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canaccumulateuptoninemilliontimesthelevelofPCBsinthewaterinwhichtheylive.”Because
fishandshellfishareconstantlybeingflushedbythewaterinwhichtheylive.Asthewaterfilters
throughtheirbodies,theyconcentratetoxinsandmicroorganismssuchassalmonellaandhepatitisat
levelsfargreaterthanfoundinthewatertheyinhabit.Dr.Cousensalsoreportsthathalfofthe
world’sfishcatchisfedtolivestock,whichfurthercompoundstheexposuretoandaccumulationof
toxins for those who eat other types of animal meats.
Fishhasalsobeengiventhereputationofbeing“brain”food,however,Dr.Cousensalsocitesstudies
whichfoundcorrelationsbetweenmotherswhoatefishwhilepregnanthavingchildrenwithlower
verbalIQscores(decreasedbraindevelopment),depression,abnormalreflexes,weakness,lower
birthweightsandslowerresponsestoexternalstimuli.Heconcludes,“thebiggestreasonofallnotto
eat fish is to love oneself more than being addicted to old eating patterns of culture and convenience.”
Culture and Diet: From Worldly Culture to The Culture of the Higher Self
Everygroup(culture)hastheirethnicorculturalfood(s),mostofwhichisunhealthyandunsuitable
forthephysicalbody.Sowhatistheanswertoquestionsaboutmaintainingorperpetuatingaspectsof
culturewhichrelatetocertaintraditionalmeatdishes.Well,theanswerisbestsummedupbythe
popularnewagesaying,“Youarenotahumanbeinghavingaspiritualexperience,butaspiritualbe-
inghavingahumanexperience.”Theessenceofwhatwecallahumanbeingisthesoul,andthees-
senceofthesoulistheDivineSelf.Thissameunderstandingisexpressedinthefollowingteaching
fromtheAncientEgyptianwisdomtexts:“Menandwomenaremortalgodsandgoddesses,and
thegodsandgoddessesareimmortalmenandwomen.”Soinessence,whatisrequiredisthatone
claimstheirtrueculture,theirhigherculture,thecultureoftheirHigherSelf.Anytraditionthatisnot
inharmonywiththistypeofcultureisbasedonuntruthandmisunderstanding,andmustbeaban-
doned.Theuniversallawsofnaturewillnotchangetosuityourlackofunderstandingofhighertruth.
Ratheritisyouthatmustconformwiththeselawsifyouwishtolivealifeofhealthandspiritual
prosperity,orsuffertheconsequencesofpainanddiseaseifyouchoosenotto.Thereisreallynoar-
gument,orratherallyourargumentsareinvain.Thereispatienceandcompassion,butthereisno
compromise.Lookhowmuchabusethebodytakesbeforeitrebels.Lookathowmanychancesit
givesyou,eachtimerecuperatingfromdebilitationonlytobebombardedbymoreattacksonits
mechanism.Nowitistimeforyoutodorightbyit.Itistimeforyoutotakepropercareofit.Now
thereisnoroomforexcuses.Ifyoubelievetherecommendationsinthisbooktobebogus,thenyou
shoulddoyourownresearchandprovethemincorrect,orelseyouwilljustbemakinganexcuseso
as to continue your bad habits.
Anotheraspectofsocial-societal,andsometimescultural,conditioningthatpreventspeoplefrombe-
comingavegetarian-vegan,andevenmoresofrombecomingaraw-livefoodist,isthatideathatone
willlosetheirvitalityandphysicalstrength.Inaddition,withrespecttoconsumingraw/lifefoods,
peoplefearthattheywillbecomeverythin.Considerthatsomeofthestrongest,mostwellmuscled
andwell-builtanimalsintheworld,suchastheelephant,oxen,horses,etc.,arevegetarians.Some
peopleobjecttotheconsiderationofthesetypesofanimals,becausetheirstomachs/andorintestinal
tractsarespeciallyadaptedtoprocessinganddigestingvegetablematter.Butthen,alsoconsiderthat
theclosestliving“cousins”tohumanbeingsintheanimalworld,thechimpanzeeandthegorilla,