Dr. Stanley S. Bass:  
Super Nutrition and Superior Health  
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REMARKABLE RECOVERIES   -  April 2003  
What is the ultimate nutrition for no disease, optimal health and a long life?? What is  
drug -free natural healing? What is the secret to having lots of energy? Dr. Bass has 60+ years experience with drug -free healing  
Welcome to my website! Since the 1940's I have been a Natural Hygienist according to Dr. Gian -Cursio's standards. I've been my own doctor all my life, except for accidents and emergency care, which were rare. I met Dr. Shelton, wrote articles for him for years, and I know Dr. Esser, Dr. Benesh, Dr. Burton, Dr. Scott, Dr.  
Gehman and the oldtimers in Natural Hygiene. Dr. Stanley S. Bass in 2002  
 
 
NOTE: Dr. Stanley S. Bass does NOT endorse any products, and does NOT approve of drugs or herbs or any so -called  
"cure" of any kind. Dr. Bass has instead worked tirelessly to teach how we can help our bodies heal themselves WITHOUT drugs or "cures", which  
only delay and hinder any natural healing. Please report any usage of Dr. Bass' articles for promotion of products to webmaster@drbass.com, thanks. All articles by Stanley S. Bass -  copyright©Stanley S. Bass  
 
How you can use the articles:  
If you are sick, read:                                             If you  are trying to lose weight, read:  
How Diseases are Cured  32                                             (about low -carb diets as the correct strategy:)  
The High -Carbohydrate Diet and Related Health Problems  92 The Time -factor in 
Recovery  38  
Insulin's Met abolic Effects (Why eat less carbohydrates?) 98 How Important is 
Diagnosis? 17  
How to Live 100 Years  22                                               (about overcoming the physical ‘sugar’ craving:)  
Causes of Addiction to Habits  24 What Symptoms to Exp ect when Improving 
Your Diet  5  
What Symptoms to Expect when Improving Your Diet  5 My First Water Fast  4  
 (about the emotional battle:)  
Attentive Eating  13  If you have a hard time changing habits, read:  
How to Overcome Temptations  27 Causes of Addiction to Habits  24  
Energy, Feeling and Thought  31 The Power of Habit Explained  33  
How to Overcome Temptations  27  
If you don’t want to change your diet, but still become  
healthier, read: If you are suffering from depression, read:  
Sequential Eating  9 Energy, Feeling and Thought  41  
How to Live 100 Years  22 Energy in the Body  30  
Energy, Feeling and Thought  31  
Energy in the Body  30  If you are trying to overcome an addiction, read:  
Causes of Addiction to Habits  24  
If you expect or have children, read:  The Power of Habit Explained  33  
Birth Defects can be Avoided! 40 How to Overcome Temptations  27  
What You do when You Vaccinate  42 Energy, Feeling and Thought  31  
How Diseases are Cured  32  
 
 
If you are looking for the ultimate veg etarian diet, read:  
With Three Generations of Vegetarian Hygienists   44  
In Search of the Ultimate Vegetarian Diet  48  
The Ideal 100% Raw Diet  52  
Natural Hygiene Vegetarian Diet & Food Plan  58  
Sequential Eating  9  
What Symptoms to Expect when Improving Your Diet  5  
 
If you are looking for a non -vegetarian diet that will give superior health:  
Primitive Man - His Diet and Health  62  
The High -Carbohydrate Diet and Related Health Problems  74  
Insulin's Metabolic Effects (Why eat less carbohydrates?) 79  
New Concepts in Nutrition, Health and Rapid Healing of Illness  55  
Primitive Diet Example  64  
Sequential Eating  9  
What Symptoms to Expect when Improving Your Diet  5  
 
If you are new to Natural Hygiene, read  : 
How Diseases are Cured  32  
The Time -factor in Recovery  38  
How Important is Diagnosis? 17  
My First Water Fast  4  
New Concepts in Nutrition, Health and Rapid Healing of Illness  55  
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My First Water Fast  4  
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Sequential Eating  9  
Attentive Eating  13  
How Important is Diagnosis? 17  
How to Solve Problems  21  
How to Live 100 Years  22  
Causes of Addiction to Habits  24  
The Power of Habit Explained  26  
How to Overcome Temptations  27  
Energy in the Body  30  
Energy, Feeling and Thought  31  
Laws of Life -  excerpt   87 
VIVEKANANDA Man's True Spiritual Nature  (only online)  
DR. SHELTON:  
How Diseases are Cured  32  
The Time -factor in Recovery  38  
Introduction to Cornaro's book   (only online)  
DR. GROSS Birth Defects can be Avoided! 40  
DR. MILLARD What You do when You Vaccinate  42  
HEREWARD CARRINGTON Introduction to Cornaro's book   (only online)  
 
IN SEARCH OF THE ULTIMATE VEGETARIAN DIET  
With Thr ee Generations of Vegetarian Hygienists   44  
In Search of the Ultimate Vegetarian Diet  48  
The Ideal 100% Raw Vegetarian Diet  52  
New Concepts in Nutrition, Health and Rapid Healing of Illness  55  
DR. GIAN -CURSIO Natural Hygiene Vegetarian Diet & Food Plan   58 
 
IN SEARCH OF THE ULTIMATE NON -VEGETARIAN DIET  
Primitive Man - His Diet and Health  62  
AAJONUS VONDERPLANITZ INTERVIEW: Primitive Diet Example  64  
DRS. EADES  The High -Carbohydrate Diet and Related Health Problems  74  
DR. ROSEDALE  Insulin's Metabolic  Effects (Why eat less carbohydrates?) 79  
 
INTERVIEWS WITH DR. BASS  
What is important to know before ones first fast? 5  
How well -known is it that all -vegetarianism (veganism) can cause health trouble? (About Essene vegetarian having veganism  
troubles; B12, D vitamin, Fats and Brain Size; ethical vegan diet with no supplements)   46  
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So you were a fruitarian, and a raw vegan, and finally came to the conclusion that those diets will cause deficiencies? (About  
Mahatma Gandhi, and Hallelujah diet followers)   51  
What is the "Paleolithic Diet"? 64  
How can vegetarian natural hygienists use this information? 79  
 
