Thosepointswhichthephysiciantestswithhisfingerswhetheron
thehead,thenapeoftheneck,thehands,theheartitself,thearms,
thelegsandanyotherplace,allrevealsomethingoftheheart,for
itsvesselsgotoallpartsofthebody.Thisiswhyitspeaksinthe
vessels of each member.”
TheAncientEgyptianword“mettu”means“channel,”“conduit” ,andusingthesignof
themalepenis,²,inthiscaserefersto“tube,”“pipe”or“conduit,”describingthenatureoftheves-
sels.Thedeterminativesign, means“bodypart.”Thus,themettuisreferringtoacomplexof
channels, which are interconnected and extend to every part of the body.
KemeticHealing injunction to be uttered by the healer:
May this person’smettuflourish...
May this person’smettube sound...
May this person’smettube excellent...
May this person’smettube comfortable...
Thus,theconceptofthemettu,whichisaffectedbythepresenceorabsenceofUkhedu,isrelatedto
theideasofhighvitality,easeasopposedtodis-ease,expansionasopposedtocontractionandfree-
flow as opposed to stagnation and constriction.
Themettuarealloverthebody.Theycarryair,blood,tears,urine,feces,etc.Theyhave“mouths”as
itwere,thatis,theytakeinthesematerials(nutrientsortoxins)andexpelthem(asexcrement).They
canalsotakeinmedicines.Inthissense,medicinesaretobeunderstoodasnon-synthesizedsub-
stances,whichaidthebody’seffortstocomebacktoabalanceofhealth.Medicines,accordingtothe
ancienttradition,shouldnotbeharmfulman-madechemicals,whichcannotbedigestedbythebody,
andthusbecomelodgedinthetissuesofthebody,therebybecomingUkheduinthebody.Inmodern
times,thatwhichtheAncientEgyptianphysicianscalled“Mettu,”thechannelsthatextendtoevery
part of the body, are now referred to as the “vascular system.”
Conclusion: There Is Only One Disease
Therefore,diseases,beingcausedbyoneproblem,malnutrition(seedefinitionbelow),areinreality
allinterrelated.Therefore,theparticulardiseaseprocessthatdevelopsisbasedontheparticulararea
or organ of the body which was affected by the malnutrition.
Thereisnoothermagicbullettocombatdiseaseexceptproperdietandinternalcleansing.Inthis
sense,thebest“chemotherapy”isthatdisciplinewhichutilizesdietandfasting,becausetheseacton
everycellofthebodyandproducenonegativesideeffectswhichcandamageotherpartsofthebody.
Thisiswhythemodernmedicalestablishmentwillneversucceedinfindingmedicines(drugs)that
solveoneproblem,butdonotcreateimbalanceselsewhere.Further,themisguidednotionthatone
canlivealifeofexcessesandthenseekreliefthroughdrugs,surgeriesandalternativetherapiesmust
berejected.Thenowrecognizedinabilityofmodernmedicinetocopewithdiseaseingeneralandthe