2, foo d can’ t make up for what’ s missing in our lives. The
second t hing overconsumption indicates is that we feel somehow insecure
about having “enough,” even though we may have an abundance of
everything in our life. This scarcity mindset makes us greedy and we hoard. The more we h ave, the more w e want. When we have too much, fear of
losing it can set in. What if we won’ t have all this, all  the time? Overconsumption of anything c an’ t satisfy our needs, however; it can only
be corrected by connecting to our Source. T H E  D E S I R E  F O R  “ M O R E ”
T o some extent we have all bou ght into the belief that more is better. There
is a certain lure to the bigger ho me, the bigger car, the bigger refrigerator or
an extra freezer, the big screen T V, and the computer or mobile  phone with
bigger c apacity. And still the de sire for “more” remains. Perhaps there is aperception that having more con fers a higher status and a better quality of
life. Or we are trying to overcompensate for not having had eno ugh at some
point in our live s. The accumulation of material things, includin g food, may
give us a higher status, but a healthier and happier life is a bala nced life. A
better life is a healthier life. Food is everywhere we turn and it has become normal for people to
overindulge at social gatherings, and snack non-stop. It is impor tant to point
out that we can  overconsume healthy food as well, at which point it can
become “too much of a good thing.” Overconsumption of processed food is
a m uch bigger c ause of concern as it creates a deficiency in our body that
we then must seek to balanc e. The average grocery store sells more
processed food than fresh, “real” food, which obviously encourages
increased consu mption of processed food. The more processed food we
purchase, the more retailers make available and, as more becomes available,
the mor e we purchase. I conte nd that the overconsumption of processed
food pro ducts le ads to disease. Prevention is the ultimate cure  and that is
what we are after when we use food as medicine. W e can thank the marketing world, as well, again, for luring us into
overconsumption. The slogan, “the more you buy, the more y ou save” is
true only if you buy more because you NEED it, and because it is going to
move you in the direction that you have set for your life and your health. This af fe cts us psychologically. W e don’ t even think to pick ju st one apple
when there are hundreds in a bin. By prepacking quantities o f a fruit or
vegetable, the stores are suggest ing that we buy that amount and, unless we
are payi ng atten tion, we just f ollow along, only to realize th at we have
bought too much when we get home. W e can learn from this experience. W e
can pack our ow n quantity in a  separate bag and buy what we need rather
than buying what we are told  to buy. More food just d oes not just take  up more space in our refrigerators, it takes
up space in our body as well. D O N ’ T  S A V E  M O N E Y. S A V E  Y O U R  H E A L T H. B U Y  L E S S!I hosted a Sufi Saint in my yoga studio a few years ago. His mission was to
travel to  as many places as he c ould to spr ead his love and blessings. Many
people showed up to get his ble ssings. T wo stories about his v isit come to
mind: The Sufi S aint’ s disciple asked me for water and asked that I only fill
the glass half wa y. He kneeled d own in my kitchen next to the sink and with
both han ds drank the water as if it wer e the nectar of life. He drank the
entir e amount. He asked for only what he needed and did not waste a dr op. The Sufi  Saint’ s comments on wo rry and fear also stuck with me. He pointed
to the bir ds outs ide and said, “ do they have a fridge? They eat when they
ar e hung ry and always find the ir next meal. W e have extra fr eezers in our
basements and garages and yet we ar e worried about our next m eal.” I find
a lot of truth in his wor ds. In Michigan, it is normal to have a couple of
snow storms in the winter months. I am always perplexed when I see the
long lin es at the gr ocery stor e a day befor e the storm. Y ou wo uld think it
wer e Christmas! Everyone is eager to stock up and be r e ady for the
snowstorm. Ar en’ t our kitchens stocked up enough for one day? The storm
lasts a day at most. ONE DA Y! And the gr ocery stor es ar e packed! Instead of rejoicing in the abundance that has been bestowed upon us, we
hoard. So, regardless of how much we have, there is a scarcity
programming running through our minds and that’ s what needs to be
rewired. W e are on this merry-g o-round of overconsumption while moving
further and further away from real health, happiness and joy! W e must get
of f, and get of f quick! O V E R C O N S U M P T I O N  A N D  W E I G H T  L O S S
Nearly all of us are trying to lose weight, which means the weight-loss
industry is now a multi-billion dollar industry. This is a crucial issue. W eight gain is not just weight  gain, it is heart failure, tissue and or gan
degeneration, depression and anxiety, and missed opportunities. Food can
create either disease or health. It  is up to us to decide what we want it to do
and choose accordingly. W eight  gain requires no ef fort, only mindlessness
and lack  of responsibility for one’ s own health; weight loss, on the other
hand requires persistent ef fort, and every ounce of our awareness.The best way to lose weight is to not put it on in the first place. O V E R C O N S U M P T I O N  A N D  F O O D
A D D I C T I O N S
Overconsumption can easily lea d to food addictions, especially if you are
consuming suga rs or foods that turn into sugars. Refined suga r, processed
foods and simple carbohydrates  are addictive. Addiction is a norm for us
humans. W e are all addicted to comforts, conveniences, happin ess and life
working according to our whims. What happens if we lose the in ternet for a
day, or lose our phone? If we l ove something, we want more of it all the
time. All the wa ys we discussed in Chapter 2  abo ut o vercoming emotional
hunger a pply to addictions as w ell. What works is dif ferent for everyone. The quic kest path to overcome any addictions is to transcend them through
meditation. W e connect with our Higher Self which is complete and
wholesome. Wh en we solidify our connection with that part o f ourselves,
food becomes a medicine that prevents disease and keeps us vibrant and
healthy. This is how we internally rewire. It is dif ficult to go against the grain of society. What would it be like if our
individual ef fort s to stay healthy were not undermined by money-minded
corporations? W e must be a step ahead and keep our wits about us. Food is
our ultimate health insurance. More is not better. Here are a few things
worth considering. 1. A h eightened awar eness is r e quir ed to tune into our habi ts and
behaviours and especially our needs. W e mus t develo p a habit of making new habits. The same applies to
eating habits. Which ones are working and which ones need  to be
ditched? Much like the paint color in our homes or our wardrobe,
habits need a review and an update from time to time. W riting down
what we  are eating is a great w ay to know how much we are a ctually
eating, which can give us awareness on what needs changing. 2. Real food is the answer to food addictions. Much of food ad diction relates to junk—processed food produc ts. Themiddle aisles in most grocery stores are filled with these pr oducts. That is your disease in the making. A void them. 3. Buy most of your food fr om the pr oduce section. Some st ores hav e a natural secti on where they keep all of their o r ganic
food and food products. Remember, the goal of the stores is to improve
their bottom line, not your heal th. Sometimes, they will intentionally
place he althy it ems in the mid dle aisles to lure you into buying the


, because I am an impatient person by nature and sitting in silent
meditation was not a thing I tolerated well. Then someone introduced me to Walking
Meditation, and everything changed f or me around the idea of “meditation. ” Suddenly, it
was something I could do. The first thing that happened when I learned about Walking Meditation is that my whole
idea about what meditation is completely vanished, to be replaced by a much more clear
and concise picture of what was going on. For me, meditation always meant “clearing the
mind of everything,” leaving the space for “the emptiness” to appear, so that I could move
in consciousness into “the nothingness that is The All.,” or something like  that. What I was supposed to be trying to do, I thought, was “empty my mind. ” I was supposed
to try to sit in one place, close my eyes, and “think of nothing. ” This made me crazy, because
my mind never turns off. It is always thinking, thinking, thinking  of something. So I was
never very good at sitting with my legs crossed, closing my eyes, and concentrating on The
Nothing. Frustrated, I hardly ever meditated —and envied those who said they did
(although I secretly wondered whether they really did, or simp ly went through the
motions, doing no better than I was able to do). Then a master teacher in my life told me that I had entirely the wrong idea of what
meditation was about. Meditation, she said, was not about emptiness, it was about focus. Instead of trying to sit still and think about nothing, she suggested that I do a “walking
meditation” and move about, stopping to focus  on specific things that my eyes would light
upon. “Consider a blade of grass,” she would say. “Consider it. Look at i t closely. Regard it
intently. Consider every aspect of it. What does it look like. What are its specific
characteristics. What does it feel like. What is its fragrance. What is its size, compared to
you. Look at it closely. What does it tell you about Lif e. ” Then, she said, “Experience the grass in its Completeness. Take off your shoes and socks
and walk on the grass in your bare feet. Think of nothing else but your feet. Focus your
attention on the bottom of your feet and consider immensely exactly what y ou are feeling
there. Tell your mind to feel nothing else, just for that moment. Ignore all other incoming
data except the data coming from the bottom of your feet. Close your eyes, if this helps. “Walk slowly and deliberately, allowing each slow and gentl e step to tell you about the
grass. Then open your eyes and look at all of the grass around you. Ignore all other
incoming data except the data about the grass, coming from your eyes and feet. “Now focus on your sense of smell, and see if you can smell the  grass. Ignore all other
incoming data except the data about the grass coming from your nose, your eyes, and your
feet. See if you can focus your attention in this way. If you can, you will experience the grass
as you may never have experienced it before. You will know  more about grass than you
ever knew before, at a deeper level. You will never experience it in the same way again. You
will realize that you have been ignoring the grass  your whole life. ”
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Q: What is the author's perspective on the struggles of others, such as those who have suffered from abuse or starvation?,
A: The author acknowledges that they cannot truly understand the experiences of others who have gone through such struggles, but they can only empathize with them and hope for their suffering to end.
Q: What is the main idea behind the concept of "Stopping Meditation"?,
A: Stopping Meditation involves stopping what one is doing and focusing on a specific aspect of the experience, allowing for a deeper understanding and appreciation of the world.
Q: What is the purpose of the Changing Change Program?,
A: The program is a resource to help individuals make the changes they desire in their lives, providing step-by-step guidance and support.
Q: What is the key to successfully implementing the concepts presented in the book?,
A: The author emphasizes the importance of total commitment and consistency, stating that it is not about dipping in and out of the concepts, but about fully embracing and applying them.
Q: What is the author's perspective on the concept of "Who You Are"?,
A: The author emphasizes that "Who You Are" is not just about individual identity, but about embracing one's true self and aligning with the universe.<|eot_id|><|begin_of_text|>Pottenger’s Cats – A Study in Nutrition

