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"These include: • Ayurveda's Pancha Karma treatment and herbal remedies • Yoga • Hydrazine Sulfate • Antineoplaston Therapy • Acupuncture • Bioelectric Therapy • Bioresonance Therapy • Royal Rife Machine Therapy • Gerson Therapy • Hoxsey Therapy • Therapies using Iscador (Mistletoe), Pau D'Arco, Chaparral., Aloe Vera, Graviola • Homeopathy • The Coley Vaccine • The Camphor Therapy of Gaston Naessens • Burton's Immuno-augmentative Therapy • Livingston Therapy • Issels' Whole Body Therapy • Metabolic Therapy by Hans Nieper, M.D." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"According to ayurveda, these nutrients include not just food substances, but the emotions and perceptions that constitute our mental "diet." In this sense, tejas is both the transformative power of consciousness and the "digestive" power of the senses and intellect. When prana and agni are in balance, the body tissue produces the superfine essence of ojas. If prana and agni are too high or too low, however, ojas is "burned" up or depleted. In other words, the body's fife-sustaining intelHgence becomes disturbed and the tissues lose their vigor." - Pratima Raichur, Mariam Cohn, Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda (Get the book.) "In other words, ojas is consciousness in its subtlest biological form; it is the sap of life, and according to ayurveda, the source of the body's immunity and strength. The biosynthesis of ojas depends upon the balanced flincdoning of the other two forces. Prana, the moving Hfe force, is literally the pulse of creation. Like all pulsating energy, it naturally releases heat and light. This radiant energy is tejas, which is the source of the body's intrinsic warmth (body temperature), as well as metabolism and digestion." - Pratima Raichur, Mariam Cohn, Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda (Get the book.) "Indeed, fanaticism has no place in ayurveda, which is essentially the knowledge of how to "go with the flow." An Ayurvedic Hfestyle is not the goal, but it is the process itself—a Hfelong experience of self-discovery through attention to our body, behavior, mind, and soul. 2. s to s 2. t a- > ^ o ?) r. ^ o B. I 3 gL ST O ft 3 3o 4 X O . i-O c/:i 1^ > c? 3 Qg, 0^ 3" 3 ^ o c SI 5" or' C/3 C? CO Cfl 3 a: 3 o ty) O 00 o O ffi ^ ST fB o' & o m + + n + 2^ + + 3- + I- > DD 0 c -1 -< 0 c 71 0) 7s • ¦n m > z D m > r > z o m X > • 0 c z m m ?" - Pratima Raichur, Mariam Cohn, Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda (Get the book.) "According to ayurveda, this luster is a normal phenomenon produced by the presence of a very subtle substance called ojas, which is a by-product of all healthy body tissue. Actually, ojas is one of three vital essences. Along with the forces of prana and tejas, ojas arises out of what Robert Keith Wallace in The Physiology of Consciousness calls the "self-interacting dynamics of pure consciousness." Together, these three essences generate and sustain human life (and, as we describe later, also have a role in determining our constitutional type)." - Pratima Raichur, Mariam Cohn, Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda (Get the book.)

"Some people claim that ayurveda is the oldest recorded system of medicine in the world, tracing its roots back to a book called the Rig Veda published in India in 1,500 B.C. From India, some of Ayurveda's tenets spread to China in 700 A.D. through Buddhist missionaries. About 100 years later, Ayurvedic books were translated into Arabic, and Islamic teachers later spread Ayurveda's teachings to Europe in the 1500s. Modern-day ayurveda concentrates on maintaining health through a balance between the body (shira), mind (manas) and self (atman)." - Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S., Natural Health Secrets From Around the World (Get the book.)

