Terrain Therapy: How To Achieve Perfect Health Through Diet, Living Habits & Divine Thinking (2022)
By Dr Ulric Williams – 50 Q&As – Unbekoming Book Summary
This book, originally published in 1934 under the title Hints on Healthy Living, has been newly republished under a fresh title.
I have come to see the terrain model as a far more accurate representation of reality compared to the germ model.
“Disease” and its symptoms are the body's natural processes of detoxifying, healing, and repairing itself. Within this context, Cartel Medicine, having reframed these symptoms as inherently “bad,” focuses solely on profit-driven “solutions” that disrupt and interrupt these healing processes rather than supporting them.
With thanks to Dr Ulric Williams and Dr Sam Bailey.
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Analogy
Imagine a garden within a greenhouse. The garden represents your body, the soil represents your internal terrain, and you are the gardener. The greenhouse environment represents your mental and spiritual state.
When a garden fails to thrive, conventional medicine is like spraying chemicals on the wilting plants or cutting off diseased portions while ignoring the fundamental growing conditions. This approach doesn't address why the plants are struggling in the first place.
In contrast, natural healing is like a wise gardener who:
Maintains rich, living soil (your internal environment)
Ensures proper water and sunlight (nutrition and natural elements)
Creates optimal greenhouse conditions (mental/spiritual state)
Removes weeds and pests naturally (elimination of toxins)
Works with the seasons (respecting natural cycles)
Uses organic methods (supporting natural processes)
Prevents problems through daily care (prevention over cure)
When the garden struggles, the wise gardener doesn't blame the plants or suppress symptoms but instead examines and improves the growing conditions. They understand that healthy soil and proper conditions result in healthy plants that naturally resist disease.
Just as a garden's health reflects its growing conditions, your body's health reflects your internal environment, thoughts, and alignment with natural law. The gardener's role, like yours, is not to force growth but to create and maintain optimal conditions for natural vitality to express itself.
And just as you can't rush a garden's natural growth cycles, health restoration follows its own timing when given proper support. The gardener's patience and consistent care allows nature to work its healing magic in its own perfect way.
12-point summary
Understanding Disease Disease is not a mysterious external attack but a gradual degenerative process resulting from failure to comply with natural laws. This fundamental understanding shifts the entire approach to health and healing away from fighting disease toward supporting health.
The Body's Natural Intelligence The body possesses an innate healing capacity directed by divine intelligence. When provided with proper conditions and freed from toxic burdens, this internal wisdom effectively maintains and restores health without external interventions.
Toxic Accumulation Modern living creates unprecedented toxic burdens through processed foods, environmental pollutants, and emotional stress. This accumulation of toxins forms one of the primary physical causes of disease, requiring periodic cleansing through fasting and natural elimination.
Nutrition Fundamentals True nutrition comes from whole, unprocessed foods, with emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables comprising 80% of the diet. Food processing and refinement create "dead foods" incapable of supporting vibrant health.
Mental-Physical Connection Thoughts and emotions directly affect physical health through their influence on the endocrine and nervous systems. Negative mental states create disease while positive thoughts support healing and health maintenance.
Spiritual Alignment Health represents the outward expression of harmony with divine law. Spiritual consciousness and alignment significantly influence healing capacity and overall wellbeing.
Healing Crises Acute illnesses represent the body's therapeutic efforts rather than diseases requiring suppression. Supporting rather than suppressing these healing crises prevents chronic disease development.
Natural Immunity True immunity develops through proper living and a healthy internal environment rather than through artificial means like vaccination. Clean, well-nourished systems naturally resist disease.
Prevention Priority Disease prevention through proper living proves far more effective than attempting to cure established conditions. Education in natural health principles forms the foundation of true healthcare.
Economic Influences The modern medical system's economic structure often prioritizes profit over health, leading to unnecessary treatments and suppression of natural healing methods. Understanding this helps individuals make more informed healthcare choices.
Children's Health Children's health depends primarily on proper nutrition, starting with maternal health and continuing through careful dietary progression. Most childhood ailments result from improper feeding and toxic accumulation.
Treatment Principles Effective treatment focuses on removing obstacles to healing rather than forcing cures. This includes supporting elimination, providing proper nutrition, ensuring adequate rest, and maintaining positive mental attitudes while allowing the body's natural healing mechanisms to operate.
Foreword by Dr Samantha Bailey
I first discovered Dr Ulric Williams (1890–1971) in 2021. A dear friend, Simin Williams (whose husband is distantly related to Dr Williams), sent me a copy of New Zealand’s Greatest Doctor—Ulric Williams of Wanganui—a Surgeon who became a Naturopath.
The booklet was published in 1998 by Brenda Sampson, who had been a former patient of Dr Williams in the 1940s. Simin met the 83-year-old Brenda in 2000 and described her as, "a picture of health, so bright-eyed and sharp in mind…a tall and beautiful lady and very straight up, both physically and in her manner." However, Brenda never mentioned her publication during that meeting, and it wasn’t until several years later that Simin came across a copy of New Zealand’s Greatest Doctor and made the connection.
