 functioning of taste buds,
saliva glands and other structures. Apart from contributing to the distor
tion of taste, this process causes a chronic inflammation in the mucous
membranes of the mouth, making it a target for the immune system. As a
result of microbial activity and inflammation many GAPS patients have
bad breath, very red lips and mouth, various spots and ulcers on the
mucosa of the cheeks and a coated furry tongue. Many foods, like raw fruit
and vegetables, herbs, uncooked nuts and seeds, cold pressed oils and
some other foods have strong detoxifying substances, which would bind to
the toxins in the mouth trying to remove them. This can feel far from nice
ranging from stinging, itching and burning, to simply an unpleasant taste,
and indeed, those are the foods that GAPS people commonly would not
accept.
There are some contributory factors. For example, any secretion from
the body is a way of eliminating toxins. Saliva is one of them. GAPS patients
have very toxic bodies and some of these toxins get excreted through saliva.
This contributes to the toxic load in the mouth, altering the taste and feel
of foods.
In some cases of autism and other GAPS disorders another contributory
factor comes into play - an inability of the toxic brain to orchestrate
normal movements of the muscles in the mouth, tongue and other struc
tures involved in chewing and swallowing. These are the patients who
cannot chew and swallowproperly. Foods have to be very soft for them and
they would vomit very often. Such severe abnormality is fairly rare, but this
problem exists in many GAPS children and adults to a milder degree.
So, what are we to do with these feeding problems?
It is the appropriate nutritional management aimed at normalising
bodily flora and detoxifying the person that would eventually make foods
taste properly for him/her. Adults generally are not much of a problem in
terms of persuading them to change their diet, though it can be difficult to
get them stick to it. But how on Earth can we apply any nutritional man
agement to a child who would not eat anything? Indeed, this is the hardest
point for many parents in managing their child's condition.
I generally don't believe in hopeless situations. Where there is a will there is a way! There is a way, a very efficient way of introducing foods into
your child's diet. It requires a lot of determination from the parents but it
brings a huge relief and quite a bit of normality into your family's life. This
way is ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis) or behaviour modification. The
main principal of this method is based on common sense used by parents
for centuries. I am sure you all recall your parents telling you "First you
have to do your homework, than you can go and play!", or "If you want to
go to the zoo on Saturday, you have to..." So, the formula is - if you want
something, you have to work for it!
When you first introduce this method into your child's life, he or she is
not going to like it, so expect a lot of resistance until your child learns the
rules of the game. If you do not give up in those first difficult days, your
child will understand pretty quickly that to get what he or she wants your
child has to do something for you. As soon as he or she understands that,
your life will become much easier. If you already are doing an ABA pro
gramme with your child at home you can make feeding a separate drill for
your therapists to work on in the sessions. All you will have to do is to cook
the food and bring it into the therapy room.
So, how do we apply this method to children?
Let us start from the more severe end of the spectrum - a non-verbal
autistic child.
1. Introducing new foods to a child with severe language problems
Initially use preferred foods as rewards for eating the good food. Show your
child the food he/she likes the most (a piece of chocolate, couple of crisps,
a piece of biscuit, etc.). Put it out of his/her reach but in clear view. Offer
your child one mouthful of the food you want to introduce. Ignore
tantrums, screaming, crying and all other misbehaviours. Do not give him
what he wants until he has had that one mouthful of the good food and do
not let him leave the table. When he has had only one mouthful of the good
food or literally just tasted it, give him the preferred food as a reward with
lavish praise, hugs, kisses, tickles (whatever your child would most appre
ciate) and let him go. In a few minutes repeat the whole procedure again.
Only work on one mouthful at a time, reward and let him/her go. In a few
minutes repeat again. Give your child only a small amount of the reward
food: one or two crisps, a little piece of chocolate, etc. If he comes back for
more, get him to eat another mouthful before rewarding him with another
crisp, small piece of chocolate, eta These reward foods will have to be available only as rewards for eating the good foods, they must not be given
to your child at other times, otherwise your child will wait for that time
when he can get it without any effort. Keep the whole procedure positive
and as happy as possible. After your child starts to take one mouthful of a
particular food without any trouble, start demanding two mouthfuls of the
same food for the same reward. You may spend a few days, a week or even
more on the one mouthful stage, in different children it takes different
effort. After you have conquered the two mouthfuls, move to three mouth
fuls for the same reward. Slowly increase the number of mouthfuls until
your child eats the whole meal.
The examples of reward foods, which I have given here (chocolate,
crisps) are foods which are not allowed on the GAPS nutritional pro
gramme. However, in the initial stages when you are trying to teach your
child the whole ABA concept use whatever works. Once your child has
understood the rules of the game move to rewards allowed on the diet. If
your autistic child can be motivated by any dessert ideas allowed on the
diet, then - hooray! - forget about chocolate and crisps.
Apart from favourite foods you can use anything else your child likes as a
reward for getting him/her to eat the new food. For example, if your child
likes to watch a particular video: put that video on, let it play for 5 minutes,
then pause it. Offer your child a mouthful of the food you want to intro
duce into his diet. Do not switch the video back on again until that mouth
ful is eaten. Do not give in to tantrums, screaming, crying, etc. When your
child has the mouthful, give him/her a lavish enthusiastic praise with hugs
and kisses and switch the video back on. In a few minutes repeat the pro
cedure again. If your child is not particularly interested in videos, use
whatever he/she is interested in - toys, books, games. Obsessive
behaviours and self-stimulation generally should not be encouraged in
autistic children. However, if that is the only thing that would motivate
your child, use them as rewards for eating the right foods.
It is important to work on one food at a time. Do not try to introduce
several foods at the same time. Decide for yourself what food is the most
important to introduce first into your child's nutrition and work on it. It is
sensible to start with foods which you think would be easiest for your child
to accept. As you have conquered one or two foods and your child's menu
starts growing you will find that introducing consecutive foods becomes
easier and easier. In no time at all your child will be having a very nourish
ing and varied diet.
The important thing is not to get disheartened by the initial resistance from your child, but persevere. Hundreds of parents who have imple
mented the ABA programme with their children had to go through the
initial stage of tantrums to get their children to do anything, from simple
"Come here" to more complex things. Nobody can teach a child who would
not comply with anything you tell it to do. But once you have won that first
battle, you have gained your child's compliance, which means that now
you have a child whom you can teach!
1. Introducing new foods to GAPS children without language problems
With GAPS children who do not have problems with communication the
procedure is similar but much easier. The child has to eat the good food
first in order to get what he/she wants: a preferred food, a game, a toy, etc.
In these children I would not use non-allowed foods, like chocolate or
crisps for rewards. You can use your home-made desserts, allowed on the
diet. I am sure that most parents are familiar with the timeless mother's
motto: Have your meal first, then you will get your pudding! Apart from
that, use more sophisticated rewards as games, toys, trips to cinema, etc.
rather than food rewards.
Just like with autistic children, with other GAPS children it is important
to start from small achievable targets, like one mouthful or


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otherpurposesthanquenchingthethirst;hewantsagreatdeal
ofsomedrink,notonlyoftea,andthedoctorwillorderwhathe
istohave,barley-waterorlemonade,orsoda-waterandmilk,as
thecasem.aybe.
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fatigue,eitherfromthekindofwork,orfromtheirbeingnotin
astatefitforit,toeatapieceofbreadbeforetheygo.Iwish
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outfastingonfatiguingduty,whennurseshavetogofastingin
totheirpatients,itisahotrestorativetheywant,andoughtto
have,beforetheygo,notacoldbitofbread.Iftheycantake
abitofbreadwiththehotcupoftea,somuchthebetter,butnot
insteadofit.Thefactthatthereismorenourishmentinbread
thaninalmostanythingelsehasprobablyinducedthemistake.
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itbestuponacupoftea.Itis.alsothebestrefreshmentbefore
goingouttoalongday’swork.
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beiTy,andgrinditathome.Otherwiseyoumayreckonuponits
containingaceidainamountofchicory,atleast.Thisisnota
questionofthetasteorofthewholesoineness ofchicory.Itis
thatchicoryhasnothingatallofthepropertiesforwhichyou
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womenare“extravagant”innothingelse.Andtheyareright
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theyareincapablethemselves,toallappearance,ofthespiritof
arrangement(nosmalltask)necessaryformanagingalargeward
ordairy.