CONTACT AND CONSULTATION  
How to Contact Dr. Bass  86  
Telephone consultation with Dr. Bass  
Office consultation with Dr. Bass  
Books  84  
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HOMEPAGE  
www.drbass.com/index.html  
"Let's have the truth though the heavens fall." Herbert Shelton  
INTRODUCING ...  
Dr. Stanley S. Bass, N.D. D.C. Ph.D.,  
Natural Hygiene doctor, whose research about the best human nutrition for optimal health and freedom  
from disease has great interest for anybody concerned about their health and eating habits. Beginning in 1936 by testing a disease/recovery theory on himse lf, at the age of 19 -- making it today  
more than 65 years of study and writing  
-- Would it be possible to test what the best nutrition is for superior health and long life? -- What is the  
key to having lots of energy? Can low energy cause depression? -- Which might be the healthiest of the  
so-called "healthy diets"? -- How could one TEST the many nutrition theories in existence? -- What  
would an optimal diet look like? -- Is it possible to put together an all -raw vegan diet that does not cause  
deficiencies ? -- How can you recover from any disease on your own? Some of his fascinating conclusions you will find on these webpages. Others in books and booklets written by Dr. Bass. Stanley S. Bass began the study of nutrition in 1936 (see "My First Water Fast"). In his late 20's he was introduced to Natural  
Hygiene by Dr. Christopher Gian -Cursio and worked closely with him for over 40 years. He graduated from The American School of Naturopathy in 1955, from Columbia Institute of Chiropractic in 1959, and in 1953 he 
graduated from the N.Y. Institute of Dietetics as Dietician. Dr. Bass earned a Ph.D. in Public Health & Nutrition from Trinit y Hall  
College & Seminary in Springfield Illinois. Dr. Bass is IAHP -certified as a "specialist in fasting supervision and hygien ic care". Dr. Bass has been a Natural Hygiene doctor since the 1950's in the New York area, supervising thousands of fasts and health  
recoveries using diet. He also had a hygienic retreat in the Catskill Mountains,  the Life Science Health Haven  . Currentl y he does  
not have an in -patient clinic, but is still giving personal advice and assistance over the phone. Due to his healing success and  
knowledge he is  Knight of Malta  . Dr. Bass is currently working on a book on indigenous people, nutrition and health. "What were the changes in health patterns  
after the introduction of modern staple foods to indigenous people living under primitive conditions?" Dr. Bass is interested in correctly updating our understanding of drug -free nutritional healing with modern scientific findings. Also, Dr. Bass is one of very few Natural Hygiene doctors who is not restricted to vegetarian diets. Why is it so hard to change eating habits? - Why do I feel sick when I start eating  
healthier? - How can I overcome temptations ? CONTACT:  
Dr. Stanley S. Bass  
3119 Coney Island Ave.  
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235  
USA 
Telephone: (718) 648 -1500 
Website: http://www.drbass.com  
Email: ssbass@drbass.com   (Note that Dr. Bass does not answer emails, but you may send comments.) copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com                                                3 
 
 
Dr Bass' Dog & Cat Food tip:  
If you feed your dog raw meat/chicken scraps and intestines, plus up to 25% uncooked leafy greens (lettuce, kale etc.,for  
minerals), plus raw bones to chew on - your dog has a good chance to live 50% longer than on dry food - with fewer vet bills. How to get your dog to eat the leafy greens? - blend it to almost liquid, then mix it with a little  ground or chopped -up raw meat  
(chicken, fish) or an egg. - The same applies to cats, and other carnivore pets. (If you want to know more, read this book: Schultze's “Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: The Ultimate Diet” http://www.pri ce- 
pottenger.org/B ooks/pets.html )  
 
You can support Dr. Bass, who never received any grant for his health research by buying his books, or giving a tax -deductable  
contribution to his "The Life Science" foundation. We supported Dr. Bass by creating this website. Natural Hygiene Network, Houston - http://free.freespeech.org/nhn  
ARTICLES  
 
 
www.drbass.com/firstfast.html  
My First Water Fast  
 
"Our parents had passed away and I was able to do pretty much as I pleased.... After a few hours  
of shivering from the cold winds blowing in on my wet body, sure enough within a few hours, I  
developed chills, followed by a fever ..."  
 
From 1936 to 1939 a friend of mine who had been diagnosed as having heart disease had been staying home and  
avoiding work. Fearful of straining his hea rt. In 1939 he visited a Naturopath who told him that his diagnosis was wrong, that the pain he experienced was due to  
gas-pressure against the heart from faulty diet. The doctor put him on an exclusive orange juice diet for 10 days which resulted in a cur e of his condition and the end  
of his invalidism. I asked my friend to get the name of the doctor who wrote on this subject of Natural Hygiene from this Naturopath,  
and the names he recommended were Wm. Howard Hay and Rasmus Alsaker. I immediately went to  the N.Y. Public Library reading room on 42nd Street, N.Y.C., and read all of their books. These books referred to about 6 doctors who practiced natural healing and drugless medicine. While reading the writings of Dr. John H. Tilden, one of 6 doctors, I was startled by his statement that all colds, fevers  
and influenzas were nature's attempt to eliminate toxins and free the body of so -called disease. Could this really be true, I pondered? If so, this radical and shocking fact changed the whole face of dis ease as a  
beneficent attempt of Nature to take care of her children and protect them from harm, as opposed to the idea that  
these illnesses were caused by bacteria and microorganisms. I went home that day determined to find out if this was true. I was 19 years old at the time, living with a sister and 2 younger brothers (our parents had passed away) and was  
able to do pretty much as I pleased. I devised an experiment to test this theory. It was winter at the time. One night I took a hot bath, opened the wi ndows of my private bedroom wide and laid my  
wet body on a plastic waterproof cover I had put over the bed. I was trying to catch a cold or flu, after which I would go  
on a water fast to see if it worked as a quick healing and cleansing agent, as used by D r. Tilden in his sanitarium. After a few hours of shivering from the cold winds blowing in on my wet body, sure enough within a few hours, I  
developed chills, followed by a fever, great weakness and prostration. I stayed in bed 3 days and nights, sleeping  constantly and had no foods or liquids, after which my strength returned  
and I felt better than I ever did before. I had lost 10 lbs in the 3 days and I was so inspired and elated by the discovery  
of this great, new healing system, that I continued on the  water fast for a total of 10 days. Then I became a lacto -vegetarian, and began a new life, forever free from all fear of disease. Now I was convinced  
that disease was a healing process. In the course of my life afterwards, I have always been my own doct or and in the 3 times I had influenza during my  
lifetime, I always went on a fast, and the flu NEVER failed to disappear after 3 days. This radical experiment changed  
my life forever. copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com  4 
 
 
Another interesting phenomena which I have experienced is, that on 3 occasions in my lifetime, whenever I had a  
dead or abscessed tooth causing inflammation and facial swelling, I invariably went on a water fast, and within 13 to  
18 days  the dead tooth fell out by itself. Naturally and painlessly. The dentists I told this to were amazed and said they never heard of this. Yet I saved these teeth as proof of Nature  
being able to handle all conceivable physical problems. Stanley S. Bass, Apr il 12, 1994  
 
 
 