By: Martha C. Lindsay, DVM, MS,  CVH, CNE & R. David Lindsay, DVM, CVA
      Alternative Veterinary Services, LLC

Between the years of 1932 and 1942, Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Jr. conducted a feeding experiment to
determine the effects of heat -processed food on cats. His ten -year cat study was prompted by the high
rate of mortality he as experiencing among his laboratory cats undergoing adrenalectomies for the use
in standardizing the hormone content of the adrenal extract he was making. Because there was no
existent chemical procedure for standardizing biological extrac ts, manufacturers of such extracts
necessarily had to use animals to determine their potency. As cats die without their adrenal glands, the
dose of extract required to support their lives calibrated the level of the extract’s potency. In his effort to max imize the preoperative health of his laboratory animals, Pottenger fed them a diet of
market grade raw milk, cod liver oil, and cooked meat scraps. These scraps included the liver, tripe,
entrails, brains, heart and muscles. This diet was considered to be rich in all the important nutritive
substances by the experts of the day, and the surgical technique used for the adrenalectomies was the
most exacting known. Therefore, Pottenger was perplexed as to why his cats were poor operative risks. In seeking an ex planation, he began noticing that the cats showed signs of deficiency. All showed a
decrease in their reproductive capacity and many of the kittens born in the laboratory had skeletal
deformities and organ malfunctions. As his neighbors kept donating an i ncreasing number of cats to his laboratory, the demand for cooked
meat scraps exceeded supply and he placed an order at the local meat packing plant for raw meat
scraps, again including the viscera, muscle and bone. These raw meat scraps were fed to a segr egated
group of cats each day and within a few months this group appeared in better health than the animals
being fed cooked meat scraps. Their kittens appeared more vigorous, and most interestingly, their
operative mortality decreased markedly. The contra st in the apparent health of the cats fed raw meat
and those fed cooked meat was so startling, it prompted Francis to undertake a controlled experiment. What he had observed by chance, he wanted to repeat by design. He wanted to find answers to such
questi ons as: Why did the cats eating raw meat survive their operations more readily than those eating
cooked meat? Why did the kittens of the raw meat fed cats appear more vigorous? Why did a diet
based on cooked meat scraps apparently fail to provide the neces sary nutritional elements for good
health? He felt the findings of a controlled feeding experiment might illuminate new facts about optimal
human nutrition. The Cat Study of Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., MD is unique. There is no similar experiment in the m edical
literature. The pathological and chemical findings were supervised by Pottenger in consultation with
Alvin G. Foord, MD, professor of pathology at the University of Southern California and pathologist at
the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Accordingly, the studies met the most rigorous scientific
standards of the day and their protocol was observed consistently. Since the Cat Study is unique, its
findings are frequently quoted and misquoted in order to justify the ideas of others. For examp le, one
author states that the 200 cats dies of arthritis; this did not happen. Another author states that the cats
were fed sprouts and survived in full health for four continuous generations. Again, no such experiment
took place, and yet this misinformat ion has been traced over a dozen or more articles and books. A frequent criticism of The Pottenger Cat Study is that it was not properly controlled. Here it is
necessary to ask “By what standards?” Every one of the studies followed strictly defined proto col. All
variables in the stock of the animals were reported and explained. Because some of the test
procedures may seem crude forty years later, this in no way invalidates the facts that the procedures
were meticulously controlled and that the results of the experiments were reported as observed. For more information about The Pottenger Cat Study as well as a clearinghouse of information on
healthful lifestyles, ecology, sound nutrition, alternative medicine, humane farming and organic
gardening go to:   www.pricepottenger.org  Pottenger's Cats: Early Epigenetics And Implications For Your Health
By Stephanie Cold / Nov 13, 2014

The 10 -Year Pottenger Cat Study
In 1903, Dr. Francis Marion Pottenger, Jr., a physician in Monrovia, California, opened the Pott enger Sanatorium


 of a forbidden thoug ht. It
could be something you have  refused to consider for any  kind of
reason—it is too shameful, outrageous, antisocial, demeaning, or
anything else forbidden. The instant such a thought occur s to you,
it is no longer forbidden. In fact, no thought has ever be en truly
forbidden. You cannot limit thought, and since thoughts spring up
from silent awareness, you c annot limit the possibility that any
thought will be born. Because your entire life—and the life of
humanity—is based on consciousness, you too are unlimited. You
can sto p buying into all t he stories about birth, death, and
everything in between. Knowing that you are unlimited means
that no story can limit your possibilities. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DAY 31

You can enjoy the movie while knowing at the same time
that you created the movie. That is the awakened state. The everyday world operates  by opposites. There is a positive
and a negative  pole to every experience. To navigate thro ugh life,
people try to g rasp the positive pole, but this effort never frees
them fr om the  specter that th e negative will also have its day. The
ultimate polarity is attachme nt and detachment. Spiritual  seekers
learn that detachment is positive, because being attached (i.e.,
stuck, clinging, buying into the illusion) leads to pain and
suffering. In a land where it always rain s, it’s hard to stop using the word
wet. I n a world ruled by opposites, it’s hard to stop using a w ord
like detachment. But in the larger picture there is neither
attachment n or detachment. Each depends on the other;
therefore, each leads to the other. Bad breakups show how  hard it
is to detach from somethi ng (or someone) you were deeply
attached to. But we have to re late; that’s what the relative world is
all about. In the awakened state, thin gs change. You know that you
created the movie, so you can enjoy it without buying into it. This
doesn’t mean that you detach yourself. Directors love the movies
they make. But they also do n’t keep reminding themselves that
they created the movie as they watch it. They take for granted that
they are its creator. Likewise, when you are awake you know that
you created the movie you are living, but you don’t dwell on it. You
are too busy be ing immersed in the now. Being a creator sits at the
back of your awareness, and this behind-the-scenes knowledge is
enough.For Today
Right now there are things y ou’re attached to and things you
aren’t attached  to. If you are a parent with a young c hild, for
example, you allow your child a certain amount of freedom while
also stepping in when needed. This alternation between standing
back an d getting involved is the day-to-day business of being a
parent. Yet in the back of y our mind you know that you are a
parent; this is your status, a nd you don’t need to bring it to the
fore all the time. Now co nsider how you parent yourself. In the same fas hion,
you let yourself go some of th e time, while at other times you step
in to monitor your behavior. It is impossible to let yourself go all
the time and equally impossible to rein yourself in all the time. Yet
no m atter which mode you ar e in, in the back of your mind  is your
sense o f self. Sit quietly for a moment and experience your sense
of s elf. Hasn’t it always been  there, through thick and thin? Your
sense of self sit s at the back of your mind at all times, not needing
to be brought to the fore. When you wake up, the sense of self looms large at first. You
experience wit h astonishmen t that everything emerges from your
sense of self—all thoughts, words, actions, the outside and inside
world. Such a realization can’t dawn without bringing a sense of
wonder and awe. But in time the sense of self, having reali zed how
infinite it is, retreats once more to the back of your mind. Two
people can buy popcorn at the movies, with only one of them a
wealthy man. Both eat the same bag of popcorn and pay t he same
price for it. Bu t the one wh o knows he is wealthy stores a very
different set of possibilities in the back of his mind. This is what it
feels like to be  awake, knowing that every small action is backed
up by infinite possibilities. YOUR EXPERIENCE:

  FOR EVER Y DA Y

Waking up is always in the now. There is no time schedule
for realizing that you are the dreamer, not the dream. A month of aw akening has passed. You’ve taken the jou rney
that goes from here to here. B ecause there is no distance between
here an d here,  a month was enough to complete the jour ney. But
in a nother framework, no ti me is ever enough. Only w hen the
timeless is your playground does “from here to here” no longer
matter. The now swallows up all beginnings, middles, and
endings. Being here now was never a goal the way becoming a good
person or raising your childre n right or earning a million dollars is
a go al. You can not compare the now with anything, because every
other now is lost forever. What changes as you wake up is subtle
but all-i mportant. There is no longer a journey of any kind. Not an
outward journey or an inward one. No dream to be fulfilled, no
fear to escape f rom. The past is no longer filled with regre ts or the
future looming  with threats. The phantom side of life ha s faded
away, and those things were phantoms. For Every Day
At random moments, whenev er the fancy strikes you, stop and
look around. Say to yourself, “A lot is going on. A lot has always
been go ing on. I’m here, and that’s what matters.” As you wake up,
these w ords will mean something different to you. They will
expand to embrace more and more. By being here you are joining
the cosmic dance. Appreciate  the dance for what it is tod ay. The
cosmic part will knock on your door when you are ready.YOUR EXPERIENCE:

 DA  F I N A L  W O R D
espite our seven billion storie s, we are united in one life. The fate  of the planet depends on realizing this fact. Once we do,
the human race can evolve to metahuman. How close are we, right
at t his moment? The answer  isn’t clear. Life never settle s down
enough. If a da ily newspaper had been available in ancient Rome,
medieval Fran ce, or Shakespeare’s London, the same  drama
would be seen. The best asp ects of human nature always seem
precariously balanced against the worst. We are the only c reatures
capable of self-pity, and the only creatures who feel they deserve
it. Instead of focusing on how h umans behave or animals behave
or even  how quarks and b osons behave, we should ask how
consciousness behaves. Consciousness unites everything. All
objects, whethe r a brain cell, a limestone cliff, or a prehistoric flint
knife, represent mind in motion. The play of consciousness is
infinite, but there is unity holding the play together. If the dense and challengin g ideas in this book leave you
baffled, I sympathize. The las t thing I want to do—or could do—is
to force anyone to accept any thing I say. But it is critical to wake
up t o the one  life we share. If you consider yourself a modern
person, you live and behave the way the modern world does. As a
point o f pride, the modern world has been wildly successful at
amassing knowledge, one fact at a time. It hasn’t been two decades
since th e number of human genes was counted and the entire
human genome mapped. In the coming decade, the brain’strillions of connections will be mapped through a huge, concerted,
scientific effort. So it must be  shocking to hear me say in this book  that
anything you can count, measure, calculate, and reduce to data is
part of an all-encompassing illusion. Perhaps even more shocking
is my argument that whatever you can perceive, imagine, or think
about in words inhabits the same illusion. I am not an enemy of
the illusion. I believe that peo ple have a right to upgrade it all they
like, and I feel sorrow for people whose portion of the illusion is so
degraded that they suffer. But only waking up allows  for the unity of one life t o be
experienced di rectly. Otherwise, the world will always be a clash of
opposites, founded on the certainty that humans are capable of the
best and the w orst. What makes us capable of listening to our
demons one day and blessing the angels the next day isn’t really
human nature, though. It is the state of separation we keep
reinforcing, generation after generation. I don’t foresee Homo sapiens  taking a collective leap in its
evolution, but


	a	set	of	neurons	in	the	brain
responsible	for	emotional	reactions	in	the	decision-making	process,	was	more
active	when	subjects	did	not	get	adequate	sleep. 19
Interestingly,	the	ease	with	which	you	gain	weight	or	maintain	a	healthy
weight	may	be	related	to	childhood	sleep	patterns. A	recent	study	in	the
Archives
of	Pediatrics	and	Adolescent	Medicine
	found	that	not	getting	enough	sleep	in	early
life	(through	preschool)	can	be	a	long-term	risk	factor	for
obesity
throughout
life. 20
	The	study	also	found	that	napping	was	not	a	viable	substitute	for
nighttime	sleep	as	it	relates	to	obesity	prevention. 21
	If	you	are	a	parent,	you	can
rest	assured	that	your	perhaps	frequent	bedtime	battles	are	well	worth	it	for	the
sake	of	your	child’s	long-term	health. HORMONAL	IMBALANCE
Hormones	are	chemicals	that	are	produced	by	different	organs	and	glands	and
send	important	signals	to	different	parts	of	the	body. As	hormones	largely
regulate	repairs	that	take	place	in	the	body,	impacting	how	you	look	and	feel,	it
is	essential	to	balance	your	hormones	in	order	to	express	your	Radical	Beauty. Hormones	can	be	compared	to	keys	that	“unlock”	certain	cells	but	not	others. Like	keys,	different	cells	fit	with	specific	hormones. When	the	“key”	is	turned
and	the	cell	is	“unlocked,”	it	receives	a	signal	to	multiply,	make	proteins	orenzymes,	or	perform	other	vital	tasks,	including	releasing	other	hormones. There	is	a	high	level	of	intelligence	with	hormones. Some	may	fit	with	many
types	of	cells	but	have	different	effects	on	each	type	of	cell. For	example,	a
hormone	may	stimulate	one	type	of	cell	to	perform	a	task,	while	the	same
hormone	turns	off	a	different	type	of	cell. To	complicate	this	even	more,	the
way	a	cell	responds	to	a	specific	hormone	may	change	over	time. While,	thankfully,	our	bodies	and	all	their	intrinsic	parts	perform	their
duties	without	us	having	to	direct	them,	it’s	important	that	we	create	an	ideal
environment	for	our	hormones	to	function	properly. The
National	Institute	on
Aging	teaches	us	that	hormone	production	fluctuates	during	the	day	and	also
during	different	points	in	your	life. 22
	While	some	natural	fluctuations	are
normal,	we	want	to	avoid	the
unnatural
	variations	that	occur	if	you	don’t	get
enough	sleep	on	a	consistent	basis. Restoration	is	key	to	your	all-around	well-
being	and	for	your	natural	beauty	to	express	itself. It’s	been	well	documented	that	inadequate	sleep	can	negatively	affect	certain
hormone	levels	in	the	body. 23,
24
	In	addition	to	its	effects	on	the	hormones	that
control	appetite,	a	lack	of	sleep	causes	your	body	to	produce	excess	amounts	of
the	hormone	cortisol,	which	can	break	down	your	skin	cells	and	contribute	to
various	skin	issues. 25
	Cortisol	is	a	stress	hormone	that	tends	to	accumulate
around	the	stomach,	unfortunately	leading	to	weight	gain	specifically	in	the
belly	area,	as	stomach	fat	cells	are	sensitive	to	cortisol	and	store	excess	energy
there. 26
Another	hormone	affected	by
sleep	is	called	HGH,	or	human	growth
hormone. This	is	an	important	hormone	for	beauty	because	it	helps	your	skin
grow	thicker,	healthier,	and	more	elastic	or	pliable	in	texture,	which	further
helps	to	protect	against	wrinkling. Natural	production	of	HGH	also	helps	with
muscle	building	and	tissue	repair. Unfortunately,	disturbed	sleep	can	inhibit
your	natural	production	of	HGH. 27
	This	can	make	it	more	difficult	for	your
body	to	build	lean	muscle	and	resilient,	youthful	skin. WEAKENED
IMMUNE	SYSTEM
A	growing	body	of	research	is	finding	a	strong	relationship	between	sleep	and
immunity. 28
	Increasing	evidence	shows	that	inadequate	sleep	leads	to	a
weakened	immune	response. 29
	Sleep	may	help	facilitate	the	redistribution	of	T-
cells	to	lymph	nodes. 30
	T-cells	are	a	vital	part	of	our	immune	system	that	help
maintain	our	wellness	and	vitality,	and	the	more	efficiently	they	travel	through
the	lymphatic	system,	the	better. Since	our	entire	population	appears	to	be
suffering	from	a	sleep	deficit,	our	immunity	must	be	reduced	across	thepopulation	as	a	whole. Can	you	imagine	the	health	implications	for	our	entire
society	if	we	all	slept	better? The	entire	health	of	the	community	would	be
bolstered,	and	health-care	costs	might	be	dramatically	reduced! But	this	very
much	has	to	start	with	you. Getting	sick	isn’t	just	inconvenient	or	annoying;	it	can	also	be	aging. Some
theorize	that	diseases	and	routine	illnesses	like	the	common	cold	can	actually
create	free	radicals	in	your	body. 31
	When	these	sicknesses	occur,	your	immune
system	creates	free	radicals	on	purpose	to	help	neutralize	harmful	viruses	and
bacteria. But	those	free	radicals	also	create	cellular	damage	and	contribute	to
the	visible	effects	of	aging. In	other	words,	minimizing	and	avoiding	getting
sick	isn’t	just	to	benefit	your	health;	it	can	be	another	powerful	tool	in	your
anti-aging	arsenal. SLUGGISH	DETOXIFICATION
Sleep	gives	your	body	the	rest	it	needs	to	perform	its	vital	functions,	such	as
detoxification. It	is	therefore	critical	to	help	promote	optimal	detoxification
and	clear	metabolic	waste	from	your	system. 32
	As	you	know,	the	more	detoxed
and	cleansed	your	internal	body	is,	the	more	beautiful	you	will	become. POOR	PERFORMANCE
It’s	well	established	that
sleep	improves	your	performance	and	alertness. 33
When	you	sleep	more,	you’ll	drive	more	safely,	and	your	memory	will	improve,
too. 34
	Reduced	sleep	means	you	aren’t	able	to	perform	at	your	highest	potential
for	all	tasks	in	life. If	you	aren’t	able	to	feel	as	present	and	alert	at	work,	when
working	on	your	creative	pursuits,	while	playing	with	your	children,	or	during
your	workouts,	it’s	very	frustrating	and	reflects	a	diminishing	quality	of	your
life. ANXIETY	AND
DEPRESSION
Poor	sleep	can	also	contribute	to	worsening	anxiety. 35
	In	a	parallel	fashion,
insomnia,	the	extreme	end	of	bad	sleep,	may	be	a	risk	factor	for	full-blown
anxiety	disorders. 36
	On	the	opposite	end	of	the	spectrum,	when	you	feel	fully
rested	and	consistently	get	enough	sleep,	it’s	easier	to	feel	calm	and	present. Calmness	helps	you	deal	better	with	stressors	in	life,	and	as	we	discussed	earlier,
dealing	with	stress	better	helps	delay	aging	all	around. For	someone	suffering	from	depression,	bad	and	irregular	sleep	is	often	part
of	the	disorder. In	fact,	some	recent	therapies	focus	on	loss	of	good	sleep	as	the
first	sign	that	a	bout	of	depression	may	soon	occur. This	onset	can	be	avertedby	paying	close	attention	to	good	sleep	before	the	de


