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Lesson 1 - Introduction To Life Science As A Way Of Life
o 1. What Is Life Science?
o 2. An Introduction To Life Science
o 3. An Inquiry Into The Philosophy, Principles, And Practices Of Life Science
o 4. Discussion Of The Medical Approach To Health And Disease
o 5. What Health Really Is
o Article #1: The Return To Perfection By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: What is health?
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Lesson 2 - The Nature And Purpose Of Disease
o 1. What Is Disease?
o 2. Purposes Of Disease
o 3. Toxemia Is The Universal Cause Of Disease
o 4. Natural Hygiene Or Life Science Care Of The Ailing
o 5. The Character Of Disease
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: A True Perspective Of Health And Disease by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: The Nature Of Disease: Its Cause And Purpose by Dr. Hereward
Carrington
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Lesson 3 - Introducing The Life Science System For Perfect Health, Part I
o 1. The Essentials Of Life Listed
o 2. Pure Air
o 3. Pure Water
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Importance Of Pure Water by John H. Tilden, M.D.
o Article #2: Are Humans Drinking Creatures? by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Ama Says Fresh Air Bad For You by Frances Adelhardt
o Article #4: The Breath Of Death by Prof. Hilton Hotema
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Lesson 4 - Introducing The Life Science System For Perfect Health, Part II
o 1. A Survey Of The Lesson
o 2. Cleanliness Is An Essential Of Life
o 3. Temperature Maintenance
o 4. Sleep Is An Essential Of Life-The Role Of Sleep In Life
o 5. Food Is An Essential Of Life-The Role Of Food In Health
o 6. Exercise And Activity Are Essential To Well-Being
o 7. Rest And Relaxation Are Essential To Health
o 8. Sunshine Is An Essential To Health
o 9. Recreation And Play Are Health Essentials
o 10. Emotional And Mental Well-Being Are Necessary To Health
o 11. Assurance Of Life And Its Means Is Necessary To Health
o 12. Pleasant Environment Is Necessary To Well-Being
o 13. Creative Useful Work And Its Role In Life
o 14. Self-Mastery Is Necessary To Best Well-Being
o 15. Gregariousness Is An Element Of Health
o 16. Motivation: Having Purposes Or Causes To Serve
o 17. Expression Of Natural Instincts Relative To Health
o 18. Aesthetic Well-Being
o 19. About This Survey Of Life's Essentials
o 20. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Importance Of Body Temperature by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Are You Suited For Health? by Mike Benton
o Article #3: Mental And Emotional Poise by Lee Bauer
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Lesson 5 - Introduction To Nutritional Science
o 1. What Constitutes Nutrition? (Definitions And Concepts)
o 2. Food Is An Element Of Nutrition
o 3. Physiological Criteria Foods Must Meet
o 4. Nonfood Nutritional Factors
o 5. Discussion Of Conventional Nutritional Teachings
o 6. Discussion Of Human Eating Habits The World Over
o 7. Negative Nutrition: Harmful Foods And Practices
o 8. A Survey Of Unconventional Dietetic Schools And Their Fallacies
o 9. The Physiological Necessity Of Proper Food Combining
o 10. Nutritional Miscellany
o 11. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Paradise Diet by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: The Elements Of Nutrition by Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Nutrition, A Hygienic Perspective by Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
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Lesson 6 - The Immense Wisdom And Providence Of The Body
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1. What Constitutes Body Wisdom And Providence?
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
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Lesson 7 - Carbohydrates - Fuel For The Human Body
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Classifications Of Carbohydrates
o 3. The Role Of Carbohydrates In The Body
o 4. How Carbohydrates Are Digested And Used By The Body
o 5. Sources Of Carbohydrates
o 6. Why Starches Are Less Than Ideal Sources Of Carbohydrates
o 7. Why Fruits Are The Ideal Source Of Carbohydrates
o 8. Amounts And Variety Of Carbohydrates Needed By Humans
o 9. Disease Conditions Related To Carbohydrate Consumption
o 10. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Carbohydrates By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Digestion Of Foods By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Starches Are Second-Rate Foods By Marti Fry
o Article #4: The "Staff Of Life" By Marti Fry
o Article #5: What's Wrong With Wheat By Marti Fry
o Article #6: Fruit - The Ideal Food By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #7: Are Humans Starch Eaters? By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 8 - Proteins In The Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Why We Need Protein
o 3. How Much Protein Do We Need?
o 4. What Are Proteins?
o 5. The Importance Of Amino Acids
o 6. "Complete Proteins"
o 7. Protein And The Optimum (Life Science) Diet
o 8. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Question Of Proteins By Arnold DeVries
o Article #2: Protein By Ralph Cinque, D.C.
o Article #3: The Superiority Of Plant Foods By Ralph Cinque, D.C.
o Article #4: The Question Of Protein By Dr. Ralph Bircher Benner
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Lesson 9 - Vitamins: The Metabolic Wizards Of Life Processes
o 1. Prologue
o 2. Introduction
o 3. A Study Of Each Individual Vitamin
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Caution: Megavitamins May Be Dangerous To Your Health By Dr.