The book instantly struck a chord with me on a number of levels. The first was how concise Dr Williams was with his explanations of health and disease. For example, he would say, "all disease comes from one of two places, either an unhealthy way of life…or else it comes from unhappiness in the mind and spirit."
This was in striking contrast to my allopathic medical training, where I was bombarded with the names of hundreds of diseases, many of which appeared to be able to strike unsuspecting victims at will. For most of these disease entities, the allopathic system postulates a single cause and a specific treatment protocol. Dr Williams saw the folly of treating people this way: there are no specific 'entities' as such; there are only the manifested symptoms and conditions of the body. He did not believe in 'Germ theory' and Louis Pasteur's claims; instead, Dr Williams lent his support to the 'Terrain' theorist Antoine Béchamp and stated, "it isn't the germs that matter but that upon which they prey."
Dr Williams placed a great deal of importance on the psychological and spiritual realms—he was clear that a healthy body was ultimately dependent on a healthy mind and a resolute connection on the spiritual plain. Deficiencies in this department were not only detrimental to health but sometimes fatal. As he would explain, "if a person is very unhappy and can't find a way out of the unhappiness, the body will create a way out through illness."
Dr Williams had no hubris when it came to the abilities of doctors and once said to Brenda Sampson, "I didn’t cure you, only God can heal. Actually, what I did, was to teach you how to cure yourself and that will be useful to you all your life."
He had not always been that way. Earlier in his career, the dashing obstetrician/surgeon had a reputation of being a playboy doctor, more interested in sports, women, and booze than his patients. As one friend put it, he would, "rush them through the surgery, filling them up with sedatives and drugs just as quickly as he could, so that he might have more time for his pleasures." However, Dr Williams reached a crisis point in 1931 and became horrified with the allopathic "remedies" that he had been dispensing for material profits. (He also described this turning point in the Foreword to the Fifth Edition.)
He knew it was time to find a new path and, over the next few years, gradually worked out his basis for healthy living—right eating, right thinking, and right living with an appreciation of the relationship between body, mind, and spirit. He became appalled at the number of operations being done and resolved to do no more surgery. He made detailed studies on the processing of food, the health and methods of fertilisation of the soil, diet, and psychology. He concluded that the excessive use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers was endangering human health. In this regard, he was years ahead of even Rachel Carson, who blew the whistle on DDT and other environmental chemical contaminants in the 1960s.
In New Zealand’s Greatest Doctor, Brenda Sampson mentioned some of Dr Williams' publications, but they had all been out of print for many years. After an extensive search, I managed to purchase a 1939 4th edition of Hints on Healthy Living from a Wellington bookshop. The book was another great revelation, and I was unable to put it down. His sentences can appear simple and yet they are often powerful aphorisms—for example, "don't fight disease, but practice good health," is one of my guiding principles.
Dr Williams published the 83-page first edition of Hints on Healthy Living in 1934. By the 4th edition, the one I hold, it had reached 300 pages, with well over 100 of the pages comprising recipes. There was a 5th edition of the book in 1949, which came with the new title Health and Healing in the New Age. A copy of this can be found in The National Library of New Zealand. It can get confusing when book titles are changed in this way, but it was probably more fitting than a title that suggested it contained merely "hints." Although Dr Williams had humbly written in the 1930s that, "the scope of this book is indicated in its title," it is certainly instructive enough to provide the reader with a comprehensive way of living and a profound understanding of health.
When we decided to put this book into print, consideration was given as to whether to modernise the format and style. Dr Williams favoured a great deal of capitalisation in his writing, which may seem unusual in the present day as he appears to be shouting at his readers. However, on reflection, we elected to maintain his literary style. If he was concerned about unhealthy lifestyles in the 1930s, it is almost certain that he would be shouting at us even more loudly in the 2020s. There is also a personal delight in allowing a buried voice to have a platform over 80 years later. By leaving the style as it was, Dr Williams gets to speak again in his unique style while his detractors are long since forgotten. The truth has a habit of surfacing even if it takes time.
While preserving most of his original content, there have been some updates to help the modern reader. Some of Dr Williams' classifications and lists have been reorganised to make them clearer. Where more accurate and important information is now available, it has been added. What is most remarkable is how little needed changing, such is his timeless wisdom. His examples of 1930s medical follies have been left in place as they are illustrative of many of the same erroneous "health" models that are still blindly followed today. The laws of God and the nature of biology cannot be changed by man. Dr Williams' genius was in the distillation and communication of these principles to others.
There are a large number of recipes in this book, which is appropriate given the emphasis that Dr Williams placed on achieving health through diet. They are simple to follow, nourishing, and practical with the vital themes being readily apparent. Our diets should consist of foods that are provided by nature with the avoidance of processes that deplete their nutritional value. By simply browsing through the recipes, you will see plenty of fruits and vegetables and unadulterated ingredients. It goes without saying that knowing where your food comes from is of the utmost importance.
