MORRIS KROK ON EXCESSIVE FRUIT CONSUMPTION An extract of material written by Morris Krok Note: the material below was written by Morris Krok, and is extracted from a long article released on Internet. This article was edited by Tom Billings. To summarize all these notes, one must know the meaning of the following magic words and phrases. Once one is conversant with them, it will become clear why mankind has not come of age, and why the last stumbling block or frontier that he must cross is the erasing of misconceptions regarding the naming of symptoms, seeking cures, and blaming illness on germs, viruses, bacteria and some other unforseen entity. These are the magic words or phrases. (a) Health is the balance between assimilation and elimination. (b) Not everything eaten turns to blood, tissue or bone. (c) The toxins and unwanted residues from the air, water and food that cannot be readily eliminated only feed our illnesses and symptoms, and as we become older it spreads throughout the body affecting more and more parts of the body. (d) Unwanted substances being foreign to the needs of the body ferment and putrefy, and it is these harmful exudates that affect our well being. (e) Louis Kuhne explains it in his book "New Science of Healing", the distressing effects fermentation has on the body, and why animals when ill or injured do not eat because even their natural raw food undergoes fermentation in the digestive process and so interferes with free and easy healing. I deal with this on page 138 of "Fruit the Food & Medicine for Man", but made an error when I wrote that fruit, nuts and vegetables do not ferment. After re-reading the relevant section in Kuhne's book, he says that fruit etc., does not ferment to the same extent as cooked and animal foods. (f) Peristalsis is the natural contraction that occurs after eating or drinking throughout the digestive system from the gullet to the anus. It operates more efficiently after one has rested from food in particular for five or more hours. It is for this reason we should not eat too often, even if they are only small snacks. The body only produces a limited amount of digestive juices during a day. Large amounts of water on an empty stomach such as first thing in the morning will increase peristalsis and result in a bowel movement. (g) Osmosis means that when a light water is drunk it has the power or force as it passes through a membrane such as the stomach and intestinal walls, to displace the heavier fluids, especially if impregnated with salt and other heavy minerals through the skin as boils and suppurations. In the ancient sun-healing temples they used to weigh the water to obtain the lightest running river water. (h) Ileo-caecal valve has the magical function of not allowing liquids that pass from the small intestine into the colon. Hence if we drink one glass of liquid or twenty it still has to be absorbed into the bloodstream via the villi and so has a cleansing and refreshing effect on the bloodstream and brain. This valve allows solids to pass through and not liquids. If, however, it allowed liquids to readily pass through, we would have to contend with perpetual diarrhea. (i) Yoga asanas or simple slowly executed stretching actions that involve every joint and muscle of the body relaxes and energizes the body by assisting blood circulation and the heightened flow of nerve impulses. MORRIS KROK ON EXCESSIVE FRUIT CONSUMPTION (j) Yoga inverted poses such as the headstand, and shoulder stand, works with gravity; and in addition to resting the heart and oxygenating the bloodstream, it enables all the abdominal organs to revert to their normal positions. It assists in cleansing the lungs, bronchials, nasal passages and sinuses. It shows that the ancient yogis were endowed with real genius to devise this system and reveal how their knowledge of the body is superior to modern man. ONCE YOU CAN STAND COMFORTABLY ON YOUR HEAD FOR FIFTEEN OR MORE MINUTES YOU WILL APPRECIATE WHY IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE KING OF ASANAS. Nothing relaxes or makes us feel so good as this inverted pose as it releases pressure on the neck and spinal column (the tree of life). (k) They found to control the life energy and thought processes, one had to still the breathing faculties or reduce the bodies need for oxygen. They achieved this through meditation and their system of breathing. They learned by controlling the breath they could control the mind; and by controlling the mind they could control the breath. In time they could stop the action of the heart and lungs and go into hibernation or trance, and also awaken certain dormant faculties of the body. (l) They realized that it was necessary to go beyond the food question by eating sparingly when actual hunger is present. The overeating of even fruit can surcharge the system with food essence and so hinder the goal they are seeking - the mastery over mind and breath. (m) The non-food elements; fresh air, plain water, rest and light (sunshine) are the true healers and this is why books which over-emphasize that healing comes through food are misleading. Natural food appears to do the trick, only because it is less stressful and taxing to the body and does not leave the harmful byproducts that civilized eating produces. (n) Fasting or abstaining from solid foods for an extended period rests the entire body, and frees it from the products of fermentation and putrefaction. It enables the body to intelligently carry on the administration of our inner mechanism without our continual interference. Light water should be drunk copiously during such abstinence, even if at the beginning it results in withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, pains in joints and muscles, heartburn, indigestion, constipation and fatigue. If we persist with the fast, these distressing symptoms soon pass as in the words of the father of nature cure, Vincent Priessnitz said, "Water cures the mischief that water does, go on drinking." The words in one line: Assimilation, elimination, non-transformed food, peristalsis, osmosis, ileo-caceal valve, beyond food, meditation, stretching, breath and mind control, fasting, no-name symptom and no-name cure, organic gardening, conservation, and using the sun, air and water for the energy to run new age technology. Knowing the full meaning of these words is a life long task that has nothing to do with book learning and technology. Classical books that reveal these truths. 