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• (1) Foundation of Life
  • 1 - Life Science as a way of life
    • 1. What is Life Science
    • 2. Life Science as a philosophy of life
    • 3. The Philosophy, Principles, And Practices Of Life Science
    • 4. Discussion Of The Medical Approach To Health And Disease
    • 5. What Health Really Is
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Return To Perfection by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: What Is Health?
  • 2 - The Nature And Purpose Of Disease
    • 1. What is Disease?
    • 2. Purposes of Disease
    • 3. Toxemia Is The Universal Cause Of Disease
    • 4. Natural Hygiene Or Life Science Care Of The Ailing
    • 5. The Character Of Disease
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: A True Perspective Of Health And Disease by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: The Nature Of Disease: Its Cause And Purpose by Dr. Hereward Carrington
  • 3 - Introducing The Life Science System For Perfect Health, Part I
    • 1. The Essentials Of Life Listed
    • 2. Pure Air
    • 3. Pure Water
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Importance Of Pure Water by John H. Tilden, M.D
    • Article #2: Are Humans Drinking Creatures? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Ama Says Fresh Air Bad For You by Frances Adelhardt
    • Article #4: The Breath Of Death by Prof. Hilton Hotema
  • 4 - Introducing The Life Science System For Perfect Health, Part II
    • 1. A Survey Of The Lesson
    • 2. Cleanliness Is An Essential Of Life
    • 3. Temperature Maintenance
    • 4. Sleep Is An Essential Of Life—The Role Of Sleep In Life
    • 5. Food Is An Essential Of Life—The Role Of Food In Health
    • 6. Excersise And Activity Are Essential To Well-Being
    • 7. Rest And Relaxation Are Essential To Health
    • 8. Sunshine Is An Essential Of Health
    • 9. Recreation And Play Are Health Essentials
    • 10. Emotional And Mental Well-Being Are Necessary To Health
    • 11. Assurance Of Life And Its Means Is Necessary To Health
    • 12. Pleasant Environment Is Necessary To Well-Being
    • 13. Creative Useful Work And Its Role In Life
    • 14. Self-Mastery Is Necessary To Best Well-Being
    • 15. Gregariousness Is An Element Of Health
    • 16. Motivation: Having Purposes Or Causes To Serve
    • 17. Expression Of Natural Instincts Relative To Health
    • 18. Aestethic Well-Being
    • 19. About This Survey Of Life's Essentials
    • 20. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Importance Of Body Temperature by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Are You Suited For Health by Mike Benton
    • Article #3: Mental And Emotional Poise by Lee Bauer
  • 5 - Introduction To Nutritional Science
    • 1. What Constitutes Nutrition (Definitions And Concepts)
    • 2. Food Is An Element Of Nutrition
    • 3. Physiological Criteria Foods Must Meet
    • 4. Nonfood Nutritional Factors
    • 5. Discussion Of Conventional Nutritional Teachings
    • 6. Discussion Of Human Eating Habits The World Over
    • 7. Negative Nutrition: Harmful Foods And Practices
    • 8. A Survey Of Unconventional Dietic Schools And Their Fallacies
    • 9. The Physiological Necessity Of Proper Food Combining
    • 10. Nutritional Miscellany
    • 11. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Paradise Diet by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: The Elements Of Nutrition by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Nutrition, A Hygienic Perspective by Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
  • 6 - The Immense Wisdom And Providence Of The Body
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Cell And Brain Programming
    • 3. Knowledge, Expertise And Resources For Healing Processes
    • 4. Programming The Intellect For Exuberant Well-Being
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Great Power Within You by T.C. Fry
    • Article #2: Life's Engineering by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
• (11) Nutritional Bases of Life
  • 7 - Carbohydrates - Fuel For The Human Body
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Classification Of Carbohydrates
    • 3. The Role Of Carbohydrates In The Body
    • 4. How Carbohydrates Are Digested And Used By The Body
    • 5. Sources Of Carbohydrates
    • 6. Why Starches Are Less Than Ideal Sources Of Carbohydrates
    • 7. Why Fruits Are The Ideal Source Of Carbohydrates
    • 8. Amounts And Variety Of Carbohydrates Needed By Humans
    • 9. Disease Conditions Related To Carbohydrate Consumption
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Carbohydrates by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Digestion Of Foods by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Starches Are Second-Rate Foods by Marti Fry
    • Article #4: The "Staff Of Life" by Marti Fry
    • Article #5: What's Wrong With Wheat by Marti Fry
    • Article #6: Fruit - The Ideal Food by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #7: Are Humans Starch Eaters? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 8 - Proteins In The Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Why We Need Protein
    • 3. How Much Protein Do We Need?
    • 4. What Are Proteins?
    • 5. The Importance Of Amino Acids
    • 6. "Complete Proteins"
    • 7. Protein And The Optimum (Life Science) Diet
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Question Of Proteins By Arnold DeVries
    • Article #2: Protein by Ralph Cinque, D.C.
    • Article #3: The Superiority Of Plant Foods by Ralph Cinque, D.C.
    • Article #4: The Question Of Protein by Dr. Ralph Bircher Benner
  • 9 - Vitamins: The Metabolic Wizards Of Life Processes
    • 1. Prologue
    • 2. Introduction
    • 3. A Study Of Each Individual Vitamin
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Caution: Megavitamins May Be Dangerous To Your Health by Dr. Alan Immerman, D.C.
    • Article #2: Vitamins And Disease Causation By Marti Fry
    • Article #3: Why RDAs Are Too High by T.C. Fry
    • Article #4: Vitamin B-12 And Your Diet By Dr. Alan Immerman
    • Article #5: Do We Need To Take Vitamins? By Alan M. Immerman, D.C.
    • Article #6: Antivitamins And Vitamin Antagonists By Marti Fry
    • Article #7: What To Do About Vitamin Antagonists By Marti Fry
    • Article #8: Factors That Lower Vitamin Needs By T. C. Fry
    • Article #9: Factors That Interfere With Vitamin Utilization And The Applicable Principles By T.C. Fry
  • 10 - The Role Of Minerals In Human Nutrition
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Minerals In The Body
    • 3. Organic And Inorganic Minerals
    • 4. Mineral Deficiencies
    • 5. Obtaining The Minerals We Need
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Minerals Of Life By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 11 - Fats In The Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. What Are Fats?
    • 3. Fat Digestion
    • 4. How The Body Uses Fat
    • 5. Harmful Fats
    • 6. The Use Of Fats In The Optimum Diet
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: A Natural Diet And Sunlight Could Save Your Life By Dr. Zane R. Kime, M.D.