Dr Williams was not averse to meat in the diet, although he would advise restricting its consumption during times of illness. There are no meat dishes among the recipes, apart from the unexpected appearance of one 'Savoury Rabbit' in the 'Meat Substitute' section! (Our family consumes meat regularly, and I am happy to leave others to work out their best balance.) Raw milk and butter, however, are frequently employed in the recipes. If flour is being used, it should usually be wholemeal, while sweetening is achieved through raw sugar or honey. Puddings can be part of a healthy diet if they consist of such wholesome ingredients. One of my favourite recipes in this book is Welsh Nectar—a natural homemade soft drink with a delicious mouthfeel that cannot be replicated by commercial varieties.
For readers outside the United Kingdom and Australasia, there may be a few unfamiliar terms. Marmite and Vegemite are potent food spreads made from yeast extract. They are jet black in colour and rich sources of vitamin B compounds. Weet-Bix is a popular breakfast cereal in Australasia, with a similar product in the UK and North America being Weetabix. Granose flakes are now known as Corn Flakes, so this was updated in the recipes section. There are a few other 'old' words that have been preserved to remind us of our heritage. Recipe measurements are mostly in the imperial system and brief on instructions—the idea is more about appreciating the principle of natural ingredients and eating minimally manipulated food.
During his practising career, Dr Williams gave many popular public lectures and wrote to newspapers frequently. He campaigned against fluoridation of water supplies and was opposed to all vaccines—which he described as, "disgusting and disease-producing." Such positions brought him into conflict with the British Medical Association, who expelled him as a member in 1936. Subsequently, a similarly outraged Medical Council failed in their attempts to have him struck off the register in the 1940s. This resonated with me due to the Medical Council's attempts to silence me after I went public in 2020 with regard to the COVID-19 fraud. However, unlike Dr Williams, I had no desire to remain practising within the medical system once I understood its nature.
Last century, Dr Williams wrote that, "the modern medical system, to the extent of perhaps 80%, is nothing but a gigantic, cruel, ludicrous, lucrative, transparent fraud." In my view, nothing has changed except perhaps that 80% is now an underestimate of the fraud taking place. In the same article, he went on to state:
"Doctors do not know what disease is, nor how it is brought about…
Doctors, completely unaware of their significance or purpose, are taught that acute illnesses are acute diseases, which they must prevent or cure. With this object, they employ a battery of destructive agents, notoriously more dangerous than the ills they are supposed to cure. Poisonous drugs, vaccines, radiation, and mutilating surgery are their weapons. Perhaps the worst crime of modern medical, so-called science is the increasingly effective suppression of acute illnesses. Usually, successful suppression has one of four consequences:
The sufferer is killed.
A foundation is laid for chronic and often incurable disease.
Nature (if she can) will, after periodic intervals, stage more of these would-be spring cleanings or Healing Crises.
Nature may effect a cure in spite of treatment, in which case the doctor will claim and probably get full credit for recovery."
While it may seem a harsh critique of our profession, I have come to realise the truth of it. When Dr Barbara Starfield revealed in 2000 that around 225,000 patients were dying annually in US hospitals due to medical errors, it should have been one of the scandals of the century. Keeping in mind that this does not include the iatrogenic deaths (and injuries) happening outside the hospitals, it is clear that the medico-pharmaceutical industry has blood all over its hands. It is indeed only a medical system, not a health system.
Dr Williams felt that governments had a role in promoting the health of the population, and in his introduction to the 4th edition of Hints on Healthy Living he provides a list of, "What Governments Should Do." I suspect that if he were alive today, he may have lost faith in the notion of governments having any positive function in the health and wellbeing of the average person.
Dr Williams' insights into the wider picture were remarkable for his time. He condemned the debt-based financial system and was under no illusion as to who ultimately pulled the strings when he stated, "whosoever controls credit controls most else; it is most vitally urgent that the people as a whole should co-operate to govern themselves." And ultimately, he said, it was individuals who would determine what the ruling class did with them:
"We ourselves are to blame. Give the average man a crust and a corner of blanket, and he's satisfied. 'It is not because tyrants oppress them that the people are slaves,' said a sage, 'it is because they are so abject that the powerful and unprincipled will inevitably exploit them.'"
As his biographer Bruce Hamilton said in 1998:
"Ulric Williams was an original thinker and a forceful personality and controversialist. Although regarded by many as a crank and fanatic, in his advocacy of a healthy natural way of living, methods of treatment, scepticism about unnecessary surgery, and promotion of a diet of natural foods, he was perhaps ahead of his time."
I would propose that Dr Williams' advocacy is, in fact, timeless. He was informing us that if we simply respect the laws of nature and the laws of God, then health and prosperity will follow.
At times in this book, it may seem that Dr Williams is preaching in a puritanical fashion. However, he was not a supporter of organised religion in general, writing in one article that, "doctors are 'disease mongers' and churches 'sin-factories'." And although in this book the word 'God' appears over 100 times, he was well aware of how easily this could be misinterpreted. That being so, he was known to say, "people have so many misconceptions about this word that it is a barrier to communication. I try instead to use the words life and the life force. Life will bring you everything good, as long as you trust it."