 (Note: resting in bed while fasting is much preferable.) The picture shows me in 1956 
on the  
38th day of a water fast, while  
working. My weight is 158 lb. Interview with Dr. Bass:  
What is important to know before ones first fast? Fasting is an ancient method, that is usually unequalled in speed and success for many hard -to-reverse diseases. But there are  
precautions:  
If your body is deficient in something, e.g. minerals, for best results an extended fast (over 9 days) should be avoided. Vegans  
can be deficient in proteins and fat. This is a major reason why supervision during your first fast is recommended. It is usually best to start with a short fast (with bed -rest), then be on a good diet for a couple of months to let the body  build health  
and strength, while removing its deficiencies. Then have a second fast of equal length or slightly longer, then a good diet a gain. In this way you'll avoid possible complications. Breaking the fast in a proper way is also very important. Dr. Gian -Cursio observed migrating birds falling dead from the sky over New York on many occasions. Since these birds were  
fasting, his conclusion was that polluted air, as well as other toxins, can complicate fasts, and that there are times when y ou 
shouldn't  do a long fast. Dr. Cursio set a limit of maximum 9 days for fasting and recommended fasting in an unpolluted  
environment. In the old days it was pretty easy and safe to go on a long water -fast. Nowadays with all food additives, dangerous artificial fats and trans -fats, and potent drugs - all of which may have damaged  
people severely - it has become more difficult. E.g. almost all bakeries (and candy and ice cream makers) now use dangerous  
cheap artificial fats. Antibiotics can have damaged peoples immune systems. (Example: detoxification of antibiotics during fasting  
can give temporary very high fevers.) Actually it wouldn't surprise me if we within 20 years will get an enormous wave of my stery 
deaths, due to the low -quality foods and detrimental drugs we  now give our children. Also it is better to stay in bed, every day of the fast, with lots of sleep. When it comes to length I think a 10 day fast wi th bed -rest 
is better than a 30 -day fast without bed -rest. Almost the only thing you get on a long fast while working is the weight loss, but you  
don't get the healing. I would not recommend ANY fast while working, long or short, except possibly the first 2 or 3 days, th at's all. How should I break the fast? Correctly ending a fast is extremely important. S ince the stomach and digestive system have been taking a well -deserved rest,  
you have to start them up gently. Small portions of raw foods, preferably liquid, is best the first days, before slowly intro ducing  
other easy -to-digest (raw) foods, in small port ions, over the next week. Vegetable juices are fine. Avoid fruits and fruit juices since  
sugars overactivate the insulin mechanism. If you avoid fruits for the first week after a fast you should not develop the rav enous  
appetite that so easily can undo any  weight loss you may have achieved. Note: serious (even life -threatening) problems can  
develop if you stuff yourself after a fast, especially with cooked foods. www.drbass.com/symptoms.html  
What Symptoms to Expect when You Improve Your Diet  
or 
Improving y our diet may cause you to feel sick  
 
"This is how recovery occurs - like the cycles in the Dow Jones Average at the beginning of a bull  
market recovery. You feel better, a reaction occurs and you don't feel as well for a short while. You  
recover and go even higher." copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com                                                5 
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
If I were asked which is the area of greatest misunderstanding and confusion in the field o f nutrition, I would  
immediately be forced to reply, it is the failure to properly understand and interpret the symptoms and changes which  
follow the beginning of a better nutritional program. HIGHER QUALITY NUTRITION  
'What is meant by a better nutritional program? It is the introduction of foods of higher quality in place of lower quality  
ones. For example, if a person replaces a protein rich food such a pork with beef, the beef may be considered the superior  
of the two - due to its easier diges tibility, lower and less saturated fat content, etc. Similarly chicken is superior to  
beef, and fish is superior to chicken because of its more rapid digestibility and lower saturated fat content. Lima beans, lentils or chick peas, which are eaten at the same meal with vegetables, are superior in all the nutrients  
needed to rebuild health. As we go higher on the scale of quality, we begin to include protein rich food which may be eaten in the unfired (raw)  
state, such as cheese which is made from raw milk and unsalted. Then we ascend to the nuts and seeds which are eaten in the natural state (raw and unsalted). HIGHEST QUALITY - RAW FOOD  
To summarize: the closer the food comes to the natural state in which it occurs, or the closer to its raw, unfired (raw)  
form, the higher its quality. In this condition, all the enzymes are found intact. The amino acids are in their finest form. The minerals, vitamins,  
trace elements, carbohydrates and "life force" are present. The life force, in turn is capable of reproduc ing healthy  
tissue. This same classification of quality which we analyzed in relation to protein rich foods applies to the carbohydrates (the  
starch and sugar -rich foods), the fats and the mineral -rich foods. TOXIC SUBSTANCES  
The quality of a nutritional program is also improved by omitting toxic substances such, as coffee, tea, chocolate,  
tobacco, salt, pepper, etc. from your diet. FOODS AND RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS  
What is the relation of quality of foods to recovery from illness? It is this in a nutshell:  The higher the quality of food we eat, the quicker we recover from disease, provided we are  
able to digest and assimilate properly. To this must be added the knowledge of  
•   proper food combining  
•   proper order of eating the different kinds of food at a meal: e.g. the most easily digested food should be eaten  
first, the more complex one second, and the most concentrated item last  
•   the correct quantity of food to be consumed (of each type) in the meal  
•   the correct time for eating (when hungry, and not by the clock)  
 
REMARKABLE CHANGES  
Now - what happens when a person follows these rules and makes a decided improvement in the quality of food  
consumed? Remarkable things begin to happen to the body as well as the mind. The amazing intelligence present in every cell of  
the body and the wisdom of the body in its operation, immediately becomes manifest. The rule may be stated thusly: When the quality of the food coming into the body is of higher quality than the tissues  
which the body is made of, the body begins to discard the lower grade materials and tissues to make room for the  
superior materials which it uses to make new and healthier tissue. NATURE SELF -CURING  
This is the plan of Nature - the body is very selective and always aims for improvement for better health. The body  
always tries to produce health and always will, unless our interference is too great. Only then do we fail to recover and  
degenerate further into disease. The self -curing nature of many conditions such as colds, fevers, cuts, swelli ngs, injuries, etc., furnishes endless  
examples of how the body tends towards health - always - unless we do something to stop the process. SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS  
What are the symptoms or signs which become evident when we first begin to omit the lower grade foods and instead  
introduce superior foods - those which are most alive, more natural than we are accustomed to? Usually within three days, the symptoms vanish and we feel stronger due to the recuperation which follows. copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com  6 
 