 is inside that speck, and so on to
infinity. Victor Hugo put it like this: “Where the telescope ends, the
microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?” So I suggest
that you tempor arily put away the telescope on the entire oneso ng and take
a look inward, at the one thing you know the most about, your own body. Here we will see we are all an “I that is we,” to borrow a phrase from
Richard Moss’ s marvelous book of that title. Let’s take a look through this
metaphorical microscope. We are teeming with life-forms, most of which are necessary to keep us
in a state of aliveness. Our eyelids have many tiny organisms that work in
harmony with the whole. The lining of our large intestines has hundreds of
different kinds of microbes, all alive, all with their own unique
characteristics, yet still very much a part of the whole person. Our scalp is
home for tiny organisms, each one of which has a separate identity that can
be examined with a powerful microscope. So too, our liver, pancreas,
toenails, skin, heart, and on and on are brimming with life, all working in
harmony with the whole that we call “me.” Yes, indeed, you and I are a me
that is we, and though those microscopic life-forms that reside inside our
toenails will very likely never  come into contact with those other very
different life-forms that live in our eyeballs, they are both separate and
unique and crucial to the survival of the totality that we call ourselves.This became abundantly clear for me when I saw a documentary on the
life-forms living within one raindrop. With a very powerful microscope,
scientists docum ented that there were hundreds of life-forms in each
raindrop, many of which had no physical contact with the other life-forms
in the same drop. They were of different colors, shapes, and origins, each
with unique physical characteris tics, and were as far away from one another
as we are from tribesmen in Afghanistan. Yet they all composed the totality
called “raindrop.”
In an endless universe, it is conceivable that our physical size is
proportionately the same as that of the tiniest microbe within the tiniest
microbe, within the even tinier microbe all within that drop of rain. The
infinitely tiny life-form that resides within my toenail will never make
physical contact with the tiny microbes in the inner lining of my retina in
my eye, in that eye’s socket, on the head of my torso, ad infinitum. At the
same time it is a separate, unique part of the totality known as “person.”
From this perspective we can contemplate our self as a person in relation to
the totality known as “universe.”
With our narrow vision we can see that we are connected at the physical
level, and we can validate this with physical-measurement meth ods. But we
tend to use those  measuring sticks, which we have invented, as instruments
to enslav e us to a confining and narrow interpretation of our place in this
onesong. We do this by believin g that reality is only what we are capable of
measuring, rather than both what we can measure and what is still
unmeasurable. Germs and bacteria existed in our lives and bodies long
before we could examine them under the microscope. The invention of the
microscope did not create the germs! Just as we have created devices to
measure what was previously there but unmeasurable, so too it is possible,
and, for me, probable, that each of us is a part of a “we” that is
unmeasurable by contemporary man-made technology. If we think of all humanity as one being, and ourselves as individual
pieces of the gigantic being, and if somehow we could manage to get back
far enough to see this entire life-form, we would notice immediately if one
part of the being was missing. Our eyes would automaticall y go to the
empty space. That space shows how important each of us is. You and I
make the body of humanity complete. If we are not fully alive and working
in harmony with the entire body, it lacks harmony and balance. And ifenough of us are missing, the body will die. This is the perspective we must
take in order to understand and begin to live the principle of oneness. It is, of course, a paradox to be unique and all-one at the same time. Nevertheless, it is our reality, and once we know how this principle of
oneness works in this endless universe, we will begin to see how we can
make the principle work not only for each of us, but for this entire song that
we make  up. The harmony will be felt within you, and it will radiate out to
make the onesong a rapturous melody, totally in tune, harmoniz ing with all
of the individual notes that make up this universe! Let me tell you what a
personal dif ference it has made for me in every aspect of my life. MY FIRST  CONT ACT  WITH ONENESS

My mother ’s mother holds a very special place in my heart. When my
mother was beset by so many difficulties after my father abando ned us, my
grandparents took my oldest brother to live with them. And from my
grandmother ’s role as a mother I got my first inkling of the concept of unity
and oneness. My grandmothe r had nursed each of her children and had been extremely
protective of her young, includ ing my mother. She had spent most of her
time lovingly rocking, singing, cuddling, and caring for her infants. My grandmother was in her ninety-fourth year when she began to lose
some of her physical faculties. She needed constant help and care as she
approached the age of ninety-five. I watched my mother taking care of her
in those final days of my grand mother ’s life. I watched as my mother took
clean clothes to her mother, and made absolutely certain that her
under garments were never soiled. And one day I watched my mother
holding my grandmother and peeling a banana for her and actually mushing
it up in her own mouth and massaging her mother ’s neck to help her
swallow it. Then she helped her put on clean underclothes. She rocked her
mother and talked to her almost as if she were a baby. As I watched, I asked
myself the question that was swirling around in my head: “Who is mother
and who is child? Didn’ t my now-helpless child-grandmother once change
the diapers of the mother -child and mush up her food to make sure that she
was properly nourished?” Weren’ t these two human beings really fulfilling
the same role for each other?The oneness of it all struck me in an astonishing way as I watched this
scene. I realized it is all one big circle, just as the universe is one big circle,
and while we tend to identify ourselves with our separateness, when we can
get a different perspective we see that it is all one, and that there exists in
the onesong a large being called Human Being, and that each of us is born
into that being. My second encounter with this oneness concept came when I began to
read some of the literature on collective consciousness. I had read Ken
Keyes’ s The Hundr edth Monkey, and I was trying to put it into a personally
meaningful context. Very briefly, the hundredth monkey is a theory about
how all of us within a species affect one another. A group of monkeys was
being studied off the coast of Japan, and one monkey within the group
began washing his sweet potatoes in a certain way in the salt water. Soon all
of the monkeys began mimicking this monkey and doing the same thing. When a given number of the monkeys behaved in this fashion, the same
behavior began to appear in a group of monkeys hundreds of miles away,
even though the two groups had had no physical contact with each other. The hundredth monkey symbo lized what scientists call the critical mass
within the species. It is theorized that once a critical mass number is
reached, the same behavior begins to show up in all of the other members of
the same species. It seems to be true for all species that when a given
critical mass of its members begins to think or act in a certain way, so does
every other member of that same species. In Ken Keyes’ s book,  he uses the
example of nuclear war and suggests that if enough of us as members of the
human species believe and act as if there will ultimately be a nuclear war,
then when we reach that critical mass, we will of course create our own
reality as a species. On the other hand, if enough of us believe and act as if
such an occurren ce were impossible, then we can create that reality for our
entire species as well. The invisible connection betw een all members of a species  is more
verifiable now than it was a few years ago. Physicists describe it as “phase
transition.” Scientists report that when atoms within a molecule align in a
certain way and a critical mass number is reached, the rest of the atoms
spontaneously line up the same way. Nick Herbert’ s Quantum Reality,
Fritjof Capra’ s The Tao of Physics, Gary Zukav’ s The Dancing


tioner to purify the karma of the lower chakras, in addition to
that of the ajna itself. Thus, if the ajna is awakened first, the
overpowering and potentially dangerous karmic forces hid
den in the lower chakras may be safely controlled. Furthermore, by first activating the ajna the practitioner
strongly stimulates the kundalini residing in the muladhara,
owing to the direct connection between the two chakras. The only way to discover the precise location of the ajna is
through direct experience, but the sensation is often
reported as follows. When the perineum is repeatedly con
tracted and relaxed in coordination with the breathing, the
area becomes hot and a subtle vitration is felt there. At the
same time, a similar sensation is felt at a point between the
eyebrows, the location of the ajna chakra. As the student
maintains concentration on this point, visualizing the ab
sorption and diffusion of prana while chanting OM, the ajna
is gradually activated. After months or years of continued
practice, awakening should take place. (2) Awakening the Muladhara Chakra (Manduki Kriya)
Sit in Vajrasana (Japanese seiza posture - sit on the heels,
knees pointing forward) with the knees slightly separated. Interlock the hands and hold them below the navel, wrists on
the thighs. With the eyes closed, direct your gaze to the tip of
the nose, concentrating there. Then open the eyes slightly
and continue to concentrate. Even though the nose-tip may
not be visible, a sensation should be felt there. When the eyes
become tired, close them for awhile, continuing mental con
centration. When they are rested, resume visual concentra
tion. Repeat this process for 10-20 minutes. Next, shift your
attention to the perineum. Alternately contract and relax it
for a period of 30-60 minutes. These two techniques, prac
ticed together, comprise the method for awakening the
muladhara chakra. 112
Lateral Aspect of Rt. Lower Leg Medial Aspect of Rt. Lower Leg
The value of sitting in Vajrasana to stimulate the
muladhara chakra can be explained in terms of acupuncture
theory. The muladhara controls the functions of the
urogenital organs, which, in terms of Chinese medicine, are
governed by the urinary bladder and kidney meridians. The urinary bladder meridian runs down the back of the
leg, with the kidney meridian somewhat to the inside. These
meridians are stimulated by the weight of the upper half of
the body in Vajrasana, and this stimulation is transmitted to
the muladhara chakra, helping to activate it. We have already seen how concentration on the tip of the
nose stimulates the muladhara, due to the ida and pingala
nadis which connect the two areas (see Chapt. IV, p. 108). In
fact, when an acupuncture needle is inserted into the
perineum (the location of the muladhara in the physical
body),to a depth of 1 cm., a tingling sensation is often felt at 113
the tip of the nose, and nasal blockages are cleared. After 5 to
10 minutes, ki energy which has stagnated in the head flows
downward, and the balance of ki-flow throughout the body is
restored. The above information suggests that before attempting to
awaken a given chakra, it is useful to concentrate first on a
complementary chakra at the opposite end of the interconnect
ing nadis. This resembles a common pattern in acupuncture
treatment: to treat a given problem area, a point located at
the opposite end of the body but closely related through the
meridian network is strongly stimulated. For example, a
needle may be inserted in the hyakue point (Paihui, GV20) at
the top of the head to treat hemorrhoids. Techniques based
upon this principle - either in acupuncture treatment or yoga
practice - promote the improved functioning of the internal
organs and increased prana flow. In the case of yoga, chakra
awakening is facilitated by strengthening the mutual interac
tion of the individual chakras. (3) Awakening the Svadhishthana Chakra
Sit in siddhasana, placing the upper heel at the lowest
point of the abdomen, in the center. This point is the location
of the svadhishthana chakra. With both hands on the knees,
assume chin mudra. Close the eyes and keep the body per
fectly still. Then concentrate directly on the svadhishthana. Practice khechari mudra (see Chapter IV, p. 101), releasing it
whenever tired. While concentrating, slowly contract and
relax the surrounding muscular area. The contraction starts
from the point of svadishthana itself, but eventually should
cover a larger area which includes the genitals. However,
make certain that the muladhara area stays relaxed, unaf
fected by the contraction process. At first it may be difficult
to isolate the various muscle groups, but continued practice
will bring results. Both contraction and relaxation should be
slow and deliberate, performed with full awareness. Ud-114
diyana bandha (Chapter III, p. 92), shlabhasana (Chapter IV,
p. 118), and dhanurasana (Chapter II, p. 61), are recommend
ed to help develop conscious control of the contraction-relax
ation process. Another technique often suggested to facilitate concentra
tion on the svadhishthana is as follows. Press the palms
against the knees, raising the shoulders a little but keeping
the elbows straight. Bend the neck forward as in jalandhara
bandha (Chapter III, p. 89), and perform the same contrac
tion and relaxation described above. (The breath retention of
jalandhara bandha is unnecessary. ) After practicing in this
pose for a few minutes, return to the standard erect posture
and continue. This contraction and relaxation, performed with a deeply
meditative attitude and in complete stillness, is called vajroli. After practicing vajroli for 30-60 minutes, release khechari
mudra and chant OM three times. The beneficial effects of khechari mudra and the posture of
jalandhara bandha - both of which stimulate the throat
area - upon the svadhishthana chakra can be explained as
follows. Like the muladhara, the svadhishthana is related to
the urogenital organs, and thus to the kidney and urinary
bladder meridians of acupuncture. The kidney meridian
flows through the larynx and pharynx, which are stimulated
by the forward bending of the neck in jalandhara bandha,
and by pressure from the tip of the tongue in the complete
form of khechari mudra. This stimulus is transmitted along
the kidney meridian to the urogenital organs, improving
their function and helping to activate the svadhishthana
chakra. In addition, the heart meridian passes through the
tongue, and therefore is stimulated by khechari mudra. The
heart meridian is directly related to the kidney meridian,
together they form the "lesser yin" meridian (heart in the up
per body, kidney in the lower). Therefore the stimulus to the
heart meridian indirectly affects the kidney meridian and
thus the svadhishthana chakra. 115
Shalabhasana (the "locust" pose), mentioned above, is
helpful in awakening the svadhishthana. Method: Lie on the stomach with the hands beside the
thighs, palms facing down. Stretch and raise the legs,
together with the abdomen, as high as possible, by pressing
the arms against the floor. Make sure the knees do not bend. Hold for a few seconds, then lower the legs carefully. Breathing: Inhale deeply in the prone position. Retain the
breath inside while raising the legs and abdomen. Exhale
while returning to the starting position. Perform in conjunc
tion with bhujangasana (Chapter II, p: 60) and dhanurasana
(Chapter II, p. 61). Duration: Perform up to five times. Concentration: On the vishuddhi chakra. 116
Limitations: Those who suffer from peptic ulcers, hernia,
intestinal tuberculosis, or poor heart function should not
practice this asana. Benefits: This asana tones and regulates the liver, in
testines, pancreas, and kidneys, and stimulates the appetite. It is especially useful in treating diseases of the stomach and
intestines. In addition, it strengthens the lower back and
tones the sciatic nerves. (4) Awakening the Manipura Chakra
The following,practice, consisting of four stages, is recom
mended by Swami Satyananda as a powerful method for
awakening the manipura chakra. The main technique is a
variation of mula bandha, but three other techniques are in
cluded to increase its effectiveness. The four parts are:
1) the same as the first half of the ajna chakra awakening
method;