It is a realisation that we have everything we need and will be blessed when we place our trust in ourselves and our faith in the Divine.
Hints on Healthy Living brought so much wonderful wisdom to my family, and now with my best wishes, I hope to pass Dr Williams' wisdom on to you with this rekindled version called Terrain Therapy.
Dr Samantha Annabel Hope Bailey, MB ChB
Christchurch, New Zealand, November 2022
drsambailey.com
50 Questions & Answers
Question 1: What is the fundamental definition of disease according to this perspective? Disease is defined as a gradual degenerative process occurring within the body, mind, soul, or estate, due to failure to comply with the requirements of wellbeing. This perspective views disease not as an external attack but as an internal breakdown resulting from disobedience to natural law, whether through ignorance or deliberate action.
The concept emphasizes that disease is not a mysterious entity that randomly strikes healthy people, but rather a logical consequence of how we live, think, and nourish ourselves. Those who live healthily seldom become sick, demonstrating that disease is mostly an obvious result of failure to live in accordance with natural principles.
Question 2: How does the concept of "healing crisis" differ from conventional understanding of disease? A healing crisis represents nature's method of cure rather than a disease itself. These acute episodes are the body's intelligent attempts to cleanse, repair, and restore balance through elimination of toxic accumulations and are viewed as constructive rather than destructive processes.
Conventional medicine often mistakes these healing crises for diseases themselves, leading to suppressive treatments that interfere with the body's natural healing efforts. Understanding that symptoms have dual significance - both as warnings of deflection from natural law and as evidence of nature's method of cure - fundamentally changes the approach to treatment.
Question 3: What role does toxic accumulation play in disease development? Toxic accumulation serves as one of the primary physical causes of disease, resulting from the body's inability to properly eliminate waste products from metabolism, poor diet, environmental toxins, and emotional stress. The amount and variety of noxious substances amassed in people's bodies can reach fantastic levels, leading to conditions ranging from mild discomfort to serious illness.
The body's eliminative organs - skin, lungs, liver, kidneys, and bowels - become overwhelmed when waste matter is introduced or produced in quantities beyond what the body was designed to handle. This leads to accumulation of fermentation products from excess undigested sugar and starch, and putrefactive alkaloids from rotting flesh foods, which are considered among the worst physical cancer-producers.
Question 4: Why is fasting considered a crucial healing method? Fasting represents nature's most effective therapeutic expedient, allowing the body to direct its energy toward elimination and healing rather than digestion. During a fast, the body can focus on breaking down and eliminating accumulated toxins while initiating powerful regenerative processes.
The practice is particularly valuable during acute illnesses or healing crises, when the body needs to eliminate toxins without the additional burden of processing food. However, fasting must be conducted wisely and under proper supervision, as it can be dangerous when applied incorrectly or to severely debilitated individuals.
Question 5: How does vitamin and mineral deficiency contribute to illness? Vitamin and mineral deficiency acts as a fundamental cause of disease by compromising the body's basic metabolic functions and electrical processes. Physical life is an electro-chemical process where minerals serve not only as building blocks but also as the body's cleansing materials for keeping it clear of waste.
When deprived of these essential nutrients through food processing, poor soil quality, or improper diet, the body gradually deteriorates. This deficiency is accompanied by stunted growth, bacterial infection, toxic absorption, deformities, and ulceration, leading to various conditions including infantile paralysis, tuberculosis, rickets, and cancer.
Question 6: What is the significance of the body's self-healing capacity? The body possesses an innate intelligence and life force that continuously works toward health and balance. This self-healing capacity is not a random occurrence but rather an expression of divine intelligence working through natural law to maintain and restore health when proper conditions are provided.
The power that designed the miracle of the human body was not inept in overlooking provision for its maintenance in health. Recognition of this self-healing capacity fundamentally shifts the approach to health from fighting disease to supporting the body's natural healing processes.
Question 7: How does natural immunity differ from vaccine-induced immunity? Natural immunity develops through proper living conditions, adequate nutrition, and the body's natural interaction with its environment. People with clean systems are naturally immune to disease, while attempts to create artificial immunity through vaccines and sera are viewed as both dangerous and ineffective.
This perspective holds that immunity cannot be achieved through inoculation with disease products against the disciplinary consequences of indulgent living. Instead, true immunity comes from maintaining a healthy internal environment and supporting the body's natural defensive capabilities.
Question 8: What is the relationship between acute and chronic conditions? Acute conditions represent the body's active attempts at healing and elimination, while chronic conditions develop when these natural healing efforts are suppressed or prevented. Acute illnesses should be viewed as house-cleanings or healing crises rather than diseases themselves.
When acute healing efforts are suppressed through drugs or other interventions, the underlying disease process continues unabated, often leading to chronic manifestations. Understanding this relationship is crucial for proper treatment, as supporting rather than suppressing acute conditions often prevents chronic disease development.