 
To a lesser extent the same process occurs when we abandon lower quality foods and replace them with better  
foods. LOWER QUALITY - MORE STIMULATING  
Lower quality has undergone more preparation. Spices,  salt and other ingredients have been added, as they tend to be more "stimulating" than less prepared and  
more natural foods. Animal foods such as meat, fowl, fish etc. are more stimulating than cheese, nuts and vegetable  
proteins. Consequently the withdrawal of stimulation which follows the abandonment of animal food produces a slower heart  
action - a resting phase - which registers in the mind as relaxation or a decrease of energy. This initial letdown lasts  
about ten days or slightly longer, and is followed by an increase of strength, a feeling of diminishing stress and greater  
well-being. AVOIDING FAILURE  
Now let us return to the symptoms which occur in the process of regeneration. The person who starts a better diet,  
stays on it for three days to a week and then quits will say, "Oh, I felt better on the old diet - the new one makes me  
feel weak." He failed because he didn't give his body a chance to adjust and complete its first phase of action - 
recuperation. If he had waited a while longer, he  would have begun to feel better than before he started. RECUPERATION - PHASE ONE  
During the initial stage (lasting about ten days on the average to several weeks in others), the vital energies which are  
usually in the periphery or external part of the bo dy such as the muscles and skin, begin to move to the vital internal  
organs and start reconstruction. This shunting of much of the power to the internal region produces a feeling of less energy in the muscles, which the  
mind interprets as some weakness. Ac tually, the power is increased, but most of it is being used for rebuilding the  
more important organs and less of it is available for muscular work. Any weakness which is felt here is not true weakness, but merely a redeploying of forces to the more import ant 
internal parts. RELAX FOR SUCCESS  
Here it is important for the person to stop wasting energy, and to rest and sleep more. This is a crucial phase, and if  
the person resorts to stimulants of any kind, he will abort and defeat the regenerative intent of  the body. It is impor - 
tant that he have patience and faith and just wait it out, and after a while he will get increasing strength which will  
exceed by far what he felt before he began the new program. Success in recovery or improvement of health hinges upon the correct understanding of this point - realizing that the  
body is using its main energies in more important internal work and not wasting it in external work invol -ving muscle  
movements. Be wise, take it easy here and relax. Just coast in,. your work and social obligations until you're out of the  
woods. RETRACING - CLEANUP  
Retracing: As one continues on the improved diet and gradually raises the food quality, interesting symptoms begin to  
appear. The body begins a process called retracing. "Now w e have a chance to get rid or this old garbage and build a beautiful new house. Let's get started immediately. Let's get this excess bile out or the liver and gall bladder and send it to the intestines for elimination. Let's get the  
sludge moving out of th e arteries, veins and capillaries. These smelly, gassy, brain -stupefying masses have been  
here too long - out with them! These arthritic deposits in the joints need cleaning up! Let's get these irritating food preservatives, aspirins, sleeping  
pills and dr ugs out of the way, along with these other masses of fat which have made life so burdensome for us for so  
long. Let's get going till the job is done - till we have a beautiful house - and from there on we'll keep it a beautiful ideal  
model house." CATABOLISM - ELIMINATION  
During the first phase (called catabolism), the accent is on elimination, or breaking down of tissue. The body begins to  
clean house. - In short, to remove the garbage deposited in all the tissues - everywhere. During this period. the body  
removes the ashes from the furnace preparatory. So getting a better fire. Here the accentuation is on removal of the gross and immediate body obstructions. Wastes are dis -carded more  
rapidly than new tissue is made from the new food. This becomes evident as weight loss. STABILIZATION  
This persists for a while and is then followed by the second phase - called stabilization. copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com                                                7 
 
 
Here the weight remains more or less stable. During this phase, the amount of waste material being discarded daily is  
equal to the amount of tissue which is being formed and replaced by the newer, more vital food. This occurs after the  
excess of obstructing material in the tissues has been removed. ANABOLISM - BUILDUP  
This state persists for a while and is then followed by a third phase - a build -up period called anabolism, wherein  
weight starts to go up, even though the diet is lower in  calories than it was before. At this point, much or more of the  
interferring wastes have already been discarded. - 
The tissues which have been formed since the diet was raised in quality are more durable and do not break down  
easily. Also new tissues are now being formed faster. This is due to the improved assimilation made possible by the  
ceasing of wrong food combining. The body's need for the usual amounts of food decreases, and we are able to maintain our weight and increased  
energies with less food. Many are able to function very efficiently on two meals a day. As the body progressively  
increases efficiency and decreases in tissue breakdown under exercise, so do we gradually need less and less food  
to maintain life. The higher the percentage of raw fo od one lives on, the slower the rate of tissue deterioration which one evolves into. A sick body requires a gradual carefully worked -out entry into this stage, where one is able to live on a 100% unfired  
(raw) diet. SKIN RASHES  
Returning to the symptoms w hich occur on a superior nutritional program, people who have had tendencies in the  
past to recurring skin rashes or eruptions will frequently tend to eliminate poisons and harmful drugs through the skin  
with new rashes or eruptions. If they go to a doctor  now who is not familiar with this aspect of nutrition, he will  
diagnose it as an allergy. They ask. "How come. I'm eating better now than I ever did before, and instead I'm getting worse?" They don't  
understand that the body is retracing. The skin is gett ing more alive and active. It's throwing out more poisons more rapidly now that the body is building  
more power which is saved from those hard -to-ingest meals which have been discontinued. TOXINS DISCARDED  
These toxins being discarded are saving you from more serious disease which will result if you keep them in your  
body too much longer - possibly hepatitis, kidney disorders, blood disease, heart disease, arthritis, nerve  
degenerations or even cancer - depending upon your hereditary or structural weakness es. Be happy you're paying  
your bills now in an easy -payment plan. CONSTRUCTIVE HOUSECLEANING  
With some, colds which haven't appeared for a long time may occur, or even fevers. This is nature's way of  
housecleaning. Understand that these actions are constructive, even though unpleasant at the moment. Don't, but  
don't, try to stop these symptoms by the use of certain drugs, or even massive doses of vitamins, which will act as  
drugs in huge concentrations. RESPECT THE CURING PROCESS  
These symptoms are part of a curing process, and don't try to cure a cure. These are not deficiency conditions or  
allergic manifestations - not if you're eating properly in quality, quantity, combination and sequence. Here is where experienced advice is a great value. Unfort unately, there are few books present today which give full  
guidance to the average reader. Try to find guidance through a doctor or teacher who has the requisite experience in  
this most confusing of all subjects - nutrition in relation to health and diseas e. 
 
MILD OR SEVERE SYMPTOMS  
You may he eating perfectly in regard to quantity, quality and observing all the correct rules, and still symptoms will  
occur. Those who have lived better lives in the past - who have eaten better foods and who have abused their  bodies  
less with overeating will have reactions ranging from almost none at all or very mild symptoms which may be  
uncomfortable or acute. Those who have lived worse lives and poisoned themselves more will experience more severe symptoms - if their  
liver,  kidneys, or other important eliminating organs have been damaged. When they have been renovated to the  
point of fair working order, they will no longer produce symptoms. EXAMPLES  
•   Headaches may occur at the beginning:  
•   fever and/or colds may also a ppear:  
•   the skin may break out;  
•   there may be a short interval of bowel sluggishness,  
 