Alan Immerman, D.C.
o Article #2: Vitamins And Disease Causation By Marti Fry
o Article #3: Why RDAs Are Too High By T. C. Fry
o Article #4: Vitamin B-12 And Your Diet By Dr. Alan Immerman
o Article #5: Do We Need To Take Vitamins? By Alan M. Immerman, D.C.
o Article #6: Antivitamins And Vitamin Antagonists By Marti Fry
o Article #7: What To Do About Vitamin Antagonists By Marti Fry
o Article #8: Factors That Lower Vitamin Needs By T. C. Fry
o Article #9: Factors That Interfere With Vitamin Utilization And The Applicable
Principles By T. C. Fry
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Lesson 10 - The Role Of Minerals In Human Nutrition
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Minerals In The Body
o 3. Organic And Inorganic Minerals
o 4. Mineral Deficiencies
o 5. Obtaining The Minerals We Need
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Minerals Of Life By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 11 - Fats In The Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. What Are Fats?
o 3. Fat Digestion
o 4. How The Body Uses Fat
o 5. Harmful Fats
o 6. The Use Of Fats In A Healthy Diet
o 7. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: A Natural Diet And Sunlight Could Save Your Life By Dr. Zane R.
Kime (M.D.)
o Article #2: Fats In The Diet By Marti Fry
o Article #3: Are We Oil And Fat Eaters By T. C. Fry
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Lesson 12 - The Role Of Acid And Alkaline Substances Within The Body
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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 For 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
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Lesson 13 - Air, Sunshine, And Natural Light Essential To Health
o 1. Sunshine And It's Role In Human Health
o 2. Natural Light Versus Artificial Light
o 3. Air And Breathing
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Sunlight And Air By Otto Carque
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Lesson 14 - Water Transports Nutrients To All The Body Cells
o 1. Water Is The Essence Of Life
o 2. Water's Role In The Body
o 3. Other Body Uses Of Water
o 4. Water In Our Diet
o 5. Water: Is It Fit To Drink?
o 6. Sources Of Pure Water
o 7. The Choice Is Yours
o 8. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Fountain Of Life By Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 15 - The Roles Of Rest And Sleep In Supplying Body Needs
o 1. Introduction
o 2. What Is Rest?
o 3. What Is Sleep?
o 4. What Determines The Quality And Quantity Of Sleep We Need?
o 5. The Value Of Napping
o 6. Dreams And Their Role In Sleep
o 7. Establishing Conditions Most Favorable For Sleep
o 8. Sleep Problems In Adults And Their Solutions
o 9. Sleep Problems In Infants And Children With Suggested Solutions
o 10. Nostrums, Medications And Drugs Adminstered For Sleep Problems
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12. Improving The IQ Through Sleep
13. Questions & Answers
Article #1: How To Put Yourself To Sleep Easily By A.F. Willat
Article #2: Rest: A Much-Neglected Health Factor
Article #3: The Need For Rest By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #4: Rest vs. Stimulation By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 16 - Nutrition, Mind And The Emotions
o 1. Introduction
o 2. How Foods Affect Mental And Emotional Health
o 3. Emotional Aspects Of Diet And Digestion
o 4. Methods For Overcoming Negative Emotional Conditioning
o 5. The Optimum Diet For Mental And Emotional Health
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: About Emotions And Health By Marti Fry
o Article #2: Fruitarianism For Health And Long Life By Dr. O.L.M. Abromowski
o Article #3: The Mind-Benders By Kecki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
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Lesson 17 - Exercise And Its Beneficial Role In Nutrition And Digestion
o 1. The Philosophy Of Exercise
o 2. Effects Of Exercise On The Bodily Systems
o 3. The Three Major Categories Of Exercise
o 4. Exercise And Nutrition
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Staying In Shape For Life By Richard K. Schmidt
o Article #2: Exercise: A Hygienic Perspective By Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
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Lesson 18 - Ascertaining The Human Dietetic Character, Part I
o 1. Prologue
o 2. Necessity Of Different Approaches To Nutritional Science
o 3. Understanding The Role Of Foods In Nutrition
o 4. Edibility Of Foods
o 5. Other Food Qualities
o 6. Summary Of Criteria Relative To Goodness
o 7. Ratings Of Generally Available Foods
o 8. Questions About The Lesson
o Article #1: Are We Vegetarians Or Fruitarians?
o Article #2: Research Yields Bombshell Of A Surprise!
o Article #3: Are We Meat Eaters?
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Article #5: Are We Grain Eeaters?
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Lesson 19 - Ascertaining The Human Dietetic Character, Part II
o 1. Humans Developed To Their Hight State Entirely On Fruits
o 2. Fruits Still Best Meet Our Needs Despite Their Present Lower Quality
o 3. Some Charges Made Against Fruits And Fruit Eeaters
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Fruit Eating By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Fruit: Best Food Of All By William L. Esser
o Article #3: Proteins In The Fruitarian Diet By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 20 - The Physiology Of Digestion
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Journey Of Food
o 3. The Physiological Determinants Of The Optimum Diet
o 4. Questions & Answers
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Lesson 21 - Symptoms During Dietary Transition
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Some Unpleasant Symptoms And Their Causes
o 3. The Recovery Of Health
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: What To Expect When You Improve Your Diet By Stanley S. Bass,
D.C.
o Article #2: The Three Phases Of Metabolism
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Lesson 22 - The Principles Of Digestive Physiology Which Decree Correct Food
Combining
o 1. The Basis Of The Food Combining System
o 2. What Is Food?
o 3. The Chemistry And Physiology Of Digestion
o 4. Food Combining Rules-Updating, Exceptions
o 5. The Crux Of Food Combining
o 6. Question & Answers
o Article #1: Skin problems? Tell me about them! By Richard Hill
o Article #2: The Hygienic Diet By Dr. Alec Burton
o Article #3: Food Combining By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Article #4: Protein-Starch Combinations By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #5: Basic Considerations In Food Combining By Virginia Vetrano, B.Sc.
