange, grapefruit, etc. ;
and vegetables: tomato, carrot, etc. – www.berkeleywellness.com
Nature’s Wonder Working Phytochemicals Help Prevent Cancer177Doctor  Fasting
On a fast day . . . you shall read the words of the Lord. – Jeremiah 36:6Chapter 23
Fasting is accepted and recognized as being the oldest
form of therapy. It is mentioned  74 times in the Bible. It
is the universal therapy even used by sick animals in
the wilds the world over. As we study the ancient healersof the world, we find that fasting heads the list forhelping Mother Nature heal the sick and the wounded. There is a misconception about fasting that must be
clarified. It must be definitely and positively stated thatfasting is not a cure for any disease or ailment. Thepurpose of a fast is to allow the body’s Vital Force fullrange and scope to fulfill its own self-healing, self-repairing and self-rejuvenating functions to the bestadvantage. Healing is an internal biological function.Fasting gives the body a physiological rest and permitsthe body to become
 100% efficient in healing itself. Fasting under proper care or with workable knowledgeis probably the fastest way and the safest means ofregaining health ever conceived by the human mind! Even if I have to repeat myself, I want to make it
clear and positive that fasting does not cure anything.Fasting puts the body in a condition where all the VitalForce of the body is used to flush out the causes of bodymiseries. Fasting helps the body help itself. We who havemade a life study of the Science of Fasting and conductedand supervised thousands of fasts know the miraclesthat the body itself can perform during the period ofcomplete abstinence from food. It gives the overworkedand overburdened internal organs ample rest and timefor rehabilitation. It enhances the internal power andvitality of the body to flush out toxic poisons and wastesthat have been stored in the body for years. It raises the178
Actress Cloris Leachman is an ardent health follower who sparkles with
health. She hates smoking, coffee, alcohol, sugar and meat.
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        People who fail to obey thisdoctor’s orders about getting plenty of fresh air everyday and night are inviting some severe complications. A thousand Happy Bragg Health Students Enjoying Hiking, Exercise and the
Fresh Air on The Trail to Mt. Hollywood, California, summer of 1932. In the left
foreground is Bernarr Macfadden, Father and Founder of the Physical Culture
Movement and Publisher of popular Physical Culture Magazine and, to theright, Paul C. Bragg, Health Crusader and Life Extension Specialist. TheseHealth Pioneers enjoyed leading Health and Fitness Crusades across America. 146Our Body is a Breathing Machine
Let us examine very closely the function of breathing. First, it is invisible food. It is the only food that we cannot
be deprived of for over  7 minutes or death will take us. We not only receive life-giving oxygen that is so necessary
to every cell in our bodies from the air, but when we
breathe, oxygen is carried by the blood to the lungs where
a great miracle takes place. There the life-giving oxygen
is exchanged for deadly carbon dioxide, in which formmany of the deadly toxins of the body are released. In
other words, we create toxic poisons in our body during
the very process of living. These are collected by the bloodas it circulates and, after the blood brings carbon dioxide
to the lungs, it’s expelled as the new life-giving oxygen
enters. Carbon dioxide is also burned up through theprocess of metabolism and during the creation and
destruction of the cells of the body. If a person doesn’t get enough fresh air – or if they are
a shallow breather – and the oxygen intake doesn’t equalthe outgo of carbon dioxide, then these toxic poisons
build up within the body structure. This can result inserious physical problems as the retained carbon dioxidecan concentrate in other parts of the body to cause intense
physical suffering. Enervation, the lack of nerve energy, can lower the Vital
Force so much that the body’s great bellows – the lungs –cannot pump in enough air to flush the carbon dioxide
out of the body. See how important it is that you not onlybreathe fresh air, but always be conscious of the fact that
you must breathe deeply  in and out. We are air machines. Oxygen not only purifies the
body, but is also one of the great energizers of the humanbody. We are air pressure machines. We live at the bottom
of an atmospheric ocean approximately 
70 miles deep. This air pressure is 14 pounds per square inch. Between
the inhalation and the exhalation of a breath, a vacuumis formed. As long as we continue to have this rhythmicalintake and output of oxygen, we will live. We can go
without food for
 30 days and more and still survive but
we can go without air only a few minutes. 147
Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life. –  Papini
Inhalation Exhalation→
→Mechanics
of
Breathing
The mechanics of breathing, showing the position of the
diaphragm and ribs at exhalation and at inhalationPath of
Breath
Frontal air sinus
Turbinate bone
Hard Palate
Tongue
Muscle
Jawbone
Muscle
Thyroid cartilage
Area of vocal chordsEthmoid air cell
Stella turcica
Sphenoid air sinus
Opening of eustachian tube
Eustachian tube
Soft palate
Epiglottis
Vallecula
myoid  bone
Vestibule of larynx
Ventricular fold