    • Article #2: Fats In The Diet By Marti Fry
    • Article #3: Are We Oil And Fat Eaters By T.C. Fry
  • 12 - The Role Of Acid And Alkaline Substances Within The Body
    • 1. Acid-Base Balance
    • 2. Body Maintenance Of Normal pH
    • 3. Acid And Alkaline In The Diet
    • 4. Acute Conditions Involving Acid Alkaline Imbalances
    • 5. Case Histories Of Acid Indigestion Due To Improper Diet
    • 6. The Acid-Alkaline Ratio In The Diet
    • 7. Considerations When Working With pH Imbalances
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Alkalinity And Acidity Of Foods In Metabolic Reaction
    • Article #2: Acid/Alkaline: Clearing Up The Confusion By Marti Fry
• (111) Non Dietary Factors in Nutrition
  • 13 - Air, Sunshine, And Natural Light Essential To Health
    • 1. Sunshine And It's Role In Human Health
    • 2. Natural Light Versus Artificial Light
    • 3. Air And Breathing
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Sunlight And Air By Otto Carque
  • 14 - Water Transports Nutrients To All The Body Cells
    • 1. Water Is The Essence Of Life
    • 2. Water's Role In The Body
    • 3. Other Body Uses Of Water
    • 4. Water In Our Diet
    • 5. Water: Is It Fit To Drink?
    • 6. Sources Of Pure Water
    • 7. The Choice Is Yours
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Fountain Of Life by Herbert M. Shelton
  • 15 - The Roles Of Rest And Sleep In Supplying Body Needs
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. What Is Rest?
    • 3. What Is Sleep?
    • 4. What Determines The Quality And Quantity Of Sleep We Need?
    • 5. The Value Of Napping
    • 6. Dreams And Their Role In Sleep
    • 7. Establishing Conditions Most Favorable For Sleep
    • 8. Sleep Problems In Adults And Their Solutions
    • 9. Sleep Problems In Infants And Children With Suggested Solutions
    • 10. Nostrums, Medications And Drugs Adminstered For Sleep Problems
    • 11. Our Biological Clock And Sleep
    • 12. Improving The IQ Through Sleep
    • 13. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: How To Put Yourself To Sleep Easily By A.F. Willat
    • Rest: A Much-Neglected Health Factor By Hereward Carrington, Ph.D.
    • Article #3: The Need For Rest By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Rest vs. Stimulation by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 16 - Nutrition, Mind And The Emotions
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. How Foods Affect Mental And Emotional Health
    • 3. Emotional Aspects Of Diet And Digestion
    • 4. Methods For Overcoming Negative Emotional Conditioning
    • 5. The Optimum Diet For Mental And Emotional Health
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: About Emotions And Health By Marti Fry
    • Article #2: Fruitarianism For Health And Long Life By Dr. O.L.M. Abramowski
    • Article #3: The Mind-Benders by Kecki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
  • 17 - Exercise And Its Beneficial Role In Nutrition And Digestion
    • 1. The Philosophy Of Exercise
    • 2. Effects Of Exercise On The Bodily Systems
    • 3. The Three Major Categories Of Exercise
    • 4. Exercise And Nutrition
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Staying In Shape For Life By Richard K. Schmidt
    • Article #2: Exercise: A Hygienic Perspective By Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
  • 18 - Ascertaining The Human Dietetic Character, Part I
    • 1. Prologue
    • 2. Necessity Of Different Approaches To Nutritional Science
    • 3. Understanding The Role Of Foods In Nutrition
    • 4. Edibility Of Foods
    • 5. Other Food Qualities
    • 6. Summary Of Criteria Relative To Goodness
    • 7. Ratings Of Generally Available Foods
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Are We Vegetarians Or Fruitarians?
    • Article #2: Research Yields Bombshell Of A Surprise!
    • Article #3: Are We Meat Eaters?
    • Article #4: Are We Milk Drinkers?
    • Article #5: Are We Grain Eaters?
• (1V) Human Physiology and Anatomy
  • 19 - Ascertaining The Human Dietetic Character, Part II
    • 1. Humans Developed To Their Hight State Entirely On Fruits
    • 2. Fruits Still Best Meet Our Needs Despite Their Present Lower Quality
    • 3. Some Charges Made Against Fruits And Fruit Eaters
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Fruit Eating By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Fruit: Best Food Of All by William L. Esser
    • Article #3: Proteins In The Fruitarian Diet By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 20 - The Physiology Of Digestion
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Journey Of Food
    • 3. The Physiological Determinants of the Optimum Diet
    • 4. Questions & Answers
  • 21 - Symptoms During Dietary Transition
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Some Unpleasant Symptoms And Their Causes
    • 3. The Recovery Of Health
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: What To Expect When You Improve Your Diet By Stanley S. Bass, D.C.
    • Article #2: The Three Phases Of Metabolism
  • 22 - The Principles Of Digestive Physiology Which Decree Correct Food Combining
    • 1. The Basis Of The Food Combining System
    • 2. What Is Food?
    • 3. The Chemistry And Physiology Of Digestion
    • 4. Food Combining Rules
    • 5. The Crux Of Food Combining
    • 6. Question & Answers
    • Article #1: Skin problems? Tell me about them! By Richard Hill
    • Article #2: The Hygienic Diet By Dr. Alec Burton
    • Article #3: Food Combining By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Protein-Starch Combinations by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #5: Basic Considerations In Food Combining By Virginia Vetrano, B.Sc.
• (V) Proper Handling, Serving and Eating of Foods
  • 23 - Application Of Food Combining Principles
    • 1. The Food Combining System
    • 2. Planning Meals
    • 3. Daily Menus
    • 4. Mono Meals And Mono Diets
    • 5. Application Of The Food Combining Rules
    • 6. Trying Too Hard
    • 7. Your Social Life
    • 8. Your Family
    • 9. Looking Forward
    • 10. Food Classification Charts
    • 11. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Your Probing Mind By Dr. Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #2: Proteins In Your Diet! By Dr. Alec Burton
    • Article #3: Food Combining By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Chlorophyll And Hemoglobin By Viktoras Kulvinskas
  • 24 - Selection And Storage Of Most Wholesome Foods, Part I
    • 1. Changing To A Nutritionally Superior Diet
    • 2. Let's Go Shopping
    • 3. Fruits
    • 4. Storage Of Foods
    • 5. Storage Of Fresh Fruit
    • 6. Storage Of Dried Fruit
    • 7. Nuts And Seeds
    • 8. Storage Of Nuts And Seeds
    • 9. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Does Freezing Harm Foods? By Marti Fry
    • Article #2: Your Probing Mind By Dr. Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #3: Figs
    • Article #4: Imagine Avocados—As A Dieter's Delight By Lincoln Kaye
    • Article #5: "Natural" Foods By Joanne Will
  • 25 - Selection And Storage Of Most Wholesome Foods, Part II
    • 1. Vegetables
    • 2. Storage Of Fresh Vegetables
    • 3. Purchasing And Storing Seeds For Sprouting And Ready-To-Eat Sprouts
    • 4. Selection And Storage Of Dried Grains And Legumes
    • 5. Bread—General Information
    • 6. Butter And Oil—General Information
    • 7. Sweeteners
    • 8. Packaged, Frozen And Canned Foods—General Information And Storage
    • 9. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Well! You Wanted To Know By V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
  • 26 - Preparing And Serving Foods For Best Nourishment, Part I
    • 1. Evaluation Of The Various Stages And Methods Of Preparation Of Uncooked Foods
    • 2. Priority Of Food Preparation
    • 3. Preparation Of Foods Without Cooking
    • 4. The Sprouting Garden
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Well, You Wanted To Know By V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #2: Some Fundamentals Of Food And Feeding By Ian Fowler
    • Article #3: Vegetable Salads By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Hypoalkalinity By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #5: Sprouts And Sprouting by H. Jay Dinshah
    • The Marvelous Avocado
  • 27 - Preparing And Serving Foods For Best Nourishment, Part II
    • 1. Cooked Foods
    • 2. Preparation Of Cooked Foods
    • 3. Miscellaneous Recipes
    • 4. Recipe Conversions
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Your Probing Mind By Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #2: Hygienic Considerations In The Selection of Foods By Ralph C. Cinque, D. C.
