I finally did get to sleep but it was a very sporadic sleep, the kind that leaves you groggy when you get up in the morning. I awoke about 6:00 a.m. and couldn't fall back to .sleep. Too much anxiety. The 
same type of anxiety I experienced upon returning to the United States with the army 
after a tour of duty in Korea; a butterflies- in-the-stomach feeling. But soon the feeling 
eased as my eyes caught a glimpse of the sun peeking up over the horizon. in the southeastern sky and I watched its glow illuminate the countryside. (I didn't know it at this time--Corinne admitted to me years later--but she had a great 
fear of my returning. She was afraid of how I would look. This unknown factor kept her in a slightly tense state, but I had filled out enough to be able to pass for any 
human being.) It wasn't long before the conductor came through and called off Detroit as the next 
stop. I gathered my luggage and moved to the front of the car. The train eased its way into the railroad yard and finally came to a stop in the station. I juggled all my belongings, stepped off the train, and made my way hurriedly 
toward the gates inside the depot. I paused momentarily at the big iron gates, my heart 
pounding fiercely, and then stepped through into the beginning of a new life. Chapter 7 -- A Return To Life  
   At the far end of the depot I could see my father, my four-year-old son, and my 
wife. I was half walking and half running until I finally reached them. Corinne and 
my son, Irwin, stared at me for a few seconds and then we all embraced. It was good to be home. I felt Corinne studying me and she could hardly believe the amazing physical 
transformation that had taken place. So it was for this reason, right here in the train 
station, that my wife made a vow to change our way of living. We would follow Natural Hygiene in all of its tenets and we would raise our two boys as vegetarians. During the drive home, Corinne told me my mother was staying with our other son, 
Darryl, who was 11 months old. Looking out the car window, I saw a sunny Saturday and was grateful for the weekend I'd spend at home before jumping right back into my 
normal routine on Monday. Irwin continued to look at me as we drove, and Corinne 
whispered to me that he was waiting for me to tell him how big he had grown since I 
went away. I suppose I didn't make enough fuss over him at the depot, so I acknowledged the fact that he had grown so tall, and he beamed satisfactorily. After arriving home, we talked of my experiences for hours, of the people I met, and 
some of their amazing cases of recovery under natural living--many of whom were given up by their doctors, as in my case. Corinne still couldn't believe the way I 
looked. She said it was as if I had been reborn; and the truth of the matter is that I 
really felt reborn. This was probably the motivating force in her strong determination 
to change our way of life as soon as possible to one that would assure the attainment of health. Dr. Goldstein and his wife, Corinne 
   Corinne was already formulating plans to depart from our so-called "normal" or "conventional" way of living. Since Natural Hygiene requires a certain degree of self-discipline, some sacrifice, if you will, and almost seems to go against most things 
we've been led to believe are correct or true, many people can't make this change 
overnight and require a gradual transition period. But Corinne was able to do this at 
once because she accepted the fact and knew that it was right. She began by 
eliminating all meat from our home. Then she went through the cupboards and threw 
out the items that were harmful to the body or had no place in proper nutrition, such 
as canned foods, processed foods, anything containing food additives, coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, salt, white sugar and its products, white flour and any of its 
products, chocolate, soda pop, candy, potato chips, and all other junk foods. This cleaning accomplished, we went to the market and purchased enough fresh 
produce to stock our two refrigerators. There was an abundance of raw, fresh fruits 
and vegetables. We went to a health food store and purchased a variety of raw nuts 
(peanuts, cashews, pecans, almonds, filberts, Brazil nuts), seeds ( pumpkin and 
sunflower) and such dried fruits as raisins, figs, and dates. The reason we used the health food store was that the nuts and seeds (our source of concentrated protein) are 
raw, unsalted, and unadulterated; the dried fruits are sun-dried, unsprayed, unsulfured, and poison-free. By Monday morning, our family was ready to begin its adventure into Natural 
Hygiene (natural living). Breakfast for Corinne, Irwin, and me consisted of fresh 
grapefruit, oranges, and nuts, while little Darryl had to be maintained on an infant-
type diet, although he was alternated on ra w, unpasteurized goat milk, fresh fruit and 
vegetable juices, and pureed fruits and vegeta bles. You could call it baby food, but it 
wasn't commercially adulterated. We made it fresh and pure each meal. The goat milk 
had been used after Corinne stopped nursing Darryl. If possible, every mother has an 
obligation to nurse her child to give it a proper start in life and I feel it negligent if she 
does not nurse for reasons of vanity. Nursi ng is as natural as breathing and gives the 
infant marvelous benefits that cannot be gotten from chemical formulas, which do not 
supply the infant's needs of life or allow it to attain optimum health. Today's 
pasteurized cows' milk is no better and really has no place in the human diet after the 
teeth have erupted. Only the human continues to drink milk after weaning. My family loved their breakfast and was looking forward to lunch, which was a 
fresh fruit plate with a variety of fruits to  select, such as apples, bananas, berries, 
melons, pears, grapes, dates, and peaches (which were still available). Supper was 
also anticipated, which consisted of a huge raw vegetable salad (romaine lettuce, 
celery, carrots, cucumber, green pepper, cabbage, and cauliflower). The salad was 
pureed for Darryl. We also had a steamed vegetable (green beans) and a brown rice casserole. The meals were very simple and I' ve never seen my wife and children enjoy 
eating as much as they did on that first day. However, the meals were only a sample 
of how and what we eat and are not to be construed as the be-all and end-all of our 
existence. A later chapter will cover, in more detail, the how, what, and why of the vegetarian diet and its rationale. Coincidental as it may seem, my older son Irwin, who had been living 
"conventionally," had developed so-called alle rgies over the past six months or so. He 
was sneezing, coughing, wheezing, and his nose and eyes were ever "running" and 
itching terribly. He was just under four years old, but we saw personality changes 
taking place due to his constant irritation and suffering. The doctor who examined him, just before I went away, said Irwin was suffering from allergies and would need 
some 150 patch tests made on his back (which  we wouldn't allow) and then he would 
be required to take drugs perhaps the rest of his life to "control" the symptoms. We 
were also instructed to get rid of the wool blankets, the feather pillows, the dust on the 
floor, and, last but not least, our two cats which had been in our household for years. Nothing was mentioned about diet by the doctor, who considered it vaguely relevant to health. Dr. Goldstein's two sons, Irwin, 16 years old, 
and Daryl, 13 years old, both raised as vegetarians 
for the last 12 years. Also pict ured is the boys' pet cat, Pokey. Within several weeks on the vegetarian program, eating most of the foods raw or 
unfired and avoiding the items mentioned a few pages back, all of Irwin's symptoms 
began lessening until they had completely disappeared two or three months later. (It is 12 years later as of this writing and we still have cats, wool, feather pillows and dust--
forgive me, Corinne--however, Irwin has had no recurrence.) We have watched both our boys grow a nd thrive on a properly handled vegetarian 
diet with periodic short fasts. Their physical and mental development has been a 
beautiful thing to watch. (In this year of 1976; Irwin will be 16 years old and Darryl 
will be 13 years old.) We have raised them virtually free of disease. Irwin was almost 
four years old when we entered Natural Hy giene, so he did have a vaccination, but 
has had no inoculations since. Darryl has had one vaccination. Both boys, early in our 
transitional stage, did contract one of the childhood diseases. But up to the present 
time, they have had no childhood diseases, as their natural resistance and immunity 
has been built to function at a peak as a result of nourishing their bodies with live foods. Neither boy has any dental caries (cavities) and they don't drink fluoridated water or 
use fluoridated toothpaste. Oh yes, we've been told by many people that heredity plays a big role. Well, if heredity played such a big role, both our boys would have 
cavities in every tooth in their mouths. Proper diet! Yes, proper diet is the key, particularly begun right from birth and even ideally begun in the prospective parents. This reminds me of an incident that occurred with my dentist. Over the years, as my 
mouth became a silver mine, he remarked about my poor dental health. There was 
much tartar and plaque deposited on the teeth, while the gums were an unhealthy dark 
red and bled quite easily and freely at the slightest touch of a toothbrush. However, several months after returning from my firs t fast, I went in for a check-up and the 