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Lesson 23 - Application Of Food Combining Principles
o 1. The Food Combining System
o 2. Planning Meals
o 3. Daily Menus
o 4. Mono Meals And Mono Diets
o 5. Application Of The Food Combining Rules
o 6. Trying Too Hard
o 7. Your Social Life
o 8. Your Family
o 9. Looking Forward
o 10. Food Classification Charts
o 11. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Your Probing Mind By Dr. Virginia Vetrano
o Article #2: Proteins In Your Diet! By Dr. Alec Burton
o Article #3: Food Combining By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #4: Chlorophyll And Hemoglobin By Viktoras Kulvinskas
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Lesson 24 - Selection And Storage Of Most Wholesome Foods, Part I
o 1. Changing To A Nutritionally Superior Diet
o 2. Let's Go Shopping
o 3. Fruits
o 4. Storage Of Foods
o 5. Storage Of Fresh Fruit
o 6. Storage Of Dried Fruit
o 7. Nuts And Seeds
o 8. Storage Of Nuts And Seeds
o 9. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Does Freezing Harm Foods? By Marti Fry
o Article #2: Your Probing Mind - Queries with answers By Virginia Vetrano, B.S.,
D.C.
o Article #3: Figs
o Article #4: Imagine Avocados-As A Dieter's Delight By Lincoln Kaye
o Article #5: "Natural" Foods
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Lesson 25 - Selection And Storage Of Most Wholesome Foods, Part II
o 1. Vegetables
o 2. Storage Of Fresh Vegetables
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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.
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Lesson 26 - Preparing And Serving Foods For Best Nourishment, Part I
o 1. Evaluation Of The Various Stages And Methods Of Preparation Of Uncooked
Foods
o 2. Priority Of Food Preparation
o 3. Preparation Of Foods Without Cooking
o 4. The Sprouting Garden
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Well, You Wanted To Know By V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
o Article #2: Some Fundamentals Of Food And Feeding By Ian Fowler
o Article #3: Vegetable Salads By Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #4: Hypoalkalinity By Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #5: Sprouts And Sprouting By H. Jay Dinshah
o Article #6: The Marvelous Avocado
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Lesson 27 - Preparing And Serving Foods For Best Nourishment, Part II
o 1. Cooked Foods
o 2. Preparation Of Cooked Foods
o 3. Miscellaneous Recipes
o 4. Recipe Conversions
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Your Probing Mind
o Article #2: Hygienic Considerations In The Selection of Foods By Ralph C.
Cinque, D. C.
o Article #3: How To Get More Food Value for Your Money By Marti Fry
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Lesson 28 - The Elixir Of Life: An Exploration Of Food Conditions, Body Conditions,
And Eating Conditions That Beget Euphoric Health And Long Life
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Achieving Natural Life Potential
o 3. Food And Short Or Long Life
o 4. Factors That Shorten Life
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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
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Lesson 29 - Why Condiments Should Not Be Included In The Diet
o 1. Condiments, Seasonings and Spices
o 2. Specific Condiments
o 3. Condiments In General
o 4. Question & Answers
o Article #1: Are Any Condiments Acceptable In the Hygienic Diet? by T. C. Fry
o Article #2: Salt
o Article #3: Here Are Some of the Reasons Why You Should Not Use Condiments
o Article #4: Using Condiments Is Like Wearing Makeup by Marti Fry
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Lesson 30 - Sugars And Other Sweeteners May Be Worse Than Bad
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Refined Sweeteners
o 3. Sugar: Where Does It All Come From?
o 4. The Cousins of Sugar
o 5. Some Final Thoughts about Sugars
o 6. Questions About The Lesson
o Article #1: Why Honey Is A Harmful Food By T.C. Fry
o Article #2: More About Honey By T.C. Fry
o Article #3: Blackstrap Molasses: Super Junk Food By T.C. Fry
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Lesson 31 - Refined And Processed Foods Are Hazardous To Your Health
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Pure Starch Factors by Thomas E. Scown
o Article #2: Cereals, Grain, Flour
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Lesson 32 - Why We Should Not Eat Meat
o 1. The Principle Hygienic Concern Is Optimal Health
o 2. The Best Fuel For The Human Body
o 3. Flesh Foods Cause Degenerative Disease
o 4. Vegetarianism Receiving More Attention
o 5. The Evidence Is Mounting
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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 - Author of Food
Reform, Our Desperate Need
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 #6: What's Wrong With Your T-Bone Steak? By Alvin E. Adams, M.D.
Article #7: Fishitarian Or Vegetarian? The Difference Might Be Fatal! By Bob
Pinkus
Article #8: The Facts About Vitamin B12 By Robin Hur
Article #9: Wolf! Wolf! By V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #10: The Vitamin B12 Hoax By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #11: It's A Lie! Vegans Are Not Lacking In Vitamin B12 By V. V.
Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #12: A Normal Source of Vitamin B12 By V.V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
Article #13: Well! You Wanted to Know! By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C
Case History: How We Suddenly Became Vegetarians
Dark Humor: Rigor Mortis on the Dinner Plate
Lesson 33 - Why We Should Not Eat Animal Products In Any Form
o 1. Animal Products
o 2. Honey And Royal Jelly
o 3. Eggs
o 4. Dairy Products
o 5. Gelatin
o 6. Fish Liver Oil And Other Animal Food Supplements
o 7. Lard
o 8. None Is Best
o 9. Substitutes For Substitutes
o 10. Reject Animal Products For Optimal Health
o 11. Some Plants Also Should Be Rejected
o 12. Be The Best You Can Be
o 13. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Milk By Dr. Alec Burton
o Article #2: The Digestion Of Milk
o Article #3: Well, You Wanted To Know! By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
o Article #4: I Choose Survival
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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
Article #10: Plant Products And Effects
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Lesson 34 - The Harmfulness Of Beverages In The Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Harmfulness Of Common Beverages
o 3. Harmful Drinking Practices
o 4. Drinking Of The Diet
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Warning! Don't Use Commercial Juices!
o Article #2: No Teas For The Hygienist
o Article #3: Herbal Myths
o Article #4: The Stimulant Delusion
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Lesson 35 - Junk Foods: A Case Study On Molasses
o 1. What Is Junk Food?
o 2. Molasses: A Super Junk Food
o 3. Harmful Chemicals In Molasses
o 4. Health Claims For Molasses
o 5. Impurities In Molasses
o 6. Molasses Is Not A Food
o 7. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Denatured Foods Destroy Life By Alfred W. McCann
o Article #2: Junk Food Diet Result In Disease By Susan Hazard
o Article #3: Food In Your Poison By Viktoras H. Kulvinskas
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Lesson 36 - Junk Foods: A Case Study Of Garlic And Onions
o 1. Introduction
o 2. History of Garlic
o 3. The Garlic Plant
o 4. Claimed Health Benefits
o 5. Onions
o 6. Claims Of Health Benefits
o 7. Are Onions And Garlic A Food?
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Article #1: Are Garlic and Onions Helpful in Preventing Stroke?
Article #2: Gorgeous, Glorious Garlic
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Lesson 37 - Fermented And Putrefied Foods In The Diet; Studies Of Other Junk Foods
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Myths Of Fermented Foods
o 3. The Harmful Effects of Fermented Foods
o 4. Types of Fermented Foods in the Diet
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Reprinted from The Health Crusader, April 1980
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Lesson 38 - Sociological Benefits And Economic Ramifications Of The Avoidance Of
Junk Foods
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Economics Of Junk Food
o 3. Junk Food Tactics
o 4. Breaking The Junk Food Addiction
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Control Through Clear Thinking By A.D. Andrews, Jr.
o Article #2: Is This The Kind Of System You'd Like To Live Under?
o Article #3: Blueprint For Survival By Keki R. Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
o Article #4: Junk Fooders Have It Made
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Lesson 39 - Food Supplements
o 1. Presenting The Universal Problem
o 2. Vitamins
o 3. Minerals
o 4. Enzymes
o 5. Other Supplements
o Article #1: Disease, Stimulation and Therapeutics - A Question of Consistency
o Article #2: The Law of Stimulation
o Article #3: Patients Dilemma: Who's Taking Care of Them? By Mrs. Elizabeth
McCarter
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Lesson 40 - The Dangers Of Drug Medication: Over-the-Counter And Prescription Drugs
o 1. Introduction
o 2. History Of Drugs
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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. Trail
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Lesson 41 - Thanks For Not Smoking
o 1. History
o 2. The Tobacco Plant
o 3. The Dangers Are Realized
o 4. Tobacco Toxins
o 5. Cigarette Smoking And Chronic Disease
o 6. Added Industrial Pollutants
o 7. Tobacco Subsidies
o 8. Effects On Fetus And Children
o 9. Involuntary Smoking
o 10. Live Healthfully
o 11. Eliminating The Smoking Habit
o 12. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: A Small Fire at One End and a Big Fool at the Other By Dr. Keki R.
Sidhwa, N.D., D.O.
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Lesson 42 - Why Herbs Should Not Be Used
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Why Herbs Are Harmful By Marti Fry
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Lesson 43 - Cooking Our Food
o 1. A Statement Of Purpose
o 2. What is Cookery?
o 3. Consequences
o 4. Questions & Answers
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Article #2: Exerpts From "Nutritional Methods Of Blood Regeneration, Part II"
By Dr. R. W. Bernard
Article #3: Excerpts From "Unfired Food And Tropho-Therapy" by Dr. George J.
Drews, AI.D.
Article #4: Excerpts From "Nature—The Healer" by John T. Richter, Vera M.
Richter
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Lesson 44 - Overeating: Fasting Fanaticism And Diet Fanaticism
o 1. Foreword
o 2. Quintessence
o 3. "Appetite" Is Not Hunger
o 4. Development Of The Habit Of Overeating
o 5. Overeating Undermines Health
o 6. Remedy Vitality
o 7. How Overeating Vitiates The Body
o 8. If You Want To Eat More, Eat Less
o 9. Light Eaters Vs. Heavy Eaters
o 10. The General Rule
o 11. Building Health And Strength
o 12. Willpower Supported By Knowledge
o 13. Food Addiction
o 14. History
o 15. Fasting Fanaticism Vs. Rational Fasting
o 16. Special Problems
o 17. Diet Fanaticism
o 18. Bulimia
o 19. A Rational System Of Weight Control
o 20. Heroic Methods For Compulsive Eaters
o 21. Knowledge And Wisdom
o 22. Epilogue
o 23. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: It's All In the State of Mind By Walter D. Wintle
o Article #2: How To Make Yourself Over by Self-Programming
o Article #3: Say Goodbye to Compulsive Eating By Mehl McDowell, M.D.