    • Article #3: How To Get More Food Value for Your Money By Marti Fry
  • 28 - The Elixir Of Life: An Exploration Of Food Conditions, Body Conditions, And Eating Conditions That Beget Euphoric Health And Long Life
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Achieving Natural Life Potential
    • 3. Food And Short Or Long Life
    • 4. Factors That Shorten Life
    • 5. Exercise And Vigorous Purposeful Activity As Life Essentials
    • 6. Mental And Emotional Factors In Living A Natural Life Span
    • 7. Happiness, Enjoyment And Pleasure As Factors In Realizing Life Potential
    • 8. Questions & Answers
• (V1) Foods not suited to the Human Diet
  • 29 - Why Condiments Should Not Be Included In The Diet
    • 1. Condiments, Seasonings and Spices
    • 2. Specific Condiments
    • 3. Condiments In General
    • 4. Question & Answers
    • Article #1: Are Any Condiments Acceptable In the Hygienic Diet? By T.C. Fry
    • Article #2: Salt
    • Article #3: Here Are Some of the Reasons Why You Should Not Use Condiments
    • Article #4: Using Condiments Is Like Wearing Makeup By Marti Fry
  • 30 - Sugars And Other Sweeteners May Be Worse Than Bad
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Refined Sweeteners
    • 3. Sugar: Where Does It All Come From?
    • 4. The Cousins of Sugar
    • 5. Some Final Thoughts about Sugars
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Why Honey Is A Harmful Food By T.C. Fry
    • Article #2: More About Honey By T.C. Fry
    • Article #3: Blackstrap Molasses: Super Junk Food By T.C. Fry
  • 31 - Refined And Processed Foods Are Hazardous To Your Health
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Pure Starch Factors By Thomas E. Scown
    • Article #2: Cereals, Grain, Flour
  • 32 - Why We Should Not Eat Meat
    • 1. The Principle Hygienic Concern Is Optimal Health
    • 2. The Best Fuel For The Human Body
    • 3. Flesh Foods Cause Degenerative Disease
    • 4. Vegetarianism Is Receiving More Attention
    • 5. The Evidence Is Mounting
    • 6. Modern Methods Accentuate Risks
    • 7. Eating Low On The Food Chain
    • 8. Meat-Based Diet Presents Complex And Grave Nutritional Problems
    • 9. A Healthful Diet Without Meat
    • 10. Vitamin-B12
    • 11. Recap
    • 12. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Osteoporosis: The Key To Aging by Robin Hur
    • Article #2: Vegetarian Mother's Milk Safer
    • Article #3: Booklet Review - Meat And The Vegetarian Concept, Part I
    • Article #4: Booklet Review - Meat And The Vegetarian Concept, Part II
    • Article #5: Scientific Vegetarian Nutrition
    • Article #12: What's Wrong With Your T-Bone Steak? by Alvin E. Adams, M.D.
    • Article #13: Fishitarian Or Vegetarian? The Difference Might Be Fatal! by Bob Pinkus
    • Article #14: The Facts About Vitamin B12 by Robin Hur
    • Article #15: Wolf! Wolf! by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #16: The Vitamin B12 Hoax by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #17: It's A Lie! Vegans Are Not Lacking In Vitamin B12 by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #18: A Normal Source of Vitamin B12 by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #19: Well! You Wanted to Know! by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C
    • Case History: How We Suddenly Became Vegetarians by Arthur S. Harris, Jr.
    • Dark Humor: Rigor Mortis on the Dinner Plate by Coleman McCarthy Washington Post
  • 33 - Why We Should Not Eat Animal Products In Any Form
    • 1. Animal Products
    • 2. Honey And Royal Jelly
    • 3. Eggs
    • 4. Dairy Products
    • 5. Gelatin
    • 6. Fish Liver Oil And Other Animal Food Supplements
    • 7. Lard
    • 8. None Is Best
    • 9. Substitutes For Substitutes
    • 10. Reject Animal Products For Optimal Health
    • 11. Some Plants Also Should Be Rejected
    • 12. Be The Best You Can Be
    • 13. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Milk by Dr. Alec Burton
    • Article #2: The Digestion Of Milk
    • Article #3: Well, You Wanted To Know! by V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #4: I Choose Survival
    • Article #5: Excerpts from "Compassion: The Ultimate Ethic" by Victoria Moran
    • Article #6: What Happens To The Calf?
    • Article #7: 'No veal' campaign protests treatment of milk-fed calves by Michael J. Conlon
    • Article #8: Milk Surplus Continues To Grow As Price Climbs Ever Higher By Dan Carmichael
    • Article #9: Natural Foods by Patrick Malone
    • Article #10: Plant Products And Effects by Patrick Malone
  • 34 - The Harmfulness Of Beverages In The Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Harmfulness Of Common Beverages
    • 3. Harmful Drinking Practices
    • 4. Drinking Of The Diet
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Warning! Don't Use Commercial Juices!
    • Article #2: No Teas For The Hygienist
    • Article #3: Herbal Myths
    • Article #4: The Stimulant Delusion
• (V11) Whats wrong with Junk Food
  • 35 - Junk Foods: A Case Study On Molasses
    • 1. What Is Junk Food?