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•   occasional diarrhea. •   feelings of tiredness and weakness,  
•   disinclination to exercise,  
•   nervousness, irritability, negativity or mental depression,  
•   frequent urination etc. However, the great majority of people find their reactions tolerable and are encouraged to bear with them, because of  
the many improveme nts which have already occurred and are becoming more evident with each day. This acts as an  
inspirational force to them. SYMPTOMS WILL DIFFER  
The symptoms will vary according to the materials being discarded, the condition of the organs involved in the  
elimination and the amount of energy you have available. The more you rest and sleep when symptoms are present,  
the milder they are and the more quickly they are terminated. Be happy you are having symptoms. YOUNGER AND HEALTHIER EVERY DAY  
Realize deeply that your body is becoming younger and healthier every day, because you are throwing off more and  
more wastes which would eventually have brought pain, disease and much suffering. Those who have the worst symptom -reactions and follow through to their succe ssful termination are thus avoiding  
some of the worst disease which would eventually have developed had they continued their careless eating habits. CYCLICAL IMPROVEMENT  
Don't expect to go on an ascending scale of quality, that improving your diet will ma ke you feel better and better each  
dax until you reach perfection. The body is cyclical in nature. and health returns in a series of gradually diminishing  
cycles. For example: you start a better diet and for a while you feel much better. After some time, a  symptom occurs - you 
feel nauseous for a day and have diarrhea with a foul -smelling stool. After one day you feel even better than before  
and it goes fine for awhile. Then you suddenly develop a cold, feel chills and lose your appetite. After about two or  
three days (assuming you don't take drugs or do anything else about it), you suddenly recover and feel better than  
you did for years. Let us say this wellbeing continues for two months, when you suddenly develop an itch or rash. You don't take  
anything sp ecial for it. This rash flares up, gets worse and continues for ten days, and suddenly subsides. Immediately after this you find that your hepatica is gone and your energy has increased more than ever before. The  
rash became an outlet for the poisons in th e liver which produced the hepatitis. DOW JONES RECOVERY CYCLES  
This is how recovery occurs - like the cycles in the Dow -Jones Average at the beginning of a bull market recovery. You feel better, a reaction occurs and you don't feel as well for a short wh ile. You recover and go even higher. Then  
another reaction occurs, milder than the last. You recover and go even higher. And so it goes, each reaction milder  
than the last as the body becomes pure. Each reaction becoming shorter in duration and being, followed by a longer period of feeling better than ever before,  
until you reach a level plateau of vibrant health. Here you become relatively disease -free. CONCLUSION  
We must learn to obey the laws of Nature. We must learn to eat simple pure and natural f oods, properly prepared and  
combined, and our bodies in return will cast off all the poisons we have taken in during our lives. The mysteries of the body, the operations of nature, the vital forces working in nature are far beyond what our minds  
are prepar ed to understand at present. Every great physician or scientist who ever lived marveled in awe and humility at the wonders of nature. Yes - we are  
"fearfully and wonderfully made." Stanley S. Bass, 1984  
 
(The above article is written to explain the process of body regeneration, due to improved diet using natural foods, and is not to  
be associated with the recommendation of any specific product offered for sale. ) www.drbass.com/sequential.html  
Sequential eating and food combining  
Excerpts from "Ideal  Health through Sequential Eating"  
 
"To simplify this concept of sequential or layered eating, the basic rule or principle can be stated  
as follows: Eat the most watery food first, the next less watery food second, etc." copyright © Dr. Stanley S. Bass   (718) 648 -1500    www.drbass.com                                                9 
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
..... In my opinion and experience as a nutritional consultant in Natural Hygiene (I began studying nutrition  in 1936),  
sequential eating represents the most advanced approach to understanding proper food combining. After testing and retesting the concept on myself thousands of times, as well as on others, including the experience of  
Dr. Cursio, his family, his p atients, as well as other Hygienic doctors - Dr. John Mega, Dr. Marvin Telmar, Dr. Anthony  
Penepent, etc. ......  
 
FOOD COMBINING  
......Any quick digesting foods must wait till the slowest digesting foods leave the stomach before they can leave - a 
process which can take up to 6 or 8 hours. While waiting, the fruit, cooked and raw vegetables, and some of the  
starches undergo some decomposition and fermentation, producing gas, acid and even alcohol along with  
indigestion. .....  
 
FOODS WITH SAME DIGESTIVE TIME  
There are food groups which may be combined at the same course during a meal. These are foods which have the  
same approximate digestive time. .....  
A RADICAL NEW CONCEPT OF DIGESTION  
..... If there are 5 different types of food in the stomach at one meal,  each eaten separately and in sequence, there will  
be 5 different kinds of digestion going on at the same time, each layer having different enzymes digesting each food,  
according to the needs of the food contained in that layer. But when say 5 different f oods are eaten at a meal, where each mouthful or bite is taken of a different food, then the  
entire stomach is filled with the same mixture. ..... ADVANTAGES OF REARRANGING THE SEQUENCE  
One of my patients in my early days of practice absolutely refused to give up any of his accustomed, conventional,  
low-quality foods. In this case, feeling my hands completely tied, in desperation, I gave him all that he desired. The  
only change I made was to rearrange the sequence of his foods. Amazingly, all of his digesti ve problems vanished in  
just 3 days. ..... Another advantage of eating one food at a time is that the person's sense of taste is satisfied with much less - but 
when each mouthful consists of a different alternating variety, the appetite is constantly stim ulated leading to the  
consumption of a far greater quantity of food eaten in each meal - far more than needed to meet bodily  
requirements......  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
SEQUENTIAL EATING REFERENCES  
......Here in simple language is an explanation of P. 993 (Howell's Textbook of Physiology):  
 Grutzner fed rats morsels of food of 3 different colors. First the black, then the white second, and third the red color. Shortly after, the animals were sacrificed, the stomach frozen and then cut in sections. The different color ed food was  
found to be in layers. Here we have definite laboratory proof that food digests in a layered or strata formation - contrary to the common  
conception that all food eaten mixes in the stomach. ..... There was a famous case, written about by Beaum ont, during the American Civil War, where a soldier received a  
gunshot wound which caused a large visible opening to appear in his stomach. His digestion was studied for a period  
of time by several doctors present, and they observed that his food digested in different layers. SIMPLE TEST FOR ANYONE  
One simple test that I used on myself was to eat different foods, one variety at a time, in sequence [all at one meal],  
for several different meals. Then when nature called, I examined the feces and was able to see different colors in the  
same feces. Watermelon which was reddish in color, was first, then tossed salad which was very dark brown was  
 
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next, and cheese was very light tan was last. All were joined together, exiting the body in the same order as they were  
eaten. Anyone can try this test, but to be accurate, the different foods must be eaten one at a time, and follow each other in  
sequence. STRATA DIGESTION - A FORGOTTEN CONCEPT  
..... What amazes me is that, even though, Henry Sherman believed in the strata formation of food in digestion, and  
Howell's Physiology book was published in 1941, to this day , almost every writer on nutrition as well as almost all  
docto rs believe that everything you eat in a meal mixes together. How such an important concept as the strata  
digestion of food was bypassed and almost completely unnoticed for over 50 years since Howell's book was  
published, is a great mystery to me. .....  
 
STOMACH - ILLUSTRATION  
For purposes of illustration, I am presenting a diagram of the stomach and how 6 different foods eaten in sequence at  
one meal would form 6 different layers, during the time spent in the stomach. In this diagram of the stomach, in layer 1, the bottom and first layer is where the first food eaten goes (the papaya). Layer 2 is where the 2nd food eaten goes (the tossed salad). Layer 3 is where the corn on the cob goes, etc. In this  
meal we are using 6 different foods, giving us 6 layer s. ......  
•   With this meal, after 30 min. the papaya will leave the stomach, and layer 2 - the tossed salad, will move down to  
layer one's place. •   Layer 2 will shortly thereafter leave the stomach too. •   Then the corn in layer 3 moves down and 15 mi n. later, it will leave the stomach  
•   This is followed by the steamed vegetables almost immediately after. •   Then, a baked potato (without butter - 60 min.) will stay 15 min more in the stomach and then leave. •   Lastly, the rice + 1 tbs. lentils (lay er 6) remains in the stomach for an additional 30 min. Leaving the stomach  
emptied. Within close to 2 hours (counting chewing time), the entire meal has digested perfectly. Each food relished to the  
maximum with no discomfort or sluggishness afterward. ..... As each layer leaves, the stomach size gets smaller and feels more comfortable. Each layer digests separately,  
without mixing and without disturbing its adjacent layers. BASIC RULE - WATERY FOODS FIRST  
To simplify this concept of sequential or layered eating, the basic rule or principle can be stated as follows:  
- Eat the most watery food first, the next less watery food second, etc., and end with the least watery and most  
concentrated food last and NEVER reverse this order of eating......  
 