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dislikecocoa,ithasquiteadifferenteffectfromteaorcoffee.It
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simplyincreasingfat.Itispuremockeryofthesick,therefore,
tocallitasubstitutefortea.Foranyrefreshment itisof,you
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poseapatientorderedfouroz.brandyduringtheday,howishe
totakethisifyoumakeitintofourpintswithdilutingit?The
samewithteaandbeef-tea,witharrowroot,milk,&c.Youhave
notincreasedthenourishment,youhavenotincreasedthereno-
vatingpowerofthesearticles,byincreasingtheirbulk—youhave
verylikelydiminishedbothbygivingthepatient’sdigestionmore
todo,and,mostlikelyofall,thepatientwillleavehalfofwhat
hehasbeenorderedtotake,becausehecannotswallowthebulk
withwhichj"OUhavebeenpleasedtoinvestit.Itrequiresvery
niceobservationandcai-e(andmeetswithhardlyany)todeter-
mine-^yhatwillnotbetoothickorstrongforthepatienttotake,
whilegivingIrimnomorethanthebulkwhichheisableto
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fiomhimselfwhichdayafterdayandweekafterweeksoaksinto
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afterhisbedismade,andwarmdampbefore,bothfromhis
ownperspiration;andthisfromthetimethemattressesareput
underhimtillthetimetheyarepickedtopieces,ifthisisever
done!
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thesamenight-dressonhimagain,alwaysgiveitawarmfirst,at
thefire.Thenight-gownhehaswornmustbe,toacertain
extent,damp.Ithasnowgotcoldfromhavingbeenoffhimfor
afewminutes.Thefirewilldryandatthesametimeairit.
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lungsandskininthetwenty-fourliourathreepintsatleastof
moisture,loadedwithmatterreadytoputrefy;thatinsickness
thequantityisoftengreatlyincreased,thequalityisalwaysmore
hurtful—justaskyourselfnextwheredoesallthismoisturego
to?Chieflyintothebedding,becauseitcannotgoanywhere
else.Anditstaysthere;because,exceptperhapsaweeklychange
ofsheets,scarcelyanyotherairingisattempted.Anursewill
becarefultofidgetinessaboutairingthecleansheetsfromclean
damp,butairingthedirtysheetsfromdirtydampwillnever
evenoccurtoher.Besidesthis,themostdangerouseffluviawe
knowofarefromtheexcretionsofthesick—theseareplaced,
atleastforatime,wheretheymustthrowtheireffluviaintothe
undersideofthebed,andthespaceunderthebedisneveraired;
itcannotbe,withourarrangements.Mustnotsuchabedbe
alwayssaturated,andbealwaysthemeansofre-introducing into
theunfortunatepatientwholiesinit,thatmattertogetout
whichfromthehotlynaturehadappointedthedisease?
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hangupthewholeofthebeddingtoairforafewhours.
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payof f” refuses
to show up, but we can say, “This is one that the universe owed me in due
time.” In fact, it is a part of greatness to know that sometimes a good deed
is not returned.
The influence that our thoughts and feelings have is, in the world’ s
literature, called “the law of karma,” or “Y ou get what you give,” or “Y ou
reap what you sow.” Often we don’ t see this law in operation because of the
time delay. For instance, an acquaintance borrowed $200 and then failed to
pay it back as promised. For over a year, there was a resentment and
consequent avoidance of the person because of the emotional discomfort,
which was compounded by the guilt at holding the resentment in the first
place. Finally, when it became apparent that the only person suf fering from
the resentment was the person holding it, and that it was costing peace of
mind, the willingness to let it go emer ged. At that point, the resentment was
fairly easy to let go and the borrower was for given. The $200 was re-
contextualized as a loan to someone who had been in need. W ithin a few
months, there was an unexpected encounter with the person, who said out
of the blue, “I have been concerned about the money I owe you. Here’ s the
whole $200.” The loan was repaid without even asking for it.
W e block receiving what we want from others by our expectations or
resentments of them. It is very ef fective to surrender our expectations of
others before we enter into a particular situation with them. Emotions arereally subtle attempts to force others and impose our will on them, which
they unconsciously resist.
The way to facilitate satisfaction in relationships is lovingly to picture
the best possible outcome. Make sure it is mutually beneficial: a win-win
situation. Let go of all the negative feelings and merely hold the picture in
mind. W e can tell if we are really surrendered when we feel okay either
way; it’ s okay with us if it happens, and it’ s okay with us if it doesn’ t.
Therefore, to be surrendered does not mean to be passive. It is being active
in a positive way.
When we are surrendered, there is no longer the pressure of time.
Frustration comes from wanting a thing now instead of letting it happen
naturally in its own time. Patience is an automatic side ef fect of letting go,
and we know how easy it is to get along with patient people. Notice that
patient people usually get what they want in the end.
One resistance to letting go is the illusion that, if we let go of our
wantingness and our expectations, we won’ t get what we want. W e fear that
we will lose it if we don’ t keep pressuring for it. The mind has the idea that
the way to get a thing is to want it. Actually, if we examine the issue, we
will see that events are due to decisions, and choices are based on our
intentions. What we get is the result of these choices, even though they are
unconscious, rather than what we think we want. When we surrender the
pressure of wantingness, we are clear to make wiser choices and decisions.
W e think that our happiness depends on controlling events, and that
facts are what upset us. Actually, it is our feelings and thoughts about these
facts that are the real cause of our upset. Facts in and of themselves are
neutral things. The power we give them is due to our attitude of acceptance
or non-acceptance and our overall feeling state. If we get stuck in a feeling,
it is because we still secretly believe that it will accomplish something for
us.
Sexual Relations
Because of the wide availability of sexual material and opportunities for
varied sexual experiences, most people nowadays consider themselves
rather sexually liberated. This liberation is primarily intellectual and
behavioral; there still exists a great deal of emotional and experiential
limitation, as well as sensory restriction. All experience takes place withinconsciousness itself; therefore, sexual experience, like any other, is
determined by our overall level of awareness and inner freedom.
The degree to which our sexual experience has been restricted becomes
apparent the more we relinquish our feelings about it. When we are totally
surrendered on sexuality, it is like adding a third dimension to what was
before a two-dimensional experience. As one woman put it, “It’ s like I used
to hear only violins, then a cello was added, and then a flute, and so on, so
that now the experience is totally full and comprehensive.”
Besides the increased emotional pleasure of freedom of expression,
letting go brings a change in the sensory experience itself. T o most people,
men especially, sexual excitation and or gasmic pleasure are primarily a
genital sensation. As one gets freer, the locale of the or gasm begins to
expand and spread to the whole pelvis and abdomen, the legs and arms, and
eventually the whole body. Often, after this accomplishment, there is a
plateau that follows, and then suddenly and unexpectedly the or gasmic
location expands beyond the body, as though the space around the body was
having the or gasm instead of the person. Ultimately, there is no limitation of
the or gasm. It seems to expand into infinity and be experienced from no
particular center or locale. It is as if there is no individual person present.
The or gasm is experiencing itself.
This expansion is facilitated by becoming aware that the facial
grimacing and breath-holding are restrictions due to fear of loss of control
and attempts to limit the experience. If one breathes slowly and deeply,
smiling instead of grimacing, the fear will become conscious and can be
surrendered.
Sexuality loses its compulsiveness. Freedom means not just freedom to
indulge but freedom not to have sex or or gasm. When we are surrendered,
we are not run by the desire for the or gasm. This unleashes creative
experiencing and awareness because the mind is not focused on the or gasm
itself. T o be free from the domination of the desire for or gasm allows sexual
experiences that have been described in spiritual literature as “T antric Sex.”
Most W esterners read a little about it and perhaps give it a try, but then they
give up because they approach it in a way that leads to suppression rather
than to greater freedom.
The more truly liberated we become, the more we are motivated by
lovingness rather than by desire for gratification. This change of motivation
from wanting and hunger to the mutual sharing of pleasure and happinessbrings about major changes in the nature of sexual relationships. The
intimacy with another person becomes more encompassing and pleasurable.
There is greater attunement to the other person’ s sexuality and intuitive
fulfillment of each other ’ s styles of satisfaction. One couple expressed it as
follows:
It is as though we just witness what our bodies are doing. It is as
though we are the space in which it is all happening. As soon as
one person has a desire or fantasy, the other automatically and
without even thinking, moves into the acting out of fulfilling it. It
is as though there is a psychic connection. There is an
acknowledgement of the inner feelings about the fantasies and a
letting go of how the other person might react. There is greater
variation and frequency with sexuality, also. It used to be mainly
Friday and Saturday nights. Now making love may happen for
days at a time, or sometimes weeks go by without it. It is always
new. It is never the same. Amazingly, it just keeps getting better
and better. Each or gasm seems better than the last, yet often the
lovemaking is so enjoyable that there is no bother to have an
or gasm. If it happens it’ s okay, and it’ s okay if it doesn’ t. The
intimate time spent together is satisfying and freeing, regardless of
any end result.
Another man said:
I never really realized before how much sex ran my relationships.
It was really compulsive. I was always afraid I would miss out on
a sexual opportunity. I didn’ t want to miss out on the opportunity
for pleasure. Now my pattern is more variable; in fact, now I have
no pattern. When it happens, it happens and it’ s great when it does.
When it doesn’ t, I don’ t even think about it. I used to have sex on
my mind all the time. W omen would usually say ‘No.’ But now
that I really don’ t care that much about it, they usually either
suggest it or say ‘Y es’ if I ask. Now, I find that I am more
concerned about them instead of myself. Before, I was really just
using them for my own selfish ends and, intuitively, the women
knew it. Now I feel a lot of love for them. I really care about theirwelfare and happiness, even if it’ s only a single encounter. What a
relief not to have to lie anymore.