    • 2. Molasses: A Super Junk Food
    • 3. Harmful Chemicals In Molasses
    • 4. Health Claims For Molasses
    • 5. Impurities In Molasses
    • 6. Molasses Is Not A Food
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Denatured Foods Destroy Life by Alfred W. McCann
    • Article #2: Junk Food Diet Result In Disease by Susan Hazard
    • Article #3: Food In Your Poison by Viktoras H. Kulvinskas
  • 36 - Junk Foods: A Case Study Of Garlic And Onions
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. History of Garlic
    • 3. The Garlic Plant
    • 4. Claimed Health Benefits
    • 5. Onions
    • 6. Claims Of Health Benefits
    • 7. Are Onions And Garlic A Food?
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Are Garlic and Onions Helpful in Preventing Stroke?
    • Article #2: Gorgeous, Glorious Garlic
  • 37 - Fermented And Putrefied Foods In The Diet; Studies Of Other Junk Foods
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Myths Of Fermented Foods
    • 3. The Harmful Effects of Fermented Foods
    • 4. Types of Fermented Foods in the Diet
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Excerpt from The Health Crusader
  • 38 - Sociological Benefits And Economic Ramifications Of The Avoidance Of Junk Foods
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Economics Of Junk Food
    • 3. Junk Food Tactics
    • 4. Breaking The Junk Food Addiction
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Control Through Clear Thinking by A.D. Andrews, Jr.
    • Article #2: Is This The Kind Of System You'd Like To Live Under?
    • Article #3: Blueprint For Survival by Keki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
    • Article #4: Junk Fooders Have It Made
• (V111) Harmful Practices to Avoid
  • 39 - Food Supplements
    • 1. Presenting The Universal Problem
    • 2. Vitamins
    • 3. Minerals
    • 4. Enzymes
    • 5. Other Supplements
    • Article #1: Disease, Stimulation and Therapeutics—A Question of Consistency
    • Article #2: The Law of Stimulation
    • Article #3: Patients Dilemma: Who's Taking Care of Them? by Mrs. Elizabeth McCarter
  • 40 - The Dangers Of Drug Medication: Over-the-Counter And Prescription Drugs
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. History Of Drugs
    • 3. What Are Drugs?
    • 4. What Do Drugs Do
    • 5. Law Of Dual Effect
    • 6. What Drugs Cannot Do
    • 7. Why Drugs Are Used
    • 8. Why Drugs Should Not Be Used
    • 9. What The Body Does When Drugs Are Taken
    • 10. Some Specifics
    • 11. What To Do Instead Of Taking Drugs
    • 12. What To Do When Acute Symptoms Manifest Themselves
    • 13. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Poisoning Practice by Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #2: Principles of The Hygienic System by R.T. Trall
  • 41 - Thanks For Not Smoking
    • 1. History
    • 2. The Tobacco Plant
    • 3. The Dangers Are Realized
    • 4. Tobacco Toxins
    • 5. Cigarette Smoking And Chronic Disease
    • 6. Added Industrial Pollutants
    • 7. Tobacco Subsidies
    • 8. Effects On Fetus And Children
    • 9. Involuntary Smoking
    • 10. Live Healthfully
    • 11. Eliminating The Smoking Habit
    • 12. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: "A Small Fire at One End and a Big Fool at the Other" by Dr. Keki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
  • 42 - Why Herbs Should Not Be Used
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Why Herbs Are Harmful By Marti Fry
  • 43 - Cooking Our Food
    • 1. A Statement Of Purpose
    • 2. What is Cookery?
    • 3. Consequences
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Uncooked, Unmixed, Unseasoned Food by Dr. G.R. Clements
    • Article #3: Excerpts From Nutritional Methods Of Blood Regeneration, Part II by Dr. R.W. Bernard
    • Article #4: Excerpts From "Nature—The Healer" by John T. Richter, Vera M. Richter
    • Article #4: Excerpts From "Unfired Food And Tropho-Therapy" by Dr. George J. Drews, AI.D.
  • 44 - Overeating: Fasting Fanaticism And Diet Fanaticism
    • 1. Foreword
    • 2. Quintessence
    • 3. "Appetite" Is Not Hunger
    • 4. Development Of The Habit Of Overeating
    • 5. Overeating Undermines Health
    • 6. The Remedy Mentality
    • 7. How Overeating Vitiates The Body
    • 8. If You Want To Eat More, Eat Less
    • 9. Light Eaters Vs. Heavy Eaters
    • 10. The General Rule
    • 11. Building Health And Strength
    • 12. Willpower Is Supported By Knowledge
    • 13. Food Addiction
    • 14. History
    • 15. Today
    • 16. Fasting Fanaticism Vs. Rational Fasting
    • 17. Special Problems
    • 18. Diet Fanaticism
    • 19. Bulimia
    • 20. A Rational System Of Weight Control
    • 21. Heroic Methods For Compulsive Eaters
    • 22. Knowledge And Wisdom
    • 23. Epilogue
    • 24. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: It's All In the State of Mind By Walter D. Wintle
    • Article #2: How To Make Yourself Over by Self-Programming
    • Article #3: Say Goodbye To Compulsive Eating by Mehl McDowell, M.D.
    • Article #4: Well! You Wanted to Know by Vivian V. Vetrano
    • Article #5: Why I Don't Fast To Lose Weight By Marti Fry
    • Article #6: Help! I Can't Stop Eating
• (1X) Fasting
  • 45 - Introduction To Fasting
    • 1. What Is Fasting?
    • 2. History Of Fasting
    • 3. Why We Should Fast
    • 4. The Body's Innate Wisdom Guides Us During A Fast
    • 5. What The Body Does When You Fast
    • 6. Juice Dieting Vs. Fasting
    • 7. What A Fast Cannot do
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Living Without Eating by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Fasting In Nature by Dr. Alec Burton
  • 46 - When To Employ Fasting; Determining Who Should Fast; How Long And How Often
    • Article #1: When To Fast by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Physical Rest by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Pounds That Slip Away by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Does Fasting Cure Disease? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Part I: When To Fast
    • Part II: Determining Who Should Fast
    • Part III: How Long, How Often
    • Questions & Answers
  • 47 - How To Preside Over A Fast
    • 1. Establishing Your Credentials As An Authority
    • 2. The Actual Conduct Of The Fast
    • 3. Procedures Incidential To The Successful Fast
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Injury To Fasters by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 48 - How To Break A Fast; After The Fast
    • 1. The Great Day
    • 2. Easing Into A Varied Diet
    • 3. Symptoms After The Fast
    • 4. Transition To Rational Living
    • 5. Drugs And Other Poisons
    • 6. Take It Easy!
    • 7. Fasting Does Not Make The Body Disease-Proof
    • 8. Compounding The Benefits Of The Fast
    • 9. New Habits Must Be Formed
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #3: Breaking the Fast By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Fasting Not a Cure By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #1: Breaking a Fast by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: When to Break the Fast
• (X) Ecological Factors and their role in Nutrition
  • 49 - The Organic Garden; Avoiding Commercially Produced Foods - Why?