1. Heaven Lies Within Us (Yoga Gave Me Superior Health.) 2. Healing by Water (water healing through the ages)- T. Hartley Hennessy 3. Doctors Disease and Health by Cyril Scott. 4. Why Grow Old by Tony Officer. All the above was mostly written when I was in California but completed in South Africa, but to end it I must add the revelation which I had on the train from Reading to Totnes [in the U.K.] - truly a moment of golden consciousness. MORRIS KROK ON EXCESSIVE FRUIT CONSUMPTION On the train I had the time to review my experiences in California. Never before had I eaten so much organic good fruit. With all this fruit and plenty [of] carrot juice I should have sprouted wings and a psychic would have seen a halo on my head as a sign I had been annointed. I also drank plenty of distilled water, carrot juice, orange juice and ginger juice; and had sun baths. However I was disappointed to note that certain cuts and wounds were not only not healing but getting worse. Where was I going wrong? Especially when all these years I believed that fruit was not only our food but a medicine as well, although I do mention and imply that fruit is not a magical substance in my book with this title. Then on the train journey it dawned on me that I had over-eaten on this delectable food. You name it I ate it. Figs, apples, oranges, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, dates, raisins, watermelon, sweet melon and a variety of nuts - mostly almonds and pistachios. [I] also ate salads. After reviewing the situation I decided while in Totnes and Devon I would live mostly on water and not worry much about the food question. On one occasion went to a vegetarian restaurant in Totnes with my wife but only had a small plate of steamed vegetables. Felt more hungry after had eaten than when I went in. On the whole I did not eat much or too often, and yet I noticed an improvement in some of my cuts and condition of my hair. In California, my hair was coarse and sticking up on end, but now it became more glossy and manageable. These experiences reminded me what the yogis say - too much food essence causes the breath to become vigorous and the mind restless, and also prevents the practitioner from practising pranayama - control of the breath - successfully or for one to experience bliss or ananda. It also made me think what macrobiotics teaches. They say that fruit is too yin and that the overconsumption of it could lead to skin problems whereas the overconsumption of animal foods that are yang can lead to internal problems. In the one article it mentioned how someone cured himself of a skin ailment that refused to heal on fruit and raw foods by living on cooked food. This statement mystified me for years and was contrary to what advanced health teachers taught. The only possible reason for his cure is that the fruit had too much food value so thereby hindering the healing process, whereas the cooked food had so much less real food essence that one was virtually on a camouflaged fast. It also made me remember what Theresa Mitchell wrote in "Roads to Health and Healing" - that the overconsumption of fruit can result in acids accumulating in the body. This does not detract from the fact raw food in the long term is more beneficial. In 1957 while I was still living in Johannesburg I remember after living on a bottle of honey a day for a week or more, my nails started disintegrating but improved when I replaced the honey with peanut butter. It may not be that there was anything in the peanut butter that stopped this condition but I had removed the cause of the problem - too much honey with its high sugar content. Here again too much of a good thing, even though the sugar in honey, dates and raisins is natural, it does not mean that we can overeat on them. It is for this reason that philosophers seeking for an answer to life state or imply that truth is relative as all depends how something is used in relation to something else. MORRIS KROK ON EXCESSIVE FRUIT CONSUMPTION Supplementary Material Sent by Morris Krok: Please note my remarks about the excessive consumption of fruit and sweet things and how it can result in an imbalance. I would like this point emphasized because the world has made a God out of food, and if you read in between the lines of the notes I am implying that we should go beyond the food question. Also note my reference to the intelligent use of water and how it can refresh the brain with inspired innovative thought. I have just been reading Beyond Pritikin by Ann Louise Gittleman. She mentions that too much sweet foods, natural and unnatural, can leach out calcium. Prior to this I had read how too much protein can do the same thing. Where do we go from here - sprouted grains and green leafy vegetables - as Ann Wigmore teaches? I suppose some where along the line we must use our head and not be afraid to throw out our most cherished beliefs even if we fondled them from infancy. This is why I enjoy more than anything else standing on my head and seeing the world right way up. Yes we must use the web [world wide web: Internet] to erase superstition, misconceptions and ignorance especially from the high echelons of society - from those authorities who will not admit when they are wrong, and who will not apologize for the harm their beliefs and practices have caused. Yes we must use it to transform the hearts and minds of men to maturity. Notes by the article editor (Tom Billings): Special thanks to Morris Krok for writing the above, and for authorizing its distribution! The headstand is a wonderful yoga asana, but it is an advanced pose that one works up to, over a period of time. If you are interested in doing the headstand, 1) learn from an actual teacher, rather than a book, video, or audio, 2) check with a health professional if you have any possible contraindications: disorders of the neck, head, or organs of the head (e.g. glaucoma, detached retina, optic nerve disorders), high (or very low) blood pressure, before attempting the headstand. Some experts also suggest that those who are very sexually active, should not do the headstand. Those in the U.S. can order the books by Morris Krok from his daughter, contact: Susan Krok 21 Coquito Ct. Portola Valley, CA 94028 I suggest using her instead of alternate suppliers, as his family here will benefit.