From the above examples, it is clear that there is a change in
consciousness from lack to abundance. When we are self-centered and
focused on getting emotional or physical pleasure from sex with another
person, then we feel angry, frustrated, and deprived. The more loving we
become, the more we receive what


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"It is the cause of all perfection of all things throughout the universe."
 (Circa 3000 B C)
D e d i c a t e d  t o  y o u

 For eword
September 9, 2004, is a day I will never for get. It seemed like any other
morning when I woke, but it would become the greatest day of my life.
Like mo st other  people, I had struggled and worked hard to survive all my
life, dealing with dif ficulties an d obstacles as best I could. B ut 2004  had
been an especially tough year for me, and the challenging cir cumstances
literally brought me to my knees on September 9. My relationships, health,
career, and finances appeared to be in an ir retrievable state. I could see no
way out of the  mounting dif ficulties that surrounded me. And then it
happened!
My daughter handed me a one-hundred-year -old book', and  during the
ninety minutes it took me to read the book, my entire life changed. I
understood how everything had  happened in my life, and I immediately
knew what to do to change every circumstance into what I wanted.
I h ad discovered  a secret, a secret that had been passed on through centuries
but had been known by very few people throughout history.
From th at mome nt, the world I saw was  not the same world. E verything I
had believed about the way life worked was the very opposite of how it
really was. I had lived decades believing tha t things in life just happen to
us. But now, I could see the incredible truth.
I could also see that the majority of people did not know this secret, and so I
set out to share it with the world. Against every imaginable obstacle I
created the film The Secr et, and it was released to the w orld in 2006. L ater
the same year I wrote the book The Secr et, which enabled me to share more
of what I had discovered.
When The Secr et was released, it traveled at lightning speed and was passed
from one person to another across the planet. T oday tens of millions ofpeople in every co untry in the world have changed their lives in the mo st
incredible ways with its knowledge.
As people learned how to change their lives with The Secr et, they shared
thousands of amazing stories w ith me, and I received more insights into
why people experience such d if ficulties in their lives. And with those
insights came the knowledge of The Power - knowledge that can change
lives instantly.
The Secr et


,
lower back, and breasts.
ESSENTIAL OIL SOLUTIONS FOR LABOR
Essential oils can be incredibly supportive during labor and the birth of
your babe. Whether you are looking for general support in creating an ideal
birthing environment or are in need of specific solutions to something that
is arising, the following list is for you.
OVERALL  SUPPORT FOR AN OPTIMAL  LABOR
Lavender, basil, clary sage, geranium, or ylang ylang.
Diffuse or apply topically
doTERRA  ClaryCalm blend or Peace blend.  Use
aromatically.
According to Ayurveda, you should inhale cardamom,
kustha, vacha, and chitrak during active labor and the
pushing stage.BLEEDING
Geranium, helichrysum, or myrhh.  Apply topically on
tummy (can be used for postpartum bleeding as well).
NER VOUSNESS AND STRESS
Basil, frankincense, or lavender. Apply topically or use
aromatically.
Balance blend or Serenity blend.  Apply topically or use
aromatically.
CONTRACTIONS OR ST ALLED LABOR
Clary sage and myrrh.  Apply topically to belly, ankles, and
wrists.
Cinnamon, fennel, jasmine, or lavender. Use aromatically.
LOW CONFIDENCE
Basil, clary sage, marjoram, lavender; doTERRA
Balance blend, Motivate blend, or Serenity blend.  Use
aromatically.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Cardamom, basil, cypress, lavender, or marjoram.  Apply
topically or use aromatically.
doTERRA  Deep Blue blend.  Apply topically.
OVERHEA TING
Peppermint, eucalyptus, or wintergreen.  Apply topically.PERINEUM PREP ARA TION
Frankincense, geranium, lavender, Roman chamomile,
or sandalwood.  Apply topically.
TENSION
Clary sage, geranium, lavender, magnolia, or neroli.  Use
aromatically or apply topically.
ESSENTIAL OIL SOLUTIONS FOR THE
POSTPARTUM WINDOW
The following oils will support mama and babe postpartum, whether it be to
enhance their environment, stabilize mood and emotions, or support major
or minor imbalances that are arising.
Uplifting Diffuser Combinations
1 drop rose + 1 drop wild orange + 3 drops sandalwood
1 drop lavender + 3 drops grapefruit + 1 drop ylang ylang
MOOD ENHANCER
Vetiver, jatamamsi, clary sage, frankincense, geranium,
bergamot, sandalwood, rose, or any citrus/conifers.  Use
aromatically.
AFTERP AIN/UTERINE CRAMPING WHILE NURSING
Cardamom, bergamot, clary sage, frankincense, or
doTERRA  Deep Blue blend.  Apply topically.CONSTIP ATION
DigestZen blend, fennel, or ginger. Take internally or
apply topically.
HEMORRHOID RELIEF
Balance blend, turmeric, clove (diluted).  Apply topically,
directly on af fected area.
LOW MILK SUPPL Y
Fennel or rosemary. Apply fennel or rosemary topically to
breasts; take fennel internally.
MASTITIS
Lavender. Apply topically.
Thyme or oregano.  Take internally (diluted or in a veggie
capsule).
Peppermint.  Take internally or apply topically.
DRY, CRACKED, OR SORE NIPPLES
Helichrysum or lavender. Apply directly to nipples to invite
healing and elasticity.
OVERSUPPL Y OF MILK
Peppermint.  Take internally.
Basil.  Apply topically on breast(s) (specifically for
engorgement).
POSTP ARTUM DEPRESSION
Elevation blend, frankincense, melissa, or Citrus Bliss
blend.  Apply topically under nose and on ears.doTERRA  Cheer blend.  Use aromatically or topically.
Frankincense, rose, or clary sage.  Apply topically or take
internally.
SLEEP
Jatamamsi.  Apply topically to the back of the knees and the
bottom of the feet.
Valerian.  Use aromatically.
Lavender, Roman chamomile, or blue lotus.  Use
aromatically with a dif fuser in the bedroom or apply a portion
of a drop to the back of the neck, temples, and heart before
bed.
TEARING, INFLAMMA TION, AND SORENESS
Frankincense, helichrysum, myrrh, or lavender. Apply
any, or all, topically.
Frankincense, melaleuca, and lavender. Apply topically in
a sitz bath, as a perineal spray, or with frozen feminine pads
(see instructions below).
Sitz Bath Blend or Frozen Feminine Pads
Warmth is generally recommended for postpartum healing, but if
there is inflammation and pain, these frozen feminine pads will of fer
great relief. If there is no pain, you can use this blend in warm water
as a sitz bath or perineal spray.
1 bottle witch hazel
Herbal bath blend (see this page )4 drops lavender
4 drops melaleuca
2 drops frankincense
aloe vera gel
1.Prepare the herbal bath blend as a strong tea.
2.Mix into a spray bottle with half herbal tea blend and half witch
hazel.
3.Add essential oils. Shake to mix.
4.Cut large menstrual pads into thirds, and spray the mixture onto
the pads.
5.Pour aloe vera gel down the center of each pad and freeze them.
6.Put any remaining solution in a peri bottle to apply as needed.
7.Use these frozen pads following labor to heal perineal tissues or
stitches.
ESSENTIAL OIL SOLUTIONS FOR
BABY
When using essential oils for baby topically, always dilute 1 drop of
essential oil to 1 tablespoon of a carrier oil.
COLIC
DigestZen or T amer blend.  Apply topically on baby’ s spine
and tummy (clockwise motions).Fennel.  Apply topically on baby’ s spine and tummy.
Roman chamomile, doTERRA  Serenity or Adaptiv
blends, or ylang ylang.  Apply topically.
CRADLE CAP
Lavender, melaleuca, sandalwood, or frankincense.
Apply topically.
CRYING
doTerra Serenity blend, Peace blend, T amer blend,
Roman chamomile, or lavender. Use aromatically or apply
topically.
JAUNDICE
Frankincense, lemon, or geranium.  Apply topically.
REFLUX
doTERRA  DigestZen or T amer blends, fennel, lavender,
peppermint, or Roman chamomile.  Apply topically.
TEETHING
Copaiba, Roman chamomile, or lavender. Apply topically
on jawline or use aromatically.
THRUSH
Spikenard, clary sage, arborvitae, or melaleuca.  Apply
topically.Diaper Rash Cream
5 drops lavender
4 drops melaleuca
½ cup raw coconut oil
Melt coconut oil in a glass cup using the double-boiler method. Add
essential oils and stir. Store in a sealable glass container and leave
in a cool place. Apply as needed.
Waking up with you each morning
has easily become the most special part of my day.
Your smile;
your giggles and wiggles;
your beautiful little voice that’ s starting to make so many new
sounds;
the way you look at the wall,
the shadows,
and out of the window in so much awe;
your sweetness.
Your incredible sweetness
makes life so, so sweet.