    • 1. Organic Gardening Is The Counter-Part Of Natural Hygiene
    • 2. What Exactly Is Organically-Grown Food?
    • 3. Soil Analysis
    • 4. Basic Steps To Establish A Successful Garden
    • 5. Gardening The Magic Way—With Mulch, Compost, Sea Weed Spray
    • 6. Soil Requirements For A Successful Organic Garden
    • 7. Approximate Amounts Of Compost, Mulch And Water
    • 8. Planting Your Garden
    • 9. Insects: Friends And Foes
    • 10. The Case Against Commercially-Grown Foods
    • 11. Four Methods
    • 12. No Space For A Garden?
    • 13. Harvest Of Pleasure And Health
    • 14. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Vegetable Preferences
    • Article #2: Companion Plants
    • Article #3: Nitrogen Fixation by John Tobe
    • Article #4: pH Preferences Of Some Plants
    • Article #5: Dirt Cheap? Nonsense! It's Vital to Garden
    • Article #6: Soil Test Secret To Success by Gene Austin
    • Article #7: Pesticides—They're Killing Bugs—and the Land by Ronald Kotulak
    • Article #8: Pesticides—There Are Workable Alternatives To the Dusts, Sprays, and Oils by Joan Jackson
    • Article #9: Containing Inhibits 'Raiders' By Gene Austin
  • 50 - The Pluses In Orcharding: How To Get Started
    • 1. The Benefits Of Biological Orcharding
    • 2. Establishing An Orchard
    • 3. Choosing Trees
    • 4. Pollination Of Trees
    • 5. Preparing A Site
    • 6. Planting Trees
    • 7. Mulching
    • 8. Orchard Fertility
    • 9. Pest And Disease Control
    • 10. Pruning
    • 11. Thinning Fruit
    • 12. A Grove Of Trees To Live In
    • 13. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: China Orders Citizens to Plant Trees, Or Else
    • Article #2: Tree Culture—The Ecological Way to Restore the Earth
    • Article #3: Your Garden Needs Insects by Carl C. Webb
    • Article #4: Texas Could Feed Nearly Half the World by T.C. Fry
    • Article #5: Fertilization of the Soil by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #6: The Green Revolution
    • Article #7: A Case for Tree Crop Agriculture by Mark Chass and Don Weaver
  • 51 - Chemicals In The Household Environment
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Chemicals In Your Home
    • 3. The Benefits of Natural Living in the Home
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Radiation in Your Kitchen by Mike Benton
    • Article #2: World's Most Polluted Place: The American Home!
    • Article #3: Typical Compounds Found In Cleaning Agents
    • Article #4: Typical Potential Household Hazards In A Retail Merchandise Catalog
    • Chemicals In The Household Environment: In-Depth Home Survey
  • 52 - Chemicals In Our Air
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Deadly Chemicals In Our Air
    • 3. Clean Air: How Can We Get It?
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Breath of Life by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 53 - Solar Energy And Your Health
    • 1. Solar Energy
    • 2. Nonrenewable Resources
    • 3. Nuclear Power
    • 4. Solar Systems
    • 5. A Solar Home
    • 6. Solar Energy And You
    • 7. The Future And Politics Of Solar Energy
    • 8. Other Renewable Energy Sources
    • 9. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Truths About X Rays by Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #2: No Permissible Radiation Level by Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #3: To Mutate or Not to Mutate by Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #4: A New Pathway to Extinction by Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #5: Solar Energy Will Revolutionize Your Life
  • 54 - Weather And Human Well-Being
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Body's Natural Protective Systems
    • 3. Bioelectronic Factors In Nutrition
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Weather In Your Health by Mike Benton
• (X1) Healthy Infants and Children
  • 55 - Prenatal Care For Better Infant And Maternal Health And Less Painful Childbirth
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Preparation For Pregnancy—Preconceptional Care
    • 3. Care During Pregnancy
    • 4. Conclusion
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Joyous Childbirth, Hygienically by Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
    • Article #2: Feeding Mothers by Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Prenatal Life by William L. Esser
  • 56 - Normal Feeding Of Infants; Feeding Babies Under Abnormal Conditions Until Weaning Age
    • 1. History Of Infant Feeding
    • 2. Importance Of Breast Feeding
    • 3. The Mechanics Of Breastfeeding
    • 4. Methods Of Breast-Feeding
    • 5. Feeding Solid Foods
    • 6. Feeding Under Abnormal Conditions
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Simplicity of Infant Feeding by William L. Esser
    • Article #2: Indigestion in Babies by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: The Long Nursing Period by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 57 - Weaning The Infant; Feeding Children
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Weaning
    • 3. Feeding Children
    • 4. Conclusion
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Feeding Your Child From Two to Three Years by Paula Duvall
  • 58 - Fasting Children During Disease
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Childhood Illness And Fasting
    • 3. The Mechanics Of Fasting
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Sick So Young, But Well At Last!
    • Article #2: The Hardest Thing to Do Is "Nothing" by Dr. V. V. Vetrano
  • 59 - Teaching Children About Healthful Living
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Teaching The Basics
    • 3. The Tools For Teaching
    • 4. Overcoming Obstacles In Teaching The Child
    • 5. The Rewards Of Teaching Your Child
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Does Your Child Have Eating Problems? by Joyce M. Kling
• (X11) Natural Hygiene - A Better way of Living
  • 60 - Self-Sufficiency And Natural Hygiene
    • 1. Similarities Among The Primates
    • 2. Man's Fruit And Vegetable Culture
    • 3. Food Self-Sufficiency
    • 4. Fruit
    • 5. Nuts And Seeds
    • 6. Food Preparation
    • 7. Sunshine, Fresh Air, Exercise
    • 8. Rest, Relaxation And Emotional Well-Being
    • 9. Our Body Is Self-Sufficient
    • 11. Freedom From Reliance Upon The Medical Community
    • 12. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Natural Food of Man by Emmett Densmore, M.D.
  • 61 - Nutrition And The Skin
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Natural Hygiene Represents Nutrition For The Whole Person
    • 3. Structure Of The Skin
    • 4. Functions Of The Skin
    • 5. Some Common Diseases Of The Skin
    • 6. The Hygienic Practitioner At Work
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Skin Diseases by William Howard Hay, M.D.
    • Article #2: Lupus by Louis Kuhne
    • Article #3: The Skin by M.O. Garten, D.C.
    • Article #4: The "Hurry-Up" Disease by Elizabeth D. McCarter, D.Sc.