 eruptions all over the body, dysentery and
vomiting, etc, Shri Sanchetiji assured him that all the posions of the
Western medicine are being uprotted. And indeed when the
impurities got discharged he was free from all ailment. He broke
his fast on the 15th day and after a couple of months he was
restored to normal health and vigour. Asthma and Cough : Shri Niranjan Dev Jain (Former Tera
follower Sadhu Nathmalji Charbhuja), jainendra Gurukul, Panch
Kula (Hariana) manages the kithen in the ashram. He narrated on
29-11-1976 how he was relived of the suffering:
"I iJm sixty now. In 1962 I was down with asthma and cough. My o}nplaint was so acute that others sleeping in the vicinity could
hardly have a wink_ Everyday about 200 gm phlegm was thrown
out. Cough would result in chest pain and nights would bring further
aggravation. Allopa~hy and Ayurveda were of no avail to me. 213 214 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY
In Bihar, 1 yielded to Shri Chaturbhai Patel•s persuasion and
accepted auto-urine therapy. People had given me up as living on
borrowed time. I started intake of urine four or five times daily. I did
not use it in massage nor did I fast. Of course oils, chillies and sour
things 1 avoided. I took some sugar and rice with milk. In the first
month 1 could register almost one-third pro~ess in the direction of
recovery. This strengthened my courage and. faith. By the end of
another couple of months I was fully healthy and normal. Now the
body is so strong that it can never remind anyone of the miserable
days of old terrible sufferings. For the last 13 years I take urine
twice· before bedtime which moves bowels and I have motion:; in
the morning without any difficulty... Hereditary Complaint of Asthma : I happened to meet Shri
Chhaganbhai solanki at Gramodyog Mandir, Pendak,. Rajko~ on
17-2-1977. He works in the leather workshop, there for the last
several years. He is 60. He incidentally disclosed to me that he had
been suffering from hereditary asthma from his boyhood. During
' winter his complaint would take severe turn. He was a chain-smoker
and even ate tobacco. Some ten years ago at my instance he gave up tobacco and
started taking his urine daily twiice or thrice. Within six or seven
months his asthma took his leave. CHAPTER Ill'
CANCER OF TttE UTERUS
Kaviraj Ramswarup Kaushik reports:
Mrs. Surjit Kaur of longodeva (Jeera, Dist. Ferozpur, Punjab), 33
years of age, was given up as · hopeless case of cancer by the
ludhiana physicians. Then she, accompanying her father, came to
me on 3-3-1974. After examining her thoroughly, I told her, •If you
undergo the treatment with faith and patience you will be all CANCER OF THE UTERUS : 215
right.• I put her on fruit-juice, prescribed auto-urine drinking daily
thri~e and urine massage for an hour every day. She was restored to
full,, health within three months• treatment. In the Jeera region the lady doctors had planted loops in several
women ·under the family planning campaingn. Several of them
complained of discharge from their uterus. This resulted in several
cases into cancer of the uterus while some also developed tumours. They were experiencing paid; movements became restricted; there
was foul stench from inside. I got their loops removed. They were
adminstered their own urine by changing its.colour. The douche
was also given with.the same. This continued for a month. Four
cases were completely successful. The discharge also stopped. Cancer of the Liver : Mrs. Champa Devi is a widow of Jeera. She
is 57. She came to me on 11-5-1974, suffering from tumour of the
liver,· diabetes and blood pressure. A thorough check-up-revealed
that her liver was assailed by cancer. She had undergone treatment
at the Rajendra Hospital, Patiala for five months. She was dischaged
by the doctors as a case beyond medical cure. She was relieved of
all her complaints after a couple of months of regular auto-urine
treatment. Her eyes that were y~llowish and swollen due to the
disease. came to their normal state by washing with urine. She is
now completely cured. Cancer.of the Vagina: Mrs. Mayadevi is wife of lala Tirtha
Ram, aged 35. Tirth Ram has opened a big hospital in Moga
(Punjab). It was inaugurated by Sathya Sai Baba. Mayadevi was having pain in the abdomen. Doctors ascribed it
to complications in her rnenstruation. Treatment by them only
aggravated her condition. On taking an X-ray print it was found that
her vagina was infected. When she was operated upon at the
Mission Hospital a.t ludhiana it was found that she had cancer of
the vagina and her life was in danger. She was therefor brought back
to her own hospital. · ·
I examined the patient and. knowing the case history started 'I
I
I
I
I '. CHAPTER V
DISEASES OF THE INTESTINE
1. Sluggish Intestine : Shri Bhojraj Sancheti stays in Momasar
(Dist. Churu, Rajasthan). He is 58. For· the last 15 years the meals in
his home have been cooked bland -with~! )t chillies, ·spices and
beverages like tea and coffee have been given up. He has been
doing social service and welfare work for the last decade. Hundreds
of patients have been benefited by his nature cure treatment and
urine therapy based on his own experience and have been relieved
of their complaints and are leading healthy and useful lives. He
narrated his findings of the urine therapy on January 11, 1977, as
follows:
11At the age of 47 my digestive system became weak and the
intestine almost stopped working. Any amount of the customary
treatment would not bring any relief. In these days of desperation· my
attention turned to yoga. Yogic practices gave me much relief and
so my faith in them grew stronger. Resolved to effect complete cure, I submitted myself to the
treatment of Dr. Ravindra Chaudhary of Ranipabia, Dist. Pu.rnea
(Bihar) and thus 1 was initiated in the nature cure therapy. By the
almost three-and-a-half-month treatment I derived rnany benefits ·but
could not be said to have restored completely to health. This was the
period when 1 had the' opportunity to make a regular study of nature
cure. ·In 1970, 1 had occasion to visit Bombay. There by the Jain monks
and other 1 was introduced to the urine therapy and developed a
desire to apply it in my own case. On returning to clacutta I read
twice the book Arogyaka amuly Sadhan -Swamutra (The Priceless
Panacea for Health -Auto-urine) and that led to a firm faith in this
therapy and I resolved to bring it into practice. I was then a victim
of influenza and it was raging. About four-five days1 auto-urine
218 DISEASES OF IODNEYS : 219
treatment drove away the fever. When I returned to Momasar I was
caught by typhoid.Which was driven by 21-day auto-urine regime. · ·
..'1; :S~.. The experience Lgather~. during these days of suffering formed
the basis of my application. This invaluable and simple remedy in
hundreds of cases of various aHments which invariably resulted in
complete cure and restoration of health and had I kept a record of
these cases it would have run into useful and welcome book of
reference to the.public. I can vouchsafe on my experience of
hundreds of cases that during their treatment there neverwas any
untoward effect or harmful reaction as a result of this treatment. All other medication, both indigenous and foreign has been
banished from my home and ·members of my family are invariable
profited bythis therapy.1
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CHAPTER VI
DISEASES OF KIDNEYS
1. Diabetes and Heart Diseases : Shri Ghanshyam Keshav Vyas,
65, is former teacher in the prestigious educational institution
Shai"da Mandir. Medical examination revealed that he had blood
sugar, blood pressure; enlarged heart which had affected his
kindneys and the lungs and limbs had swellings. He had recourse to
insulin injections, DejoxYn. lactix, and multi-vitamin tablets, but to
no avail. Ultimately at the instance of his old friend Shri· Chandubhai Dave
he ·adopted auto-urine