BAD COMBINATIONS TO AVOID  
The following represents some examples of bad combinations to avoid  
1. Mixing dried sweet fruit, honey, maple syrup or bananas with nuts or seeds, in the same dish, course or mouthful. 2. Mixing starch foods with fresh or acid foods  or fruits, (as "fruit, lemons or vinegar with grains, bread, etc.) 3. Mixing dried sweet fruits with acid fruits. 4. Never eat dried sweet fruits with or after concentrated proteins (beans, fish, chicken, meat, etc.) 5. Eating raw, fresh or dried fruit s after any cooked food (such as vegetables, starches or proteins) They can be  
eaten before, but never after cooked food. 6. Avoid drinking beverages or even water during or after meals. This dilutes the enzymes which digest the food. CHEW ALL FOOD CLOSE  TO LIQUID  
For best digestion - chew all food close to a liquid before swallowing. Also in the 14th edition of Howell's Textbook of Physiology on p.777 is some very interesting research:  
Abbe Spallanzani (1729 - 1799), one of the older observers on gastric digestion, found that cherries and grapes,  
when swallowed whole, even if entirely ripe, were usually passed unbroken in the stools. "As proof that the triturating  
power (ability to reduce to a powder by rubbing or friction) of the stomach is not ve ry great, he swallowed some  
wooden tubes made very thin, so that the slightest pressure would crush them, and they were voided uninjured." This indicates the tremendous importance of thorough mastication of all food. We can assimilate only those foods  
whic h are most liquified. .....  
An excellent practice is to eat with 100% attention on the taste of the food. See Self -mastery through Attentive Eating  
..... 
 
DIGESTION TIME OF VARIOUS FOODS  
(approx. time spent in stomach before emptying). ........  
Water  
when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into intestines,  
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Juices  
Fruit vegetables, vegetable broth - 15 to 20 minutes . Semi -liquid  
(blended salad, vegetables or fruits) - 20 to 30 min. Fruits  
Watermelon - 20 min.digestion time. Other melons - Canteloupe, Cranshaw, Honeydew etc. - 30 min. Oranges, grapefruit, grapes - 30 min. Apples, pears, peaches, cherries etc. - digest  in 40 min. Vegetables  
Raw tossed salad vegetables - tomato, lettuces, cucumber, celery, red or green pepper, other succulent vegetables - 30 to 40  
min. digestion. - 
Steamed or cooked vegetables  
Leafy vegetables - escarole, spinach, kale, collards etc. - 40 min. - Zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, yellow squash,  
corn on cob - all 45 min. digestion time  
Root vegetables - carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips etc. - 50 min. Semi -Concentrated Carbohydrates - Starches  
Jerusalem artichokes & leafy, acorn & butternut squashes, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, chestnuts - all 60 min. digestion. Concentrated Carbohydrates - Grains  
Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, cornmeal, oats (first 3 vegetables best) - 90 min. Legumes & Beans - (Concentrated Carboh ydrate & Protein)  
Lentils, limas, chick peas, peas, pigeon peas, kidney beans, etc. - 90 min. digestion time  
soy beans -120 min. digestion time  
Seeds & Nuts  
Seeds - Sunflower, pumpkin, pepita, sesame - Digestive time approx. 2 hours. Nuts - Almonds, filber ts, peanuts (raw), cashews, brazil, walnuts, pecans etc. - 2 1/2 to 3 hours to digest. Dairy  
Skim milk, cottage or low fat pot cheese or ricotta - approx. 90 min. digestion time  
whole milk cottage cheese - 120 min. digestion  
whole milk hard cheese - 4 to 5  hours digestion time  
Animal proteins  
Egg yolk - 30 min. digestion time  
Whole egg - 45 min. Fish - cod, scrod, flounder, sole seafood - 30 min. digestion time  
Fish - salmon, salmon trout, herring, (more fatty fish) - 45 min. to 60 digestion time  
Chicken - 1½ to 2 hours digestion time (without skin)  
Turkey - 2 to 2 ¼ hours digestion time (without skin)  
Beef, lamb - 3 to 4 hours digestion time  
Pork - 4½ to 5 hours digestion time  
(Editor's notes  
Note1: raw animal proteins have much faster digestion times than the above times for cooked/heated animal proteins. Note2: The digestion times given are under an ideal situation of eating only one food, chewing well, and having efficient dig estion, as is the case  
e.g. after a fast. They are digestion times for optimally  healthy persons, with good eating habits. The digestion times are to a large part derived  
from Dr. Gian -Cursio's and Dr. Bass' practices. Digestion times are much longer on a conventional diet, and for persons with non -optimized digestive systems, or pers ons lacking in energy, and  
for meals with many ingredients put together haphazardly = not in the optimum sequential order.) EAT SMALLER AMOUNT - FEWER VARIETIES  
The smaller the amount of a particular food eaten, the less is the digestive time for that food. The greater the amount  
of a food eaten, the more is the digestive time prolonged. ..... Remember the less you mix and the fewer the varieties you use, the easier it is to digest and the less you will be  
tempted to overeat. The greater the variety, th e greater the tendency to overeat. In experiments with dogs, - 1 variety was given, the dog ate and was satisfied. Another variety was given and he ate  
that too. Then another and he ate more. This continued till he was so loaded with food he could hardly m ove. Each  
new variety re -stimulated the appetite over and over again. ..... THE IMPORTANCE OF BLENDED SALADS  
Due to the liquification of vegetables by blending:  
1  - Absorption and assimilation of its vitamins, minerals proteins etc. is increased to appro ximately 5 times as  
compare to eating and chewing the salad. 2  - A blended salad will digest and leave the stomach in 15 to 20 min. compared to 30 to 60 minutes for a tossed  
salad eaten whole. 3  - To avoid oxidation during the blending, when the whirl -pool begins to form, stop the blender, pour it in a dish and  
begin to eat it. The oxidation is no more than when the salad is thoroughly masticated before swallowing. 4  - For people who have difficulty with handling of roughage (as in ulcers, coliti s etc. ), or digestion of raw food,  
blending it usually solves the problem. 5  - Since digestion and assimilation of vegetables becomes greatly simplified when blended, the energy saved on  
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Conservation at energy in the digestive process is the key to all healing. (Success in healing is measured in terms of  
energy available. T his was known by the early masters of Natural Hygiene) ..... BASIC PURPOSE IS SAVING ENERGY  
..... Energy is the most important factor needed for recovery of health and it must be conserved at all costs and not  
wasted in unnecessary digestion. Sequential eating will maximize the conservation of energy without fail. Try it - feel the difference - and you'll never go back to your old ways - I promise you that! www.drbass.com/attentive.html  
Self-mastery through Attentive Eating  
 
