Polarity Diet

4 - The fourth is the solid earth, or matter as we know it and think of it, such as greens and fields, etc. But without the co-operation of all the others, this could not be.

These rivers of energy all depend on each other in interplay of particles and essences for their existence. So also does the health of the human body. We eat the fruits of sunshine, air, water and the earth, but never question the fact why we need them nor what the finer essences or principles in them are which we must have in order to sustain us. "Man does not live by bread alone."^[1] All solid, physical food is here implied. There is something finer in us and in Nature. It is the energy essence in the food that supplies our store from Nature's bountiful domain, and this essence is four-fold in Nature's polarized fields.

1 - The AIRY elements of foods are distinguished by their sourness and oxidizing properties. 'Sauerstoff' is the German word for oxygen. All foods which have this in abundance, sustain this element of action in the human body, when taken in moderate quantities and in proper combinations. The intake of too much sour or oxidizing foods, such as acid fruits and their juices, causes an excess of the sour element in the body through fermentation because of lack of oxidation.

Nitrogen is also an element of the airy nature. Rich, nitrogenous foods form excess gas when not digested rapidly. Fermentation is due to indigestion, and gas is a by-product, liberating the sour element and struggling to give it back to Nature.

The airy foods nourish the oxidizing element in the bloodstream and in the nervous system through the cerebro-spinal [cerebrospinal] fluid, by absorption of this fine essence. That easily explains why highly nervous cases are usually associated with gaseous conditions.

Yeasts and their products belong to the group of airy foods. They soothe the nerves, which action, according to chemistry, is credited to the vitamin B contents.^[2]

Natural, unprocessed cheeses have the airy quality of fermentation in them. Roquefort, Camembert, Liederkranz, Limburger and all cheeses having a strong odor which is activated by the enzymes of fermentation belong in this category. Apples combine well with these proteins because they are also an airy, brain food. Almonds, pecans, cashews and pignolias [pine nuts] are among the fruit proteins containing this airy principle.

All citrus fruits and their varieties come under the heading of sourness, which must oxidize or the excess produces rheumatism by clogging the oxidation and life principle. Lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, pineapple, rhubarb, tomatoes and strawberries are here included.

Among the dairy products, the sours are Yogurt, sour milk, acidophilus, buttermilk and all its varities [varieties] of souring essence, which may be too much for the body to take care of when taken daily in quantities. In this respect, the Punjabi's in India have the right idea. Their hot weather drink is cold, fresh buttermilk, yogurt or curd, diluted with four parts or more of plain cold water, and salt is added according to taste. In this way it is highly beneficial through its cooling effect.

Personally, I have seen many cases of rheumatism, lumbago, arthritis and other muscular pains or stiffness and difficulties caused by the excess of the souring principle in the blood because it could not be oxidized in the muscles through action nor by respiration; so it was

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¹ Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4
² Many B vitamins (such as B3, B5, B9, B6 and B12) have been found to help balance neurotransmitters in the brain and to support mood and sleep hormones like serotonin.