How odd it would be
to wake up without your dark blue eyes looking for mine.
Or the late nights I lie awake just looking at you, thinking how
incredibly beautiful you are.
How odd it would be to not walk miles and miles with you every
day,
to not sit on the back porch and watch you look in such wonder
at the world all around.
You’re still so new,
though how odd it would be
to have a life without you now…where just a few months back I had no idea what it would be
like
with you here.
You’re this precious little soul.
I still don’t feel like you’re mine,
and I pray that it stays like that.
I’m here to serve you, little love.
To help you remember God;
to help you remember who you really  are.
And for now I’ll love you like my son,
like my little buddy,
my dear most friend,
my little companion.
Not mine,
but God’ s—
Entrusted in my care
for this little bit of time.
I pray to love you like the precious soul that you are,
inside this tiny, cute, and round little body.
It is the perfection of motherhood actually,
and such a grace-filled spiritual path:
to see the soul within you,
to see God within your heart,
and to serve you,
selflessly,
like every mother does


 nose and do not consciously try to move the upper
chest or the abdominal region. While you are inhaling, place your hands on
your lower ribs, which are known as the floating ribs. Now – if you are
breathing correctly – you can feel your lower ribs expand. Slow ly take in a
long, deep breath. When you feel that your lungs are filled to full capacity
with air – then you can slowly expel the breath with a long, lip-pursed sigh.
Breathing deeply, fully and completely ener gizes the body, calms the nerves, fills you with peace and
helps keep you healthier and mor e youthful. – Paul C. Bragg, N.D., Ph.D., Life Extension PioneerDeep Breathing & Fasting Removes Toxins
Deep Super Power Breathing and Fasting is our best insurance against
germs, toxins and disease. Deep breathing constantly cleanses and purifies
the body. When we exhale, we breathe out toxins and carbon dioxide, which
must be eliminated since they are deadly poisons the body creates. After
expelling with a long, lip-pursed  sigh, pause 10 seconds, then repeat routine.
A long slow inhaled breath – filling the lower lungs and expanding the
lower floating ribs – then expel the air and again pause for 10 seconds; then
repeat the entire cycle. Do 15 breathing exercises in morning and at night.
Deep breathing is the most important function in raising the body to its
highest potentia l! By deep breathing you help remove toxic poisons. Full,
deep breaths in and out help to remove and eliminate any encumbrances.
The body has a great capacity and need for oxygen! The more air you get in
the body, the more toxic poison you burn up and the more vitality you
create!
Deep Breathing Promotes New Brain Cells
One of the main solutions to creating more energy and better body and
brain functioning lies in healthy foods and healthy lifestyle living.
Unobstructed oxygen circulation and maintaining a vital, healthy elasticity
of the cells and tissues is vitally important. The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
(Web: salk.edu ) shows that adults do generate new brain cells! Remember,
oxygen is also a detoxifier. It’s like water detox fasting, it helps remove
stored toxic poisons. The cleaner your body becomes through deep
breathing, water fasting and an abundance of organic raw fruits and
vegetables, the more your energy will increase! With a clean, purified body
and an ample supply of oxygen you can enjoy a more youthful, energetic
healthful body for a longer life.
Our Bragg book Super Power Breathing  will show you breathing
exercises to help you drive more oxygen into your body for super health,
energy and longevit y (see page 149).
The average person breathes in one-half liter of air with a typical, normal shallow breath. But deep
breathers (athletes, singers, dancers, etc.) take in much more. In fact, the greatest amount of air thatcan be br eathed in and out of healthy lungs is almost 5 liters (the full capacity of your lungs).
OceanofPDF.comChapter 9
Doctor Fasting
Miracle Cleanser,
Rebuilder and Life-
Saver!
Your Tongue Never Lies
The tongue should be called “the Magic
Mirror.” The tongue, a spongy organ reveals
the great amoun t of toxic waste poison stored
throughout the body. One mean s a doctor uses to diagnose a person is to
say, “Let me see your tongue. ” When the doctor sees a white- coated tongue,
he knows that person is in a highly toxic condition. This is the oldest
methods of diagnosis used by health professionals around the world.
Remember that the tongue is one end of a tube that averages 30 feet in
length, extending from your mouth to the anus. When tongue is coated, it
shows that Mother Nature is trying to push out some of the deep buried
toxic waste of the body. A water fast (the best) helps your garbage miracle
workers dig out and then flush out the toxins! Fasting performs miracles!
Sick people often have heavily coated tongues, plus a bad breat h. Fasting
or a strict fruit diet, such as apples, oranges, etc. you will notice the tongue
becomes coated. The fasting and the fruit diet starts to loosen the stored
filthy toxic body poisons. The tongue is “ the Magic Mirr or” of the stomach,
and the entire mucus membrane system.
You should cleanse your tongue by gently scraping its surface with round
tip of a spoon. Begin at back of your tongue. Gently press down and pull
the spoo n forward towards your tongue’ s tip; repeat as necessa ry until the
entire top of your tongue has been cleaned of its toxic coating. You can
shake the toxins off the spoon into a saucer to see one of your immediate
fast results!
Fasting is the greatest remedy – the physician within.– Paracelsus,15th century
physician, established role of chemistry in medicine
Daily Tongue Brushing is a Good Habit
After scraping your tongue, use toothbrush to lightly brush your tongue
from the back to the tip (it’s a good habit to brush tongue daily ). Then you
should gargle with a mixture of 1 teaspoon of Bragg Organic Raw Apple
Cider Vinegar in ½ glass of water to rinse any remaining germs or toxins
from your mout h. Repeat this cleansing 1 - 2 times daily during a detox
water fast or a beginners juice fast. Your body will continue to push toxic
slime out the tongue! This tongue coating shows you are doing deep
cleansing. It’s an accurate indica tion of the amount of decaying filth, rotting
mucus and other toxic poisons stored in the tissues that are now being
eliminated from the inside surfaces of the stomach, intestines and your
entire body. (Also do some skin brushing, see page 138.)
You can now see by the coated tongue how much toxic poison you have
stored in your body. The tongue’ s surface  reveals the great amount of
encumbrances that have been  clogging up your body maybe since
childhood becau se of unhealthy living and the eating of refine d, high-fat,
sugar, salt, meat and dairy toxic-forming foods.
That is the reason we are not interested in the name of your physical
trouble. Most physical problems are due to an unhealthy lifestyle and a
local clogging of the circulation and tissues, and in some even the entire
pipe system. If you have a shoul der pain and it’s inflamed, it could be given
the name “bursitis.” But we see it only as concentrated toxic poisons at that
point! The pain and inflammati on are caused from heavy conc entration of
stored toxins in the shoulder. Naturally there will be inflammation caused
by this toxic friction and heavy congestion. When a perso n with this
condition fasts, the tongue takes  on a slimy coating. This shows their body
has started to eliminate, and push out toxic waste soon as they stopped
eating. Also, a few days of strict water detox fasting (drink ing 8 to 10
glasses of distill ed or purified water daily) will usually provide relief from
shoulder pain and other clogged  areas. Also our Back Book goes into more
details for joint pain.
Prevention is always pr eferable to the cur e.
The Human Pipe System Must Be Kept Clean
and Healthy
Let us repeat that every physical problem a person suffers from is the
result of constitutional clogging. The entire human pipe system, especially
the microscopic ally small capillaries (the smallest pipes in the body, about
the size of a human hair), become “chronically” clogged by the heavily
processed, foodless foods of civilization.
There are no special diets that can clean a dirty, heavily coated tongue.
This is the reaso n we give no special diets for special ailments and we don’t
believe in all the “drug cure- alls” available! Only your body is self-
cleansing and self-healing when you give it a chance! Daily we pray for you
to be healthy, our new health friends and readers.
To be well, stay well and to be free from aches and pains, you must live
each day so that you eliminate the toxic poisons you have accumulated over
the years. You must also eat right so that you will not build any more toxic
poisons and mucus within your body (see page 100).
The Toxicless Diet, Body Purification and Healing System calls for large
amounts of organic raw and lightly cooked vegetables and fresh fruits;
weekly 24 hour fasts and periodic fasts lasting from 3 to 10 days. We know
what miracles this System of Internal Purification can do for the sick and
prematurely old person. So does Professor A. E. Crews of Edinbur gh
University – who has performed extensive dietary restriction experiments
on both mammals and worms – noted on page 99.
We faithfully fast 24 hours every Monday and the first 3 days of each
month. We never worry about being overweight – our weight remains
balanced and normal! Wait until you experience this miraculous cleansing
process! You will greatly benefi t from the inner cleansing and will love the
pure, clean feeling you receive! For over 75 years my father fasted
religiously, as I have since 5 years old, and as millions of our readers and
students the world over


 stable and constant, representing the more homeostatic
mechanisms that regulate pressure, temperature, distribution, and
metabolism. Constituting the body’s foundation, they’re both more
consequential and more vulnerable. Disease of these organs is
considered deeper and more critical. Yang corresponds to the organs
that transform matter. They are more active and unstable in
character because of their participation in the process of digestion
and elimination.