o Article #4: Well! You Wanted to Know By Vivian V. Vetrano
o Article #5: Why I Don't Fast To Lose Weight By Marti Fry
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Lesson 45 - Introduction To Fasting
o 1. What Is Fasting?
o 2. History Of Fasting
o 3. Why We Should Fast
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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
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Lesson 46 - When To Employ Fasting; Determining Who Should Fast; How Long And
How Often
o Part I: When To Fast
o Part II: Determining Who Should Fast
o Part III: How Long, How Often
o Questions & Answers
o Article #1: When To Fast By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Physical Rest By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Pounds That Slip Away By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #4: Does Fasting Cure Disease? By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 47 - How To Preside Over A Fast
o 1. Establishing Your Credentials As An Authority
o 2. The Actual Conduct Of The Fast
o 3. Procedures Incidential To The Successful Fast
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Injury To Fasters By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 48 - How To Break A Fast; After The Fast
o 1. The Great Day
o 2. Easing Into A Varied Diet
o 3. Symptoms After The Fast
o 4. Transition To Rational Living
o 5. Drugs And Other Poisons
o 6. Take It Easy!
o 7. Fasting Does Not Make The Body Disease-Proof
o 8. Compounding The Benefits Of The Fast
o 9. New Habits Must Be Formed
o 10. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Breaking a Fast By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Fasting Not a Cure By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Breaking the Fast By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 49 - The Organic Garden; Avoiding Commercially Produced Foods - Why?
o 1. Organic Gardening Is The Counter-Part Of Natural Hygiene
o 2. What Exactly Is Organically-Grown Food?
o 3. Soil Analysis
o 4. Basic Steps To Establish A Successful Garden
o 5. Gardening The Magic Way-With Mulch, Compost, Sea Weed Spray
o 6. Soil Requirements For A Successful Organic Garden
o 7. Approximate Amounts Of Compost, Mulch And Water
o 8. Planting Your Garden
o 9. Insects: Friends And Foes
o 10. The Case Against Commercially-Grown Foods
o 11. Four Methods
o 12. No Space For A Garden?
o 13. Harvest Of Pleasure And Health
o 14. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Vegetable Preferences
o Article #2: Companion Plants
o Article #3: Nitrogen Fixation By John Tobe
o Article #4: pH Preferences Of Some Plants
o Article #5: Dirt Cheap? Nonsense! It's Vital to Garden
o Article #6: Soil Test Secret To Success By Gene Austin
o Article #7: Pesticides-They're Killing Bugs-and the Land By Ronald Kotulak
o Article #8: Pesticides-There Are Workable Alternatives To the Dusts, Sprays, and
Oils By Joan Jackson
o Article #9: Containing Inhibits 'Raiders' By Gene Austin
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Lesson 50 - The Pluses In Orcharding: How To Get Started
o 1. The Benefits Of Biological Orcharding
o 2. Establishing An Orchard
o 3. Choosing Trees
o 4. Pollination Of Trees
o 5. Preparing A Site
o 6. Planting Trees
o 7. Mulching
o 8. Orchard Fertility
o 9. Pest And Disease Control
o 10. Pruning
o 11. Thinning Fruit
o 12. A Grove Of Trees To Live In
o 13. Questions & Answers
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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
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Lesson 51 - Chemicals In The Household Environment
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Chemicals In Your Home
o 3. The Benefits of Natural Living in the Home
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Radiation in Your Kitchen By Mike Benton
o Article #2: World's Most Polluted Place: The American Home!
o Article #3: Typical Potential Household Hazards In A Retail Merchandise Catalog
o Article #4: In-Depth Home Survey
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Lesson 52 - Chemicals In Our Air
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Deadly Chemicals In Our Air
o 3. Clean Air: How Can We Get It?
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Breath of Life By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 53 - Solar Energy And Your Health
o 1. Solar Energy
o 2. Nonrenewable Resources
o 3. Nuclear Power
o 4. Solar Systems
o 5. A Solar Home
o 6. Solar Energy And You
o 7. The Future And Politics Of Solar Energy
o 8. Other Renewable Energy Sources
o 9. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Truths About X Rays By Virginia Vetrano
o Article #2: No Permissible Radiation Level By Virginia Vetrano
o Article #3: To Mutate or Not to Mutate By Virginia Vetrano
o Article #4: A New Pathway to Extinction By Virginia Vetrano
o Article #5: Solar Energy Will Revolutionize Your Life
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Lesson 54 - Weather And Human Well-Being
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Body's Natural Protective Systems
o 3. Bioelectronic Factors In Nutrition
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Weather In Your Health By Mike Benton
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Lesson 55 - Prenatal Care For Better Infant And Maternal Health And Less Painful
Childbirth
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Preparation For Pregnancy-Preconceptional Care
o 3. Care During Pregnancy
o 4. Conclusion
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Joyous Childbirth, Hygienically By Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
o Article #2: Feeding Mothers By Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Prenatal Life By William L. Esser
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Lesson 56 - Normal Feeding Of Infants; Feeding Babies Under Abnormal Conditions
Until Weaning Age
o 1. History Of Infant Feeding
o 2. Importance Of Breast Feeding
o 3. The Mechanics Of Breastfeeding
o 4. Methods Of Breast-Feeding
o 5. Feeding Solid Foods
o 6. Feeding Under Abnormal Conditions
o 7. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Simplicity of Infant Feeding By William L. Esser
o Article #2: Indigestion in Babies By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: The Long Nursing Period By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 57 - Weaning The Infant; Feeding Children
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Weaning
o 3. Feeding Children
o 4. Conclusion
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Feeding Your Child From Two to Three Years By Paula Duvall
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Lesson 58 - Fasting Children During Disease
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Childhood Illness And Fasting
o 3. The Mechanics Of Fasting
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Sick So Young, But Well At Last!
