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Copper has an interesting effect on microscopic organisms. Put some copper shavings in a cloth bag, place this in some water and watch what happens to the microscopic protozoans, algae, fungi and bacteria living in it. They all die. Without losing much of its weight, copper can produce such a powerful catalytic effect that it kills these microscopic organisms.

Silver-plated or nickel-plated copper can cause upsets when they are used for toys, because once the plating has been abraded, the oxidised metal can harm the child playing with such a toy.

All these considerations should make us want to keep away from copper. If you wish to cook and live in a way that is conducive to good health, you must take care to choose safe cookware. Why add to the already existing detrimental influences in our modern life? As it is, our food loses much of its natural value because of chemical additives, preservatives and the refining processes, apart from other influences such as chemical sprays and fertilisers used in its production. You are merely following a course of wisdom if, in your kitchen, you take care not to add to all this pollution but keep the standard as high as possible so that your health will benefit.

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Meanwhile, we can at least take advantage of our present knowledge and make a dish of oil seeds and honey. In doing so we will prevent oxidation and the deterioration of the nutritional value of the oil seeds. Creamed into a spread, poppy seeds, freshly ground sunflower seeds or any other oil seed and honey, is about the healthiest and most strengthening food that exists. Furthermore, it is a splendid food and remedy for those who suffer from liver problems.

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It is true that some primitive peoples live almost entirely on raw foods and remain fit and strong. We in the industrialised world, however, should not draw the wrong conclusions from this. Figuratively speaking, civilisation has inflicted many wounds on us, and many of us have acquired extremely weak digestive organs, making it almost impossible, or at least very difficult, to digest raw foods. If this applies to you, you will have to make the food more digestible by cooking it. Only a modest addition of raw food in the form of puree or juice will be permissible. Facing the facts is the answer to keeping your body from being put under unnecessary stress. When the system has recovered sufficiently and the digestive juices are once again able to break down the raw vegetable cells and assimilate the nutrients, you can begin to enjoy some raw foods, but with great care. Even then, you should never forget that proper chewing and thorough insalivation are called for. Never eat in a hurry. So if you want to benefit fully from raw foods, you will have to take more time eating them than you do with cooked food.

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if layers of dung are alternated with yarrow or pine needles in its construction. In the first year you can add animal dung and liquid manure to the compost. But in the second year, no new material should be added to the heap; it should merely be turned over to let the air get to it. At the end of the second year you will have valuable compost that is of great importance to the plants. Vegetables that require nitrogen will do better if the compost has bone meal added to it, while legumes like peas and string beans, as well as roots and vegetables that are rich in potassium, grow better with wood ash compost, since wood ash is rich in minerals, including

potassium.

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3. Do not eat fruit that cannot be peeled. True, it may be difficult to resist the temptation to eat strawberries or cherries in January in certain tropical regions south of the equator, but it is not worth taking the risk of exposing yourself to the great danger of possible infection with some tropical disease. Wait until you return home and pick them in your own garden.

4. Drinking water constitutes a high risk. Make sure it has been boiled before drinking it. This point applies to drinking water anywhere in the tropics, including in restaurants; it is unsafe, and so is ice, which is probably made from the same water. You must either take the trouble to boil it or try to quench your thirst by eating juicy fruit which you can peel, being careful not to transfer

any bacteria from the skin of the fruit to its fleshy part. In the jungle you can drink palm water, which is contained in the marrow of the palm tree. Even for those who normally do not drink alcohol, it would be better to quench the thirst with beer, if available, rather than run the risk of drinking contaminated water, for a little alcohol is less harmful than a dangerous tropical disease. Remember, unboiled water can be dangerous – do not take any chances.

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‘I am truly glad and rejoice with you, knowing that with a simple raw food diet you have been able to overcome psoriasis. Now we must achieve a complete cure and you need to be patient for a little while longer. The raw food diet has stimulated the various body functions, including that of the kidneys, and has given the body sufficient vitamins and nutritive salts. This proves that psoriasis is associated with one’s diet and that the function or malfunction of the organs has much to do with its development. Psoriasis is usually given external treatment only, and in various clinics this receives primary attention, which is fundamentally incorrect. In this regard orthodox doctors are, unfortunately, quite wrong in their opinion and approach. Psoriasis, one of the worst skin diseases, is not merely a visible problem, for which reason external treatment should be of secondary consideration. Of course, it is important to keep the skin clean, supply it with sufficient oil and disinfect it properly so that further complications are avoided. Nevertheless, internal treatment is far more significant, and your letter is proof of this. If you wish to improve your health still further, then let me recommend kidney tea as well as goldenrod (Solidago) and sufficient calcium. These remedies will be of great benefit to you.’

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Here is what you do. Take some fermented cider, the older the better, heat it until it reaches boiling point and quickly remove it from the heat. Then soak some towels in the hot liquid and place them, as hot as the patient can bear, on both arms, covering each arm completely. The heat plus the fruit acids of the hot cider will decongest the heart circulation, soothe the blood vessels and the nervous system and relieve the cramps. The effect of this simple natural treatment can be reinforced by placing a hot linseed, hay flower or lemon balm compress over the heart at the same time. Linseed is the best choice for this purpose.

Cramp-like conditions brought about by angina pectoris or other similar causes follow the course of the sympathetic nerve. They often start in the pit of the stomach near the sternum and move up to the throat, leaving a feeling almost amounting to strangulation. Such distressing conditions, if treated as described, will be relieved to the patient’s greatest satisfaction.

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If vegetables rather than fruit are preferred, make a dish of cold buckwheat gruel (see below) and serve with any salad as an evening meal. Or in lieu of that, make some fresh vegetable soup accompanied by wholemeal sandwiches and a mixed salad.

In order to avoid flatulence, it is best to avoid eating vegetables and fruit at the same meal. If you did not know about this, it may be difficult to change your habits. But observing this rule is worthwhile, because your digestion will improve, gastric disturbances will disappear and your body’s energy reserves will last longer.

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