As an aggregate of organs, tissues, channels, and physiologic
functions, each Network  is critical for the sustenance of life. Each
embodies a distinctive intellectual, emotional, and behav ioral style
as well as physiological correspondences. Each has its own
responsibilities (a job to do), a strategy (how to do the job), and a
character (a way of being, a personality) that reect the power of
each Phase.Five-Phase Organ Network Correspondences
Each Organ Network  refers  to a complete set of functions—
physiological and psychological—rather than to a specic and
discrete physical structure xed in an anatomical locatio n. For this
reason they are referred to as Organ Networks  rather than simply
organs. Each paired system is identied by the names of the Yin
Organs.
The Liver stores the Blood  and regulates the even movement of Qi.
The Heart  propel s the Blood  and is the seat of consciousness. The
Spleen  generates and distributes nourishment. The Lung receives and
disperses Qi. And the Kidney  stores the Vital Essence. Together the
Organ Networks  comprise the team that gets the work of the body
done. Through the division of labor, all tasks are accomplished.CIRCULATION OF  QI FROM  DAY THROUGH  NIGHT
Qi and Blood  circulate continuously in an orderly sequence from one
Organ Network  to the next throughout the day and night, accounting
for maximum and minimum periods of function. During the day, Qi
expands outward toward the surface of the body (Yang) and during
the night Qi retreats into the body’s core (Yin). Yang peaks at
midday, Yin at midnight. Every two-hour period during the day and
night clocks an alternating ebb and ow of Qi. One Organ  and its
associated channel lls, while another empties. For example, from
three to ve A.M., the Qi of the Lung reache s its peak, while the
Bladder  is at its lowes t ebb. At noon  the Heart  reaches its peak and
the Gallbladder  its ebb.Our Functional Shape: A Continuum of Organ Networks  as Yin-
Yang  Protoplasm
Our inner and outer shape is dened not only by cavities and
structures, but also by an alchemy of processes governed by the
functions of the Organ Networks  impelled by the inexorable ebb and
ow of Yin (Jing) and Yang (Shen) as Qi and Blood  pulse and stream
through the organism.The Rhythmic Circulation of Qi from Day through Night
Stomach peaks 7 A.M.–9 A.M..
Spleen peaks 9 A.M.–11 A.M..
Heart peaks 11 A.M.–1 P.M..
Small Intestine peaks 1 P.M.–3 P.M..
Urinary Bladder peaks 3 P.M.–5 P.M..
Kidney peaks 5 P.M.–7 P.M..
Pericardium peaks 7 P.M.–9 P.M..
Triple-Burner peaks 9 P.M.–11 P.M..
Gallbladder peaks 11 P.M.–1 A.M..
Liver peaks 1 A.M.–3 A.M..
Lung peaks 3 A.M.–5 A.M..
Large Intestine peaks 5 A.M.–7 A.M..
The Stomach  and Spleen  are at their peak function between seven
and eleven A.M. This is the time of optimal digestion and assimilation
and helps to explain why the rst meal of the day is so important
for maintaining adequate energy. The time of peak function for theLarge Intestine  occurs at ve to seven A.M., just prior to that of the
Stomach. This suggest s that the natural rhythm is to empty in
preparation for receiving. During sleep, the anabolic or regenerative
phase is at its maximum. The time of awakening is the beginning of
the catabolic phase, when energy is liberated for the purpose of
doing work. Symptoms that appear and disappear regularly during
dierent times  of the day correspond directly to this ebb and ow of
Qi.
Symptoms of excess  appear during peak hours, those of deciency
during the ebb tides of Qi. Symptoms of Kidney deciency  often
manifest between ve and seven A.M. This accounts  for the dicu lty
some people have in awakening with vigor and enthusiasm.
Conversely, excessive Kidney Qi may manifest as increased stiness
and pain in the lower back during the peak hours of Bladder  and
Kidney  function, between three and seven P.M. Heart disease has
particular hours of aggravation: heart attacks occur more frequently
around midday and heart failure at midnight. People subject to
migraines often awaken during the peak function of the Liver,
between one and three A.M., with a severe headache. These same
people may experience fatigu e, mental lethargy, and perhaps even a
weakening of vision betwe en one and three in the afternoon,
following lunch.
According to the classical theory, the most opportune time to
intensify the Qi of any channel is just after it peaks, when it has the
greatest momentum. The best time to disperse Qi is prior to the peak
period, before it gathers full strength. This same dynamic applies to
the seasonal rhythms of ebb and ow. The best time to strengthen
the Lung is during the fall, which also subdues and restrains excesses
of the Liver and Gallbladder  (Metal  controls Wood ). Kidney Essence
and Fire are best supplemented in the winter; this is a time when
elder Chinese men and wome n drink their ginseng tonic. The Liver is
nourished in the spring, the Heart  during summer, and the Spleen  in
late summer. The Chinese classics also say it is importan t to treat a
disease in the time and season of its origin. Allergies that arise in
the spring are treated in the same season to achieve the greatestresults. Rheumatism that occurs after exposure to the cold of winter
may become full blown in spring, yet it must be treated during the
season of its origin, winter, and may only be palliated  in spring,
summer, and fall. Patience becomes practical virtue since  it is often
necessary to return full cycle and wait for the most propitious time
to resolve a dysfunctional pattern.
INTERACTION OF THE  FIVE PHASES. SHENG AND  KE SEQUENCES
The Five Phases  interac t according to patterns of generation and
restraint. Along the sheng  sequence the Phases  generate, nourish, and
support each other, counterbalanced by the ke sequence, which
represents the dynamic of restraint, inhibition, and control.
Equilibrium is maintained by these contrary patterns of proliferation
and limitation.
These relationships are like those between parents and children.
In the sheng  sequence one Phase  gives birth to the next, and in the ke
sequence each Phase sets limits, insuring that no Phase  oversteps its
bounds. Metaphorically this can be understood as follows: Water
nourishes Wood  by moistening it and restrains Fire by quenching it.
Wood  generates Fire by providing fuel for combustion and inhibits
Earth by covering it. Fire generates Earth  by reducing matter to ash
that forms soil; Fire restrains Metal  by burning and melting it. Earth
supports Metal  by forming minerals and bringing them to the surface
but controls Water  by damming and absorbin g it. Metal  vitalizes
Water  by permeating it with rened substances that enhance its life-
giving properties. Metal  restrains and inhibits Wood  by cutting it.The Pattern of Five-Phase Relationships
The Five Phases  interac t according to patterns of generation and
restraint. Equilibrium is maintained by these contrary patterns of
proliferation and limitation. In the sheng  sequence one Phase gives
birth to the next, and in the ke sequence each Phase  sets limits,
insuring that no Phase oversteps its bounds.
Just as Water  nourishes Wood, within the body, the Kidney Essence
can be understood to gener ate the Blood  stored by the Liver. As
Wood  feeds Fire, the Blood  of the Liver can be said to nurture the
spirit of the Heart  by providing the mind with its basis. As Fire
generates Earth, the Heart  supports the Spleen  by providing the
warmth and metabolic energy (oxygenated blood) necessary for the
transformation and assimilation of food. As Earth  gives rise to Metal,
the Spleen  suppor ts the Lung by raising Food Essence  upward to be
combined with Air Essence, forming the pure Qi that circulates in the
channels. And just as Metal  vitalizes Water, the Lung nurtures theKidney  by precip


strils ofafewofthese volunteers.
These early experiments Iwill notstop torelate,butIwill goatonce towhat Imay call ourExperi¬
ment 1.
EXPERIMENTS AT GALLOPS ISLAND
Asthepreliminary trials proved negative, webecame
bolder, andselecting nineteen ofourvolunteers, gave
each oneofthem averylarge quantity ofamixture of
thirteen different strains ofthePfeiffer bacillus, some
ofthem obtained recently from thelungs atnecropsy;others were subcultures ofvarying age, and each ofthe
thirteen had, ofcourse, adifferent history. Suspen-
Read before thejoint meeting oftheSection onPharmacology and
Therapeutics,theSection onPathologyandPhysiology and theSection
onPreventive Medicine and Public Health atthe Seventieth Annual
Session oftheAmerican Medical Association, Atlantic City, N.J.,June,1919.
This paper and those byDrs. Frost, Park andConner, which follow
arepart ofasymposium on"Influenza." Theremaining papers andthe
discussion will appear intheissues forAugust9and 16.
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throat, while thevolunteers were breathing in.We
used some billions ofthese organisms, according to
ourestimated counts, oneach oneofthevolunteers,
but none ofthem took sick.