dentist was amazed at the remarkable change s that had taken place. (He talks about it 
to this day.) Tartar and plaque were comp letely gone and the gums exhibited a healthy 
pink color and did not bleed easily, a fact I demonstrated by scraping a dry bristle toothbrush across my gums. Six months after my return home, I decided to pay a visit to Dr. Kale. My weight 
had leveled off at about 160 pounds, my blood pressure had stabilized at between 115/75 to 120/80 (where it has remained all these years) and I must say I looked great. Upon entering Dr. Kales's reception room, I was warmly greeted and ushered into his 
private office by the nurse. A short time later, Dr. Kale entered and we shook hands as 
he volunteered how marvelous I looked. He sat down, propped up his feet and asked 
me to tell him "all about it." He listened a ttentively as I related the entire experience. When I finished, he sat back, glanced up at the ceiling, and with a slight air of medical 
haughtiness, told me it was psychological, that I was probably going to have a 
remission anyway, and that mentally I knew something was being done so I got better. He just couldn't conceive of the idea that the body has a tremendous capacity to heal 
itself when given the proper circumstances. (Animals have been fasting since they have inhabited our planet.) So I posed a question to Dr. Kale. I asked him to recall the 
time when he hospitalized me for five weeks. He remembered. I told him that all the 
while I was in the hospital being "treated," I knew something was being done. So why 
did I get worse? I am still waiting for the answer. Dr. Kale then tried to convince me I was living abnormally. So I told him I was 
thriving on the very foods he said I could never eat and I asked him if he ate 
vegetables. He said he did and I told hi m he probably eats most of them cooked or 
canned. Then I asked him if he ate fruit and he said he did. I told him he probably 
doesn't eat an abundance and that much of it is canned. Finally I asked if he ate nuts 
and seeds and he said yes, but I told him that what he ate were salted and roasted 
(dead--cremated, if you will), so all-in-all I was living not too differently. But he 
disagreed and stated that most people would rather have the operation ( cutting out the 
large bowel and rectum, with the portable toilet opening out of the abdomen) so they 
could live "normally," eat whatever they desired, and enjoy life. Enjoy life? How? He 
completely missed the point, the rationale, and the purpose of a way of life that not only allows the body the chance to recuperate--regardless of what disease it has--but 
allows the body to evolve such a vital health that disease is virtually prevented. It cannot be refuted that it is better to prevent than to try to cure. I left Dr. Kale's office quite disappointed, but I remembered my own situation not 
too long ago when I also closed my mind to this because it didn't jibe with my 
medical training. The mind is like a parachute--it only functions when open. (Over the years, I've asked hundreds of pe ople that if they were confronted with the 
two choices of doing what I have done and living as I am now or having that radical 
and drastic surgery so they could live "normally," what would be their choice? I have 
yet to hear anyone state they would have the surgery first before giving Natural 
Hygiene a try.) For the next six months, I was busy returning to the normal activities of my life. I 
was practicing podiatry full time, although my practice had to be built up again. (In fact, it became frustrating for me to build up my practice each time I went away for these long fasts, but it was necessary and I just made up my mind to hang in and the 
hell with anything else.) Our family life became enjoyable and what made for an even 
closer relationship was our common bond--the  attainment of superior health. Our 
social life took bloom and it was nice to be with people again. We even joined the 
Detroit chapter of the American Natural Hygiene Society and attended meetings so 
we could further our knowledge, and, in addition, support this worthy organization. I 
became active in sports again: tennis, swi mming, ice skating, and particularly my 
greatest love, baseball. I looked back and assessed the past year . It was not an easy one. I was not "cured." At least not the way I would like to be. There were many ruts along the road to recovery, but I could see enough improvement to know that subsequent fasts and an 
adherence to this new way of life would be stepping stones that would put me on 
higher levels of health each year. I tried not to become discouraged or depressed, but 
it was difficult because I had been so sick for so long that the slightest deviation from 
what I considered normal at this point threw me into deep depressions. I guess it could be called a conditioned response from past years. It was tough to learn patience, but 
this is one virtue, which pays dividends after it is learned. This first year passed so quickly it just didn't seem possible the date was fast 
approaching for me to leave my home, family, and practice again for another fast. As 
much as I subconsciously rationalized about prolonging my departure, deep down I 
knew I had to go and wanted to go. I settled whatever business necessary and my 
good friend Newt (Dr. Karp) ag reed to work my office again two days a week, which 
was one big load off my mind because there had to be an income source for my 
family. I left for Hyde Park, New York, on August 4, 1965. It was the same time and the 
same train, but no sadness this time, only anticipation of great things to come. I didn't 
even bring along the "last supper" as I did last year. The trip was uneventful and I 
arrived at Pawling Manor more alive than last year, checked in, and began what was 
to be a four-week fast under the supervision of Dr. Gross. Since I had been fasting one or two days a week the past year; the internal 
environment of my body was fairly clean. So, as much work as fasting is, this was an easier fast because of my being "cleaner." Ho wever, this fast, as well as future fasts, 
were very "productive." In other words, my body got right into it, my weight loss was more rapid, elimination of the toxic load began almost immediately, my tongue 
became heavily coated, breath and taste extremely foul much sooner, and my blood pressure lowered more rapidly. Actually , as one takes these long fasts and lives 
"hygienically" in between, then only shorter fasts are needed to accomplish what the 
earlier longer fasts did. (Now, 12 years later, I can take a one-, two-, or three-week 
fast and it would be about the equivalent of double its length.) In the first six days of this fast I lost 10 to 14 pounds--then it tapered down and only 
small amounts of weight were lost each day. There was varied bowel activity during 
the first two weeks of the fast, ranging from one to four occurrences a day, but nowhere near the problem it was last year. During the last two weeks, there were 
almost no B.M.s except for an occasional spasm or two. There were a few times I felt 
so low that Dr. Gross gave me a few sips of diluted orange juice to bring my blood 
sugar level up a bit and then I was able to go on. Similar changes took place as in my first fast last year: visual acuity increased; 
hearing, smell, and other senses sharpened; increase in mental clarity; but above all a 
great feeling of well-being and an inner strength. I knew that more healing had taken place. I could feel it, yet I didn't want to become overconfident lest I lose everything I 
had fought so hard to attain; but there was no chance of that now. At the end of four weeks, Dr. Gross broke my fast as carefully as last year, with the 
exception that, since I had been conditioned to a basically raw vegetarian diet, the 
raw, whole vegetables, fruits, and nuts were instituted much earlier after the first few critical days of breaking the fast. (There is  always a thrill and nervous excitement 
when breaking a fast, no matter how often one fasts. I experienced these sensations on 
every fast.) The food, simple as it is, has the most indescribable, fantastic, 
unbelievable taste immediately following a fast. I spent two weeks more at Pawling, until the end of September 1965, building 
strength and weight, while Dr. Gross obser ved how I was handling my vegetarian 
diet. When he was satisfied that I was ready to return home and blend back into my practice and home life, he discharged me from his care and gave me advice--as a 
father might give a son--on how to live in the ensuing years, physically, mentally, and emotional. Corinne was waiting in the depot for me as my train arrived. It was different from 
last year. There was no fanfare, no heavy emotion or crying. We just embraced and 
went home. This was part of our way of life now for a while and we accepted these absences from each other because we both knew the ultimate goal. Irwin and Darryl were so happy to see me. Even our two cats, who were 
participating part time in the vegetarian diet, demonstrated an outward show of affection. We spent hours talking about this  latest experience, the things I saw and 
did, the recipes from Pawling, and the many people I met with so many health 
problems who were helped. This made me recall the many times I tried to thank Dr. Gross for helping me and he would always sa y, "I didn't do a thing but supervise your 
