- A 1,500-page report of a 3-year study on the causes of death in American hospitals revealed that a
further “300,000 Americans die each year in hospitals as a result of medical negligence.” - The most dangerous place in a hospital is the maternity ward because infants have not gained
immunity against any disease-causing agents. The most vulnerable babies are these who are
deprived of the antibodies contained in breast milk. - A hospital patient may receive up to 12 different kinds of medication, all of which produce side
effects that can lead to serious complications and even death. - Many studies have shown that between 25 and 50 percent of the long-term patients staying in U.S.
and U.K. hospitals are suffering from malnutrition due to a poor hospital diet. Malnutrition was
found to be the major cause of death among older people in hospitals. An undernourished body is
hardly able to defend itself against any type of illness. Add the toxic side effects of the drugs, the
presence of deadly bugs, as well as the stress and anxiety that accompany an illness and a stay in a
hospital, and a poorly nourished elderly person has very little chance of surviving. - A spot check of 105 U.S. hospitals conducted by the American government showed that 69 of
them had violated basic laws and rules. The commission in charge of granting licenses to hospitals
(JCAH), however, refused to close them down. - Most deliveries today take place in the operation theaters of hospitals, which when compared with
home deliveries, increases the infant’s risk of injury during delivery by six times, of getting stuck
in the mother’s birth canal by eight times, of requiring resuscitation techniques by four times, of
becoming infected by four times, and of developing chronic physical problems by thirty times. In
addition, a mother is three times as likely to hemorrhage if she gives birth in a hospital. - More than 3,000 hospital patients in the U.S. undergo wrong-side surgery each year.
Given these and other major health risks linked with a stay in the hospital, it can be said that hospitals
are among the most dangerous places in the world. I, therefore, advise you to do everything necessary to
prevent illness from arising in the first place so that you can avoid them altogether, unless of course, it is
for an emergency like an accident.
Conclusion
This book may challenge many of our most ardently held beliefs about the nature of disease
manifestation and the practices and theories of modern medicine and nutritional science. Our currently
held world views no longer seem sufficient to provide for a prosperous and healthy future. In fact, they
may even superimpose upon us the frightening premonition that the future of life on Earth is at stake. Yet
the new world is just beginning. The abolishment of outdated principles of living that have kept mankind
limited and fearful for centuries leaves behind a mess of scattered pieces of knowledge that no longer
make any sense. The views, which I have presented in these last few chapters, are certainly not the final
answer to the puzzle of health and illness. As a matter of fact, any viewpoint is a limitation, whereas our
true potential is unlimited.
It is not correct to say that the drug AZT used to treat AIDS, or the chemotherapy drugs, radiation or
surgery applied to a malignant tumor are all useless or harmful. Conversely, it is also not right to claim
that all natural treatments are useful or harmless. Considering the power that the placebo effect can have
in any one person, it becomes clear that even poison like AZT may turn into nectar if a patient is
convinced that it will cure his AIDS. Both disease and medicine are illusory projections of ourselves that
can turn into “reality” when we begin to identify with them or “energize” them in one way or another. It
may well be that a hopeful person receiving radiation therapy for cancer experiences no negative side