Then weproceeded totransfer thevirus obtained
from cases ofthedisease ;that is,wecollected the
material and mucous secretions ofthemouth and nose
andthroat andbronchi from cases ofthedisease and
transferred this to our volunteers. We always
obtained this material inthe same way:Thepatientwith fever, inbed, has alarge, shallow, traylike
arrangement before him orher, and wewashed out one
nostril with some sterile saltsolution, using perhaps
5ce.,which isallowed torunintothistray ;andthat
nostril isblown vigorously into thetray. This is
repeated with theother nostril. The patient then
gargles with some ofthesolution. Next weobtain
some bronchial mucus through coughing, andthen we
swab the mucous surface ofeach nares and also the
mucous membrane ofthethroat. Weplace these
swabs with thematerial inabottle with glass beads,
and addallthematerial obtained inthetray. This is
thestuff wetransfer toourvolunteers. Inthis par¬
ticular experiment, inwhich weused tenvolunteers,
each ofthem received acomparatively small quantityofthis, about 1c.c.sprayed into each nostril andinto
thethroat, while inspiring, and ontheeye. None of
these took sick. Some ofthe same material was fil¬
tered andinstilled into other volunteers butproduced
noresults.
Now, Imay mention atthispoint that thedonors
were allpatients with influenza itiBoston hospitals ;
sometimes attheU.S.Naval Hospital atChelsea,
sometimes atthePeter Bent Brigham Hospital, where
wehad access tosuitable cases. Wealways keptin
mind thefact that wehave nocriterion ofinfluenza ;
therefore Iwould like toemphasize thefact that we
never took anisolated case offever, butselected our
donors from adistinct focus oroutbreak ofthedis¬
ease, sometimes anepidemic inaschool with 100cases,from which wewould select four orfivetypical cases,inorder toprevent mistakes indiagnosis ofinfluenza.
Now, thinking thatperhapsthefailure toreproduce
thedisease intheexperiments that Ihave described
was due tothefact that weobtained thematerial in
thehospitalsinBoston, andthen took itdown thebay
toGallops Island, which sometimes required four
hours before ourvolunteers received thematerial, and
believing that thevirus wasperhaps very frail, and
could not stand this exposure, weplannedanother
experiment, inwhich weobtained alarge amount of
material, and byspecial arrangements, rushed it
down toGallops Island ;sothat theinterval between
takingthematerial from thedonors andgiving itto
ourvolunteers wasonlyonehour andforty minutes,
alltold. Each oneofthese volunteers inthisexperi¬
ment, teninnumber, received 6c.c.ofthemixed stuff
that Ihave described. They received itinto each
nostril ;received itinthethroat, and ontheeye ;and
when you think that 6c.c.inall was used, youwill
understand that some ofitwas swallowed. None of
them took sick.
Then, thinking perhaps itwas notonlythetime
that wascausingourfailures, butalso thesaltsolution
•—for itispossible that the salt solution might be
inimical tothevirus—-we planned another experiment,toeliminate both thetime factor and thesaltsolution,
andallother outside influences. Inthisexperiment we
hadlittle cotton swabs ontheendofsticks, and we
transferred thematerial directly from nose tonose
andfrom throat tothroat, usingaWest tube forthe
throat culture, soastogetthematerial notonly from
thetonsils, butalso from theposterior nasopharynx.
We used nineteen volunteers forthisexperiment,
anditwasduring thetime oftheoutbreak, when we
had achoice ofmany donors. Afewofthedonors
were inthefirstdayofthedisease. Others were in
thesecond orthird dayofthedisease. None ofthese
volunteers who received thematerial thus directly
transferred from cases took sick inany way. When
Isay none ofthem took sick inanyway, Imean that
after receiving thematerial theywere then isolated
onGallops Island. Their temperature wastaken three
times aday andcarefully examined, ofcourse, and
under constant medical supervision theywere held
for onefullweek before theywere released, and per¬
haps used again for some other experiment. Allof
thevolunteers received atleast two, and some ofthem
three "shots" asthey expressed it.
Our next experiment consisted ininjections of
blood. Wetook fivedonors, five cases ofinfluenza in
thefebrile stage, some ofthem again quite early in
thedisease. Wedrew 20'c.c.from the arm vein of
each, makingatotal of100 c.c,which wasmixed and
treated with 1percent, ofsodium citrate. Ten c.c.of
thecitrated whole blood were injected into each ofthe
tenvolunteers. None ofthem took sick inany way.
Then wecollected alotofmucous material from the
upper respiratory tract, and filtered
'itthrough Man-
dler filters. While these filters will hold back the
bacteria ofordinary size,they willallow "ultramicro-
scopic" organisms topass. This filtrate wasinjected
into tenvolunteers, each onereceiving 3.5 c.c.sub-
cutaneously,and none ofthese took sickinanyway.
The next experimentwasdesigned toimitate the
natural way inwhich influenza spreads, atleast the
way inwhich webelieve influenza spreads, andIhave
nodoubt itdoes—by human contact. This experi¬
ment consisted inbringing tenofourvolunteers from
Gallops Island totheU.S.Naval Hospital atChelsea,
into award having thirty beds, allfilled with influenza.
Wehadpreviously selected tenofthese patients to
bethedonors ;and now, ifyouwillfollow mewith
oneofourvolunteers inthisward, andremember that
theother nine were atthe same time doingthe same
thing,weshall have apicture ofjust what washap¬
peninginthisexperiment:
The volunteer was leduptothebedside ofthepatient; he
wasintroduced. Hesatdown alongside thebedofthepatient.
They shook hands, and.byinstructions, hegot asclose as
heconveniently could, andthey talked· forliveminutes. At
theendofthefiveminutes, thepatient breathed out ashard as
hecould, while thevolunteer, muzzle tomuzzle (inaccord¬
ance with hisinstructions, about 2inches between thetwo),
received this expired -breath, and atthe same time was
breathing inasthepatient breathed out. This they repeated
fivetimes, andthey diditfairly faithfully inalmost allof
theinstances.
After they haddone thisforfivetimes, thepatient coughed
directly into thefaceofthevolunteer, face toface, fivediffér¬
enttimes.
Imay saythat thevolunteers were perfectly splendid about
carrying outthetechnic ofthese experiments. They didit
with ahigh idealism. They were inspired with thethoughtthattheymight help others. They went through theprogram
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 the fibers rise up from the surface.
They appear to be white in coloration. Actually they are transparent.
When nerve supply is exhausted, nutrients are extremely depleted,
and circulation has
slowed down due to fatigue, the acutely active
tissue falls into a state of underactivity which in iridology is called a
subacute condition.
This is seen as a darkening of what was once very white. We now
have a situation where tissue integrity is lowered. Often times, the body
is born with this level already present in certain organs, due to an
inherent weakness coming from the parents' genetic makeup.
In the subacute condition, tissue vitality is lower than it should be.
Available nutrients are not being absorbed properly, and the tissue
cannot retain them.
Iridology and nutrition are symbiotically associated. All dis-ease
conditions have a nutritional aspect to them. When the iridologist sees
weak tissue, he is also witnessing nutritional imbalance in that tissue.
This is where iridology has one of its greatest uses; showing up
weak tissue and revealing where and what kind of nutrition is needed for
specific correction.
A subacute condition left unattended in an individual who
continues improper and stressful living habits. will eventually drop
lower. Here we find tissue integrity going into a chronic condition
where malnutrition takes a severe toll.
in a chronic condition, metabolic waste is not being eliminated,
cellular activity becomes congested, nerve impulses are deadened and
conditions are ripe for serious illness and disease to set in. Here is
where a person develops the host of maladies to which an endless list ofdisease names are attached. It is estimated that 80% of this nation's
illnesses are chronic.
Attempting to correct a chronic condition is difficult and takes
perseverance and dedication to shift into healthier patterns and habitsof living. It is much easier to maintain good health than it is to regain that
which is lost.
When a chronic condition is not cared for and devitalizing activities
continue, the person is then faced with the final stage of tissue decline:
decay, degeneration and necrosis. This appears in the iris as blackholes where the fibers have simply disappeared from view. This
condition
is serious and very difficult to reverse.
To be properly aware of our health level, we must know where our
weak tissues are located. in this way, we can work to strengthen them
and avoid those habits and practices that undermine tissue integrity.
This is the approach of preventive health care
The perfect Iris has never been seen and all individuals exhibit
some degree of tissue weakness whether acquired or genetically
determined. Oftentimes combinations of stages within the same organ
area are observed. Tissue that is chronically ill, mixed with tissue that is
highly acute, willproduce a net result of functional normalcy.
Here is an example of how iridology can be of great benefit in
shedding light upon how an individual's physical problem is put
together. Bilobed organs, such as lungs, kidneys, thyroid, etc., canexhibit a hyper condition on one side and a hypo condition on the other,
producing a net result of lab-tested normalcy. To the trained observer,
iridology will reveal information that can help removeconfusion in  these matters by indicating the isolated conditions.
Iridology does not name diseases; instead, it reads tissue
condition. From that information, predispositions, tendencies and
directions toward or away from these conditions are noted. Levels of
toxic settlement and accumulation are observable.
In this respect, iridology becomes a powerful tool for health
improvement and tissue rejuvenation. Iridology also reveals an
individual's constitutional makeup, which is valuable information whentrying to determine a person's response to treatment and healing
ability. This gives the practitioner an indication of the individual's
recuperative quality, how quickly he may proceed with treatment, andin what quantities the body can reasonably utilize these treatments.