Question 9: What are the main criticisms of orthodox medical methods? Orthodox medical methods are criticized for fundamentally misunderstanding the nature of disease by mistaking symptoms for causes and focusing on suppressing rather than supporting the body's healing efforts. The system is viewed as operating upside-down, building vast treatment protocols on a false premise about disease causation.
This approach has led to the development of increasingly complex and harmful interventions while ignoring the simple principles of health restoration through natural means. The criticism extends to the economic structure of medicine, which profits from disease management rather than health promotion.
Question 10: Why is surgery criticized as a primary treatment method? Surgery is criticized as a symptom-focused intervention that fails to address the underlying causes of disease. While acknowledging a legitimate but narrow field for surgery, the approach is seen as blundering interference with structure and function that often converts trivial complaints into serious and intractable disorders.
The criticism particularly focuses on unnecessary operations performed for profit rather than medical necessity. It is estimated that at least eighty percent of operations could be dispensed with, as many conditions traditionally regarded as surgical have been shown to yield to simple natural methods.
Question 11: What is the perspective on cancer treatment and research? Cancer is viewed not as a local disease but as a constitutional disorder where the growth is merely a local manifestation. Three factors are identified as making cancer fatal: continuation of the cause, orthodox efforts to cure, and fear combined with mistaken belief in incurability. The actual causes are traced to psychological turmoil, wrong thinking, vitamin and mineral deficiency, and toxic accumulation.
The use of radium and X-rays for treatment is particularly criticized, as these agents are known to cause cancer themselves. Cancer research involving animal experimentation is condemned as a lucrative industry that searches for causes in animal bodies while ignoring the true origins in human lifestyle and consciousness.
Question 12: How does the text view mental health institutional care? Mental health institutional care is portrayed as a system that often transforms simple psychological maladjustments into chaotic breakdown through misunderstanding and mistreatment. Patients are frequently incarcerated unnecessarily and subjected to brain and soul-paralyzing drugs, making their conditions worse rather than better.
The text argues that mental disease provides no exception to the principle that causes are primarily psychological or physical. Many patients whose symptoms were reactions against bodily toxins, drugs, or unhappiness could be redeemed through love and wise help rather than institutional confinement.
Question 13: What are the concerns about vaccine use? Vaccines are criticized as introducing filthy products of disease into healthy bodies under the misguided notion of preventing illness. The practice is seen as cynically reflecting on Divine Spirit and Law, with numerous documented cases of serious harm including paralysis and death following vaccination.
The fundamental error lies in attempting to create immunity against the disciplinary consequences of indulgent living through artificial means. The text argues that healthy people naturally resist disease, making vaccination both unnecessary and dangerous.
Question 14: How does the economic structure of healthcare affect treatment? The business of disease is described as the second largest industry globally, intimately connected with financial and armament industries. This economic structure creates a profit-driven system that benefits from maintaining illness rather than promoting health, with capital investments requiring continuous returns.
The system is perpetuated through control of publicity channels, misleading medical propaganda, and the exploitation of public ignorance. True healthcare reform is prevented by powerful interests operating in multiple fields, making it difficult for people to access genuine healing information and methods.
Question 15: What constitutes an ideal diet according to these principles? The ideal diet should consist of approximately eighty percent vegetables and fruits, with the remaining twenty percent comprising other foodstuffs. Foods should be consumed as nearly as possible in their natural state, with emphasis on consuming whole foods including their skins and outer coverings where possible.
Emphasis is placed on eating foods provided by nature while avoiding processed and denatured substances. The diet should be based on moderation, wise choice, and sensible combination, with particular attention to food combining principles for optimal digestion.
Question 16: Why is food combination considered important? Food combination is crucial because different foods require different digestive environments and enzymes. For example, proteins digest in an acid medium while starches require an alkaline environment, making their combination potentially problematic for digestion.
Proper food combining prevents fermentation, gas production, and digestive distress. While nature sometimes combines protein and starch, it does so in due proportion and form, providing a model for human consumption patterns.
Question 17: What is the significance of raw versus cooked foods? Raw foods retain their vital life force and complete nutritional profile, including enzymes, vitamins, and minerals that are often destroyed or diminished by cooking. The text emphasizes that refined or cooked foods are essentially dead foods, and dead foods cannot support healthy life.
Living foods are seen as essential for vitality and health maintenance. While some cooking is acceptable, the emphasis is on consuming a significant portion of food in its raw state to ensure maximum nutritional benefit and life-supporting properties.
Question 18: How should meals be structured throughout the day? Meals should be simple in composition and eaten only when genuine hunger is present. Breakfast should consist primarily of fruits, lunch should emphasize raw vegetables and salads, and dinner may include cooked vegetables with a modest amount of protein if desired.
The text emphasizes the importance of proper food combining at each meal, adequate spacing between meals, and avoiding drinking with meals. No eating should occur between meals, and food should be thoroughly chewed and eaten in a peaceful environment.
Question 19: Why are refined foods considered harmful? Refined foods are condemned as dead substances stripped of their essential life-giving properties through processing. The removal of vital elements such as minerals, vitamins, and fiber creates products that not only fail to nourish but actively contribute to disease through their depleting effects on the body.