fast. You did it all yourself." There was a little more improvement after this fast, which did much for my psyche. Again, I wasn't "cured" at this point but the handwriting was on the wall. I knew I could only go in one direction and that was forward. I had my ups and downs in this 
year and my discouraging moments, but they were to become fewer and fewer. The 
B.M.s were more or less formed now and their frequency would vary from two to six 
times a day. This was a far cry from the days of my medical treatment, and I have not 
taken any drugs thus far and I feel wonderful. Oh, there were still times when the 
"urge" came on strong and little accidents oc curred, but they also became fewer. Over the next three years (1966, 1967, and 1968), I undertook successive fasts of 
five-, four-, and three-weeks' durati on. The 1966 and 1967s were done at Pawling 
while the 1968 fast was undertaken at my home and supervised by me, although I did 
call Dr. Gross once a week to report my progress and receive guidance if needed. Each of these three fasts put me on higher plateaus of health, until I would estimate I 
was functioning about 75 to 80 percent of normal. The five-week fast I took at home wa s not the best experience. I not only don't 
recommend a long fast at home, but I would discourage anyone from trying it only because the environment is not conducive to a proper fast. There are too many 
disturbing and enervating influences that actually detract from the beneficial effects: 
well-meaning friends and relatives intimating you're a little crazy; neighborhood noise 
from loud cars, motorcycles, and children; the smell of pollution from the city, from 
auto exhausts, and from people walking by the house smoking; plus a hundred and one other disturbances. You see, during a fast you become very sensitive to 
everything and are annoyed by the slightest irritation which ordinarily might not 
bother you if you were not fasting. This upsets the entire system and can cause the 
fast to be detrimental. The ideal and safest way is to have the long fasts supervised by professionals at a hygienic institution. From 1969 to the present (1976), I fasted one or two days a week. Several times a 
year I'll put together a three- or four-day fast. The vegetarian diet (with the foods properly combined, as will be explained later) has been strictly adhered to over these 
years and meat has literally become repugnant to me. Through the proper use of all 
the principles of Natural Hygiene, I feel I have just about reached the top of the 
plateau, though I continue to notice minute changes in the improvement of my general 
physical, mental, and emotional health. I would say to date, 1976, I am functioning 
about 95 percent or more of normal and one day I may even surpass that. The 5 
percent or less is due to damage (adhesions) in the colon from the prolonged debility 
which occurred during the six years under medical care. I feel I'm damn lucky to have been able to recuperate to this point and it's quite possible these adhesions can be 
reduced even further because the magnificent power of the human body cannot be 
underestimated. The body is self-constructing,  self-defending, self-repairing, and self-
regulating. It is so sad when people use Natural Hygiene as an eleventh hour measure, 
as I did, but are beyond their recuperative ca pabilities and cannot save their organs or 
their lives. Natural Hygiene is lived, not so  much for the recuperation from illness, but 
for its most important asset--the evolution of vigorous health and the prevention of disease. I've watched my wife blossom into  a new woman, her natural beauty being 
enhanced by a youthful look that surprises people who assume she is thirtyish and then discover she is past 42. It is the sum total of all our experiences over these past 
years--1958 to 1976--from the inception of my illness until the present that has made 
us totally committed to Natural Hygiene and to its perpetuation. Corinne and I eventually became officers in the Detroit chapter of the American 
Natural Hygiene Society and have built it into the largest, most active chapter in the 
country. We then became involved in the national organization--The American 
Natural Hygiene Society--and eventually were elected to the board of directors. I 
currently have the honor of being the president and official representative of the American Natural Hygiene Society. I willingly give up time from my practice, sometimes more time than I can afford, to 
lecture and do radio and television shows all over the United States and Canada. This has allowed me to come in contact with, and have a profound influence on, many 
thousands of people and their lives. I think this has been the most gratifying experience for me, to be able to play a part in altering and bettering peoples' lives. Life with Natural Hygiene has afford ed me countless unusual experiences, some 
humorous and some pathetic, of which I'd like to share just a few. There was the time 
I was making plans to move into a new office building and I dropped in on the 
workmen one morning to go over some of my electrical and plumbing needs, etc. I was offered coffee and doughnuts, which I refu sed, and one thing led to another and 
before I knew it there was a discussion of why I refused these morning goodies, the 
virtues of natural living, and the vegetarian diet. The men seemed fascinated by the discussion and obviously one of them had never come in contact with a vegetarian 
before, because when I was preparing to leave, one of the men approached me, shook 
my hand and said, "I've enjoyed listening to you and it was a pleasure to meet you 
because I've never met a 'vegetable man' before." It seems most people are of the opinion that ill health is the normal sequence in the 
pattern of their lives. They have come to accept disease, if they live long enough, as 
the norm because "most everyone gets sick." It is good health that is normal to the body. I run across many examples, in my office, of people who have these warped 
opinions of health and disease. But I'll always remember this patient from whom I 
was obtaining a history. This is a classic. In questioning her about her medical history, 
she said, as she lit up a cigarette, "I have arthritis, high blood pressure, psoriasis, asthma and emphysema, but other than that, I'm in good health." Need I say more? This incident occurred at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 
(1974). It was the American Natural Hygiene Society's annual conference on natural living. I had just delivered a lecture entitled "My Six-Week Fast," which was the basic 
story in this book. A gentleman approached me, shook my hand, complimented me on 
my lecture, and introduced himself as Dr. (I cannot use his name), a medical doctor 
from Kansas. ( There are many medical doctors as well as other medical practitioners 
who attend our conferences.) He said he had attended other conferences of the A.N.H.S. and this was the third time he had heard my lecture and he just wanted to 
tell me that "your story is a classic example of the abuses the human body is subjected to by the medical profession." A rather disgusting situation arose recently when I entered a branch office of the 
Michigan Cancer Foundation to pick up a projector, a movie film, and literature pertaining to smoking and lung cancer. Once inside, I did everything but choke from 
the heavy curtain of cigarette smoke that hung like a thick fog. I observed four women 
workers. Three of them were smoking and ther e were four packs of cigarettes on the 
table, assuring them they wouldn't run short before the day was over. One of the 
women gave me the projector, the smoking and cancer film, and a stack of anti-smoking literature, while a burning cigare tte dangled from her lips. They laughed 
when I questioned the stupidity of what they were doing, but I couldn't pursue it any 
further because by this time my eyes and lungs were burning and I had to get out of 
there. I did report the incident to the Michigan Cancer Foundation and was told this 
does happen, but they would look into it. So guess what? Right! They're still smoking 
and passing out information on lung cancer. Of all the many other experiences I could continue with, this final example is 
probably the most relevant and had the most profound impact on Corinne and me. It 
started with a newspaper article I saw in the Detroit News  in 1972 concerning the 
National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis. The ideals, purpose, and goals were 
presented. The address of the president was given, which was in New York. I located 
his telephone number, called him, and explained my interest in helping people and what my new simple way of life held as a potential, not only for helping those 
afflicted, but as a means of preventing these problems. He stated he couldn't do much 
and that I should contact a certain medical doctor at the University of Colorado 
Medical Center in Denver, which I did by phone. I was instructed to write a letter, 
which I also did, requesting to speak at a conference he was chairing. He wrote back and said it was impossible for me to participate in the conference and casually 
mentioned how interesting my case seemed and that he would pass along this 
information to his colleagues "because such information is of value in enhancing our 
knowledge." Needless to say, the information was not passed along and needless to 
say that this attitude is what I continually run up against when I confront medical men 
with this simple, logical, and physiologically sound alternative to their current and 