Iridology's greatest asset is in its ability to forewarn of approachingdifficulties. We can see tissue changes occurring before symptoms occur.It is a powerful tool when working for preventive health care.     The illustration shows graphically what the four stages of tissuereflex condition represent. Likewise, as healing ensues, a reversal ofthe tissue reflex occurs.

              PROGRESSION TOWARD DEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS ARE SHOWN BY (1)ACUTE
 (2) SUBACUTE (3) CHRONIC (4) DEGENERATIVE. PROGRESSION TOWARD HEALING
 IS A REVERSAL PROCESS IN WHICH KNITTING FIBERS APPEAR IN 5, 6, 7 AND 8.
14BASIC IRIS TOPOGRAPHY
Its helpful for a newcomer to
iridology to be able to recognize
the major iris features.
Iridology involves study of a
very intricate tissue structure.
There are over 90 known specific
areas mapped on each iris, and
they are both different. The right
iris responds to the right side of
thebody and the left responds to
theleft side. Therefore, there are
over 180 divisions to gather
information from within the two
irides, each smaller than a dime.
Starting from the pupil
outward, the first major featurelies 1/3 the way out and forms the
iris frill or autonomic nerve
wreath. (See illustration.) it is
often irregular in shape andmeanders about.
This feature separates the
organs of digestion andassimilation from the rest of the
body. On the inside of the
wreath is found the stomach,small and large intestines. The
wreath itself represents the
autonomic nervous system.
THE IRIS IS DIVIDED INTO 7 ZONES.
THE AUTONOMIC NERVE WREATH IS
A MAJOR LANDMARK.
Beyond the wreath are found all other organs and tissues in a
manner described on the chart.
You will notice from the illustration that there are seven zones, each
with a specific content.
On most individuals, the areas for the lungs, kidneys, bowels and
liver stand out as orientation features. From these, you can begin to
establish the proximity of other areas that attract your attention.GOOD CONSTITUTION POOR CONSTITUTIONCONSTITUTION
The very first impression received when observing the iris is its
overall appearance in the sense of how light or how dark it is, how many
holes there are or the lack thereof), lesions, colors and textures. This "
overall" impression gives a feeling for the constitutional character ofthe iris.
To illustrate, let's make a comparison to the varying degrees of
texture found in textiles; i.e., that of fine silk, cotton weave, coarseburlap or cheesecloth. The closeness of the fibers and their uniformity
indicates a constitutional strength. A person with these characteristics
rarely gets ill, is able to recover quickly and responds rapidly to propertreatment. The more irregular and open-spaced the fiber structure is.
the more weakness is Indicated in that body. Maintaining a high health
level is more difficult for this body and greater awareness of thoseforces and practices that enhance vitality is needed.
The stronger the constitution, the greater the ability to hold
nutrients, carry away metabolic waste and carry on with life-giving
cellular activities.
The weaker constitution cannot maintain nutrient levels, metabolic
processes are slower, and toxic accumulations are more likely.Nonetheless, a weak constitution properly cared for can have good
health and a long life. A strong one not cared for can be rapidly burnedout and lost.
Often combinations of constitutional strengths are observed within
the same body. Constitutional quality is measured on a scale from 1 to10, with 5 being average, 1 highest.
PSORA DETAIL OF PSORAMAJOR IRIS SIGNS AND MARKINGS
There are many details to the features observed in the i ris. The most
obvious ones are mentioned here so that you can begin to understand
the basic meanings, as this is an introductory booklet and not an in-
depth commentary. Refer to the Science and Practice of iridology by
Dr. Bernard Jensen, for further studies.
Major iris signs and markings are eye color and variations,. lesions,
lacunae, crypts, the scurf rim, radii solaris, lymphatic rosary, irritations,arcus senilis, nerve rings, cholesterol/sodium ring and the variouspupillary configurations.
IRIS COLOR AND VARIATIONS
There are only two eye colors in the world today: blue and brown.
The structure of the stroma is different in the two. The blue eye is less
dense, has its trabecula in the open and reveals itself more clearly. Blue
eyes are much easier to study. The brown eye is dense, not revealing thetrabecula and is more difficult to analyze.
There are variations between the true blue and true brown eyes,
Sometimes people born of blue- and brown-eyed parents have amixture of both. Genetically, blue eyes are recessive and brown
dominant.
Colored spots of various
densities areoften observed i n the
iris. These come under two
distinctions: psora and drug
deposits. Psora, or psoric itch
spots, are heavy, dark patches.
They    are usually inherited
chemicals passed on from
parents. When a white line
encircles these areas, it indicates

an irritation in that tissue. DRUG DEPOSITS
Psora can be distinguished from drug spots and chemical spots in
that the latter are usually smaller and different in color. It is very difficult i
possible at all, to eliminate these


imagination is yours and yours alone. You have the inborn capacity to use it
in any way that you choose. No one else is responsible for your
imagination. Anything placed in your imagination and held there ultimately
becomes your reality.
Nikos Kazantzakis reinforces this idea by giving these words to his
fanciful characte r Zorba (in his book Zorba the Greek), who always lived
his life to the fullest: “By believing passionately in something that does not
yet exist we create it. The none xistent is whatever we have not sufficiently
desired.” This is the power of your imagination when what you desire is
imagined sufficiently to make it your reality. Don’ t diminish this great gift
by using it in a way that is antithetical to its I am God  original nature.
Perhaps the most common misuse of imagination is stressing what you
don’t want  for yourself. This is the largest category of misusing
imagination. Start paying attenti on to general conversation, and you will be
astounded by how incredibly prevalent it is. Imagining that finds expression
in phrases like, I don’t deserve prosperity, I am always so unlucky, Things
never work out for me, and I am unhealthy and cannot be healed, are the
kind of ideas that may have been entertained since childhood. Highly
functioning self-actualized people simply never  imagine what it is that they
don’t wish to have as their reality.
Begin noticing and being careful about keeping your imagination free of
thoughts that you do not wish to materialize. Instead, initiate a practice of
filling your creative thoughts to overflow with ideas and wish es that you
fully intend to manifest. Honor your imaginings regardless of others seeing
them as crazy or impossible. Recall the words of Kazan tzakis and
passionately believe in that which is in your imagination and which does
not yet exist on the physical plane.Some Rules for a Healthy Imagination
— Rule number one is: never  place into your imagination any thought
that you would not want to materialize.
— Rule number two is of equal importance: never allow your
imagination to be contaminated  by ideas about how your life used to be.
You need faith in your power to make the nonexistent your reality. Just
because you haven’ t experienced the magic of the nonexistent appearing in
your daily life is no reason to poison your imagination with the thoughts
that got you where you are now or have been for most of your life. I can’t
help it, I’ve always been that way are statements indicating how you’ve
used your imagination in the past. These lead back to the ordinary level of
awareness that I wrote about in the first chapter. Now you must be willing
to change your concept of yourself, and you cannot do that by hanging on to
those old ideas that once were your truths—those truths have kept you from
achieving the complete fulfillment of your dreams.
Your imagination can under go a complete overhaul. Replace the old ideas
of I’ve always been this way, It’s my natur e, It’s the only thing I’ve ever
known, with I am God, I am capable, I am strong, I am wealthy, I am
healthy, I am happy— or to use the words of Saint Germain, “‘I AM the
Conquering Presence’! I comma nd this ‘I AM Presence’ to govern perfectly
my mind, home, affairs and world.”11 Use your imagination for the
fulfillment of all your God-real ized and God-aligned wishes. Expand your
imagination beyond the concep t of yourself that limits you to ordinary
consciousness.
— Rule number three is a strong reminder to you that your imagination
is yours and yours alone. It is a vast, boundaryless realm within you that no
one else has access to. No one can peer into your imagination and place
things in there that they prefer for you, nor can they extract any ideas that
are percolating in that grand imagination of yours. Your imagina tion is your
own fertile field for growing any seedlings that you choose to plant for a
future harvest. This rule advises you to never allow someone else’s ideas
about what is possible or impossible for you, how you should be thinking,
or who you should be—or anything else—to occupy your imagination.Regularly inventory the thoughts in your imagination. Notice how many of
those ideas were  originally suggested by well-meaning others, dating all the
way back to your early childhood, up to and including today.
You may have been told that you have always been a dreamer, as if this
were a fault. I can speak here from experience. Family, friends, teachers,
and even advisors frequently disparaged ideas that burned brightly in my
imagination. I often heard comments such as, “Wayne, you’re such a
dreamer. Get real. You are never  going to make it as a writer, or a television
performer, or a movie personality. Be realistic—we know what’ s best for
you.”