  • 62 - Healthy Eyes And Teeth
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Teeth
    • 3. The Eyes
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Eyes
    • Article #2: Natural Hygiene - Your Key to Dental Health by Mike Benton
    • Article #3: How To Conduct A Dental Self-Examination
    • Article #4: Eye Exercises
  • 63 - Nutrition And The Hair
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Structure Of The Hair
    • 3. Some Common Disorders
    • 4. How To Care For The Hair
    • 5. Establishing The Client-Practitioner Relationship
    • 6. The McCarter Extended Detoxification Regimen
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Baldness by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Your Probing Mind By Dr. Vivian V. Vetrano
    • Article #3: Cutaneous Medicine
    • Article #4: The Body Beautiful by Max Warmbrand, N.D., D.O.
    • Article #5: The Hair by J.J. Tilden, M.D.
    • Article #6: Hygiene of Beauty by Tosca Mariani
  • 64 - Stress Management: The Life Science Approach
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Problem Of Stress
    • 3. The Life Science Stress-Management Program
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Stress/Unstress by Ken Pelletier, Ph.D.
    • Article #2: In Search Of Emotional Well-Being
• (X111) Curing and Medical Concepts
  • 65 - There Are No Cures
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Herbal "Cures"
    • 3. Acupuncture
    • 4. Megavitamins
    • 5. Reflexology (Zone Therapy)
    • 6. Relaxation Therapy
    • 7. Ultrasound Therapy
    • 8. Radiation Therapy
    • 9. Laetrile
    • 10. Spurious Products Sold Through The Mail
    • 11. High-Fiber Diets
    • 12. Fructose Diet Cure
    • 13. Bland Diet For Peptic Ulcer Patients
    • 14. DMSO
    • 15. Mineral Water Therapy
    • 16. Bee Products
    • 17. Macrobiotic Diet Cure
    • 18. Questions & Answers
  • 66 - Contagion, Epidemics
    • 1. The Germ Theory Of Disease
    • 2. Pasteur Becomes Identified As Originator Of Germ Theory
    • 3. The Fear Of Infection
    • 4. Bacteriophobia
    • 5. Pasteur Changes His Mind
    • 6. A Plausible And Tangible Basis For "Medical Science"
    • 7. The Unity Of Disease
    • 8. Koch's Postulates
    • 9. Germs Are Powerless To Cause Disease
    • 10. Germs Are Not Enemies
    • 11. The Cause, Nature, And Purpose Of Disease
    • 12. Disease Is Body Action And Is Self-Limiting
    • 13. The Vaccination Network
    • 14. Immunity Vs. Toleration
    • 15. Inoculation Is A Disease-Producing Process
    • 16. Vaccinations And Failure Of Defensive Mechanisms
    • 17. The Body Cannot Be Protected From The Consequences Of Injurious Practices
    • 18. Epidemics
    • 19. Accommodation
    • 20. The True Explanation Of Contagion
    • 21. Physiological And Ecological Cleanliness Vs. Vaccination
    • 22. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Toleration Means Loss of Vital Resistance by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Your Probing Mind By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #4: Must I Be Immunized? by Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
  • 67 - How To Practically Withstand Hospitalization With The Least Harm; What Treatments To Accept, Reject
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Choosing A Hospital
    • 3. Dangers Of Hospitalization
    • 4. Let The People Beware
    • 5. Health Advocate
    • 6. Your Rights
    • 7. Abbreviations
    • 8. Nursing Care
    • 9. Food
    • 10. Drugs
    • 11. Tests To Accept Or Reject
    • 12. Chemical Feedings
    • 13. Surgery
    • 14. Intensive Care Unit
    • 15. The Emergency Room
    • 16. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Is Medicine a Fraud? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 1
    • Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 2
    • Article #3: "Good Drugs"
    • Article #4: Good Medical Attention by Dr. George E. Crandall
    • Article #5: Blood Transfusions by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 68 - First Aid And Natural Hygiene
    • 1. First Aid: The Life Science Approach
    • 2. Emergency!!
    • 3. Specific Injury Treatments
    • 4. Emergency Techniques
    • 5. Accident Prevention: The Life Science Way
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Tough Cookie Life Scientist by Peter Gregonis
    • Article #2: First Aid and Hygiene by Dr. Alec Burton
  • 69 - Nutritional Approach To Overcoming Addictions
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Stimulation Effects
    • 3. An Illusion
    • 4. Foods Must Not Contain Toxins
    • 5. Ideal Foods
    • 6. Overeating
    • 7. Fasting
    • 8. Vital Force
    • 9. Be Aware
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Coffee, Tea, And Cocoa by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Effects Of Stimulants by Sylvester Graham, M.D.
    • Article #3: The Great Delusion By Dr. Robert Walter
    • Article #4: Drug Addiction by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
• (X1V) Common Illnesses and Diseases and how Hygienic Living can help
  • 70 - Colds, Flus, Upper Respiratory Ailments
    • 1. The Common Cold
    • 2. Influenza
    • 3. Other Upper Respiratory Problems
    • 4. The Hygienic Rationale
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Coryza, The Common Cold by Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
    • Article #2: What To Do In a Cold by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Influenza
  • 71 - Allergies, Hay Fever, And Other Chronic Diseases
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Allergies
    • 3. Bronchial Asthma
    • 4. Eczema
    • 5. Hives
    • 6. Gastrointestinal Allergy (Food Allergy)
    • 7. Allergy And Hyperactivity In Children
    • 8. Hay Fever
    • 9. What To Do If You Have Symptoms Of Allergies
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Hay Fever and Asthma by Dr. Robert Gross
    • Article #2: Allergy by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Why Suffer With Hay Fever? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 72 - Rheumatic Diseases
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Structure And Function Of Joints
    • 3. Types Of Arthritis
    • 4. Why You Have Arthritis
    • 5. Treatments
    • 6. Erroneuous Theories
    • 7. What To Do If You Have Arthritis
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Why You Have Arthritis by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Arthritis by Dr. Robert R. Gross
    • Article #3: Well! You Wanted to Know! by V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C., M.D.
    • Article #4: How to Deal With Bursitis by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 73 - Sugar And Carbohydrate Metabolism Disease
    • Part I - Diabetes Mellitus
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. History
      • 3. Classification
      • 4. Derangement Of Function
      • 5. Symptoms
      • 6. Medical Diagnosis
      • 7. Medical Treatment Of Diabetes Mellitus
      • 8. Effects Of Insulin
      • 9. Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
      • 10. The Diabetic Diet
      • 11. Why You Have Diabetes
      • 12. How You Can Improve Your Overall Health
    • Part II - Diabetes Insipidus
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. Symptoms
      • 3. Medical Treatment
    • Part III - Hypoglycemia
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. Other Factors
      • 3. General Symptoms
      • 4. Medical Diagnosis
      • 5. Medical Treatment
      • 6. Concentrated Sugar
      • 7. Conversion Mechanism
      • 8. Hormones That Maintain Balance
      • 9. Progression Of Hypoglycemia
      • 10. The Liver
      • 11. Hyperinsulinism
      • 12. What To Do If You Have Symptoms Of Hypoglycemia
      • Questions & Answers
      • Article #1: Diabetes Mellitus by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
      • Article #2: Diabetes
  • 74 - Diseases Relating To The Heart And Circulatory System
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. General Physiology
    • 3. How The Heart Works
    • 4. Control Centers
    • 5. Factors Contributing To Heart Impairment
    • 6. A Look At Other Societies
    • 7. Hypertension
    • 8. Cardiovascular Drugs
    • 9. Your Choice
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Coronary Thrombosis by Dr. Robert R. Gross, D.C., Ph.D.
