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Thus Speaketh the Stomach and the Tragedy of Nutrition: Introduction by Prof PROF. ARNOLD EHRET'S MUCUSLESS DIET HEALING SYSTEM ANNOTATED, REVISED, AND EDITED BY PROF. SPIRA A Scientific Method of Eating Your Way to Health PROF. ARNOLD EHRET'S MUCUSLESS DIET HEALING SYSTEM ANNOTATED, REVISED, AND EDITED BY PROF. SPIRA By Prof. Arnold Ehret (1866-1922) Annotated, Revised, and Edited by Prof. Spira Copyright Breathair Publishing Columbus, Ohio 2nd Edition 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Breathair Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed "Attention: Permissions Coordinator," at the email address below. Email: [email protected] General Disclaimer: The content found in this document and related websites is based upon the opinions and research of the authors and is strictly for informational and educational purposes only. If you choose to use the material in this book on yourself, the authors and publishers take no responsibility for your actions and decisions or the consequences thereof. The content is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge, information about health, and opinions based on the research and experiences of the authors and their collaborators. Breathair Publishing Columbus, Ohio Available from www.mucusfreelife.com, Amazon.com, Kindle, and other retail outlets Printed in the United States of America First Issued and printed as a Breathair Publishing Paperback, 2013 Revised, 2014, 2015 Second Edition, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0-99-065645-6 ISBN-10: 0-99-065645-4 www.mucusfreelife.com Discover other titles by Breathair Publishing Mucusless Diet Healing System eCourse: Keys for Mastering a Mucus-free Life Spira Speaks: Dialogs and Essays on the Mucusless Diet Healing System Prof. Arnold Ehret's Rational Fasting for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvenation: Introduced and Edited by Prof. Spira Thus Speaketh the Stomach and the Tragedy of Nutrition: Introduction by Prof. Spira The Definite Cure of Chronic Constipation and Overcoming Constipation Naturally: Introduction by Prof. Spira Coming Soon Art of Transition: Spira's Mucusless Diet Healing System Menu and Recipe Guide CONTENTS Biographical Sketch of Prof. Arnold Ehret by Prof. Spira Introduction to the Annotated Version by Prof. Spira Foreword by Fred Hirsch Lesson I. General Introductory Principles Lesson II. Latent, Acute, and Chronic Diseases—No Longer a Mystery Lesson III. Why the Diagnosis Lesson IV. Diagnosis—Part 2 Lesson IVa. The Magic Mirror Lesson V. The Formula of Life Lesson VI. The New Physiology Lesson VII. The New Physiology—Part 2 Lesson VIII. The New Physiology—Part 3 Lesson IX. The New Physiology—Part 4 Lesson X. Critique of All Other Healing Systems, and Unbiased, Unprejudiced Reviews Lesson XI. Confusion in Dietetics Lesson XII. Confusion in Dietetics—Part 2 Lesson XIII. Confusion in Dietetics—Part 3 Lesson XIV. Ragnar Berg's Table (Revisited) Prof. Spira's List of Acid-Forming and Acid-Binding (Mucusless) Foods Lesson XV. Transition Diet Lesson XVI. Transition Diet—Part 2 Lesson XVII. Transition Diet—Part 3 (Vegetarian Recipes Revisited) Lesson XVIII. Fasting Lesson XIX. Fasting—Part 2 Lesson XX. Fasting—Part 3 Lesson XXI. Fasting—Part 4 i Lesson XXII. Destructive Diet of Civilization and the Mucusless Diet, the Natural Food of Humans Lesson XXIII. Sex Lesson XXIV. Sex—Part 2 Lesson XXV. The Enforcement of Elimination by Physical Adjustments A Message to Ehretists About Prof. Spira List of Other Publications ii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF PROF. ARNOLD EHRET Professor Arnold Ehret was a German healer, dietitian, philosopher, teacher, visionary, and one of the first people to advocate fasting and a plant-based, vegan, and mucus-free lifestyle as a therapy for healing. For over 100 years, his written works and teachings have touched the lives of thousands of health-seekers pursuing higher levels of vitality. Ehret's most famous books, Mucusless Diet Healing System and Rational Fasting, continue to increase in popularity as plant- based, vegan, and raw-food diets become more prevalent. Ehret believed that pus- and mucus-forming foods were unnatural for humans to eat, and suggested that a diet of fruits and green leafy vegetables (i.e., mucus-free foods), are the most healing and powerful foods for humans. Ehret offers a sophisticated yet simple and safe transitional system for those who endeavor to stop eating pus- and mucus-forming foods. Early Life Arnold Ehret was born July 29, 1866, near Freiburg, in Baden, Germany. His father was a gifted farmer who was so technologically advanced that he crafted all of his own farming equipment. Like his father, Ehret would be endowed with a passion