The refining process is criticized as being profit-driven rather than health-oriented, creating products that appeal to perverted tastes while destroying nutritional value. The consumption of refined foods is directly linked to numerous diseases and degenerative conditions.
Question 20: What role do fruits and vegetables play in health maintenance? Fruits and vegetables are considered the primary protective foods, providing essential vitamins, minerals, and purifying properties. They serve as natural acid neutralizers and eliminators, helping to maintain the body's crucial alkaline balance and supporting proper elimination of waste products.
These foods are viewed as nature's perfect package of nutrition, containing everything needed for health in the right proportions when consumed in their whole, natural state. Their regular consumption is considered essential for preventing disease and maintaining optimal health.
Question 21: How should protein be consumed for optimal health? Very little meat is required for health, with research suggesting animal proteins may be unnecessary altogether. The work of Chittenden demonstrates that strong physical development is possible without animal protein, as exemplified by powerful herbivorous animals like the Clydesdale stallion.
Dairy products and nuts are recommended as primary protein sources, with emphasis on proper digestion through food combining principles. When meat is consumed, it should be limited during times of illness and never combined with starchy foods due to their different digestive requirements.
Question 22: What are the guidelines for feeding children? Children's nutrition should begin with maternal health, as the infant derives essential vitamins and minerals from the mother. Natural feeding through breastmilk is emphasized, with careful attention to introducing solid foods gradually after the ninth month, beginning with fresh fruits and vegetables.
The text warns against excessive starchy foods and emphasizes that many childhood ailments result from improper feeding. Children raised on natural principles exhibit remarkable freedom from common disorders, with emphasis on never forcing feeding and respecting the child's natural appetite.
Question 23: How does mental attitude affect physical health? Mental attitude is presented as a primary influence on physical health, with negative thoughts capable of destroying not just mental happiness but actual physical tissue. Through endocrine and sympathetic system dysfunction, mental disharmony manifests as physical disease.
Specific conditions including growths, diabetes, heart disorders, skin diseases, and cancer are directly linked to holding negative thoughts such as fear, greed, hate, frustration, and self-pity. The remedy lies in cultivating positive mental states and maintaining spiritual harmony.
Question 24: What is the role of faith in healing? Faith operates as the switch that activates the potentially unlimited spiritual Life-Force inherent within. Its effectiveness is proportional to spiritual sensitivity, receptivity, and response, working according to the principle "According to your faith be it unto you."
True faith takes no account of outward appearances, however imposing. It operates through quiet rejoicing assurance of well-being already existing, combined with confidence, courage, cheerfulness, determination, and perseverance in action.
Question 25: How does prayer contribute to recovery? Prayer is described not as supplication to an external deity but as bringing desire into conformity with Divine Purpose and Will. It functions as receptivity to spiritual forces, like "picking up," "boosting," and "re-broadcasting" the wireless of the Spiritual Kingdom.
The effectiveness of prayer depends on the depth of understanding and alignment with spiritual principles rather than surface pietism. True prayer involves concentration and dominant desire, often working through the individual's own actions and choices.
Question 26: What is the connection between spiritual consciousness and physical health? Spiritual consciousness is presented as the foundation of physical health, with defective spiritual-cosmic consciousness identified as the ultimate root of practically all troubles. As consciousness evolves from purely physical to spiritual awareness, health naturally improves.
The text describes seven stages of spiritual consciousness, corresponding to the spectrum of light, with health and healing capabilities increasing as one progresses toward higher spiritual vibrations and understanding.
Question 27: How do negative thoughts affect physical wellbeing? Negative thoughts are described as vibratory forces that create destructive patterns in physical matter. These thought patterns can manifest as actual physical conditions through their effect on cellular structure and bodily functions, particularly through the endocrine system.
The power of negative thinking extends beyond individual health to affect others, especially in medical settings where fear and disease consciousness can amplify illness. The solution lies in maintaining positive thought patterns regardless of external circumstances.
Question 28: What is the relationship between divine thinking and healing? Divine thinking aligns individual consciousness with the infinite healing power of Spirit, allowing for more effective manifestation of health. This approach recognizes that all healing power comes from Spirit, with individual thinking serving as either a conductor or resistor of this power.
The practice involves maintaining awareness of one's spiritual nature while rejecting false appearances of disease or limitation. It requires consistent discipline in holding to spiritual truth regardless of physical appearances.
Question 29: Who was Dr. Ulric Williams and what was his journey? Dr. Williams transformed from a conventional surgeon focused on material profits to a pioneering advocate of natural healing methods. His transformation occurred in 1931 when he became horrified with allopathic remedies he had been dispensing, leading him to develop a new approach based on right eating, right thinking, and right living.
Over several years, he conducted detailed studies on food processing, soil health, diet, and psychology, becoming a vocal critic of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Despite persecution from medical authorities, he maintained his stance and helped thousands achieve health through natural methods.