"We should first enjoy the sight and aroma of the food and feel gratitude. Then, as we put the food  
in our mouth, it is good to close our eyes to help us concentrate our attention - on the taste of the  
food and to shut out all distractions." INTRODUCTION  
Of all the subjects in exis tence, it is my considered opinion, after deep reflection, that what I am about to write in this  
booklet is perhaps THE most important subject. A subject which can radically change a person's life in all of its  
aspects - physically, mentally, emotionally a nd spiritually. - Attentive eating. It seems strange to think that the manner in which one eats, the "how", can have such an important influence in one's  
life. Once I grasped the "big idea", I tested it thoroughly in my own life and then recommended it to more than dozen  
patients and friends to compare its effects. Two of them were professional psychotherapists and they both were  
profoundly impressed and fascinated with. the results. The utter simplicity of the technique caused many people to refuse to even  believe that it could lead to important  
changes, resulting in the refusal to even try the method. While the method is so simple in its essence, that even all of the lowliest creatures practice it instinctively, yet, man is  
so conditioned in his habits, th at he has to unlearn his present method of eating and relearn what he once knew  
thousands of years ago. Even if a person refuses to change his diet to higher quality foods and insists on remaining with his present  
conventional diet, still, he will experience profound changes in all aspects of his life by applying the technique to his or  
her life. So let us not delay any further - let us penetrate this mystery. ANIMALS EAT WITH FULL ATTENTION  
The basic needs and instincts of all living creatures are  air, water and food, clothing and shelter - with food as the  
most basic. All life everywhere knows its needs in food to survive and every creature on this earth knows how to eat. It is an inborn instinct which does not need to be learned and it is present  from the moment of birth onward - in one - 
celled life forms (amoeba) up to the largest animal forms in existence. All of these living creatures, eat in the same manner. They eat with full attention, chew their foods as much as is  
necessary for the species  and are fully absorbed in the taste of the food while they are eating it. When the sensual  
enjoyment of the taste begins to recede and disappear, they stop eating and walk away from the food fully content. This enjoyment of the food, closely interlocked w ith the taste of the food, is how the bodily instinct guides the animal  
to cease eating when the body's needs are fully provided for. All living creatures have been faithfully guided by this  
sense of taste instinct since the beginning of time and there has  never been a problem with it. Why no problem? - Because they all eat the same way - with full attention, totally immersed in the taste of the food,  
even closing their eyes to avoid distraction, and ceasing when the sense of taste begins to lose its enjoym ent. Even  
all little insects eat with total attention. WHY SUCH DIFFICULTY? Then why do humans have such difficulty in eating, in knowing when to eat and when to stop? There are several reasons. •   First, people eat according to the clock, approximately 3 meals a day with in -between meal snacks and rarely  
when truly hungry. •   Secondly, they eat foods which have spices, sugar and salt added which stimulate them to overeat more than the  
body requires. •   And lastly, because they have minds and enjoy mental stimulation, they eat with a divided attention - while  
reading a newspaper, or watching TV. Or conversing with someone. In this booklet, we are going to concern ourselves almost exclusively with the last consideration - that of a divided  
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DIVIDED ATTENTION  
When the attention is divided, say for example, watching TV while eating, emotions and feelings are aroused which  
conflict with the ideal digestive atmosphere. This inhibits gastric and digestive secretions needed to digest the food optimally. The great sensual enjoyment of eating, which is so basically important to the body and emotions necessary to inn er 
happiness, is largely bypassed, because the attention is on something different than the taste of the food. The result is that - since the taste enjoyment is largely reduced or eliminated, the body is unable to signal the eater  
when to stop. So the pers on eats, mechanically stuffs himself and stops only when the discomfort of the distended  
stomach signals its protest…. Eating without awareness or attention - invariably leads to overeating and dismissing the important role of the taste of  
the food in directing us to stop eating when we have had enough to satisfy the body's needs. FOOD AS SEX  
The instinct of eating is so basic, so much more frequent and urgent than the instinct of reproduction (sex), that the  
sensual enjoyment of food easily replaces t he urge for sex. This probably explains why bingeing in eating so frequently replaces the frustration of loneliness, when  
companionship of the opposite sex is lacking. FOOD AS DRUG  
It is a known fact that stuffing oneself with food causes most of the bloo d to leave the brain and enter the stomach  
area to digest the food. This dulls and drugs the mind and effectively shuts off the thinking process, acts as an  
emotional anesthesia, effectively allowing us to escape from thoughts and feelings of inferiority, sorrow, loneliness,  
regret, boredom, guilt pressure, fear, low self -esteem, self -hatred, etc. Unfortunately, using food as an escape mechanism from emotional problems only drives the problems in the  
unconscious mind temporarily. Suppressing these problems causes them to burst forth into the consciousness with increased force, demanding  
attention from the conscious mind until they are properly dealt with. They can be released and eliminated by facing them squarely with full attention and being willing to fee l them totally  
without attempting to escape the pain involved. Often within minutes, they begin to weaken and dissipate in intensity. Persistence, courage and repetition lead to success and freedom. HOW TO ENHANCE THE ENJOYMENT  
To return to our main topic . ---- 
Now, since the sensual enjoyment of food is the key factor that Nature uses in enticing all living creatures to seek  
food for its bodily needs, it is important that we direct our attention to methods of enhancing our enjoyment of food to  
its highest  peak. Let us take a look at some of the psychological implications connected to eating. To begin with, we should eat only when hungry. This insures our maximum enjoyment and relish of the food. We  
should first enjoy the sight and aroma of the food and feel gratitude. Then, as we put the food in our mouth, it is good  
to close our eyes to help us concentrate our attention - on the taste of the food and to shut out all distractions. Be total in eating with no other thinking. Do not read while eating, or li sten to TV or converse with anyone. To do so  
will withdraw most of your attention from the sensual enjoyment of the food. The attention is drawn to the emotions if  
you are watching TV, - to the intellect, memory and reason if you are talking or reading. Wh en eating you should be  
totally immersed - - - - in the taste of the food. Nothing else should exist for you at this moment but the taste and  
enjoyment of the food. It should be chewed thoroughly, till every last bit of taste is extracted before being swal lowed in a liquefied form. SATISFIED WITH 50% LESS  
I repeat -- 
Nothing else should exist for you at this moment but for you to be totally lost and dissolved in - the taste of the food. You will be so thoroughly satisfied with a much smaller amount of food that you will be content to stop eating long  
before you feel any distension in the stomach. When I began to eat with total attention, I stopped totally satisfied with  
50 to 40 % less than the amount I used to eat before, and with much greater, contentment. If you eat unconsciously, without awareness, you will invariably eat too much because you don't know what you're  
doing. You stopped only when your stomach felt distended, or even bloated. Now, eating with attention, you hardly even feel your stomach. It b ecomes difficult to overeat, because your sense of  
taste is so satisfied that you are almost impelled to stop long before in comparison to your earlier eating habits. Remember, the rule is: if you don't enjoy your food, you will have to eat more to compens ate. If you enjoy your food  
you will eat less, there will be no need to compensate. Trust your body, because it has a wisdom of its own and will  
tell you through your sense of taste when to stop eating. Some days you will need more food and other days less . CONTENTMENT AND BLISS  
 