frustrating methods of treatment. You would think that since the welfare of the human 
being is the only purpose for the existence of doctors that they would leave no doors unopened if there was any way possible that their fellow man (or woman) could be 
helped. But they won't listen. It seems the biggest concern of the Foundation is to 
collect money for research and cures. Cures? No cure can ever better the body's own 
innate capability to heal itself. It was this knowledge of the Foundation that made Corinne and me aware of a 
meeting to be held at a major hospital for the purpose of organizing a Detroit chapter 
of the National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis. We attended that meeting in May of 1975. There were hundreds of sick people packed into the auditorium. Some were in 
early stages of "treatment," some had been under "treatment" for many years, while 
others had already been subjected to that drastic surgery. There were young children, 
elderly people, and all the ages in between. Th ey were all sick and they were all there 
to learn about the advances (?) made in the treatment of digestive diseases. A faint cloud of smoke floated lazily in the room because at least one-fourth of the people 
were smoking. The distinguished panel of five doctors was introduced. Dr. Kale was among this 
group. Each spoke of his experiences and discussed the rationale of various 
"treatments." The use of the high-protein diet was advocated to build up the patient. However, many of these patients did not have the capacity to properly absorb and 
assimilate food (convert the nutriment into living tissue), especially a high-protein 
diet which puts an extra tax on the kidneys, liver, and body in general since it requires 
much more energy for its digestion. And one thing the sick body does not have is energy. What energy it does have should be conserved and directed toward 
recuperation. Why is a broken arm put in a cast? So it may rest and thereby heal. How 
then can a diseased intestine, particularly in ulcerative colitis, be expected to heal 
when all this food is being forced into it? The intestine is never given a chance to rest. Another item brought up by one of the panel was, "We have to wait for better drugs 
to come along." What are these drugs supposed to do? How is disease to be cured by 
any drug? I have yet to have a question answered that I have been asking for years: "How does a drug cure?" The panelist did concede that 'any drug we ever give has 
risks to it.' It can be stated  that all drugs are dangerous. Surgery was also discussed. This is drastic and traumatic, as I've already mentioned. The surgeon stated, "There is a high recurrence rate after surgical treatment. Many 
times, multiple surgery in a patient follows ." The Foundation states that there are 
about 25 to 45 percent recurrences following surgery. They also state that "for all 
practical purposes, ulcerative colitis can be cured by removing the entire colon and establishing an ileostomy. Even this removal of the colon and establishing an 
ileostomy does not invariably prevent spread of the disease to higher segments of the 
bowel." For all practical purposes, headaches can be cured by cutting off the head, 
however, this does cure the headache. The excision of the entire colon removes only 
the end result of a pathological process--it does not remove cause. This can apply to disease in general. Unless cause is removed, the disease cannot be considered as 
"cured." By the same token, when a disease is suppressed, as with drugs, the cause 
has not been eliminated and therefore the body may break out in another disease 
eventually. Dr. Kale, in his presentation, stated th at, "The disease can be removed surgically." Can it? He also stated that, "Diet has nothing to do with the history of the disease in 
any way." One cannot isolate the colon from any other part of the body, just as one 
cannot isolate any part from the whole. The body functions as a unit and when one 
part suffers or malfunctions or becomes diseased, then the whole body is affected. The improper and debilitated foods people eat today can hardly allow them to evolve good general health. This is one of the keys. Just as one improves on a fast, feels 
marvelous when it's over, and puts in his body "live" foods that will allow the 
evolution of a high degree of health, so this person will find if he returns to his 
"normal" way of eating (if he wants to live that dangerously) that eventually he will have lost all he had gained and is back in the same rut as before. When the discussions ended, questions were taken from the audience on 3 x 5 cards 
and given to the panel. While the cards were being collected, I turned to Corinne and 
we both agreed that in the 18 years since I first became ill, nothing had changed. Time 
had stood still. The same principles of treatment, the same search for cures and new 
drugs, and the same closed minds, amazingly, but not surprisingly, still existed. The many cards were screened by the panel and then they began reading and answering 
the questions. We had sent in a question concerning fasting, which was selected by 
Dr. Kale. He so completely misled and misinformed the audience, especially since his 
experience with fasting could probably be put  on the head of a pin, that Corinne could 
not take any more of it, She stood up and wanted to be heard, even though no oral 
questions were being taken. She told the pa nel and the audience that the answer was 
misleading and too quickly pushed aside. She wanted the panel and the audience to at least listen to what we had to say about our experience (which is also the experience 
of untold thousands of others), to at leas t become aware that there is a way to be 
helped. She was immediately put down by the moderator, which angered her even 
more. Corinne then strongly accused him of suppressing information from these 
people, many of whom were desperate. He still put her down, but she was adamant and again accused him of suppression. There began a scattered applause from the 
audience with a few voices ringing out such things as, "Let them speak," "Let's hear 
what they have to say," etc. The moderator was finally pressured into inviting us up to 
the front of the auditorium; but our little victory was to be short-lived. As we 
approached the front, I could see the panel quickly huddling for the final blow. They were not to be outdone. Before we could open our mouths, the moderator 
emphatically called the meeting to an end and summoned help from the security guard. Amazing! Corinne and I created all that fear and danger by ourselves. What followed next, I had seen in ne wsreels and newspapers but never imagined it 
would happen to us. The security guard arrived (without bugles and fanfare) and 
grabbed, quite firmly, those two dangerous people (us). For lack of a more dignified 
description, the guard "threw us out," much to the dissatisfaction of the many people 
who followed us outside to seek more information. It wasn't ten minutes later that the secur ity guard returned and invited us back in at 
the request of one of the doctors (who pr obably thought we were harmless--but we 
carry a strong message). The doctor briefly and superficially discussed fasting with 
me. I later asked him if he was interested in the evolvement of good general health in his patients, rather than just the condition of their intestines. He said he was; so I 
asked why such a large number of the sick people here tonight, most of whom were 
patients of his and of the other members of the panel, were permitted to smoke. He 
pondered a moment and then hesitatingly said it was a good point. How unaware can one be? Then, as Corinne and I were getting read y to leave, Dr. Kale walked by and we 
shook hands. He told me that this fasting and the entire plan of natural living was a "religion." What do you say to one who has studied the human body, yet has so little 
awareness of its needs? It is the culmination of many such confrontations that has taught me to mistake not 
authority for truth, but rather to make truth my authority. It is this latter type of experience that not only disappoints me, but keeps me 
continually frustrated because, generally speaking, doctors don't want to listen--at 
least not with an omen mind. But I’ll tell you who will listen, and this is where the 
education should be directed: to the people--the everyday person like you or your neighbor. After all, that's what it's all about--helping people! This brings the story of a very personal part of my life to a conclusion, although in 
reality it is merely a continuation of the beginning, since my life goes on from here. I am thankful I have  life; but I am even more thankful that I can share this life of 
bountiful and unequivocal "good health." Chapter 8 -- Case Histories I've Observed  
   Over the past 12 years, I've had the opportunity to witness countless cases of 
recovery from disease, in my repeated sojourns to Pawling Manor and in my travel in 
the United States and Canada. The healing power of the body is so remarkable that if I 
had not actually seen some of these recoveries, I probably would not have believed it. I could write a book on case histories, but there are some being written now and I only 
want to present a few cases that stand out in my mind as most dramatic so you can appreciate the body's tremendous potential and ability to achieve normalcy. My first roommate at Pawling Manor in 1964 was a gentleman (let's call him L. P.) 