Question 30: How does Terrain Theory differ from Germ Theory? Terrain Theory, supported by Antoine Béchamp, maintains that disease develops due to internal conditions rather than external germs. It emphasizes that germs are opportunistic scavengers rather than primary causes of disease, with their activity limited by the pathogenic material available.
This contrasts sharply with Germ Theory, which views microorganisms as primary disease causes requiring external intervention. The text emphasizes that "it isn't the germs that matter but that upon which they prey," making internal terrain the crucial factor in health and disease.
Question 31: What is Dr. Samantha Bailey's contribution to this work? Dr. Bailey discovered Dr. Williams' work in 2021 and recognized its enduring relevance to modern healthcare. She undertook the task of preserving and updating his wisdom while maintaining his original style and content, noting how little needed changing due to the timeless nature of his principles.
Her contribution includes organizing and clarifying his classifications and lists, adding modern context, and providing updates where more accurate information became available. She also shares her own journey from conventional medicine to natural healing principles, validating Williams' observations through contemporary experience.
Question 32: What is the significance of Antoine Béchamp's work? Béchamp's work provided the scientific foundation for understanding disease as a condition of internal environment rather than external attack. His research demonstrated that microorganisms change their function based on their environment, becoming either beneficial or harmful depending on the terrain they inhabit.
His findings directly challenged Pasteur's germ theory, offering a more comprehensive understanding of health and disease. The text presents Béchamp's work as the scientifically accurate alternative to the commercially exploited germ theory that dominates modern medicine.
Question 33: How did L.E. Bassett influence these teachings? Bassett provided Dr. Williams with deeper spiritual-cosmic principles during intensive personal instruction throughout 1934. He taught spiritual plan, process, and purpose, introducing concepts of Adamic Race World orders, progressive duality of consciousness, and spiritual physics.
This influence helped Williams understand health and disease within a broader spiritual framework, leading to a more comprehensive healing approach that integrated physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of health.
Question 34: What are the essential daily health practices? Daily health practices begin with proper exercise, preferably performed lightly clad or nude in the open air. These should include bending and stretching exercises combined with deep breathing, followed by cold water applications and vigorous toweling.
The practices extend to proper rest, sunlight exposure, fresh air intake, appropriate clothing choices, and careful attention to posture. Each element is considered essential for maintaining optimal health and preventing disease.
Question 35: How should exercise be approached? Exercise should be regular but not excessive, with emphasis on natural movements and outdoor activity when possible. For those with sedentary occupations, daily exercises performed near an open window, combined with self-massage and a brisk walk, are recommended.
The approach emphasizes consistency over intensity, with exercise viewed as one component of overall health rather than an isolated activity. The goal is to maintain physical vitality while supporting the body's natural functions.
Question 36: What is the proper use of water for health? Water serves multiple health purposes both internally and externally. Internally, at least three pints should be consumed daily between meals, never during meals. Externally, water is used for cleansing, pain relief, and as a medium for applying heat or cold through packs and compresses.
The text emphasizes water's role as a natural diuretic and diaphoretic, its importance in elimination, and its value in wound treatment when combined with lemon juice. Proper hydration is considered fundamental to health maintenance.
Question 37: How important is sunlight exposure? Sunlight exposure is considered one of the greatest natural preventive and curative agents. Exposure should begin gradually, starting with 5 minutes in early morning hours, increasing by 2 minutes daily up to thirty minutes. The emphasis is on obtaining ultra-violet light rather than heat.
Children particularly should be given regular sun exposure from their earliest days, though excessive exposure during peak heat hours should be avoided. The skin should develop a light tan all over, indicating healthy absorption of sunlight's benefits.
Question 38: What are the guidelines for proper breathing? Deep breathing should become habitual, with emphasis on developing and increasing chest capacity. The practice helps oxygenate blood, increases elimination, and supports overall vitality. Many respiratory conditions, including asthma, can be prevented or cured through proper breathing combined with right thinking and diet.
The text emphasizes the importance of fresh air during breathing exercises and recommends performing them in conjunction with physical movement. Poor breathing habits are linked to various health problems and should be corrected through consistent practice.
Question 39: What are the proper clothing recommendations? Clothing should be as light and airy as possible, including during nighttime. The skin is considered the natural protector from temperature variations, and over-clothing, especially in children, can rob the body of this valuable function.
The text recommends choosing clothing that allows for proper air circulation and skin breathing. Color choices are considered important for their effect on mental reaction, suggesting careful consideration of clothing beyond mere physical comfort.
Question 40: What is the significance of proper posture? Posture is viewed as an external expression of internal tone and poise, affecting both physical health and mental state. The recommendation is to maintain an upright posture with chin up, shoulders back, chest out, and abdomen in, providing natural support for internal organs.
The text discourages the use of artificial supports or braces, emphasizing instead the importance of maintaining natural alignment through conscious attention to posture. Good posture is seen as both physical and spiritual, reflecting one's overall state of being.
Question 41: How is hydrotherapy properly applied? Hydrotherapy works seeming miracles through the skillful application of hot and cold water treatments. The methods include baths, packs, enemas, irrigations, douches, and sprays, each serving specific therapeutic purposes when properly applied. These treatments, combined with instructed manual aid, often perform remarkable healing effects.
