1. HAVE FAITH
I want to share an amusing story with you that demonstrates perfectly how the power of faith can heal anything...
A 93 year old woman was diagnosed with cancer and was told by her doctor that she only had 6 months to live, and a
few months later the local church that she went to became very concerned about her because she hadn't shown up to
church in about a month, and nobody had seen her around town.
Fearing that she might have died, the preacher decided that he would stop at her house on his way home from church
to make sure that she was alright...
When the preacher got to the old lady's house and knocked on the door he was surprised when she opened the door
and looked younger, happier, and more energetic than she had looked in years. She let him in and she told him that
she was feeling fantastic and that a few days earlier her doctor told her that her cancer had somehow mysteriously went
away and that she was officially cancer free.
She then asked the preacher if he would like some tea, he said "Yes" so she walked into the kitchen to get some tea for
him and while she was out of the room the preacher was looking around at all of the beautiful antiques that she had in
her home. All of the furniture that she owned was from the late 1800's and there was a really nice old fashioned pipe
organ that caught the preacher's eye, so he walked over to it and was startled when he saw what looked like a condom
laying on top of it.
As soon as he saw it he heard the sound of footsteps from the old lady walking back from the kitchen, so he quickly
walked away from the pipe organ and sat down on the couch and pretended that he didn't see anything.
They sat and talked for about an hour, but in the back of the preacher's mind he couldn't stop wondering if it was really
a condom that he saw laying on top of the pipe organ, and if it was a condom what in the world was it doing there? So
he asked her if he could have some more tea and when she got up and walked to the kitchen and as soon as she left
the room the preacher quickly got up and walked over to the pipe organ again to get a better look, and sure enough it
was diffidently a condom!
When it was time for the preacher to leave they were saying their goodbyes, but then his curiosity got the better of him
so he pointed at the pipe organ and started asking her questions about it. They walked over to the pipe organ and she
was showing it to him and she even started playing it for him, and then after a few minutes he finally just pointed at the
condom and asked, "Umm... What's that?" The old lady looked at it and said, "Oh that?" Then she smiled and said,
"That's a miracle!" The preacher said, "What do you mean a miracle?" and she said, "Well, when my doctor told me
that I had cancer and that I only had 6 months to live I spent the whole night praying to God for a cure, and the next
morning when I went out for my morning walk I found a small shiny wrapper laying on the on the side of the road, so I
bent down and picked it up to see what it was, and in really small lettering it said...
"To prevent disease, remove from wrapper and place on your organ."
THE PLACEBO AND NOCEBO EFFECT
If a doctor tells you that you have 6 months to live and you believe it, it's a death sentence for you, but if you believe
that the doctor is wrong about you and that you are going to heal, it then becomes possible to heal.
My dad had a heart attack when he was about my age, and my mom recently found out that she had cancer, but do I
believe the people who say that health problems such as cancer and heart disease are genetic and that because my
parents had these problems that I have a high chance of getting them as well? No I don't because I'm not a believer in
the notion that bad health is a result of bad genetics or bad luck. If your parents were alcoholics and died from liver
failure caused by alcohol poisoning and you are an alcoholic as well, then yes, you are very likely to end up with the
exact same health problems that they did, regardless of whether they are your parents or not. You can't expect to live
much longer than your parents or grandparents did if you are following in their footsteps and doing the exact same
things that they did.
The belief that some of us are destined to come down with certain diseases no matter what we do or how we live, simply
because a certain disease "runs in the family" is one of the most harmful beliefs that a person can take on, and my
personal belief is that the body has the ability to cure it's self of anything from a simple shaving cut to cancer, and the
proof of this is that there are people doing it everyday.
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2. GET A SECOND OPINION
I want to tell you about a friend of mine who had spent many years as a runner in his youth, and who started suffering
from chronic knee pain later on in life. He decided one day to go see a doctor about his knee pain and after talking to
the doctor he decided to go get a second opinion from another doctor, and below are the 2 very different opinions that
he got...
FIRST OPINION
The first doctor that he went to told him that his knees had suffered a lot of wear and tear from all of the years that he
had spent as a runner, and that he needed surgery on his right knee. (He also told him that it would be best if after the
surgery he avoided any activities that would put a lot of stress on his knees to avoid any further injury in the future.)
SECOND OPINION
The second doctor that he went to told him that not only did he not need any surgery, but that he actually recommended
that he started running again, because he felt that the reason his knees were starting to hurt was because they had
become weak due to the fact that he wasn't using them anywhere near as much as he used to when he was an active
runner, and he felt that the only way that his knees could be strong and healthy again would be if he started using them
again, so he recommended that he go through some physical therapy and then start running again when his strength
returned.
HIS DECISION
Because my friend was willing to try anything that might mean not having to go through an expensive and risky surgery
he decided to try the physical therapy and after only a month of physical therapy his knees were feeling better and he
was running again, and now over 5 years later his knees are fine and he has no trouble with them. I feel that this story is
a good example of just how different one doctor's opinion can be from the next, and how you may be able to avoid
surgery simply by getting more than one opinion.
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3. MONITOR YOUR VOCABULARY
We've all had the experience of having the most annoying song in the world grow on us after hearing it 1,000 times, and
something similar happens when we use self-defeating vocabulary. Below is a list of negative phrases that can grow on
you if you say them over and over again, and once they have grown on you they will begin to have a strong influence on
all of your decision making. Talking like this will not only make you more likely to develop disease, but will also make
healing almost impossible, because the more you talk and think about yourself in these ways the less your body will be
willing to fight to keep it's self alive...