of 68 years of age. He had come there a chronically ill man who had been through the usual medical treatments. He was obese, had an enlarged prostate, and Bright's 
disease (a kidney) disease in which there is high blood pressure plus albumin in the 
urine). He fasted 52 days (just drank wa ter), during which time his weight came 
down, his blood pressure lowered, his prostate problem cleared, and he was able to 
urinate normally and without albumin. He felt marvelous and looked younger than his age at the termination of the fast. I remember near the termination of his fast that he 
began throwing up bile. It was black bile. This was a crisis (as I explained back in the 
ninth day of my fast) that sometimes occurs during a fast and it was allowing the body 
to eliminate some of its deep-seated "junk" of many years accumulation. When the 
vomiting phase passed, there was marked improvement. To show me how much weight he lost, L. P. put his entire body into one pant leg of his trousers. After a 
number of weeks on the vegetarian diet, L. P. went home a happy man. Shortly after L. P. went home, I acquired another roommate. He was a young man 
who was virtually blind in one eye and was pa rtially blind but rapidly losing the sight 
in the other eye. Doctors didn't know why this was happening or how to stop it, so J. G. had nothing to lose by trying a fast. He fasted three weeks and was put on a 
completely raw vegetarian diet. The blind eye did not respond, but the other eye 
improved just enough so he could read, which he could not do previously. His body 
was only able to repair that which was not irreversible, which wasn't too much, but at 
least there was some improvement and J. G. left there with a way of life that would 
allow him to improve his general health and that of his family. There's an elderly man I've met several tim es at Pawling. He is in fine health and 
has no problems, but he comes up every year  for several weeks. He fasts one week 
and eats a strict vegetarian diet the next week. This is M. F.'s insurance premium he pays to stay in good health. It recharges his battery, so to speak. J. D. is a young man I met my first and second year at the Manor. The first time he 
was there because of a nephritis (kidney disease) and kidney stones. He refused 
medical treatment because surgery was recommended and he did not want to be cut 
open and all that goes with it. He fasted a bout 40 days and during the last few days he 
was urinating into filter paper. His body had broken down the stones and they were passing as gravel into the filter paper and they could be seen. The nephritis cleared 
and after three weeks on a strict vegetarian diet of mostly raw fruits, vegetables, and 
nuts, he went home. I saw him again the following year. He said he had no more 
problems with the kidney, but now he had some large varicose veins and a large clot 
at the inner side of the knee where the great saphenous vein makes its turn. You see, J. 
D. was a carpenter who squatted most of the day and the constant pressure caused the 
vein problem. He fasted three weeks, during which time I watched and palpated the veins and clot. The varicose veins gradually returned to normal and the clot 
disappeared; however, we must remember two things. First is that if J. D. returns to 
squatting again, then the same causative factors are operating again, and second, he 
responded well because the valves in the veins were competent. If the valves were incompetent and of no use, then the results would not have been good. J. D.'s wife had a most dramatic experience several years previously. She was 
diagnosed as having a fibroid tumor of the uterus and was advised to have a 
hysterectomy. She refused surgery because she wanted to keep her organs intact, if 
possible. Her fast was about 30 days' duration. She later returned to her gynecologist; 
who, after a pelvic examination, saw no evidence of the fibroid tumor and was frankly 
amazed. Another of my roommates was a man who was seventyish, had high blood pressure, 
and was obese. J. S. also had arthritis (generalized) and a locked hip joint. His pain 
was almost constant, particularly in the joints of his hands, and he had lived for years on large daily doses of Bufferin. J. S. had been fasting four or five days when one 
morning I was startled out of a sound sleep by his yelling. After the cobwebs cleared 
from my head, I asked what was wrong and he said he was fine. It was just that he 
was so elated because this was the first time in years that he had not taken Bufferin 
for so long and not had pain. In fact, he quickly flexed and extended his wrists and 
fingers to demonstrate the freedom of motion, which had not been present for a long 
time. J. S. fasted four weeks and followed a very careful, basically raw, vegetarian 
diet. His weight and blood pressure came down, his generalized joint pain subsided and his joints were able to function more freely. His locked hip joint remained locked, 
but he had just a little more motion in it, which made it easier for him to ambulate. His hip was also free of pain. The reason it remained locked is that there is a certain 
amount of irreversibility. Once a joint has eroded, there's not much chance for a return to normal. I've seen people who wanted to give up smoking, but all attempts failed. After about 
a ten day to two week fast, the habit was broken. When they tried to smoke, they became nauseated and ill. Some became violently sick. Through the fast, their bodies 
had become clean and it didn't take much internal pollution to cause these reactions. There is one important fact: You must sincerely and without a doubt want to quit 
smoking. The fast, followed by a na tural hygienic way of living, will give the body the best 
chance for survival. This applies to everyone who says goodbye to their former living 
habits, particularly the "fatties"--the obese. They probably have more chronic illness, 
more debilitating and degenerative diseases, more liver, kidney, diabetic, stroke and 
heart problems, etc., than anyone else. This does not preclude a shorter life span. The 
obese probably benefit more than anyone from the Natural Hygiene way of life. The weight will stay down, the blood pressure will stay down, the organs are given a 
chance to improve, and general health will markedly improve, giving the body the 
only real and sound chance for an increased life span free of disease. Mrs. E. B. suffered for years with ileitis (similar to colitis but involving the lower 
end of the small intestine). It was quite debilitating and made life quite miserable 
since it necessitated her always being near  a lavatory. She was weak, generally run-
down, and didn't have that "spark." She spent most of her time at home. Eventually, 
part of the small intestine closed off (obstruction), which was not only extremely 
painful but a threat to life. Surgery was performed on E. B., consisting of the cutting out of one and one-half feet of intestine and joining the cut ends with the same length 
of plastic tubing. Actually, the problem wa s not corrected because only the end result 
of a pathological process was removed. Cause was not removed, nor were any 
requisites of life supplied. So is it any wonder that several years later another 
obstruction occurred and surgical removal of another section of intestine was advised. By this time E. B. was aware of Natural Hygiene and decided to get involved. She 
went to a hygienic institution and fasted for four weeks. During the fast, improvement 
was evident. The discomfort and the obstruction disappeared. She was guided very 
carefully onto a vegetarian diet. Subsequent long and short fasts have been taken each 
year, elevating her to higher levels of heal th to the point where she enjoys life again 
and looks forward to going out and socializing. She is eating foods her doctors said 
she could not handle, but are the doctors interested in her case? Are they curious 
about her progress? No! The severe diarrhea eventually eased and bowel action 
improved toward normalcy, although because of severe damage in the intestine from 
years of abuse under medical care and because of the length of plastic tubing that substitutes for part of the intestine, there are periodic ups and downs. But these little 