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You are able to leave the table feeling such profound contentment and bliss that it carries over into your emotions for  
hours after eating. You will find your disposition to be one of great contentment, peace and kindness when talking to  
others. You will find yourself happy for almost no special reason you can think of. You will not find yourself impelled or  
driven into social relationships du e to a feeling of emptiness, because your intense sensual enjoyment of your food  
has brought you into a state of utter tranquility. Since you have not overeaten, you do not feel sleepy and your mind feels fresh and capable of thought and work, if  
necessary . Your sleep is more restful, dreams are more pleasant, Your personality will change drastically. Since you are in a state of utter contentment, you will radiate your feelings outwardly in expressions of kindness and  
love - rather than in impatience, irrit ability, sarcasm as previously, before you changed your eating habits. NO EXAGGERATION  
I am sure that the reader at this moment feels that all this is pure exaggeration. It doesn't seem possible that such a  
simple act could lead to such a revolutionary ch ange in all your feelings and behavior. Yet, I must insist that not only is  
there no exaggeration, but rather, I am trying to hold back and understate my expressions of the wonderful and  
profound effects of this very simple practice. It is a fact that the less you eat, the longer you live, the slower you age, and the more energy is available for physical  
and mental work. The body has more energy left for detoxication and rejuvenation. By eating with attention, you will  
be satisfied with very much less, 40 t o 60% of before, and you will digest and assimilate more from less food. The amount of energy you will save by eating and digesting less will be enormous. Within a few weeks you will see  
more youthful changes in your appearance. Your mind and feelings will  soar with inspiration which will carry over into  
all your thoughts and activities. IMPOSSIBLE TO GLUTTONIZE  
It may seem logical to many people that eating while watching TV or having pleasant conversation actually enhances  
the meal, makes it more pleasan t and enjoyable - but the exact opposite is true. You will need almost double the amount of food before you stop eating - due to the division of attention causing a  
great loss of eating and tasting. I have found in endless experiments with myself that it i s almost impossible for me to gluttonize when I eat with total  
attention to the taste of the food. I would literally have to force myself to eat more than 60% of what I usually eat when  
not paying attention  
The small amount of pleasure gained by the distra ction is miniscule compared to the tremendous loss of taste  
satisfaction and ecstasy as compared to eating with full attention. A SIMPLE WAY TO BEGIN  
The conditioned addiction caused by almost a lifetime of combining eating with reading, talking, or watch ing TV is  
very pernicious and may be very difficult to break, even though fully attentive eating is the usual, the most natural way  
of eating for all living creatures. A simple way to begin, is to try 1 meal a day for 5 days without distractions. When it becomes easier, try 2 meals and  
continue it until it becomes easy and enjoyable. Then you can add the final meal. (And snacks if desired). BREAKING FREE FROM COMPULSIVE EATING  
Geneen Roth in her book, "Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating" (a Signet Book)  advocates eating anything you  
desire, whenever you like, even junk food with one condition - that you eat it slowly, chew it thoroughly, and eat it with  
total attention and without distraction. The result is that you are quickly satisfied with a small amo unt before you stop  
eating. She claims that since she was free to eat anything at will, but with attention, the thoughts of food gradually began to  
vanish, leaving her free for a much more active social life and relationships. The previous suppression of h er 
appetites had led to obsession with food. FOOD ADDICTION  
I have one patient, a woman who was addicted to food all her life, with bulimia, who vomited up her food after every  
meal. She swears that for 2 years now, since eating with attention, and since n othing is forbidden, she has stopped  
thinking of food, except when hungry and then she is satisfied with a small amount of food. For those who feel they cannot give up junk food or diet at all, they can begin with this approach provided that they eat  
with total attention. Then when ease and comfort is gained with attentive eating, they can begin to upgrade the quality  
of their food, combine foods properly, etc. THE BOOK OF SECRETS  
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh in vol. 3 of "The Book of Secrets", containing Discou rses on Vigyana Bhairava Tantra on  
the ancient scripture on Tantra by Lord Shiva (in 5 vols. ) which contain all of 112 meditation techniques known, has  
this to say on p.19:  
 
 
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The fifth technique. "When eating or drinking, become the taste of the food or drink, and be filled." We go on eating things; we cannot live without them. But we eat them very unconsciously, automatically, robot -like. If  
the taste is not lived, you are just stuffing. Go slow, and be aware of the taste. And only when you go slow can you be  
aware. Do not just go on swallowing things. Taste them unhurriedly and become the taste. When you feel sweetness, become that sweetness. And then it can be felt all over the body - not just in the mouth,  
not just on the tongue; it can be felt all over the body. 'A certain sweetness' is spreading in ripples - or anything else. "Whatsoever you are  eating, feel the taste and become the taste." ---- Tantra says taste it as much as possible; be more sensitive, alive. And not only be sensitive: become the taste. "With avoidance of taste, your senses will be deadened." They will become less and less sen sitive. And with less sensitivity, you will not be able to feel your body, you will not  
be able to feel your feelings. Then you will just remain centered in the head. This centeredness in the head is the split. Tantra says do not create any division within  yourself. It is beautiful to taste; it is beautiful to be sensitive. And if you  
are more sensitive you will be more alive, and if you are more alive, then more life will enter your inner being. You will  
be more open. "You can eat things without tasting; you can touch someone without touching; it is not difficult." "When eating or drinking, become the taste of the food or drink, and be filled by the taste; When drinking water, feel  
the coolness. Close your eyes, drink it slowly, taste it.
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        Dr. Stanley S. Bass:  
Super Nutrition and Superior Health  
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REMARKABLE RECOVERIES   -  April 2003  
What is the ultimate nutrition for no disease, optimal health and a long life. What is  
drug -free natural healing. What is the secret to having lots of energy. Dr. Bass has 60+ years experience with drug -free healing  
Welcome to my website. Since the 1940's I have been a Natural Hygienist according to Dr. Gian -Cursio's standards. I've been my own doctor all my life, except for accidents and emergency care, which were rare. I met Dr. Shelton, wrote articles for him for years, and I know Dr. Esser, Dr. Benesh, Dr. Burton, Dr. Scott, Dr. Gehman and the oldtimers in Natural Hygiene.
To teach how to help the body heal itself without the use of drugs or "cures."
What is the ultimate goal of Dr. Bass's work?
The secret to having lots of energy is to eat with full attention and focus on the taste of the food.
What is the secret to having lots of energy?
Energy is the most important factor needed for recovery from illness.
What is the main factor in recovery from illness?
To overcome temptations, one must eat with total attention and focus on the taste of the food.
What is the key to overcoming temptations?
Dr. Bass's website focuses on providing information on how to help the body heal itself without the use of drugs or "cures".
What is the main focus of Dr. Bass's website?