    • Article #2: Heart Attack by Dr. Geo. E. Crandall
    • Article #3: Exercise and the Heart
  • 75 - Cancers, Tumors
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The History Of Cancer
    • 3. What Cancer Is
    • 4. Cancer Incidence
    • 5. Normal Cells To Cancer Cells
    • 6. A "Cure" For Cancer
    • 7. The Seven Stages Of Disease
    • 8. Can Cancer Be Prevented?
    • 9. How Not To Develop Cancer
    • 10. The Requirements For Health Will Fullfill The Needs Of The Sick
    • 11. Habits
    • 12. Cancer Treatment
    • 13. Chemical Contaminants
    • 14. Geographical Factors
    • 15. Cocarcinogens
    • 16. Carcinogens In Food
    • 17. Some Specific Carcinogens In Food
    • 18. Pesticides
    • 19. Environmental Carcinogens
    • 20. Smoking And Cancer
    • 21. Other Carcinogens
    • 22. Cancer Therapy
    • 23. Antitumor Drugs
    • 24. Radiation Carcinogenesis
    • 25. Laetrile
    • Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Autolyzing Tumors by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Some Prefer Cancer By Lewis E. Machatka
    • Article #3: Black Pepper Causes Cancer!
    • Article #4: Ten Commandments of Cancer Prevention
  • 76 - Ulcers
    • 1. Peptic Ulcers
    • 2. Why Peptic Ulcers Are Developed
    • 3. Other Types Of Ulcers
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Stomach Ulcer by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 77 - Gastrointestinal Diseases
    • 1. The Gastrointestinal Tract
    • 2. Digestive System Disorders
    • 3. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Colitis by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Chronic Gastritis by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 78 - Reproductive Problems Of Men And Woman
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Reproductive System
    • 3. Menstruation
    • 4. Vulvitis
    • 5. Salpingitis
    • 6. Menopause
    • 7. Carcinomas
    • 8. Oral Contraceptives
    • 9. Hysterectomy
    • 10. Male Infertility
    • 11. Prostatic Enlargement
    • 12. Abnormalities Of Pregnancy
    • 13. Some Reasons For Abnormalities During Pregnancy
    • 14. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Sterility In Women by Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Enlargement of The Prostate by Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Ballerina Syndrome? Or Medical Ignorance?
• (XV) Social Ramifications of Hygienic Living
  • 79 - The Laws Of Life
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Nature's Laws For Healthful Living
    • 3. The Law Of Order
    • 4. The Law Of Action
    • 5. The Law Of Power
    • 6. The Law Of Compensation
    • 7. The Law Of Selective Elimination
    • 8. The Law Of Vital Accommodation
    • 9. The Law Of Dual Effects
    • 10. The Law Of Utilization
    • 11. The Law Of Special Economy
    • 12. The Law Of Conservation
    • 13. The Law Of Vital Distribution
    • 14. The Law Of Quality Selection
    • 15. The Law Of Peristaltic Action
    • 16. The Law Of Limitation
    • 17. The Law Of The Minimum
    • 18. The Law Of Development
    • 19. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Vital Force by Dr. Robert Walter
    • Article #2: The Laws of Life by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 80 - Adjustment To Hygienic Living Within The Family
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Influencing Factors
    • 3. The Modern Family
    • 4. The Newly Married
    • 5. The Infant And The Family
    • 6. Adults Within The Family
    • Article #1: Feeding Diapers by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Introducing Grandchildren To Hygienic Living
    • Article #3: How We Can Stimulate Our Children's Physical Development by Chuck and Mimi Young
    • Article #4: Avoiding Compulsory Immunization by Dr. Christopher Kent
  • 81 - Socializing And Natural Hygiene
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. On Being Sociable
    • 3. Health And Fitness Clubs
    • 4. How To Advertise
    • 5. Getting Prepared
    • 6. Entertaining
    • 7. Respecting Private Spacing
    • 8. Expanding Local Contacts
    • 9. Good Public Relationship
    • Article #1: How to Be Socially At Ease
    • Article #2: Real Houses Are Like Real People by Charles M. Simmons
    • Article #3: An Excerpt from In Tune With the Infinite by Ralph Waldo Trine
    • Article #4: Preparing A Dinner Party For Non-Hygienic Guests by Elizabeth D. McCarter, D.Sc.
  • 82 - The Adolescent And Hygienic Living
    • 1. Teenagers—An Endangered Species
    • 2. Teen Challenge—Enlightening Statistics
    • 3. Working With Teenagers
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: 57% of Teens Flunk Fitness Tests by Mike Feinsilber, A.P.
    • Article #2: Beauty by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Living A Happy Life by F. Alexander Magoun
    • Article #4: Wit, Wisdom And Willpower by Edwin Flatto, N.D., D.O.
    • Article #5: Kids On The Run
  • 83 - Senior Citizens Living Hygienically
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Older People Need Support
    • 3. The Path We Travel
    • 4. A Contrasting View
    • 5. The American Express
    • 6. The Hygienic Approach—Case Studies
    • Article #1: Inward Time by Alexis Carrel, M.D.
    • Article #2: Overnutrition—All About Protein by The Doctors McCarter
    • Article #3: Health
    • Article #4: Why Exercise?
• (XV1) Getting to know other Dietary Schools
  • 84 - The Basic Four Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. What Is The Basic Four Diet?
    • 3. And Now For The Truth
    • 4. Does The Four Food Plan Work?