annoyances are trivial compared to the new lease on life achieved. I've seen cases of so-called allergy disappear after a fast and in many cases after 
only a change in diet with the observance of proper combining of foods (which will 
be explained and clarified later). People who were supposed to be allergic to tomatoes or strawberries, pollen, wool, dust, animal danders, etc., have become free of these so-
called sensitivities, which means merely that their bodies are functioning at an 
optimum level of health. I recall two women. One was "allergic" to tomatoes and the 
other was allergic to rabbit fur. Now I doubt if this will make world-shattering history, 
but after fasting and being put on the proper diet of natural foods, the one woman ate several tomatoes with no ill effects and the other woman had a hat made of rabbit fur 
and suffered no ill effects. Asthma is another problem, which responds almost dramatically to a fast and to a 
vegetarian diet. Many asthmatics experien ce crises during the fast, such as varying 
degrees of asthmatic attacks, but when they understand that they are temporary they 
are not as frightened as they might have been. These crises readily pass and then the 
individual finds it difficult to believe the new freedom with which he can breathe. Once the body eliminates its internal toxic load and becomes clean via the fast, then 
it's all downhill. Some people, for one reason or another, can't or don't want to fast 
and they watch their diet, food combinations, emotions, etc. They also obtain a nice 
response, but it is usually slower than if they had fasted. Of course, there are many 
other factors in allergy and asthma, not the least of which are the intake of such things as coffee, chocolate, white flour and white sugar products, denatured-processed-preserved-and-embalmed foods, meat, milk, drugs and medicines, wheat, eggs, food 
additives . . . the list is an endless array of most of the constitutents of conventional or 
"normal" living. I have seen cases of diabetes and its antithesis, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), 
both benefit from a properly supervised fast. In some of the cases of diabetes, the 
people were actually able to give up insulin. In other cases, the insulin could be 
minimized. The big factor in the improvement of health was the changeover from the 
refined, denatured, and chemicalized diet to the natural before coming to Pawling 
Manor. He had a myocardial infarction (death of  an area of heart muscle), an aortic 
aneurysm ( thinning and weakening with a slight ballooning out of a part of the wall 
of the main artery coming out of the heart; there is an ever-present danger of this area 
rupturing, with internal bleeding leading to death very quickly), and was overweight 
with high blood pressure. His doctors advised him to give up his work, to stay as 
much as possible in his third-floor apartment, which had no elevator, and to take various "heart" medicines. He began living the life of a hermit and in constant fear. Someone told him of a better way--Natural Hygiene--and sketchily familiarized him 
with it. J. F. decided to give it a try and went to the Manor in the fall of 1964, my first 
time there also. I was in the fourth week of my fast when he arrived. He really did not 
know what to expect and had built up a fear. It was for this reason he was not put on a fast right away, but on a strictly raw ve getarian diet--fruits, vegetables, and small 
amounts of nuts or about ten days to two weeks, until he learned more of what he was 
to experience and had overcome his unfounde d but understandable fear. It was during 
this time Dr. Gross advised J. F. to pay me a visit to see a person in the fourth week of 
a fast so some confidence could be developed. J. F. was surprised to see me looking and feeling as well as I did. He asked me  many questions concerning my fast and I 
reassured him. When I first saw J. F. he ha d a gray, ashen complexion. I've seen this 
type of complexion in many heart cases. The simple act of getting out of a chair and walking across the room caused fatigue and labored breathing. During this feeding 
cycle I watched him improve to the degree that his complexion became normal, his 
weight and blood pressure dropped markedly, and he was able to take walks without 
the fatigue and strain previously encountered. J. F. was then put on a fast which 
turned out to be of four weeks' duration. At its termination he was fed very strictly on a raw vegetarian diet for about two weeks and then put on another fast for two weeks. He did not take any medication during his entire stay or after leaving. Some time later 
he returned to his cardiologist for an examination. The doctor was in a state of 
disbelief when he found no evidence of the infarct (as explained previously) and no 
evidence of the aneurysm, even on x-ray study. J. F.'s weight and blood pressure was maintained within normal limits. All of this happened without the use of drugs. J. F. 
returned to his job, which required him to travel extensively. He also conquered the 
stairs at his third-floor apartment. But the important point, is that instead of vegetating 
as he was instructed by his doctors, and living in constant fear, he was now able to grab a chunk of precious life and hold onto it. Recently I received a long distance telephone call from a Mrs. M.D. concerning her 
husband who was hospitalized with colitis. The doctors did not know quite what to do at this point and Mrs. D. was extremely worried and frightened. I couldn't tell her 
what to do. I could only tell her about my case, what had happened and what fasting 
and the natural way of life had to offer. The decision had to be made by her and her 
husband. No one else could make it for them. A number of weeks lapsed and then I received correspondence from Mrs. D. from which I'd like to quote portions: "Well, 
D------ was transferred from B------ hospital to a Natural Hygiene retreat. Needless to 
say, I can't express in words how much y our information and guidance helped me in 
making the decision to strongly influence my husband with regard to a change. I 
sincerely felt, call it an inner feeling, that had D remained in the hospital, he would 
have died--or perhaps even worse had a colostomy or colectomy or such. In my heart, 
I felt D should have gone to a hygienic institution at the beginning. I should have followed that feeling. It was a correct one. The doctor told me I was psychotic. D.'s 
family was against me and I was afraid to do anything for fear that what I'd decide 
might be wrong. But one thing I forgot to trust in--and that is my love for D.. After 
talking to you, Dr. Goldstein, I felt you had reinforced my first thoughts and what I 
wanted to do was the only logical and sensible thing to do. Thank you for helping me 
to help my husband." Another letter came two months later and in part went: "We are so pleased with D 's 
results. He has no colostomy, no drug poisoning with its many 'sicknesses' and no 
multiple bowel movements. I feel that you were able to help us arrive at a sensible and very pleasant end result through fasting." These are not just isolated letters th at I receive. These are only a few of the many 
dozens received from people all over the country and from all walks of life who 
allowed the seeds of knowledge I planted in their minds to sprout, take root and grow. It is not my purpose here to print an endle ss assortment of letters, but rather to give 
you an idea of how people are thinking. Of course there are cases that don't, or can't, 
recover because the damage has gone beyond the body's ability to recuperate, but in 
many cases of terminal illness such as intractable lung cancer, fasting has permitted 
the unfortunate individual to die in peace without becoming a narcotics addict. While undertaking my third fast at the Ma nor (this one of five weeks' duration) in 
1966, I met a most remarkable woman. We  arrived and began our fasts on the same 
day, but we didn't meet until several days la ter. She had multiple sclerosis and had run 
the gamut of medical treatments. When her doctors finally gave up on her, M. R. 
