The Breath of Life and the Cycle of Nutrition

The body of dust in which man lives and moves and has his being on earth is supported by the dual currents of the centers of our solar system - the sun and the moon energies and their life-giving currents to all Nature. This is the energy which makes man a living being on earth. This is the earthy man or Adam, according to his flesh and blood, as a human being - not pure spirit, but a mixture of spirit with matter and where matter usually predominates.

The earthy body of man or Adam is linked to Nature by the four rivers of energy which he needs constantly to sustain him in this life on earth. This he has in common with all life and vegetation: Air to breathe, to keep him in this atmosphere as a part of it; warmth and sunshine to expand and live; moisture and coolness to refresh his parched, earthy nature. Solid and liquid foods are also necessary to sustain him and keep him in rhythm with the earth.

Nutrition is a complete cycle of attraction out of Nature's storehouse and the expulsion back to the outside - from the Whole to the unit, and back to the Cosmos. "Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?" (Mat. l5:17).

Natural foods grown on good soil contain all the minerals man needs, as well as the more subtle elements in Nature. Cooking destroys most of the finer 'pranic', vital essence in the delicate structures of fruits, nuts and the more luscious and green vegetation. Grasses, which animals live on, are one of the richest and best balanced foods for the earthy nature. Greens and fresh fruits oxidize easily. They are not as heavy in construction as the proteins, the nitrogenous foods and the carbons.

The proteins of flesh meats and eggs have many by-products in them, such as the purine of uric acid and other wastes of the animal system. These must be eliminated in order to maintain health. Greens and easily oxidized foods are needed in order to help eliminate the waste products. Cheese is a good animal protein which does not contain the poisonous byproducts of flesh meats and eggs. A good cheese taken along with plenty of grapefruit or oranges or the juice of same is an ideal combination. That produces oxidation and contains plenty of nourishment without the accumulation of waste and weight.

The carbon foods or starches and heated fats oxidize slowly; hence that is a bad combination along with heavy proteins. It takes longer to break them down and to eliminate the waste. Many illnesses, such as arthritis, rheumatism and a host of pains have their origin in injudicious intake and improper combinations of even the best of foods.

The vegetable proteins, such as the legumes, are highly nourishing but they also oxidize slowly. They should be combined with greens, either raw or cooked. When even the vegetable proteins are taken in excess, they will ferment in the stomach if not properly assimilated and completely oxidized. Acidity due to fermentation causes rheumatism and is always a symptom of sub-oxidation of foods, especially the proteins and starches.

Food and drink have their own cycle of travel. They come from the outside and must be completely broken down by digestion for assimilation and elimination. This is not only true of the solid elements