The text emphasizes that hydrotherapy must be part of any properly equipped healing establishment. Particular attention is given to the internal bath, noting that bodies befouled by toxins benefit greatly from internal washing through large water consumption and rectal irrigation with quantities as large as five quarts.
Question 42: What role do herbs play in treatment? Herbs, when skillfully chosen and prepared, provide invaluable service in promoting both remineralization and elimination. This branch of healing, though often despised by conventional medicine, has demonstrated remarkable efficacy in treating various conditions, including serious swellings and growths.
When combined with simple general methods, herbal treatments have shown particular effectiveness. The text emphasizes that herbs should be selected with precise knowledge of their properties and applications, rather than used indiscriminately.
Question 43: How is manipulative therapy used? Manipulative therapy serves as an effective method for loosening and mobilizing old stores of toxic materials in the body. Both osteopathic and chiropractic adjustments can benefit many sick individuals, particularly in cases where symptoms cannot be dispatched by other means.
The approach recognizes that dislocations or subluxations of vertebrae can significantly affect bodily function, and expert adjustment can stimulate or inhibit excretory and secretory action. Pain relief and correction of various deformities and disabilities are achievable through these methods.
Question 44: What are the principles of natural cure? Natural cure principles rest on understanding that there is no "cure" for disease in the conventional sense. Recovery comes through faith and obedience to natural law, with the body's innate intelligence directing the healing process when proper conditions are provided.
The focus is on removing obstacles to healing rather than forcing specific outcomes. This includes eliminating toxic accumulations, providing proper nutrition, ensuring adequate rest, and maintaining positive mental attitudes while allowing the body's natural healing mechanisms to operate.
Question 45: How should healing crises be managed? Healing crises should be welcomed as evidence of the body's natural cleansing efforts. When such crises occur, the primary response should be to fast, rest, and support elimination through appropriate means such as enemas, water therapy, and proper breathing.
Management includes avoiding suppression of symptoms while maintaining confidence in the process. The duration and intensity of healing crises vary according to individual circumstances, but patience and proper support consistently yield positive results.
Question 46: What are the principles of infant feeding? Infant feeding should begin with maternal health, as the child's nutrition depends heavily on the mother's condition. Natural breastfeeding is emphasized as the ideal method, with the mother's diet and mental state directly affecting milk quality.
When artificial feeding becomes necessary, careful attention must be paid to milk quality and quantity. The text warns against forced feeding and emphasizes respecting the infant's natural appetite and feeding rhythms.
Question 47: How should children's diets progress with age? Children's diets should advance gradually, beginning with the introduction of solid foods around nine months. Initial foods should be fresh fruits and vegetables, with starchy foods introduced sparingly to avoid catarrhal conditions and skin eruptions.
The progression should respect natural development stages, with emphasis on maintaining simple, wholesome foods rather than introducing processed or refined products. The text provides detailed guidelines for each age group's dietary needs.
Question 48: What are the guidelines for maternal health? Maternal health requires careful attention to nutrition, mental state, and overall lifestyle before and during pregnancy. The mother's blood quality directly affects the developing child, making proper nutrition and elimination of toxins essential.
Emotional and mental states during pregnancy are considered crucial, as negative thoughts and emotions can adversely affect the developing child. The text emphasizes the importance of maintaining positive mental attitudes and proper spiritual alignment.
Question 49: How should common childhood illnesses be approached? Childhood illnesses are viewed not as diseases but as healing crises, often representing the body's attempt to eliminate inherited or acquired toxins. The approach emphasizes supporting rather than suppressing these natural cleansing processes.
Treatment focuses on fasting, rest, and appropriate elimination support rather than medication or suppression of symptoms. The text maintains that children raised according to natural principles rarely experience serious illness.
Question 50: What role does prevention play in children's health? Prevention is paramount in children's health, beginning with parental education and proper prenatal care. The focus is on establishing healthy habits early, including proper diet, adequate sunlight exposure, appropriate exercise, and positive mental attitudes.
The text emphasizes that most childhood ailments are entirely preventable through proper living habits and understanding of natural law. Education of parents in these principles is considered crucial for raising healthy children.
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i would put divine thinking first. then psychosomatic, though those go together. it took me a long time to fully realise why i was chronically ill [ pretty much my whole life ] . a course in miracles has a lot to say on illness, and i know now that it is right about this. indevidual differences apply, of course. but essentially it's all ego vs christ [ the consciousness, not jesus the person ]
the ego wants to stay in control. if we realise christ consciousness it melts like the witch in the wizard of oz .
Sickness is a defense against the truth (https://acim.org/acim/en/s/541 | W-136)
The Perceived Purpose of Sickness (https://acim.org/acim/en/s/818 | M-5.I)
Terrain includes water and EMF's.
https://timothywiney.substack.com/p/paging-dr-kruse
https://jackkruse.com/emf-7-quantum-prometheus/