Middle compartment of larynxDeep Breathers Live Longer & Healthier
Air is one of the important energizers of the human
body. The more deeply you breathe pure air, the better
your chances are for extending your life on this earth. For over  75 years, I have done extensive research on long-
lived people and I’ve discovered the one common
denominator among them all– they are deep breathers. I have found that the deeper, therefore fewer breaths aperson takes in one minute, the longer they live. Most
rapid breathers are the nervous, short-lived people. 148Yes, rapid breathing humans shorten their lives and
this also applies to the animal world. Rabbits, guinea
pigs and all kinds of rodents are rapid breathers. They
are the shortest-lived animals. For years I have made it apractice when I first get up in the morning to do my
long, slow, deep breathing exercises and practice them
several times throughout the day. India’s Holy Men Practice Deep, Slow Breathing
On my expeditions to India I found holy men at
secluded retreats who had devoted their lives to buildinga physically powerful body as an instrument for highspiritual advancement. They spent many hours daily in
the practice of rhythmic, long, slow, deep breathing. These holy men of India were in utterly fantastic physicalcondition because the deep breathing of fresh air kept
their skin and muscle tone ageless. I met a holy man in
the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains who told methat he was, at that time, 
126 years old. This man had
no reason to lie to me because his whole life was spentin getting closer to God. It was he who taught me thesystem which I teach all over the world known as “Super
Power Breathing. ” I do not have sufficient space in this
book to detail the full program that this holy man taughtme, but do read our book Bragg Super Power Breathing. To go into further detail in describing this holy man
physically, he had perfect vision and he had a beautiful
head of hair with not one gray hair in it. He had all histeeth and he possessed the endurance and stamina of
an athlete. He spoke seven languages fluently. He was
one of the most amazing men that I have ever met inmy life. When I asked him to what he owed his great
strength and mentality, his answer was, “I have made a
lifelong practice of breathing deeply and practicingfaithfully all of my breathing exercises daily. ”
As a man, I don’t like to guess the age of any woman. But while I was on a trip to India I met a woman whose
age I guessed to be
 around 50. I was amazed when she
told me she was 86. She was beautiful with no signs of
ageing. When I asked her the secret of her beauty and149
The quality of the blood depends largely upon its oxygenation in the lungs. Don’t regret ageing gracefully and living longer. It’s a privilege denied to many. her agelessness, I got the same answer I did from the
holy man. This beautiful woman was totally  aware of
the importance of deep breathing for her health. You must have noticed children playing and running,
jumping rope, roller skating and bicycling. While they
are doing these activities, they are breathing in large
amounts of oxygen, and that is what we must keep in
mind. We must keep active and take long, brisk walksand cultivate the habit of deep breathing. When I find
people living sedentary lives, no longer getting vigorous
exercise, I know that they are shortening their lives. At 100 Deep Breathing Secret of Endurance
A friend of mine for many years was Amos Stagg,
the famous football and athletic coach. Mr. Stagg livedto be over 
100 years of age. I once asked him his secret
of long life and his answer was, “I have all of my life
indulged in running and other vigorous exercises that
forced large amounts of oxygen into my body. ”
I had another friend in New York, James Hocking,
who was one of the greatest long distance walking
champions America has ever known. I asked him on
his hundredth birthday the secret of his long active life
and super health. His answer was “I have always walkedvigorously and breathed deeply. ” So you see, oxygen is
a detoxifier. It is like fasting, it continually helps remove
all the toxins from the body. I not only practice deep breathing personally, but I
also believe that people should expose their bodies to acurrent of freely moving air. Air baths are important togood health. You should sleep with your windows wide
open and with a cross ventilation of air moving across
your bed. I find that I sleep better and have a deepernight’s rest if I don’t wear sleeping garments and when
I do, I wear light cotton or silk. Under the covers it’s
warm and if you pile on extra sleeping garments youclose off the skin from its supply of oxygen. 150
Living under conditions of modern life, it is important to bear in mind that
the preparation and refinement of food products either entirely eliminates
or in part destroys the vital elements in the original material. – United States Department of Agriculture
You can increase the oxygen currents of nerve force with the
 breath and send it to heal parts of your body. –  Paul C. BraggIdleness is the burial of a living man. – Jeremy Taylor
The world belongs to the energetic. –  Ralph Waldo EmersonAmericans Are Becoming Lazy Sitters
If you sit for hours, you must compensate for this
inactivity because it’s then that your breathing slows