could only walk about ten minutes and then had to lie down due to weakness. Although her doctors gave up, she did not. She knew there must be a way to beat this terrible affliction. M. R. discovered Natura l Hygiene and made a decision to go away 
to fast and alter her entire way of life. It  was a difficult fast for her, but she and I 
broke our fasts on the same day five weeks later. M. spent most of the time in bed 
resting, but she would occasionally sit out in the sun for short periods. After a 
carefully broken fast and two weeks on a strictly raw vegetarian diet, she was able to walk for 20 minutes--that's double what she was able to do previously. I kept in touch 
with M. after leaving the Manor and followed her remarkable progress. Soon she 
could put in a half day of work, though she was quite tired. Her endurance increased 
as time went on--and so did her level of health. She was taking no drugs. I received a 
Christmas card from M in 1968, two years afte r her first fast and her adoption of the 
vegetarian diet and hygienic way of living. I'll try to break down her letter to me, 
since M was from Canada but bilingual (on the French side). She said she had taken 
subsequent fasts since 1966. "I really think I w ill get rid of this M. S. sickness. I went 
to Montreal Expo '67 every night, came back at 12 at night, and worked the next day. Never tired; always in good shape. I feel like 15. Jack, I tell you it is so good to be alive. I'll never again be unhappy. Nothing upsets me. I have to stop and think that I am an M. S. case. Though I can't but little run yet, I jumped 20 to 25 times in the air 
with a rope. The doctors say I have a remission and it will start again but I laugh at that. It is all they can say. I tell them how is it .I have my remission when I want to? I 
educate others, for I know many M. S. cases." I received another Christmas card in 
1969. To quote in part, M says, "As far as my  health is concerned, I'm almost cured, 
though the hardship of life doesn't help. But I am almost cured after four fasts and an adequate hygienic way of living. It's wonderful to be alive again. "I have more energy. Never, never tir ed. I feel great, wonderful. I'm always happy 
and nothing will darken my future. I found everything when I found the way to walk again. I walk and walk for hours. I feel I am  eternal and I'll never be sick again." What 
else can I add at this point? Anything said now would just be anticlimax. Chapter 9 -- A Glance at Fad Diets 
and Food Additives  
   Since we are interested in total health, particularly prevention of disease and not just 
the health of a part of the body, it behooves us to be aware of other factors that could be detrimental to good health. This chapter will not deal in great depth with fad diets 
or food additives, but will give you a smattering of information to enlighten you and increase your awareness. You make your own decisions. Gluttony is probably the worst dietetic sin. Most people suffer from overeating--
eating beyond their digestive capacities. They also suffer from the harmful effects of 
haphazardly dumping in their stomachs an amazing variety of foods and half-foods in 
abominable combinations that would wreak havoc in the strongest of digestive systems. I'll cover the advantages and rati onale of proper food combining in the next 
chapter. Prevention  magazine, July, 1973, states that "one of the worst things about low 
cholesterol diets is that they prohibit you almost entirely from eating liver, eggs, milk, 
cheese, beef, and shellfish, all of which are superlatively nutritious foods. Eliminate 
these foods from your diet and it is all but impossible to consume the vitamins, 
minerals and trace elements you need to keep your whole body in good health." This is a typical example of the common misconception most people have that without 
these foods one cannot live in good health. The fact is that it is the very people who 
eat these foods who flood the hospitals and doctors' offices with their anemias, arthritis, diabetes, kidney diseases, cancers, so-called allergies, colitis, and an endless 
list of degenerative diseases. It is not the scope of this chapter to analyze foods in 
depth, but cheese (if natural, unprocessed,  unchemicalized, and unsalted) is probably 
the most innocuous of the bunch. The others have long-term harmful effects to the 
body. The ideal source of protein, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements comes from the plant kingdom--vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and sprouts in their natural unfired 
(raw) state where possible--in which the inorganic elements of the soil are converted 
into living organic material, making all these elements biologically charged. If one is 
going to eat meat, then the only proper way to obtain all the nutrition is to eat the 
animal the way a carnivore would eat it--fresh-killed, uncooked, and including blood, bones, organs, and innards. If one cannot eat it this way, he shouldn't eat it at all. After all, where did that hunk of beef come from that is so "rich in protein and blood 
building elements"? It came from the steer that grazed and ate vegetation--the 
"greens." The meat-eaters thus get their protein second-hand in the food chain. The Low Carbohydrate Diet  seems to be an unbalanced diet with an overemphasis 
on protein. Today, people are over-proteinized and this can put a burden on the liver and kidneys. The Nibbler's Diet. --This is for people who think they must be eating all day. (Probably helps neurotics.) Good Housekeeping Magazine Snacker's Diet. --Similar to the Nibbler's Diet. To 
quote: "The key to this plan is six mini-meals a day so you may eat every few hours and never have time to be hungry." (Must cau se problems, as the digestive system and 
body are never given a rest.) Recommended for the in-between snack meals are such 
things as jam, crackers, and ice cream which are "especially filling and nutritious." (What can I say about this junk.) Also allowed are pretzel sticks, shrimp in cocktail 
sauce, small cans of juice, and diet soda. Very little raw, fresh natural food is used. This has got to be a contributing factor in the propagation of disease. It's In to Be Thin  and Dr. Cantor's Longevity Diet. --Basically same gimmicks as 
other diets. Drinking Man's Diet. --I think that if you're not an alcoholic before you start, you 
could have a chance at becoming one by the time you're done. Eat More to Lose Weight Diet. --Same song. Excess protein, etc. Grape Cure. --Foods don't cure! Eat Your Way to Health. --Usual theme. Use of supplements is highly recommended. I like my own idea for a title to this diet: "Digging Your Grave With Your Teeth." Biochemic Method. --The use of unlimited types of chemical compounds for each 
ailment or desired result. ( Hardly  supplies the requisites of life.) Juice Fasting Diet. --Tells of the healing power of juices and what juices are used 
for specific conditions. Juices have no power to heal, treat, or cure; juices don't act on 
the body, the body acts on the juices. Technically this is not really fasting because 
juices are foods and must be handled by the digestive apparatus, but to a lesser degree 
of expended energy than solid foods. How to Cut Your Food Budget in Half and Still Get Proper Nutrition. --Same story. But the only way to get proper nutrition is to eat hygienically; that is, a variety of 
vegetarian fare: raw fresh fru its, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouts eaten in proper 
combination. Of course, if you desire to cut your food budget 100 percent, then fast 
(but not indefinitely or you'll also cut your earthly existence 100 percent). Most 
people are in need of a fast to sharpen the power of their digestive systems, thereby 
allowing the body to properly digest and assimilate (absorb and utilize) these vital foods which in turn contributes to proper nutrition. Weight Watchers. --How much canned tuna fish can one eat? There are chemical 
additives in their brand of foods. Fresh fruits and vegetables are used, which is fine. One will lose weight, but there is not much chance of evolving robust health that will 
continue into later years. Alpine Team Training Diet for Women. --This is a good one for cholesterol freaks, 
because in addition to black tea or coffee, a few fruits and vegetables, the dieter must consume over 2 dozen eggs a week. Put that in your coronary arteries! Boston Police Diet. --This diet is against bananas, dates, cherries, grapes, plums, 
pears, apples, rice, potatoes, corn, beets, be ans, peas, and carrots. I didn't check to see 
if this diet was against Boston baked beans. Ice Cream Diet. --Quote: "A fun diet that will startl e your friends and associates." I'd 
like to add on to this: "Of course they'll also be startled when you get your first heart 
attack." The Only Diet That Works .--I thought perhaps someone had the right idea but it 
turns out to be composed of the same gimmicks presented in a different way. Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution. --Another unbalanced diet that can be dangerous to your 
health. It's a low-carbohydrate high-fat and high-protein diet. This diet allows an unlimited consumption of saturated fat and is a cholesterol-rich diet. The Wonder Diet. --Lets you eat generously of all the foods you enjoy: bread, certain 
fruits and vegetables, meat, chicken, fish, jello, coffee, tea, milk, plus all the Scotch, 
bourbon, rye, gin, vodka, and brandy you desire. You can have a big roast beef 
sandwich as a snack or a milk shake as often as every hour of the day. This diet is stated to be "medically safe for patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart 
conditions." Now, you might lose weight from this diet, but how you can develop 
anything but ill health, eventually, I can't imagine. I can't see how it can be safe for 
the above-mentioned diseases when one is allowed such generous amounts of poisons 
as coffee, tea, milk shakes every hour, beef, and booze. The only reason I can see for the name of this Wonder Diet is that it will be a wonder if you don't become very ill 
and/or succumb eventually. Macrobiotics. --This is primarily a grain and rice diet and is highly acid-forming. Nutritional balance is ignored. Fresh fruits and vegetables are not recommended or 
used unless in season, which means people in the north have them available only a few months out of the year. There is great importance placed on cooked food.
