I have received many encouraging letters from patients who have found Ginkgo biloba to be an excellent remedy for a variety of complaints. In February 1986, one lady wrote:

‘I have been taking this remedy since October 1985. For years I kept getting a pain behind my left eye and when out walking I would involuntarily swerve to the left, often bumping into people. I even feared I had a brain tumour, but neither the eye specialist nor X-rays discovered anything like that. Tests of the throat, nose, ears and sinus were all negative. One doctor said that vascular and circulatory problems were to blame and prescribed Ginkgo biloba, “the best remedy there is,” he added. And that reminded me of your article in Gesundheits-Nachrichten (Health News), where you recommended Ginkgo biloba for the same complaints.’

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In the body we find a similar interdependence of functions. Hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin work in close association with each other in the stomach. Pepsin can break down the food proteins only if the gastric environment is kept acid through the presence of hydrochloric acid in the right concentration; otherwise pepsin is completely ineffective. There are many associations like these, and if we are to produce medicines that fulfil their intended purpose, we must find out more about them.

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We have only one option in order to fight pathogenic agents, in this case viruses, for which there is no known antidote or remedy, and that is to support the body in defending itself, by helping to mobilise its defence forces, or mechanisms. Thus, if we want to take up the fight against viruses and win it, we must do all we can to back up the body’s own regenerative power. The virologist in the Swiss hospital agreed with me. This is the only correct way to treat viral diseases.

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Predisposition is often responsible for cell degeneration, that is, it may be due to the inherited genetic make-up. However, such a predisposition need not lead to cancer if one’s life-style is sensible.

An inadequate diet, a constant companion of our modern way of living and eating, upsets the body’s biological balance and so damages the entire cellular system.

Too much protein intake, and of a poor quality, plays a considerable part.

Fats have a bearing on the development of cancer. Animal fats and fats lacking in unsaturated fatty acids are especially detrimental.

Disturbances in the mineral metabolism caused by the consumption of refined foods have proved to be a contributory cause of cell degeneration.

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How can this problem be solved? Calcium is a basic mineral that compounds easily with acids. If during the latter part of life the body accumulates certain acids, for example, oxalic and other acids, which should have been eliminated with the urine, the body compounds these with calcium to form calcium salts. When reduced to an unsaturated state in this way they are rendered less harmful. If we do not permit a deficiency to develop in the mineral metabolism, and we see to it that the calcium level remains normal, we can be sure that there will be no abnormal decalcification of the bones, even during old age. For this reason, too, there will be no calcium deposits in the blood vessels and tissues. This leads us to the question: what can be done to prevent premature aging?

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Women especially suffer from swollen veins, which often occur after surgery or just after childbirth. Generally, the blocking of venous blood vessels happens sometime between the third and the eighth day following surgery or delivery. In such cases a physician will usually give anticoagulant and vasodilator injections. However, more appropriate and helpful than this medical intervention is the following prophylactic treatment, which is to be recommended to all those who show a congenital or acquired tendency to embolism and thrombosis, and in particular to people with varicose veins.

First of all, take proper care of the bowels, because intestinal disorders such as insufficient bowel movement or the retention of a faecal matter causes the blood, and hence the whole body, to become affected by metabolic toxins. Going on a juice diet for one day a week usually helps to improve regularity. The question of diet or nutrition for the rest of the week is no less important; only natural, unadulterated, unrefined foods will contribute to the eventual correction of irregular bowel movements.

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Hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis) begins with a small alteration, which looks like a flat sore or ulcer. This sore then develops into a growth of the connective tissue, followed by a deposit of calcium salts, with the result that the inside of the artery becomes gradually narrower and the blood has less space in which to circulate. The artery loses more and more of its elasticity, eventually becoming hard and brittle. The blood pressure then rises and the victim may eventually the brain or a cerebral haemorrhage. Dilation of the heart or haemorrhage of a blood vessel near the heart, as well as nephrosclerosis (nephritis due to a hardening of the kidney blood vessels ) may also occur.

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