for studying the cause and effect of phenomena. His courses of interest were physics, chemistry, drawing, and painting. He also had an affinity for linguistics and could speak German, French, Italian, and English. At the age of 21, he graduated as a professor of drawing and was drafted into the military only to be discharged because of heart trouble. At the age of 31, he was diagnosed with Bright's disease (inflammation of the kidneys) and pronounced incurable by 24 of Europe's most respected doctors. He then explored natural healing and visited sanitariums to learn holistic methods and philosophies. In a desperate attempt to quench his misery, Ehret decided to stop eating. To his amazement, he did not die but gained strength and vitality. iii In 1899, he traveled to Berlin to study vegetarianism, followed by a trip to Algiers in northern Africa where he experimented with fasting and fruit dieting. Due to his new lifestyle, Ehret completely cured himself of all of his diseases and could then perform great feats of physiological strength, including an 800-mile bicycle trip from Algiers to Tunis. His discovery caused him to posit that pus- and mucus- forming foods are the fundamental cause for all human illness, and that fasting (simply eating less) is Nature's primary method of cleansing the body of the effects of unnatural eating. Successful Healer In the early 1900s, Ehret opened a hugely popular sanitarium in Ascona, Switzerland where he treated and cured thousands of patients considered incurable by the so-called "medical authorities." During the latter part of the decade, Ehret engaged in a series of fasts monitored by German and Swiss officials. Within a period of 14 months, Ehret completed one fast of 21 days, one of 24 days, one of 32 days, and one of 49 days, which stood as a world record for many years. Ultimately, Ehret became one of the most in-demand health lecturers, journalists, and educators in Europe, saving the lives of thousands of people. On June 27, 1914, just before World War I, Ehret left from Bremen for the United States to see the Panama Exposition and sample the fruits of the continent. He found his way to California, which was of special interest to him. This was because the region was undergoing a horticultural renaissance due to botanists like Luther Burbank, who later paid tribute to Ehret. At the time, the University of California, Riverside also owned the world's largest collection of rare fruits. When the war prevented Ehret from returning to Germany, he settled in Mount Washington (Los Angeles), where he prepared his manuscripts and diplomas in his cultivated eating gardens. He and other "Back to Naturists" began to influence local populations of young people to investigate plant-based, natural living. Benedict Lust, a student of Ehret's and early proponent of naturopathy, initially distributed the English-language books of Ehret, Kneipp, Kuhne, Just, and Engelhardt in the United States. This included Ehret's Kranke Menschen (literally, sick human beings) which became a best seller. Ehret worked at Lust's Yungborn Sanitarium for 5 years. Then, Ehret opened his own sanitarium in Alhambra, California before a lecture tour. His course on the Mucusless Diet Healing System iv became a book of 25 lessons for his students. The book, along with Rational Fasting, became his most important and popular publications. Ehret also developed and marketed his popular Innerclean Herbal Laxative formula. Death On October 9, 1922, just 2 weeks after he completed the Mucusless Diet Healing System, he finished a series of four lectures on regaining health through fasting and the "Grape Cure" (grape and grape juice fasting) at the Assembly Room of the Angelus Hotel on 4th and Spring Streets, where it was reported that over a hundred persons were unable to find seats. After leaving the building, between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Ehret, aged 56, fell and sustained a fatal blow to his skull. According to Ehret's business partner and publisher, Fred S. Hirsch, DNS, he was walking briskly on a wet, oil-soaked street during foggy conditions when he slipped on the curb and fell backward onto his head. Hirsch did not actually witness the fall but found Ehret lying on the street. Carl Kuhn, Ehret's German publisher during the 1920s, even questioned whether Ehret's fall was really an accident. Benedict Lust maintained that Ehret was wearing his first pair of new dress shoes and slipped as a result of his unfamiliarity with the footwear. To this day, the true nature of Ehret's death raises suspicion among his followers. Ehret's powerful healing successes along with his influential and revolutionary new lifestyle threatened the medical, meat, and dairy industries.
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