down. If your occupation requires a lot of sitting, you
should compensate with outdoor walking and physicalactivities. You will find that you can solve most of your
problems during a brisk 
2 mile hike in the fresh air. I do
this and it helps me. I believe that after the evening meal
everyone should make a practice of taking a walk, even
if it has to be up and down your driveway or hall. Today we are a society of sitters. We sit at our desks,
the movies, concerts, sports events and watching endlesstelevision. We are air and oxygen-starved. We can’t get
the toxic carbon dioxide out of our bodies, so we are fullof aches and pains and prone to premature ageing. This
is all because we are too lazy and too indifferent about
being active, vigorous people. Everywhere you look youwill see mostly overweight, unhealthy, and exhausted
people. Many of their problems are due to lack of oxygen. That’s why it’s so important to fast; because it helps toclean up any stored carbon dioxide that failed to leaveyour body through deep breathing. So when you are fasting, and feel up to it – enjoy a
short walk. Between fasts, make it a part of your life tobe an active person. This means getting out in the fresh
air to enjoy brisk walking, hiking, running, swimming,
tennis, etc. Join a gym and try dancing, also. You mustnot allow carbon dioxide to pile up in your body. This
brings serious health consequences. 151
The Bragg System of Super Power Breathing
Built Paul C. Bragg A Powerful, Healthy Body. Do read
the book Super Power Breathing. See back pages for booklist. Breathing deeply gives you more energy, go-power and sparkles up your life. – Patricia Bragg, H ealth CrusaderDeep Breathing Builds Powerful Body
So, along with your fasting program, make it a point
every day of your life to have a brisk 2 to 5 mile walk
and, during that walk, breathe deeply. Every time you
think of it during your waking hours, you must takelong, slow, deep breaths. Remember what I told you –
the more long, slow, deep breaths you take, the longer
you will live. When you combine deep breathing withfasting you are adding years to your life. You are building
energy and vitality. You are going to break free of many
miseries by fasting and deep breathing. Remind yourselfevery day that Doctor Fresh Air is your constant friend. 152
These 11 Associations Stopped
Endorsing Water Fluoridation In 1996
•American Heart Assoc. • American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
•American Cancer Society • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Action Network
•American Diabetes Assoc. • National Institute of Law Municipal Officers
•American Chiropractic Assoc. • American Civil Liberties Union • Soc. of Toxicology
•  National Kidney Foundation     •  American Psychiatric AssociationExcerpt from Bragg book  Water–The Shocking Truth That Can Save Your Life. The power of pure water is the vital chemistry of life. CHECK FOLLOWING WEBSITES FOR FLUORIDE UPDATES:Fluorine is a Deadly Poison. Millions of innocent people have been brainwashed
by the aluminum companies to erroneously believe that
adding sodium fluoride (their waste by-product)  to our
drinking water will reduce tooth decay in our children. Americans get sodium fluoride in their drinking water
without thinking about it. Sodium fluorine, a chemical
“cousin” of sodium fluoride, is used as a rat and roachkiller and a deadly pesticide. Yet this deadly sodium
fluoride, injected almost by government edict into
drinking water in the proportion of 
1. 2 parts per million
(PPM), has been declared by the US Public Health Service
to be “safe for all human consumption”. Every chemistknows that such “absolute safety” is not only false andunattainable, but a total illusion. See facts on websites. Keep Toxic Fluoride Out of Your Water. Most of the water Americans drink has fluoride in it,
including tap, bottled and canned drinks and foods. The ADA
(American Dental Association)  is insisting that the FDA (Food
and Drug Association)  mandate the addition of fluoride to all
bottled waters. Defend your right to drink pure, nonfluoridatedtap and bottled waters. Challenge and stop local and state
water fluoridation policies. Call, write, fax or e-mail the
President, your Governor, Senators and state officials (
see web:
firstgov. gov ) and send them a copy of the Bragg Water book. •www. fluoride-journal. com • www. keepers-of-the-well. org
•www. fluoridation.
It is essential to avoid severe complications and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
What is the importance of getting plenty of fresh air and not ignoring the doctor's orders?
Oxygen is a detoxifier and energizer, and it is crucial for the body's functioning.
What is the role of oxygen in the body, according to Paul C. Bragg?
The text does not specify a specific amount, but it emphasizes the importance of drinking 8-10 glasses of water daily.
What is the recommended daily intake of water?
The text does not specify a single key, but it emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle, including proper nutrition, exercise, and stress management.
What is the key to maintaining a healthy body, according to Paul C. Bragg?
Fasting is not a cure for any disease, but rather a means to allow the body to heal itself and become 100% efficient in its self-healing and self-rejuvenating functions.
What is the purpose of fasting, according to Paul C. Bragg?