EXAMPLES OF NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIONS
Do any of these quotes sound familiar? If so, I would strongly encourage you to start doing positive affirmations
everyday. (If you say that you don't believe in the concept of affirmations, keep in mind that all of the negative
statements above are affirmations, just negative ones that will weaken you instead of strengthen you.)
Start catching yourself when you make statements like the ones above (either out loud, or in your mind) and try saying
the exact opposite instead. If it feels fake and unrealistic to you to say something like, "Life is beautiful" because you
don't currently see anything that looks beautiful to you, simply type in the word "beautiful" on Google Images and you'll
be hit with about 100,000,000 results, which is far more pictures than you are physically capable of sitting down and
looking at in your lifetime. Beauty is all around us, but if you are viewing the world through a negative lens you simply
won't see it.
The most powerful affirmation that I know of was created by Louise Hay, who recommends standing in front of a mirror
and simply saying out loud "I love you" to yourself over and over again. (While doing this it has to be completely silent,
so turn off the television in the background as well as the air conditioner or heater, or any other noise, so that it is
completely silent, and make sure that you are completely alone and looking at yourself directly in the eyes.) As simple
as this affirmation sounds many people can't do this the first time they try it without having to look away, and many
people will break down into tears. I encourage you to try doing this mirror affirmation and to continue trying it until you
can do it with no problems, because if you can do this mirror affirmation without feeling the slightest bit awkward or
uncomfortable then you have truly mastered something special that few others out there have.
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5. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR TEETH
We all start off with "Baby Teeth", but eventually these teeth fall out and are then replaced with "Permanent Teeth" and
the reason that they are called "Permanent Teeth" is because they will last you for the rest of your life as long as long
as you take good care of them.
WARNING: A lot of raw foodists feel that since animals in nature don't use toothbrushes neither should we as long as
we are eating an all raw diet. The problem is that many of us didn't start eating an all raw diet until we were already
adults and during out childhood we caused some serious damage to our teeth and now have to be extra careful with
them. If it makes sense to clean your hands after handling food, then why wouldn't it make sense to clean your mouth
after chewing food? A soft brush and some water will usually do the trick. (Hard tooth brushes and tooth paste with
abrasive ingredients can cause damage to teeth as well.)
WARNING: Stay away from unripe fruit! (Unripe pineapples are one of the most harmful things that you can eat. If you
ever eat a pineapple and you start to feel a burning feeling on your lips or tongue please stop eating it immediately! It is
unripe and it is so acidic when unripe that it will not only make your mouth feel like it's on fire but it will also damage your
teeth enamel in the process. Pineapples that are ripe are great, but do not buy or eat them unless their skin is golden
yellow and they taste sweet and they don't cause any mouth pain whatsoever.)
WARNING: Avoid dried foods as much as possible. If you are eating a big juicy watermelon you will have virtually no
food stuck to your teeth afterwards and a simple rinse with water will probably be enough to clean your teeth afterwards,
but if you eat a handful of dried fruit or store-bought nuts that have been dehydrated you will have a lot of food stuck to
your teeth afterwards, so stick with water rich foods.
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6. THE STATUE OF DAVID
I want to end this chapter on living without unnecessary drugs, doctors, and surgeries by reminding people what the
famous painter/sculptor Michelangelo said when someone asked him how he was able to take an ordinary stone and
carve it into something as beautiful and magnificent as the "Statue of David". Michelangelo answered this question by
saying that David was already in the stone and that all he had to do was chip away all of the excess that was covering
him up.
That's exactly what the 6 steps on this site are designed to do. To chip away the negative excess in your life that is
holding you back... The unhealthy foods and drinks that you are consuming, the toxic air that you are breathing, the
stress that you are living with, your addictions that are robbing you of your time and money, and the limiting beliefs that
you have about yourself that are making living your life to the fullest impossible.
I believe that all of us have a blue print built into our D.N.A. for a perfect body and that the only reason that our bodies
get sick and break down is because of all the negative excess that we carry around in us, and that the more of this
negative excess that we chip away from your life the healthier, happier, and more meaningful your life will become.
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6 WAYS TO LIVE
WITHOUT UNNECESSARY SURGERIES
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"Cancer Runs In My Family."
"I Wish I Had The Talent."
"I'm Getting Too Old For This."
"I'm Not Very Good At That."
"I Don't Have Time For That."
"I Live In A Bad Neighborhood."
"I Have A Slow Metabolism."
"I'm Going To Be Late For Work"
"I Hope I Die Before I Get Old."
"I'll Never Forgive So-And-So."
"I Don't Have The Will Power."
"I Hate My Body"
"I"m So Stupid Sometimes."
"I Hate My Job."
"I'm Ugly."
"Life Is Unfair"
"I Can't Sleep."
"I'm Not Worthy."
"This Is A Cruel World."
"Nobody Cares About Me."
"I Have A Bad Temper."
"I Can't Afford That."
"I Can Count The People That I Trust On 1 Hand."
"Everyone That I Date Ends Up Being A Jerk."
"I Wish That I Was Never Born."
"I Have A Really Bad Short Term Memory."
"I'm Not Very Good With Money."
"If I Just Look At A Piece Of Cake I Gain Weight."
"Nobody Understands Or Cares About Me."
"I'm So Far In Debt That I'll Never Get Out."
"You Have To Lie, Cheat, And Steal To Be Wealthy."
"There's A World Wide Great Depression Coming."
"It's My Parent's Fault My Life Is So Messed Up."