	seem	as	if	each	separate	atom	has
vanished—that	is	to	say,	died. I	can’t	emphasize	enough	that	if	science	cannotexplain	the	emergence	of	wetness	from	dryness,	it	cannot	explain	the
emergence	of	consciousness	in	the	brain. True	creative	leaps	are	always
inexplicable	and	therefore	miraculous. The	Source	of	Everything
What	science	should	do	is	hold	the	miracle	under	a	microscope	to	get	closer
to	where	creation	occurs. There	are	faint	physical	traces	to	be	followed	down
to	a	very	subtle	level. It	has	long	been	known	that	the	brain,	and	the	body	as	a
whole,	is	surrounded	by	a	very	weak	electromagnetic	field. With	the	proper
photographic	emulsion,	this	field	can	be	seen	to	glow;	the	minuscule	electric
charge	given	off	by
neurons
	as	they	fire	is	also	measurable. If	being	conscious
creates	an	energy	field,	can	an	energy	field	display	consciousness? You	would
think	that	since	the	brain	depends	on	electrical	signals,	it	would	be	affected	by
the	murky	soup	of	radio,	television,	microwave,	and	many	other
electromagnetic	emissions	that	surround	us. Apparently	this	isn’t	true. Parapsychology	researchers	have	gone	so	far	as	to	isolate	subjects	with
psychic	abilities	in	Faraday	cages	that	block	all	electromagnetic	energy
without	altering	their	abilities	to	see	at	a	distance	or	exhibit	other	psychic
phenomena. The	case	of	“remote	viewing”	is	especially	intriguing	because	so
much	credible	work	has	been	done	in	this	field. Many	experiments	have	been	conducted	in	remote	viewing,	commonly
called	clairvoyance,	but	one	of	the	most	notable	took	place	at	Stanford
University,	where	scientists	built	a	machine	called	a	SQUID,	or
superconducting	quantum	interference	device. It’s	enough	for	us	to	know	that
this	device,	which	measures	the	activity	of	subatomic	particles,	specifically
quarks,	is	very	well	shielded	from	all	outside	magnetic	forces. This	shielding
begins	with	layers	of	copper	and	aluminum,	but	to	fully	ensure	that	no	outside
force	can	affect	the	mechanism,	exotic	metals	wrap	the	inner	core. In	1972	a	SQUID	was	installed	in	the	basement	of	a	laboratory	at
Stanford,	apparently	doing	nothing	except	tracing	out	the	same	hill-and-valley
S-curve	on	a	length	of	graph	paper. This	curve	represented	the	constant
magnetic	field	of	the	Earth;	if	a	quark	passed	through	the	field	the	machine
would	register	it	with	changes	in	the	pattern	being	drawn. A	young	laser
physicist	named	Hal	Puthoff	(later	to	become	a	noted	quantum	theorist)
decided	that	aside	from	its	main	use,	the	SQUID	would	make	a	perfect	test	of
psychic	powers. Very	few	people,	including	the	scientists	at	Sanford,	knew
the	inner	workings	of	the	machine. A	letter	Puthoff	wrote	in	search	of	a	psychic	who	would	take	up	the
challenge	drew	a	response	from	Ingo	Swann,	a	New	York	artist
with
	psychic
abilities. Swann	was	flown	to	California	without	being	told	in	advance	about
either	the	test	or	the	SQUID. When	he	first	saw	it,	he	seemed	a	bit	put	off. Buthe	agreed	to	“look”	inside	the	machine,	and	as	he	did,	the	S-curve	on	the
graph	paper	changed	pattern—something	it	almost	never	did—only	to	go
back	to	its	normal	functioning	as	soon	as	Swann	stopped	paying	attention	to
it. A	startled	Puthoff	asked	him	to	repeat	this,	so	for	forty-five	seconds
Swann	concentrated	upon	seeing	the	inside	of	the	machine,	and	for	exactly
that	interval	the	recording	device	drew	a	new	pattern,	a	long	plateau	on	the
paper	instead	of	hills	and	valleys. Swann	then	drew	a	sketch	of	what	he	saw
as	the	inner	workings	of	the	SQUID,	and	when	these	were	checked	with	an
expert,	they	perfectly	matched	the	actual	construction. Swann	was	vague
about	how	he	had	changed	the	magnetic	input	that	the	machine	was	built	to
measure. It	turned	out	that	if	he	merely	thought	about	the	SQUID,	not	trying
to	change	it	at	all,	the	recording	device	showed	alterations	in	the	surrounding
magnetic	field. P
EOPLE	WHO	ARE
	skeptical	of	psychic	abilities	ignore	countless	studies
demonstrating	that	ordinary	thought	can	actually	affect	the	world. This	is
particularly	important	if	mind	is	a	field. I	once	participated	in	a	controlled
experiment	in	which	a	subject	sitting	in	an	isolated	room	(the	sender)	would
intermittently	look	at	a	visual	image,	while	I	(the	receiver)	would	press	a
button	every	time	I	sensed	that	this	was	happening. My	accuracy,	like	most
people’s,	was	far	above	average. (The	British	biologist	Rupert	Sheldrake,	who
more	than	anyone	has	tried	to	explain	how	mind	extends	beyond	the	body,	has
done	similar	experiments. He	has	tested,	for	example,	whether	we	can
actually	sense	when	someone	is	staring	at	us	behind	our	backs. Those
experiments	have	shown	a	greater	than	random	outcome	as	well.) In	a	long	series	of	experiments	in	the	Sixties,	an	FBI	expert	named	Cleve
Backster	hooked	plants	up	to	polygraphs,	knowing	that	lie	detectors	work	by
measuring	changes	of	moisture	on	the	skin	surface. In	his	own	words,	here’s
what	happened	next. Then	at	thirteen	minutes,	fifty-five	seconds	chart	time,	the
imagery	entered	my	mind	of	burning	the	leaf	I	was	testing. I
didn’t	verbalize,	I	didn’t	touch	the	plant,	I	didn’t	touch	the
equipment. The	only	new	thing	that	could	have	been	a	stimulus
for	the	plant	was	the	mental	image. Yet	the	plant	went	wild. The	pen	jumped	right	off	the	top	of	the	chart. This	first	startling	observation	in	February	1966	led	to	a	host	of	follow-
ups	as	Backster	measured	responses	to	cigarette	smoke,	negative	thoughts,
and	strong	emotions;	it	turned	out	that	houseplants	register	how	people	feel
around	them. The	most	remarkable	finding,	perhaps,	was	that	if	Backsterhooked	up	a	pair	of	plants	and	injured	one	plant	in	a	separate	room,	the	other
plant	registered	the	same	disturbance	in	electrical	activity	as	if	it	had	been
injured	itself. The	polygraph	needle	jumped	even	though	the	two	plants	had
no	physical	connection,	and	it	kept	jumping	even	when	the	plants	were
separated	by	a	greater	distance. One	can’t	help	but	be	reminded	of	the	various
studies	in	which	identical	twins	sense	what	is	happening	to	each	other	at	a
distance,	to	the	point	that	one	particular	twin	knew	the	instant	his	brother	was
electrocuted	climbing	a	telephone	pole	and	testified	to	actually	feeling	the
pain	himself. Are	human	twins	paired	through	the	same	complementarity	that
bonds	electrons	in	deep	space? To	say	that	consciousness	is	a	field	creates	only	the	outline	of	a	proof. Nobody	has	accounted	for	the	gap,	and	without	that,	consciousness	remains
totally	mysterious;	in	fact,	so	do	fields. The	gap	is	the	empty	space	between
events;	it	contains	nothing	b