"In 1981, he began studying Ayurvedic medicine in India and finished his training as a qualified practitioner of ayurveda in New Zealand in 1991. Rather than being satisfied with merely treating the symptoms of illness, Moritz has dedicated his life's work to understanding and treating the root causes of illness. Because of this holistic approach, he has had great success with cases of terminal disease where conventional methods of healing proved futile. Since 1988, he has practiced the Japanese healing art of Shiatsu, which has given him insights into the energy system of the body." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) has been used for thousands of years in ayurveda, the traditional medicine system of India. It has been nicknamed "Indian ginseng" because like Asian ginseng, China's king of herbs, it's used for helping increase vitality, energy, endurance, and stamina, promote longevity, and strengthen the immune system (although it is not related to ginseng botanically). Today herbalists often recommend it for people with high blood pressure, insomnia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and impotence associated with anxiety or exhaustion." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"The book includes a complete program of health care, which is primarily based on the ancient medical system of ayurveda and the vast amount of experience Andreas Moritz has gained in the field of health restoration during the past thirty years. Lifting the Veil of Duality Your Guide to Living without Judgment "Do you know that there is a place inside you ?hidden beneath the appearance of thoughts, feelings, and emotions - that does not know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, light and dark? From that place you embrace the opposite values of life as One." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Faculty and staff include Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD (H), Diplomate in ayurveda, David Wolfe, JD, John Phillips, MS, Shanti Golds-Cousens, MA, Philip Madeley, and Tim and Michela Casey. JUICE FEASTING PROGRAM ONLINE The website www.JuiceFeasting.com is an online 92-Day Juice Feasting resource designed by David Rainoshek, MA, to serve as a dynamic instructional course on plant-source live-food nutrition." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Cousens uses the modalities of nutrition, naturopathy, ayurveda, and homeopathy blended with spiritual awareness in the healing of body, mind, and spirit. He facilitates the spiritual, nutritional, and lifestyle support tele-seminars, "Alive With Gabriel," and has given seminars on nutrition through the U.S., Canada, Central and South America, all of Western Europe, Turkey, Greece, Israel, and South Africa. Through his books, media, and body-mind-spirit transformative programs at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Yin, yang, and the Five Phases in Chinese medicine; the Five Elements and three Dosas in Ayurveda; and the four humours in western humoural medicine play central roles in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in each medical system. The systems of correspondence constructed around these theories provide groups of physical, apparent clues to the hidden underlying characteristic and systemic condition of each patient." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "For example in ayurveda, the accumulated karma of the embodied soul (which, during its tenure in the body takes the form of ojas) can alter the body's health, and can explain illnesses not tractable to either alchemical or hydraulic explanations. In western medicine, prayer, repentance, and religious cleansing were resorts both of individuals and of societies in medical crises. All of these bodies were endowed with vital energy, and were intercalated with consciousness through the senses or the emotions." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "A crucial part of the project of modernizing ayurveda involved incorporating the language and practices of science to restore its lost authority and rescue it from its centuries of'stagnation'. Thus Gopalacharlu drew attention to his 'laboratory' and asserted frequently that his medicines were 'scientifically prepared'. His elite visitors commented enthusiastically on the progressiveness of his approach. Sir P. N." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) "Medicine in India: ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani Tibb As with so much of India's culture, its indigenous medical practices have their roots in the ancient religious and philosophical writings called the Vedas?the knowledge'.12 These texts took their current form in the second millennium bce. They describe the origins of the universe, the natural world, the human race, and the social order. Perhaps more importantly, the Vedas set out the principles upon which Hindu religious, moral, and social life is based." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"Available at some Asian-Indian markets or health food shops, or from Ayurvedic suppliers, Maharishi ayurveda, at 800-255-8332. • Chromium to Quench Cravings Too much is never enough. If that's what your motto is when it comes to sweets, consider chromium. This nutrient-mineral helps the body regulate sugar levels in the blood. Some nutritionists advocate taking 200 micrograms of chromium daily, as a way to help stop, or manage, the swings from sugar highs to energy lows. • A Different Type of Brew ^brewer's yeast, high in B vitamins and chromium, can help curb sugar cravings naturally." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Toll free: 1 (866) 258-4006 (USA) Local: 1 (709) 570-7401 (Canada) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andreas Moritz is a medical intuitive; a practitioner of ayurveda, iridology, Shiatsu, and vibrational medicine; a writer; and an artist. Born in southwest Germany in 1954, Moritz had to deal with several severe illnesses from an early age, which compelled him to study diet, nutrition, and various methods of natural healing while still a child. By the age of 20, he had completed his training in both iridology—the diagnostic science of eye interpretation—and dietetics." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"ABOUT THE AUTHOR GABRIEL COUSENS, MD Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD(Homeopathy), DD, Diplomate American Board of Holistic Medicine, Diplomate in ayurveda, a holistic medical doctor with thirty years of success in healing diabetes naturally, is the founder and director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Holistic health care includes the best of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), ayurveda, naturopathy, and homeopathy. TCM is a four-thousand-year-old system that integtates hetbs, acupressure, acupuncture, tai chi, and Eastern philosophy. ayurveda is the traditional Indian approach to medicine, a five-thousand-year-old "science of life" that places equal emphasis on the body, mind, and spirit in seeking to restore the innate harmony of the individual based on three primary "doshas," or mind-body types." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.) "Cures the tioners. ayurveda, popularized in the West in the late d? > o 1980s and early 1990s by Deepak Chopra, M.D., among y ^ . others, is widely used by practitioners in a number of inte- grative practices. According to a study released by Ohio State University in 2005, based on research from the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Aging, 71 percent of adults over the age of fifty use alternative therapies, and 62 percent of all adults do. Medical centers throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia have integrative medical clinics." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"Habitat: Originally indigenous to northern India, the plant is now found in all the areas of ayurveda medicine in India, Sri Lanka, and the Maylan archipelago. Production: Vasaca leaves are the leaves of Justicia adhatoda." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"Beliefs on Which It Is Based Under one complex and encompassing concept, ayurveda describes an understanding of people and of the cosmos in which everything is interrelated and interdependent. Practitioners believe that there are three doshas, or basic metabolic types {Kapha, Pitta, and Vata). Each is located in specific body organs, and each is associated with two of Ayurveda's five environmental elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether). In ayurveda, each element corresponds to one of the five senses, as well as to areas of the body." - Barrie R Cassileth, Ph.D., The Alternative Medicine Handbook: The Complete Reference Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies (Get the book.)