o Article #2: The Hardest Thing to Do Is "Nothing" By Dr. V. V. Vetrano
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Lesson 59 - Teaching Children About Healthful Living
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Teaching The Basics
o 3. The Tools For Teaching
o 4. Overcoming Obstacles In Teaching The Child
o 5. The Rewards Of Teaching Your Child
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Does Your Child Have Eating Problems? By Joyce M. Kling
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Lesson 60 - Self-Sufficiency And Natural Hygiene
o 1. Similarities Among The Primates
o 2. Man's Fruit And Vegetable Culture
o 3. Food Self-Sufficiency
o 4. Fruit
o 5. Nuts And Seeds
o 6. Food Preparation
o 7. Sunshine, Fresh Air, Exercise
o 8. Rest, Relaxation And Emotional Well-Being
o 9. Our Body Is Self-Sufficient
o 11. Freedom From Reliance Upon The Medical Community
o 12. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Natural Food of Man By Emmett Densmore, M.D.
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Lesson 61 - Nutrition And The Skin
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Natural Hygiene Represents Nutrition For The Whole Person
o 3. Structure Of The Skin
o 4. Functions Of The Skin
o 5. Some Common Diseases Of The Skin
o 6. The Hygienic Practitioner At Work
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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.
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Lesson 62 - Healthy Eyes And Teeth
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Teeth
o 3. The Eyes
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Eyes
o Article #2: Natural Hygiene - Your Key to Dental Health by Mike Benton
o Article #3: How To Conduct A Dental Self-Examination
o Article #4: Eye Exercises
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Lesson 63 - Nutrition And The Hair
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Structure Of The Hair
o 3. Some Common Disorders
o 4. How To Care For The Hair
o 5. Establishing The Client-Practitioner Relationship
o 6. The McCarter Extended Detoxification Regimen
o 7. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Baldness By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Your Probing Mind By Dr. Vivian V. Vetrano
o Article #3: Cutaneous Medicine
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Lesson 64 - Stress Management: The Life Science Approach
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Problem Of Stress
o 3. The Life Science Stress-Management Program
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Stress/Unstress By Ken Pelletier, Ph.D.
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Lesson 65 - There Are No Cures
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Herbal "Cures"
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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
Lesson 66 - Contagion, Epidemics
o 1. The Germ Theory Of Disease
o 2. Pasteur Becomes Identified As Originator Of Germ Theory
o 3. The Fear Of Infection
o 4. Bacteriophobia
o 5. Pasteur Changes His Mind
o 6. A Plausible And Tangible Basis For "Medical Science"
o 7. The Unity Of Disease
o 8. Koch's Postulates
o 9. Germs Are Powerless To Cause Disease
o 10. Germs Are Not Enemies
o 11. The Cause, Nature, And Purpose Of Disease
o 12. Disease Is Body Action And Is Self-Limiting
o 13. The Vaccination Network
o 14. Immunity Vs. Toleration
o 15. Inoculation Is A Disease-Producing Process
o 16. Vaccinations And Failure Of Defensive Mechanisms
o 17. The Body Cannot Be Protected From The Consequences Of Injurious
Practices
o 18. Epidemics
o 19. Accommodation
o 20. The True Explanation Of Contagion
o 21. Physiological And Ecological Cleanliness Vs. Vaccination
o 22. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Toleration Means Loss of Vital Resistance By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Your Probing Mind By V. V. Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
o Article #3: Your Probing Mind By V.V.Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
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Article #4: Must I Be Immunized? By Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
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Lesson 67 - "Curing" And Medical Concepts
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Choosing A Hospital
o 3. Dangers Of Hospitalization
o 4. Let The People Beware
o 5. Health Advocate
o 6. Your Rights
o 7. Abbreviations
o 8. Nursing Care
o 9. Food
o 10. Drugs
o 11. Tests To Accept Or Reject
o 12. Chemical Feedings
o 13. Surgery
o 14. Intensive Care Unit
o 15. The Emergency Room
o 16. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Is Medicine a Fraud? By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 1
o Article #2: Physician Heal Thyself - Part 2
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Lesson 68 - First Aid And Natural Hygiene
o 1. First Aid: The Life Science Approach
o 2. Emergency!!
o 3. Specific Injury Treatments
o 4. Emergency Techniques
o 5. Accident Prevention: The Life Science Way
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Tough Cookie Life Scientist By Peter Gregonis
o Article #2: First Aid and Hygiene By Dr. Alec Burton
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Lesson 69 - Nutritional Approach To Overcoming Addictions
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Stimulation Effects
o 3. An Illusion
o 4. Foods Must Not Contain Toxins
o 5. Idealfoods
o 6. Overeating
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8. Vital Force
9. Beaware
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
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Lesson 70 - Colds, Flus, Upper Respiratory Ailments
o 1. The Common Cold
o 2. Influenza
o 3. Other Upper Respiratory Problems
o 4. The Hygienic Rationale
o 5. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Coryza, The Common Cold By Virginia Vetrano, B.S., D.C.
o Article #2: What To Do In a Cold By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Influenza
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Lesson 71 - Allergies, Hay Fever, And Other Chronic Diseases
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Allergies
o 3. Bronchial Asthma
o 4. Eczema
o 5. Hives
o 6. Gastrointestinal Allergy (Food Allergy)
o 7. Allergy And Hyperactivity In Children
o 8. Hay Fever
o 9. What To Do If You Have Symptoms Of Allergies
o 10. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Hay Fever and Asthma By Dr. Robert Gross
o Article #2: Allergy By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #3: Why Suffer With Hay Fever? By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 72 - Rheumatic Diseases
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Structure And Function Of Joints
o 3. Types Of Arthritis
o 4. Why You Have Arthritis
o 5. Treatments
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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.