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        I finally did get to sleep but it was a very sporadic sleep, the kind that leaves you groggy when you get up in the morning. I awoke about 6:00 a. m. and couldn't fall back to. sleep. Too much anxiety. The 
same type of anxiety I experienced upon returning to the United States with the army 
after a tour of duty in Korea; a butterflies- in-the-stomach feeling. But soon the feeling 
eased as my eyes caught a glimpse of the sun peeking up over the horizon. in the southeastern sky and I watched its glow illuminate the countryside. (I didn't know it at this time--Corinne admitted to me years later--but she had a great 
fear of my returning. She was afraid of how I would look. This unknown factor kept her in a slightly tense state, but I had filled out enough to be able to pass for any 
human being. ) It wasn't long before the conductor came through and called off Detroit as the next 
stop. I gathered my luggage and moved to the front of the car. The train eased its way into the railroad yard and finally came to a stop in the station. I juggled all my belongings, stepped off the train, and made my way hurriedly 
toward the gates inside the depot. I paused momentarily at the big iron gates, my heart 
pounding fiercely, and then stepped through into the beginning of a new life. Chapter 7 -- A Return To Life  
   At the far end of the depot I could see my father, my four-year-old son, and my 
wife. I was half walking and half running until I finally reached them. Corinne and 
my son, Irwin, stared at me for a few seconds and then we all embraced. It was good to be home. I felt Corinne studying me and she could hardly believe the amazing physical 
transformation that had taken place. So it was for this reason, right here in the train 
station, that my wife made a vow to change our way of living. We would follow Natural Hygiene in all of its tenets and we would raise our two boys as vegetarians. During the drive home, Corinne told me my mother was staying with our other son, 
Darryl, who was 11 months old. Looking out the car window, I saw a sunny Saturday and was grateful for the weekend I'd spend at home before jumping right back into my 
normal routine on Monday. Irwin continued to look at me as we drove, and Corinne 
whispered to me that he was waiting for me to tell him how big he had grown since I 
went away. I suppose I didn't make enough fuss over him at the depot, so I acknowledged the fact that he had grown so tall, and he beamed satisfactorily. After arriving home, we talked of my experiences for hours, of the people I met, and 
some of their amazing cases of recovery under natural living--many of whom were given up by their doctors, as in my case. Corinne still couldn't believe the way I 
looked. She said it was as if I had been reborn; and the truth of the matter is that I 
really felt reborn. This was probably the motivating force in her strong determination 
to change our way of life as soon as possible to one that would assure the attainment of health. Dr. Goldstein and his wife, Corinne 
   Corinne was already formulating plans to depart from our so-called "normal" or "conventional" way of living. Since Natural Hygiene requires a certain degree of self-discipline, some sacrifice, if you will, and almost seems to go against most things 
we've been led to believe are correct or true, many people can't make this change 
overnight and require a gradual transition period. But Corinne was able to do this at 
once because she accepted the fact and knew that it was right. She began by 
eliminating all meat from our home. Then she went through the cupboards and threw 
out the items that were harmful to the body or had no place in proper nutrition, such 
as canned foods, processed foods, anything containing food additives, coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, salt, white sugar and its products, white flour and any of its 
products, chocolate, soda pop, candy, potato chips, and all other junk foods. This cleaning accomplished, we went to the market and purchased enough fresh 
produce to stock our two refrigerators. There was an abundance of raw, fresh fruits 
and vegetables. We went to a health food store and purchased a variety of raw nuts 
(peanuts, cashews, pecans, almonds, filberts, Brazil nuts), seeds ( pumpkin and 
sunflower) and such dried fruits as raisins, figs, and dates. The reason we used the health food store was that the nuts and seeds (our source of concentrated protein) are 
raw, unsalted, and unadulterated; the dried fruits are sun-dried, unsprayed, unsulfured, and poison-free. By Monday morning, our family was ready to begin its adventure into Natural 
Hygiene (natural living). Breakfast for Corinne, Irwin, and me consisted of fresh 
grapefruit, oranges, and nuts, while little Darryl had to be maintained on an infant-
type diet, although he was alternated on ra w, unpasteurized goat milk, fresh fruit and 
vegetable juices, and pureed fruits and vegeta bles. You could call it baby food, but it 
wasn't commercially adulterated. We made it fresh and pure each meal. The goat milk 
had been used after Corinne stopped nursing Darryl. If possible, every mother has an 
obligation to nurse her child to give it a proper start in life and I feel it negligent if she 
does not nurse for reasons of vanity. Nursi ng is as natural as breathing and gives the 
infant marvelous benefits that cannot be gotten from chemical formulas, which do not 
supply the infant's needs of life or allow it to attain optimum health. Today's 
pasteurized cows' milk is no better and really has no place in the human diet after the 
teeth have erupted. Only the human continues to drink milk after weaning. My family loved their breakfast and was looking forward to lunch, which was a 
fresh fruit plate with a variety of fruits to  select, such as apples, bananas, berries, 
melons, pears, grapes, dates, and peaches (which were still available). Supper was 
also anticipated, which consisted of a huge raw vegetable salad (romaine lettuce, 
celery, carrots, cucumber, green pepper, cabbage, and cauliflower). The salad was 
pureed for Darryl. We also had a steamed vegetable (green beans) and a brown rice casserole. The meals were very simple and I' ve never seen my wife and children enjoy 
eating as much as they did on that first day. However, the meals were only a sample 
of how and what we eat and are not to be construed as the be-all and end-all of our 
existence. A later chapter will cover, in more detail, the how, what, and why of the vegetarian diet and its rationale. Coincidental as it may seem, my older son Irwin, who had been living 
"conventionally," had developed so-called alle rgies over the past six months or so. He 
was sneezing, coughing, wheezing, and his nose and eyes were ever "running" and 
itching terribly. He was just under four years old, but we saw personality changes 
taking place due to his constant irritation and suffering. The doctor who examined him, just before I went away, said Irwin was suffering from allergies and would need 
some 150 patch tests made on his back (which  we wouldn't allow) and then he would 
be required to take drugs perhaps the rest of his life to "control" the symptoms. We 
were also instructed to get rid of the wool blankets, the feather pillows, the dust on the 
floor, and, last but not least, our two cats which had been in our household for years. Nothing was mentioned about diet by the doctor, who considered it vaguely relevant to health.
Irwin had developed allergies, including sneezing, coughing, and itching, and was advised to undergo 150 patch tests and potentially take medication for the rest of his life.
What was the author's experience with his son Irwin before starting the vegetarian diet?
Corinne was afraid of his return because she was worried about how he would look.
What was the author's experience with his wife Corinne after his return from Korea?
The author disagreed with Dr. Kale, stating that the body's innate ability to heal itself is the key to good health.
What was the author's response to Dr. Kale's statement that diet has nothing to do with the history of a disease?
The author's roommate, J. F., had multiple sclerosis and was bedridden. After a fast and a change to a vegetarian diet, he was able to walk again.
What was the author's experience with his roommate, J. F.?
The author believes that heredity plays a small role in determining one's health, as his sons, raised on a vegetarian diet, have not developed the diseases their grandparents had, despite being exposed to them.
What is the author's opinion on the role of heredity in determining one's health?