"Department of ayurveda Sri Lanka, ayurveda Pharmacopoeia Unani, Vol I, Sri Lanka Ministry of Health & Indigenous Medicine, p. 99'(1998). Willuhn Liquiritiae radix Liquorice root (Ph. Eur), Licorice cusnf) Ph. Eur., usnf Fig. 1: Licorice root Description: The drug consists of the dried, unpeeled or peeled, whole or cut root and stolons. The cut drug is characterized by cubiform, roughly fibrous and distinctly lemon-yellow fragments, which are readily split longitudinally. The unpeeled drug includes small pieces with wrinkled, gray to brownish shreds of cork." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"The theory of blood type foods is really based on guesswork, not on science or time-tested traditional knowledge as found in ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Greek medicine or ancient Egyptian medicine. If concentrated protein foods were a necessary part of the human diet, as the blood type diet advocates for the O-type, for example, why does nature not reflect that need when it formulates human milk in a mother's breast? Its protein content is a mere trace amount of 1.1-1.6 percent, provided to a baby at the time of its biggest growth spurt." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Ayurveda, macrobiotics, Chinese medicine, raw foods, Atkins, blood type, and Zone diets, among other methods. Meanwhile, award-winning filmmaker/organic farmer/holistic health counselor Amy Kalafa and community organizer/holistic health counselor/former dentist Susan P. Rubin are recruiting 2 million mothers nationwide. The "Two Angry Moms" (www.AngryMoms.org) traveled the country to produce a documentary that reveals the abysmal, nutrient-lacking foods served in schools today, highlights model programs, and inspires people to take action." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"As Amanda Morningstar explains about the cow in her excellent book Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners, "her milk and her butter, clarified as ghee, are like mother's milk in ayurveda, absolutely essential for health and well-being. They must be pure to do this. Many Westerners are concerned that the use of ghee will increase their cholesterol or add unnecessary amounts of fat to their diet. Used within the context of an Ayurvedic lifestyle, this is unlikely to happen." Dr. Annemarie Colbin would agree." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.) "And, since it has all the milk solids removed, it can be used for cooking at higher temperatures. ayurveda describes ghee as one of the finest cooking oils; it increases "digestive fire," thereby improving assimilation and enhancing the nutritional value of foods. It also doesn't go rancid. I keep a container of ghee out on my kitchen counter all the time, unrefrigerated, and dip into it for a spoonful almost every day. Like butter, ghee contains butyric acid, a fatty acid that has antiviral and anticancer properties and that raises the level of the antiviral chemical interferon in the body." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.) "The Council of Maharishi ayurveda Physicians recommends one Red Delicious apple pierced with four cloves and boiled as the ultimate energy-enhancing winter dessert (throw away the cloves before eating). They also recommend clove, boiled with milk, to warm you up in winter. Sounds pretty good, actually. Clove Component Kills Bacteria and Viruses The highly respected panel German Commission E has approved the use of clove as an antiseptic and as an anesthetic. " - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"TCM is a four-thousand-year-old system that integtates hetbs, acupressure, acupuncture, tai chi, and Eastern philosophy. ayurveda is the traditional Indian approach to medicine, a five-thousand-year-old "science of life" that places equal emphasis on the body, mind, and spirit in seeking to restore the innate harmony of the individual based on three primary "doshas," or mind-body types. Naturopathy originated in Europe as a system of healing that views disease as an aberration of the body's ability to naturally heal." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"You have access, through ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and Shamanism, to therapies that have over twenty times the years of experience that modern Western medicine possesses. You have recourse to treatments like EFT and subconscious programming, which can produce very rapid change. You have options like electrostimulation and Healing Touch, which can improve conditions that baffle allopathic medicine. Once you've researched soul medicine modalities, you are ready to choose a practitioner, or team of practitioners, to assist you on your healing journey." - Dawson Church, The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention (Get the book.)

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