Lesson 73 - Sugar And Carbohydrate Metabolism Disease
o 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
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 1. Introduction
 2. Symptoms
 3. Medical Treatment
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 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
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Article #1: Diabetes Mellitus By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Article #2: Diabetes
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Lesson 74 - Diseases Relating To The Heart And Circulatory System
o 1. Introduction
o 2. General Physiology
o 3. How The Heart Works
o 4. Control Centers
o 5. Factors Contributing Heart Impairment
o 6. A Look At Other Societies
o 7. Hypertension
o 8. Cardiovascular Drugs
o 9. Your Choice
o 10. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Coronary Thrombosis By Dr. Robert R. Gross, D.C., Ph.D.
o Article #2: Heart Attack By Dr. Geo. E. Crandall
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Lesson 75 - Cancers, Tumors
o Part I
 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
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1. Other Carcinogens
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 1. Cancer Therapy
 2. Antitumor Drugs
 3. Radiation Carcinogenesis
 4. Laetrile
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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
Lesson 76 - Ulcers
o 1. Peptic Ulcers
o 2. Other Types Of Ulcers
o 3. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Stomach Ulcer By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 77 - Gastrointestinal Diseases
o 1. The Gastrointestinal Tract
o 2. Digestive System Disorders
o 3. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Colitis By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Chronic Gastritis By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 78 - Reproductive Problems Of Men And Woman
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Reproductive System
o 3. Menstruation
o 4. Vulvitis
o 5. Salpingitis
o 6. Menopause
o 7. Carcinomas
o 8. Oral Contraceptives
o 9. Hysterectomy
o 10. Male Infertility
o 11. Prostatic Enlargement
o 12. Abnormalities Of Pregnancy
o 13. Some Reasons For Abnormalities During Pregnancy
o 14. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Sterility In Women By Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Enlargement of The Prostate By Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 79 - The Laws Of Life
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Nature's Laws For Healthful Living
o 3. The Law Of Order
o 4. The Law Of Action
o 5. The Law Of Power
o 6. The Law Of Compensation
o 7. The Law Of Selective Elimination
o 8. The Law Of Vital Accommodation
o 9. The Law Of Dual Effects
o 10. The Law Of Utilization
o 11. The Law Of Special Economy
o 12. The Law Of Conservation
o 13. The Law Of Vital Distribution
o 14. The Law Of Quality Selection
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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
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Lesson 80 - Adjustment To Hygienic Living Within The Family
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Influencing Factors
o 3. The Modern Family
o 4. The Newly Married
o 5. The Infant And The Family
o 6. Adults Within The Family
o Article #1: Feeding Diapers By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Introducing Grandchildren To Hygienic Living
o Article #3: How We Can Stimulate Our Children's Physical Development By
Chuck and Mimi Young
o Article #4: Avoiding Compulsory Immunization By Dr. Christopher Kent
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Lesson 81 - Socializing And Natural Hygiene
o 1. Introduction
o 2. On Being Sociable
o 3. Health And Fitness Clubs
o 4. How To Advertise
o 5. Getting Prepared
o 6. Entertaining
o 7. Respecting Private Spacing
o 8. Expanding Local Contacts
o 9. Good Public Relationship
o Article #1: How to Be Socially At Ease
o Article #2: Real Houses Are Like Real People
o Article #3: An Excerpt from In Tune With the Infinite By Ralph Waldo Trine
o Article #4: Preparing A Dinner Party For Non-Hygienic Guests By Elizabeth D.
McCarter, D.Sc.
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Lesson 82 - The Adolescent And Hygienic Living
o 1. Teenagers-An Endangered Species
o 2. Teen Challenge-Enlightening Statistics
o 3. Working With Teenagers
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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
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Lesson 83 - Senior Citizens Living Hygienically
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Older People Need Support
o 3. The Path We Travel
o 4. A Contrasting View
o 5. The American Express
o 6. The Hygienic Approach-Case Studies
o Article #1: Inward Time By Alexis Carrel, M.D.
o Article #2: Overnutrition-All About Protein By The Doctors McCarter
o Article #3: Health
o Article #4: Why Exercise?
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Lesson 84 - The Basic Four Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. What Is The Basic Four Diet?
o 3. And Now For The Truth
o 4. Does The Four Food Plan Work?
o 5. The Life Science Basic Four Food Group Diet
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Should We Drink Milk? By Dr. Alec Burton
o Article #2: Hygienic Considerations in the Selections of Foods By Ralph C.
Cinque, D.C.
o Article #3: Eat Your Heart Out, Galloping Gourmet By Cary Fowler
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Lesson 85 - The Dangers Of A High-Protein Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Problems With Protein
o 3. The True Needs Of The Body
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Enigma Of Protein By T.C. Fry
o Article #2: How Much Protein? A Critique of the Complete Protein Theory By
David Barouh
o Article #3: Proteins
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Lesson 86 - The Supplement Approach To Nutrition
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Supplement Approach To Nutrition
o 3. The Appeal Of The Supplement School
o 4. The Supplementalists
o 5. The Only Safe Source Of Nutrients
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: The Great Supplement Hoax! By T.C. Fry
o Article #2: Vitamins: A Quarter Billion Dollar Humbug By Dr. Herbert M.