When I was being dischar ged from the Navy at the age of 22, my
superiors warned me that starting college at my “advanced age” was loaded
with uncertainty, particularly since I had no higher education experience,
and I would be competing with younger recent high school graduates. Since
I already had a skill as a cryptographer in the Navy, they advised me to
pursue what they felt was best for me. But I had a dream—an imagination
filled with the idea of teaching, writing, and speaking to large audiences. I
saw myself onstage. I saw myself as a prominent author. And this vision
could not and would not be sabotaged by someone else’s visio n of what I
should or could become.
As a young boy in a foster home, I almost always ignored other people’ s
ideas about what I should be thinking or doing—I simply was indifferent to
their opinions regarding what I could imagine for myself. I have  carried this
kind of inner discipline regarding my own imagination with clarity, refusing
to allow external opinions to cancel or diminish what for me was hallowed
ground.
Recently, others  advised me that acting in a movie was not sensible for
me as a 68-year -old man with no acting experience. I once again
remembered to hang the Do Not Disturb sign at the entrance to my
imagination, and proceeded to take acting lessons and adopt the self-
enfor ced regimen that allowed me to create a movie. It is a product that fills
me with pride today—all because I have diligently practiced rule three.
Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else’s ideas of who you can or
can’t become to sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your
territory, and a KEEP OUT sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to
your imagination.Generally speaking, the viewpo ints of other people regarding how you
should occupy your imagination  involve their own self-interest. My naval
superiors were really not so concerned with my own ideas about becoming
a teacher, writer, and public speaker; they saw a promising naval officer in
the making and wanted me to reenlist to help fulfill their own objectives
and quotas. And so it is with most well-meaning, self-app ointed life
coaches who tell you how you should be thinking about your future. Often
they’re trying to fulfill their wishes of needing to feel superior by advising
others what to do. Frequently the inclination to meddle in your imagination
is a way to get something for themselves by persuading you of the folly of
your dreams. Enlist only those (including yourself) who are primarily
interested in what you see or hear in your imagination about your life.
— Rule number four may surprise you. It concerns what you don’t want
to let monopol ize your imagination. Do not let your imagination be
restricted to the current condi tions of your life, or what I call “being
obsessed with what is.” Your imagination is unlimited, and if you’ve opted
for an ordinary level of living, it is tempting to stay in “what is” rather than
what you unabashedly intend to manifest for yourself. Keep reminding
yourself that everything that you’ve believed has gotten you to precisely the
point where you are now. This is a rather persistent theme in this book, so it
bears repeating here: If you want to elevate your life and become a
manifester, then you have to change what you’ve believed to be true about
yourself that has landed you where you are. The sentiments of This is
reality, This is just the way things are, There is nothing that I can do to
change what is, and the like are pernicious thoughts that will taint and
defile your great gift of I am that I am, which is your Divine inheritance
from your creator.
Just as growth isn’t possible if one continues doing things exactly the
same today as yesterday and tomorrow, so is your imagination charged with
the same  challen ge. In your imagination, you can replace the thought of I
will one day be in a better place, with I am already in my mind wher e I
intend to be. This may soun d irrational because you are accustomed to
evaluating your life on the basis  of what your senses tell you is your reality.
After reading Chapter Five and familiarizing yourself with this imaginativeway of approaching your life, you will be able to integrate this idea in your
own special way.
As a brief teaser here, I ask you to remember that God didn’ t say to
Moses,


 as recreation or rural living while at the same time offering shelter
and protection for wildlife.
On land, trees are the main converters of the deadly gas carbon dioxide
into life-sustaining oxygen. Just four hundred years ago, the United States
was one huge forest from Maine to Texas. On the land where we are
cutting down our precious trees to plant grains, we are also increasing our
use of oxygen-guzzling, carbon-dioxide-spewing machines. This policy is
a dead end and can only lead us to environmental disaster.
Before the introduction of grains,
a squirrel could go from Maine to Texas
without ever leaving the treetops.
39 The toxins of war including chemical weapons such as
chlorine, mustard, and the organophosphates, explosives
such ·as nitrates, and radioactive waste have all been
incorporated into the human diet.
Do You Believe in Magic?
People want to believe in miracles, especially the kind that defy the laws
of nature. Of the miracle cures, wonder drugs, and other flops of the past
century, few exceed in magnitude the failures of "superwheat," "miracle
rice," and food irradiation.
The chemical revolution began in earnest shortly after World War II.
The production of nitrates, essential in munitions during the war, then
became the primary ingredient in fertilizer. Herbicides, pesticides,
fungicides, and growth hottnones rounded out the toxic chemical assault.
Using these chemicals drastically depletes the soil.
The hybrid dubbed supetwheat outproduced all others and was hailed
as the solution to the Third World's food shortage, but the massive
amounts of fertilizer reqttired were beyond most farmers' means. In the
United States, the cost of grain skyrocketed as farmers began to use these
various noxious chemicals, without which, they were told, they would not
be able to compete. Of course, hybrids cannot reproduce themselves, so the
farmers had to purchase a new batch of seeds every year.
Sustainable farming methods require that
we feed the earth organically in order to
produce greater, and healthier yields.
40 By saying that a food has an extended shelf life,
one is admitting that it will not support life
of any kind, not even microbial.
"Miracle rice," which could produce three crops per year instead of
the usual two, was also hailed as the solution to the world's food
concerns. Of course, in order for the rice to produce so quickly, it re
quired triple the fertilizer of ordinary rice. This dramatically increased
production costs and the amount of toxins spread into the soil.
Perhaps the most dangerous fajlure with regard to grain has been the
program to subject it to irradiation. A byprodttct of nuclear energy
production, radioactive waste is exceptionally expensive to dispose of.
Why not sell it for use on grains and other foods, at the tidy profit of
$50,000 per pound? West Germany experimented with food irradiation
and eventually banned the process. The United States tried in 1963 and
failed, but it is perfectly willing to try again.
Radiation is toxic poison; it deranges proteins and destroys nutrients
while rendering foods unfit for consumption, even for bacteria, and the
bacteria know it. As grains already keep for years, a feattrre that makes
them suspect as a human food choice, what can possibly be gained by
extending their shelf life indefinitely?
If you eat foods that have an indefinite shelf life,
do you think that you increase your chances
of living indefinitely?
41 Farmers know that we can feed forty people fruit
from the same acreage necessary
to feed one person beef.
Economics
Grains generate a very low cash flow. In fact, almost all crops produce a
higher "pound yield per acre" than starchy foods. The only way to make
growing grain profitable is to use huge tracts of land. With population
rising and the need for wilderness and recreational areas at an all-time
high, using an ever-increasing amount of acreage for growing grain is
counterproductive.
Fruit trees, by contrast, not only produce the highest pound yield per
acre of all food crops, they also yield the most usable food per acre. The
U.S. population could be fed using one-quarter of the land now in use for
food production were we to eat a diet of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
•
A steer eats approximately fifteen pounds of grain to produce one
pound of beef. The fact that we are raising millions of cattle explains
w.hy over ninety percent of our grains are used to feed livestock. We
could feed fifteen people a pound of grain each, or one person a pound of
beef. But nutritionists figured out long ago that we could feed about two
and a half times as many people from an acre of fruit as we can from an
acre of grain.
We are borrowing against the future,
leaving our children to suffer the environmental debt.
42 It is a penalty to be sentenced to bread and water.
Fruit, on the other hand, is always considered a treat.
Freshness
Grains lose nutritive valtte once harvested, and they lose even more when
milled to flour. The concept of fresh bread is misleading. At best, your
grain was harvested last autumn, but flour may be years old before it is
used. In storage, grains are subject to infestations of insects, rodents, and
molds. To prevent these problems and provide us with grains year
'round, farn1ers and food processors resort to the use of an array of toxic
chemicals and preservatives. If you really want fresh food, it will have to
come from the grocer's produce department, or better yet, straight from
the garden.
The term "shelf life" indicates the length of time a food may last
before it "goes bad." Going bad actually means that microorganisms
have taken hold and are thriving on the food. By admitting that a food
has an extended shelf life, we are openly acknowledging that this food
will not support life of any kind, not even hardy microorganisms.
Food that stays fresh for longer than a few days must be considered
suspect in terms of its health-promoting value.
Grain's claim to fame is its storability,
a feature that nullifies your chances
of ever buying it fresh.
43 lfyou do not have an appetite for fruit,
you are not hungry.
Next Time Have Fruit!
Increasing the percentage of whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic foods in
your diet will yield you huge health and performance benefits. And as an
added bonus, you will find yourself less dependent on grains.
Althottgh no one regimen is perfect for everyone, a diet where fruits,
vegetables, nuts, and seeds are abundant and raw foods predominate will
benefit 11ot only your health, but the health of our planet, as well. Viewed
from this perspective, it is easy to see that the grain-free diet is not radical;
it is tnlly ultraconservative.
The next time you are thinking about eating grains, have fruit
instead. Become the next person to go against the grain and reap the
harvest of health.
Let's sow anew the fruited plain,
where once stood amber graves of grain.
44 Bibliography & Resources
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Natural Health Publications, 1981.
Bowsher, David, M.D. Ph.D., Introduction to the Anatomy and
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