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 at extracting
juice from grass, greens, and soft fruits. They’re relatively inexpensive. Here are the disadvantages of wheatgrass juicers:
 They’re one-purpose machines that require another
purchase if you want to juice hard fruits and vegetables. Cheaper models have plastic blades, which are inferior (so
be sure to look for machines that have stainless steel
blades). Bottom line: Wheatgrass juicers are a good choice if you
want to do only greens and soft fruits. If you want to have
the option of juicing other fruits and vegetables along with
wheatgrass, put the money toward either the masticating
or the triturating juice machines, which can handle
everything the wheatgrass juicers can, but with many more
options. Juice pr esses
Also called citrus presses, these juicers are designed to squeeze
the juice from oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, lemons, and
limes. These tools range from simple handheld reamers or one-handed lemon/lime presses to powerful electric presses that
will juice dozens of orange or lemon halves one at a time but
quickly and with little effort. Manual pr esses
Glass, ceramic, and plastic juicers are designed to sit on a glass
or bowl or have a reservoir large enough to hold the juice from
one-half lemon or one-half orange. Ceramic lemon/lime presses
squeeze the juice from one-half lemon or one-half lime while
catching and straining the seeds. This type of handheld press is
handy for single drinks. Here are the advantages of manual presses:
 They’re inexpensive and easy to use and clean. They’re easy to store in a drawer. Here are the disadvantages of manual presses:
 Because you’re using manual power to juice, it’s slow and
tedious to do more than two or three citrus fruits at a time. You have to strain out the seeds using a strainer. Electric pr esses
Electric juice presses are powerful enough to press an unlimited
number of citrus fruit halves, and most have a strainer built into
the machine. You position the citrus half onto the cup and
lightly pull down the lever, and the cup spins of its own accord,
pressing the juice out into a jug or glass. Here are the advantages of electric presses:
 You can juice dozens of citrus fruit at a time. The machine parts are easy to clean.Here are the disadvantages of electric presses:
 They’re more expensive than manual presses. They take up more space on a counter. F e a t u r e s  t o  l o o k  f o r  i n  a  j u i c e r
You want to ﬁnd a brand that has as many of the features you
want within your budget. Here are some features to consider
before you make your ﬁnal purchase decision. Simplicity: Easy to assemble and use, easy to clean
My theory is that if you want to enjoy health beneﬁts from
juicing, but you aren’t passionate, keeping it simple is the best
route. If your juicer has only a few simple parts and is easy to
use and clean, you’ll be motivated to use it more often. Keeping the juicing machine on the counter is also essential to
simplicity. A sleek, upright centrifugal machine takes up the
least amount of space, is incredibly fast, and is easy to assemble
and clean. If you’re highly motivated or if you already own a fairly
inexpensive juicer and you want to move up to a machine that
juices grasses and extracts more juice and nutrients, the
masticating or triturating juicers are a better choice. Speed: High speed and variable speed
Masticating and triturating juicers have only one speed: slow
and slower, respectively, which is a health advantage. Some centrifugal juicer models come with variable speeds,
which slow the blades of the spinning basket down for soft fruit
and allow you to gradually increase the speed as you juiceharder fruits and vegetables. The slower the basket spins, the
more juice may be extracted from the fruit or vegetable, so this
is a deﬁnite advantage of these types of machines because it
takes a high speed to juice very hard vegetables like beets. Number and quality of nutrients extracted
Masticating or triturating juicers are generally thought to be
better at extracting and preserving the nutrients. However,
because you have to cut up the fruits and vegetables into very
small pieces, depending on how long they sit out, they may lose
nutrients to oxidation before they even hit the auger. It’s
difﬁcult to detect the actual nutrients in the juice from the
different types of juicers, so you have to rely on the information
provided by manufacturers to compare. Efficiency
You’re making an investment when you purchase a juicing
machine. You want to be sure that it’s efﬁcient in doing the
things that you consider to be important. If possible, get a live
demonstration of the juicer in action. Consider the following:
 The amount of juice extracted: Masticating or triturating
juicers are thought to be better at extracting the juice, but
my experience with a centrifugal juice machine
(particularly with the Breville Juice Fountain Multi-Speed)
is that the pulp is pretty dry if you use the variable speed
function and don’t apply any pressure to the fruit or
vegetable as it passes down the feed tube. External pulp ejection: Unless you only ever plan to juice
one serving at a time, this is a critical feature to any juicing
machine and one that I would not give up. Masticating or
triturating juicers continually expel the pulp, so this isn’t
an issue. Some centrifugal juice machines don’t have a
continual expulsion feature, which slows the process ofjuicing — you have to stop the machine in order to clean
out the basket. Yield of juice and dryness of pulp: If you can get a
demonstration of the machines you’re interested in
buying, you can measure the juice extracted from the same
fruits or vegetables. If the pulp is wet, this is an indication
that the machine is not effective in extracting a high yield
of juice. Size of the feed tube: Masticating or triturating and some
brands of centrifugal juicers have a very small feed tube,
which means the food must be cut into small pieces or
leaves must be fed one by one into the machine. If you
know you want a centrifugal juicer, be sure that the model
you choose has a feed tube large enough to take a whole
apple, orange, or cucumber. This feature makes the
preparation easy because the food doesn’t require cutting
and chopping. Reliability
Like a car or boat or any other tool, you want to have the luxury
of using it for a very long time in order to get the most from
your investment. Consider the following:
 Quality of the parts: The quality of the parts and the
materials used are one indication of reliability. Stainless
steel outperforms and outlasts plastic and is easier to
clean. The other determining factor in assessing reliability
is the size of the motor. Motor size: It takes a considerable amount of power to rip
through tough ﬁbers of vegetables like beets and turnips,
and a juicer with insufﬁcient power will slow down or even
burn out over time, so look for a juicer with the most
powerful motor in your price range.Noise
Some juice machines are extremely loud. Noise is a huge issue
to some people, especially if they live with people who might be
sleeping when they want to juice. Choosing a Blender
Blenders remain a popular kitchen tool and their basic design
has changed very little in the 80 years they’ve been in
existence. They’re very good at what they do, and the only
machine to ever come close to eclipsing their use is the food
processor. Still, for puréeing foods and blending liquid with
fruits or vegetables for a smoothie, blenders are the very best
tools for the job. If you want to buy a blender, this section has the information
you need. Here, I explain the main types of blenders and help
you decide which one is right for you. T y p e s  o f  b l e n d e r s
By far, the most popular of all blenders is the traditional,
upright blender. Limited improvements have been made to that
basic model, but the biggest is the invention of the immersion
blender. Cordless and personal-size blenders have made their
way onto the market, too, but they’ve resonated with a
relatively small number of consumers. T raditional blenders
The traditional blender has a tall glass, stainless steel, or plastic
container, with a lid sporting a hole in the middle. It sits on a
base housing the motor and plug. Blades are attached to thebottom of the container; there may be two or four blades that
do the work of cutting food into small particles. Here are the advantages of traditional blenders for making
smoothies:
 The vortex action means that food is liqueﬁed and
drinkable. You can add softer fruits and vegetables through the
opening in the lid toward the end of the blending. Here are the disadvantages of traditional blenders for making
smoothies:
 Food gets caught underneath the small blades. If not enough liquid is added to the container, the food
may get stuck in the blades and it can’t be processed. Bottom line: Blenders work better than food processors
for making smoothies; they’re inexpensive and reliable. Imm