Shelton
o Article #3: Are 90% or More of the Vitamins You Take Going Down the Drain?
By T.C. Fry
o Article #4: Resolving the Issue of Supplementation By Drs. Robert and Elizabeth
McCarter
o Article #5: The Minerals of Life By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 87 - Chiropractic, Homeopathy, and Osteopathy
o 1. Chiropractic
o 2. Homeopathy
o 3. Osteopathy
o 4. Naturopathy
o 5. Illusion And Disillusion
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: What Is Naturopathy? By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Hygiene Vs. the Cures By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 88 - The Vegetarian Diet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Two Approaches To Vegetarianism
o 3. The Types Of Vegetarian Diets
o 4. Pros And Cons Of Vegetarianism
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Fruitarianism and Vegetarianism By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #2: Are Humans Meat-Eaters?
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Lesson 89 - Introducing Clients To The Need For A Lifestyle Change
o 1. What Do You Mean By "Change In Lifestyle?"
o 2. The Need To Inspire The Client
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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
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Lesson 90 - Psychology And Practical Aspects Involved In Making A Change In
Lifestyle
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Psychology Of Making A Lifestyle Change
o 3. Practical Aspects Involved In A Change In Lifestyle-Part I
o 4. Practical Aspects Involved In Making A Lifestyle Change-Part II
o 5. Using Psychology On Others
o 6. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Ahimsa Excerpts
o Article #2: Excerpted from Live Foods by George & Doris Fathman
o Article #3: The Doctrine of the Memory of Cells By Stanley Bass
o Article #4: The Green-Eyed Monster By Virginia Vetrano
o Article #5: Ridding the World Of Violence By Arthur Andrews
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Lesson 91 - Methods For Inducing A Lifestyle Change
o 1. Introduction
o 2. The Three Requisites For Change
o 3. Practical Methodology
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Faith
o Article #2: Desire Plus the Doing
o Article #3: A House Divided
o Article #4: The Several Doors to Your Personality
o Article #5: Excerpt from Man, The Unknown by Alexis Carrel, M.D., Nobel Prize
Recipient.
o Article #6: Excerpt from In Tune with the Infinite by Ralph Waldo Trine.
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Lesson 92 - Planning A Transition To Better Living
o 1. The Typical Client
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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
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Lesson 93 - Teaching Your Clients About Fasting
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Energy Flow, Fasting And Mind Control
o 3. The Hygienic Experience
o 4. What We Have Learned Thus Far
o 5. The Learning Process Can Very From Person To Person
o 6. Case Studies
o 7. Useful Assigments For Reluctant Fasters
o 8. The Elderly Client And Fasting
o 9. The Learning Experience
o 10. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Health Secrets of a Naturopathic Doctor by M.O. Garten
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Lesson 94 - Exercise And Children
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Exercise From Birth To Adolescence
o 3. Conclusion
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Exercise for Baby By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
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Lesson 95 - Exercise In Sickness And Recuperation
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Activity Is Required
o 3. Positive Versus Negative Thinking
o 4. Physical Exercises Suitable For The Bedfast
o 5. The Role Of Feelings
o 6. Four Case Studies
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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
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Lesson 96 - Corrective Exercises And Their Application
o 1. Introduction
o 2. What Is A Corrective Exercise?
o 3. Deformity Is Widespread
o 4. The Spine
o 5. Correct Postural Maintenance Vital To Wellness
o 6. Exercise-General
o 7. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Excerpt from Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
o Article #2: Exercise
o Article #3: Good Posture By Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
o Article #4: Correcting Sensitivity to Light By Edwin Flatto, N.D., D.O.
o Article #5: Words Of Wisdom By Silvester Graham
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Lesson 97 - Devising A Lifestyle That Includes Vigorous Activity
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Informal Exercise
o 3. Formal Exercise
o 4. Questions & Answers
o Article #1: Exercise: A Hygienic Perspective By Ralph C. Cinque, D.C.
o Article #2: Exercise: What Most Of Us Forget
o Article #3: Jogging And Other Vigorous Exercise
o Article #4: Hiking Is More Than Just Exercise By Marti Wheeler
o Article #5: Developing Your Arms
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Lesson 98 - Exercise Programs For The Healthy
o 1. Why We Should Be Vigorously Active
o 2. The Enormous Benefits Of Exercise And Vigorous Activity
o 3. The Elements Of A Well-Rounded Activity Program
o 4. Questions & Answers
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Lesson 99 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our Foods - Part I
o 1. Having Enough Food For Our World
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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
Article #4: The Spirit Speaks
Article #5: Origin of the World's Basic Food Plants
Article #6: You've Just Been Poisoned By Mike Benton
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Lesson 100 - Restructuring The Way We Produce Our Foods - Part II
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Water, Water Everywhere?
o 3. Ecology And Climate
o 4. Politics Of Food Production
o Article #1: Tropical Rain Forests: Earth's Green Belt
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Lesson 101 - Harmonizing Society, Culture, and Lifestyle To Save Our Planet
o 1. Introduction
o 2. Life
o 3. Liberty
o 4. ...And The Pursuit Of Hapiness
o Article #1: "Who Is At Fault?"
o Article #2: Radiation Hazards