    • 5. The Life Science Basic Four Food Group Diet
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Should We Drink Milk? by Dr. Alec Burton
    • Article #2: Hygienic Considerations in the Selections of Foods by Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
    • Article #3: Eat Your Heart Out, Galloping Gourmet by Cary Fowler
  • 85 - The Dangers Of A High-Protein Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Problems With Protein
    • 3. The True Needs Of The Body
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Enigma Of Protein by T.C. Fry
    • Article #2: How Much Protein? A Critique of the Complete Protein Theory by David Barouh
    • Article #3: Proteins
    • Article #4: Protein Supplements by Hannah Allen
  • 86 - The Supplement Approach To Nutrition
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Supplement Approach To Nutrition
    • 3. The Appeal Of The Supplement School
    • 4. The Supplementalists
    • 5. The Only Safe Source Of Nutrients
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Great Supplement Hoax! by T.C. Fry
    • Article #2: Vitamins: A Quarter Billion Dollar Humbug by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #3: Are 90% or More of the Vitamins You Take Going Down the Drain? by T.C. Fry
    • Article #4: Resolving the Issue of Supplementation by Drs. Robert and Elizabeth McCarter
    • Article #5: The Minerals of Life by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 87 - Chiropractic, Homeopathy, and Osteopathy
    • 1. Chiropractic
    • 2. Homeopathy
    • 3. Osteopathy
    • 4. Naturopathy
    • 5. Illusion And Disillusion
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: What Is Naturopathy? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Hygiene Vs. the Cures by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 88 - The Vegetarian Diet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Two Approaches To Vegetarianism
    • 3. The Types Of Vegetarian Diets
    • 4. Pros And Cons Of Vegetarianism
    • 5. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Fruitarianism and Vegetarianism by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Are Humans Meat-Eaters?
  • 89 - Introducing Clients To The Need For A Lifestyle Change
    • 1. What Do You Mean By "Change In Lifestyle?"
    • 2. The Need To Inspire The Client
    • 3. The Practitioner Presents The Plan
    • 4. The Client Must Be In Charge
    • 5. What Kinds Of Changes Are Required
    • 6. Outmoded Beliefs And Superstitions
    • 7. I Can!
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: The Great Awakener by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #2: Overcoming Compulsive Habits by Stanley Bass, D.C.
    • Article #3: The Negative Power of "If" by Charles M. Simmons
    • Article #4: Excerpt from "In Tune With the Infinite" by Ralph Waldo Trine
• (XV11) Teaching Health Building Practices
  • 90 - Psychology And Practical Aspects Involved In Making A Change In Lifestyle
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Psychology Of Making A Lifestyle Change
    • 3. Practical Aspects Involved In A Change In Lifestyle—Part I
    • 4. Practical Aspects Involved In Making A Lifestyle Change—Part II
    • 5. Using Psychology On Others
    • 6. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Ahimsa Excerpts
    • Article #2: Excerpted from Live Foods by George & Doris Fathman
    • Article #3: The Doctrine of the Memory of Cells by Stanley Bass
    • Article #4: The Green-Eyed Monster by Virginia Vetrano
    • Article #5: Ridding the World Of Violence by Arthur Andrews
  • 91 - Methods For Inducing A Lifestyle Change
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Three Requisites For Change
    • 3. Practical Methodology
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Faith
    • Article #2: Desire Plus the Doing
    • Article #3: A House Divided
    • Article #4: The Several Doors to Your Personality
    • Article #5: Excerpt from Man, The Unknown by Alexis Carrel, M.D., Nobel Prize Recipient.
    • Article #6: Excerpt from "In Tune with the Infinite" by Ralph Waldo Trine
  • 92 - Planning A Transition To Better Living
    • 1. The Typical Client
    • 2. Superb Health The Norm
    • 3. Introducing The Toxemia Connection
    • 4. A Practical Demonstration Of Procedure
    • 5. Decision-Making Time
    • 6. The Six Steps To Perfection
    • 7. The Call And The Challenge
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Supplementary Text Material by Guylaine R. Aragona
    • Article #2: The No-Breakfast Plan
    • Article #3: Holistic Approach: Relying on the Doctor Within by John M. Barry, N.D., D.Sc. & Dawn Lyman
    • Article #4: Pleasures, Instinctive and Acquired
  • 93 - Teaching Your Clients About Fasting
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Energy Flow, Fasting And Mind Control
    • 3. The Hygienic Experience
    • 4. What We Have Learned Thus Far
    • 5. The Learning Process Can Vary From Person To Person
    • 6. Case Studies
    • 7. Useful Assigments For Reluctant Fasters
    • 8. The Elderly Client And Fasting
    • 9. The Learning Experience
    • 10. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Health Secrets of a Naturopathic Doctor by M.O. Garten
• (XV111) Exercise and its role in Healthful Living
  • 94 - Exercise And Children
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Exercise From Birth To Adolescence
    • 3. Conclusion
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Exercise for Baby by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
  • 95 - Exercise In Sickness And Recuperation
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Activity Is Required
    • 3. Positive Versus Negative Thinking
    • 4. Physical Exercises Suitable For The Bedfast
    • 5. The Role Of Feelings
    • 7. Conditions Where An Exercise Program Would Be Contraindicated
    • 8. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Fitness Guide
    • Article #2: Application of Gymnastics To The Sick by Herbert M. Shelton
  • 96 - Corrective Exercises And Their Application
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. What Is A Corrective Exercise?
    • 3. Deformity Is Widespread
    • 4. The Spine
    • 5. Correct Postural Maintenance Vital To Wellness
    • 6. Exercise—General
    • 7. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Excerpt from Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
    • Article #2: Exercise
    • Article #3: Good Posture by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
    • Article #4: Correcting Sensitivity to Light by Edwin Flatto, N.D., D.O.
    • Article #5: Words Of Wisdom by Silvester Graham
  • 97 - Devising A Lifestyle That Includes Vigorous Activity
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Informal Exercise
    • 3. Formal Exercise
    • 4. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: Exercise: A Hygienic Perspective by Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
    • Article #2: Exercise: What Most Of Us Forget
    • Article #3: Jogging And Other Vigorous Exercise
    • Article #4: Hiking Is More Than Just Exercise by Marti Wheeler
    • Article #5: Developing Your Arms
  • 98 - Exercise Programs For The Healthy
    • 1. Why We Should Be Vigorously Active
    • 2. The Enormous Benefits Of Exercise And Vigorous Activity
    • 3. The Elements Of A Well-Rounded Activity Program
    • 4. Questions & Answers
• (X1X) Taking charge of our Destiny
  • 99 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our Foods - Part I
    • 1. Having Enough Food For Our World
    • 2. The Quality Of Our Food Is Determined By The Quality Of Our Soil
    • 3. Questions & Answers
    • Article #1: How Vitamin and Mineral Content in Food Decreases Step-by-Step
    • Article #2: Saving Open-Pollinated Seeds by Margaret Flynn
    • Article #3: Hand Pollination of Squash By Richard Grazzini
    • Article #4: The Spirit Speaks
    • Article #5: Origin of the World's Basic Food Plants
    • Article #5: You've Just Been Poisoned By Mike Benton
  • 100 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our Foods - Part II
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Water, Water Everywhere?
    • 3. Ecology And Climate
    • 4. Politics Of Food Production
    • Article #1: Tropical Rain Forests: Earth's Green Belt
  • 101 - Harmonizing Society, Culture, and Lifestyle To Save Our Planet
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Life
    • 3. Liberty
    • 4. ...And The Pursuit Of Hapiness
    • Article #1: "Who Is At Fault?"
    • Article #2: Radiation Hazards