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Blueberries 378 2.90 63.80 2.10 420 58.13.25 1.90
Boysenberries 381 3.20 41.3.56 590 29.06.45 3 40
Cantaloupe 408 3.60 38.50 15000 183.24.18 3.18
Casaba 414 2.70 14.70 Trace 70 29.10.07 1.40
Honey Dew 414 2.30 22.90 120 69.13.09 1.80
Muskmelon 408 3 50 38 50 15CC0 183.24.18 3.18
Cherimoyas 330 5.75 48.50 2.60 50 60.48.56 6.30
Cherries 363 5.68 77.20 1.80 1000 65.30.30 2.10
Coconut 219 24 84 127 10 0.28.22 2.95
Cranberries 405 4.50 43 2 900 100.21.12.52
Currants-Black 360 6 75.30 1400 1000.25.26 1
Currants-Red 390 2.59 60.18 900 300.20.25.50
Currants-White 387 4.50 60.20 900 300.20.25.50
Dates 100 9.75 325 5 500 0.50.60 12
Figs 360 684 86 1.15 550 10.35.30 2.15
Grapefruit 399 2.55 45.25 600 1325.25.18 1.20
Grapes 38' 5.90 56 4.50 850 48.26.20 1.65
Lemons 408 3.30 24.90.90 50 161.13.06.40
Limes 408 2 70 36.20.80 50 141.10.08 70
Olives 363 8 12 60 320 10.10.09.10
Oranges 395 6.84 37.90 1.50 275.62.32 218
Papaya 399 2.50 46.50 10000 300.30.27 1.75
Peaches 405 3.20 43.35 7500 58.14.33 6.30
Pears 384 3 64 2 200 28.12.25.76
Persimmons 363 2.70 75 10 1.50 10330 42.11.08.40
Plums 369 3.20 81.05 1750 45.23.22 3
Prunes 366 4 80.20 7200 20 7.30.80 7.25
Pomegranate 348 1.30 41.70.80 Trace 10.07.07.70
Pumpkin 408 3.20 20.60.30 5080 30 14.35 1.80
Raspberries-Blk. 381 6.40 60 6 20 100.21.52 4.93
Raspberries-Red 390 5.40 56 2.90 800 152.19.53 5
Rhubarb 429 1.20 7.60.20 200 18.06.14.60
Strawberries •iCS 3 36.60 2.20 260 257.12 29 2 60
Tangerines 396 2.70 38.90.70 1410 105.20.05.40
Tomatoes 427 4 90 19.50 1 5000 150.38.30 4
Watermelon 420 2.30 30.90 3500 90.18.20 1.28
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Magnesium
Potasium
Phosphorus
Sulphur
Iron
Silicon Chlorine
Sodium
Oxygen
Hydrogen Nitrogen Acerolas.045.049 1 30.041.09.0023.03.028.014 147 294.32
Apples.28.56.63.25.11.05.29.05.45 129 258.31
Apricots.10.11 1.65.33.08.02.24.02.33 128 256 1.05
Avocado.45.50 2.15 1.45.80.14.05.11 1.50 112 224 1.60
Bananas.08.27 1.80.32.13.01.09.33.63 114 228 1
Blackberries.17.12 1.10.45.15.07.23.05.10 130 260.95
Blueberries.063.025.338.054.015.0042.0001.00015.004 126 252.45
Boysenberries.086.082.386.086.017.0054.00025.0002.005 127 254.55
Cantaloupe.12.12 1.30.16.10.02.40.14.10 136 272.60
Casaba.032.036.569.036.008.0009.0002.0002.027 136 272.46
Honey Dew.040 036.00717.046.005.0011.0003.00025.034 136 272.40
Muskmelon.12.12 1.30.16.10.02.40.14.10 136 272.60
Cherimoyas.41.34 2.45.53.23.02.04.37.25 110 220.93
Cherries.25.18 1.70.53.10.07.30.05.07 121 242.95
Coconut.45.50 2.60 2.10.46.12.40.94.45 73 146 4
Cranberries.56.05.50.09.80.02.01.02.01 135 270.75
Currants-Black.38.21 1.10.60.20.16.09.03.34 120 240 1
Currants-Red.15.10 1.20.22.80.01.01.04.01 130 260.43
Currants-White.03.09 1.40.13.37.01.01.03.02 129 258.75
Dates.42.43 3.80.36.45.05.01 141.36 33 34 66.66 1.60
Figs.20.22.72.43.18.04.16.07.43 120 240 1.15
Grapefruit.13.07.75.19.06.02.01.03.02 133 266.42
Grapes.28.13 1.80.40.15.05.06.04.04 129 258.98
Lemons.079 0001.419.049.06.0018.02.01.006 136 272.85
Limes.126.10.389.069.06.0023.02.01.008 136 272.46
Olives.42.02 3.07.05.03.03.01.40 121 242 1.60
Oranges.55.13 1.15.30.13.03.02.03.06131.66 263.34 1.15
Papaya.15.25 1.15.47.15.02.02.12.20 133 266.40
Peaches.26.08 1.12.34.18.03.01.05.17 135 270 6
Pears.15.09.85.25.09.02.03.01.16 126 252 10
Persimmons.023.030.663.099.10.0011.0001.00015.023 121 242.47
Plums.31.27 1.80.47.12.10.08.01.02 107 213 14
Prunes.40.17 1.50.68.11.10.06.02.33 122 244.65
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Grain Brown Rice Crackers,
Manischewitz Thin Tea Matzos, Edward and Sons Brown Rice Snaps (these
come in a variety of flavors, such as vegetable, black sesame, tamarisesame, and tamari seaweed, but be sure to read the ingredients list
carefully because some contain too much added oil). Chips: There probably isn’ t a single home in America that doesn’ t have
chips, so stock your pantry with the healthiest ones possible. These include
Frito-Lay Baked Tostitos, Guiltless Gourmet No Oil Chips, Barbara’ s
Bakery Basically Baked Or ganic Tortilla Chips—and many others. Check
the labels for added salt, fats, and oil: The less of each, the better. Dried fruits:  Raisins, apricots, pineapples, strawberries, dates, figs,
mangoes, bananas, nectarines, and cranberries are all great choices. Avoid
dried fruits with added sugar and look for ones that are sulfite-free. Use
caution when you see sulfites, a preservative that has been implicated as an
asthmatic enhancer. Jams, jellies, and syrups:  When we do eat jams, jellies, and syrups, we
want them to be as unprocessed and pure as possible. Some products we
like at the station are Knudson and Sons Fruit Spreads, Polaner All-Fruit
Jams, and Smucker ’s Simply Fruit as well as low-sugar jams. Some syrups
we like are Westbrae Natural Foods Brown Rice Syrup and Maple Creek
Farm Pure Maple Syrup. Sauces:  Use any of these sauces to give your stir -fry or vegetables added
flavor and kick: Kame Hoisin Sauce, Lang Naturals sauces such as Ginger
Stir Fry, Honey Mustard and Indian Curry, Annie Chun’ s Fat Free
Mushroom Sauce or Oil Free Teriyaki Sauce, and Ayla’s Organics
Szechwan, Thai, or Cajun Sauces. Sweeteners:  Sweeteners can do a lot for homemade salad dressings,
pancakes, or desserts. Here are some E2 favorites: agave nectar, blackstrap
molasses, pure maple syrup, turbinado, honey, Sucanat, and xylitol. Condiments:  The right condiment can be a tremendous addition to food. Here are some E2 favorites: mustard, Muir Glen or Heinz Or ganic ketchup,
Mrs. Renfro’ s Barbecue Sauce, Bragg Liquid Aminos, low-sodium tamari
(such as San-J), lite soy sauce (Kikkoman makes a good one), B. F. Trappey’ s Sons Red Devil Louisiana Hot Sauce, Edward and Sons Stir
Crazy Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce, Lea & Perrins Steak Sauce,
balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, rice vinegar, brown rice vinegar, and
mirin wine. Spices: Cracked pepper, paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin,
garlic powder, rosemary, thyme, sage, chili powder, cayenne pepper, curry
powder, oregano, basil, turmeric, and allspice.Fat-fr ee skillet sprays:  Yes, a spray such as Pam has fat, but when used
sparingly, it serves its purpose. Baking powder  and baking soda:  We all know these two necessities
have dozens of uses, but I particularly love them for making pancakes,
muffins, and cookies as well as household cleaning and deodorizing. E2-APPROVED FOODS TO KEEP  IN YOUR FRIDGE
Meat substitutes:  These include tofu, seitan, wheat gluten, tempeh,
meal-starter crumbles, and TVP (textured vegetable protein). This is a
rapidly growing market, and there are many brands out there, such as White
Wave, Yves, Morning Star, Boca, Litelife, Amy’ s, and Fantastic Foods. Milk substitutes:  Soy milk is the first substitute most people encounter,
but there are plenty of others, including rice, almond, hemp, and oat milk. Read the ingredient list and watch for added oils! If your goal is to lose weight, and you like soy milk, go with a fat-free
variety from Westbrae or Health Valley Foods. A few other preferred brands
are Eden Or ganic, Pacific Foods of Oregon, WestSoy, and Silk. Soy yogurts:  Look for containers from Silk or WholeSoy. We use these
frequently as desserts, on top of fruit or plain. The less sugar, the better. E2 salad dr essings:  I prefer the E2 homemade versions, but if you want
to buy bottled dressings, always look at the ingredient list carefully and
watch out for sodium, fat, and high-fructose corn syrup. One brand that
often meets E2 standards is Annie’ s. Pritikin Systems makes some good,
oil-free dressings as do Rising Sun Farms. Hain Pure Foods makes a Fat
Free Salad Dressing Mix in Italian and Herb. Salsa:  Homemade or E2 approved, salsa is an E2 all-star condiment. Some winners are Garden of Eatin’  (many varieties), Pet’ s Old El Paso
Salsa, Nabisco’ s Ortega Green Chile Salsa, and Nature’ s Harvest. Cooked br own rice: It’s always nice to have some brown rice in the
fridge to add to lunch, dinner, and snacks. Brown rice will usually keep in
the fridge for up to one week. Cooked beans and legumes: Also great for quick meals or snacks, to
add to salads, or blend into a dip. Beans and legumes such as split peas and
lentils should keep in the fridge up to one week. Hummus: Almost all store-bought hummus will contain either olive oil
or tahini, or both. Two varieties that can be oil and/or fat free are SaharaCuisine Original Hummus and Or ganic Roasted Red Pepper. However,
most grocery stores don’ t carry them. Your best bet is to whip up your own
on Sunday and store your homemade hummus in air -tight containers. It will
keep for a week. Nut butters: Nut butters go in the pantry until opened, but then need to
be stored in the refrigerator. Some good peanut butter brands are Arrowhead
Mills, Laura Scudder ’s, and Smucker ’s Natural Chunky. At E2 we also like
MaraNatha, which contains no trans fat, hydrogenated oils, or preservatives. MaraNatha also comes in other varieties such as almond, cashew, and
macadamia. Ground flaxseed meal: In order to get the benefit of flaxseeds, you
must either grind them yourself, or buy preground meal at the store. Either
way, be sure to refrigerate or freeze to keep from going rancid. Nutritional yeast: This low-fat, low-sodium, deactivated yeast can be
used instead of cheese in many recipes. Herbs: Fresh parsley, cilantro, mint, dill, and arugula are my personal
favorites. Undr essed salads:  I highly recommend keeping prewashed greens in
the fridge for easy access and availability: baby spinach, mustard greens,
collard greens, romaine lettuce, and other bagged, ready-to-eat packaged
greens. Raw nuts and seeds: Stock walnuts, cashews, almonds, pistachios,
peanuts, and pumpkin and sesame seeds—but avoid roasted and salted
varieties containing added oil and sodium. Keep your nuts in the fridge or
freezer. Personally, I keep mine in the side compartment door of the freezer. Even though nuts are nutrient dense, they are also dense in fat—almost 80
percent—and are little calorie bombs. Therefore, limit your nut intake to
half a handful a day if you’re trying to lose weight or drop your cholesterol. Your favorite fr esh vegetables, gr eens, and fruits: Not only are they
all great for you, but they put a rainbow of color in your refrigerator! All your  wonderful E2 leftovers! E2-APPROVED FOODS TO KEEP  IN YOUR FREEZER
Fruits and vegetables:  A fail-safe backup to fresh! I’ll typically keep
several bags of berries, peaches, blueberries, mangoes, corn, peas, bell
peppers, broccoli, and spinach.Meat substitutes:  Boca Bur gers, Gardenbur ger Chik’n Grill, Yves Hot
Dogs, and all meat crumbles. Breads: Personally, I like to store most of my bread products in the
freezer, such as whole grain pitas, bagels, English muf fins, pizza crusts,
waffles, and tortillas. They all thaw in a jif f and toast up nicely in a matter
of two minutes. (Certainly plenty of people keep their breads in the
refrigerator as well.) Tofu, drained: I like to keep one or two blocks of tofu in the freezer
when I want some variety in the taste and texture in my tofu. Be sure to take
it out the night before and let it thaw in the refrigerator. Frozen hash br own potatoes:  These are great in breakfast tacos, as a
snack, or added to a casserole. Some brands I like are Bel-air, Cascadian
Farm, 365, and Pacific Valley Foods Fat-Free


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P R A N A Y A M A  P R A C T I C E S
alternate-nostril breathing, 153
ardha pincha mayurasana, 154
balasana, 102, 155, 175
bee breath, 153
bellows breath, 77
bhastrika, 77
bhramari, 153
bhujangasana, 54
boat pose, 78
bow pose, 55 ; standing bow pose, 102
bridge pose, 130
butterfly pose, reclining, 55, 131
camel pose, 101
child’ s pose, 102, 155, 175
cobra pose, 54
corpse pose, 174
cow and cat poses, 54
cow face pose, 101
dandayamana dhanurasana, 102
dhanurasana, 55
dir gha, 27
dolphin pose, 154
eagle pose, 153eka pada rajakapotasana, 54
fish pose, 131, 174
four -count breath, 100
garudasana, 153
gomukhasana, 101
halasana, 131
happy baby pose, 55
headstand, 174
ida nadi pranayama, 54
kapalabhati, 173
kegels, 27
knee to chest pose, 27
left-nostril breathing, 54
lion’ s breath, 129
lotus flexion, 28
malasana, 28
matsyasana, 131, 174
mountain pose, standing, 29
mula bandha, 27
nadi shodhana, 153
navas