HAPPYish.S01E00.Sneak.Preview.Pilot

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Man: This is Thomas Jefferson,
founding father of my|adopted home of America,
which I love with all my heart.
But then, ...., he had to|go and write that line,
"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Life, sure. Liberty, I|understand the basic concept.
But happiness? I mean,|what the .... is happiness?
A BMW? 1,000 Facebook friends?
A million Twitter followers? I|wish he had been more honest.
I wish he had just said, "life,|liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,
whatever the .... that is."
Just don't keep us guessing, Tom.
Guessing and pursuing and failing.
.... you, Thomas Jefferson!
d If you're happy and you|know it, clap your hands d
d if you're happy and you|know it, clap your hands d
d if you're happy and you know|it, then mother....ing show it d
d if you're happy and you know it,|clap your mother....ing hands d
d if you're happy and you|know it, clap your hands. d
Group: d Happy Birthday to you d
d Happy Birthday to you d
d you look like a monkey d
d And you smell like one, too. d
(Cheering)
The game is half over, people..
- Here we go.|- Speech, speech.
Well, "they give birth astride a grave,
the light gleams an instant,
then it is night once more."
Half run? Buddy, you're gonna be lucky
if you make it to the end of the week.
She's right, dad.
44, that's like a million.
- Whoo!|- Hey, hey, mom is...
mom's almost as old as me.
But mom's pretty.
- Thanks, Jules, so much.|- Oh! Give it up.
- Oh, manners, mister.|- Wait, get, get...
yeah, have some manners like|the adults. Right, Julius?
(Laughing)
Num, num, num!
I have that one.
I have, like, five of that one.
Mine are pretty good, though.
Mine came in a set,
so I also have the dragon copter
and Sensei Wu.
Yours is junk.
Hey, hey, you know what|I've noticed about your kid?
- He's an asshole.|- Yes, he's a ....ing asshole.
- I don't know how that happened, but...|- So it's not just Julius?
No, no, he's an asshole to|everybody. Kids hate him.
He's an asshole because|his father was an asshole.
Still. Your ex is still an asshole.
An asshole doesn't fall far from the tree.
- He'll grow out of it.|- I don't think that's the kind of assholeness you outgrow.
We're just hoping for, you know, an|average prick. Just a run-of-the-mill dick.
I don't know, Thom. Couple years from|now, Jules could be an asshole, too.
I don't think so. A pussy, maybe.
Well, I would rather have|an asshole than a pussy.
It is tough out there, people.
Asshole's not a bad way to go.
- Not a bad way to go.|- Come on, lady.
- (Women laughing)|- Oh, my God.
You ask me, Julius is just too happy.
- Too happy?|- You make a kid happy in this world,
you're setting them up. That's child abuse.
Trust me, Thom. Your only|shot at happiness in this world
is a miserable childhood.|The shittier the better.
That's what I should call my book.
Yeah, "The Joy of Misery" by Thom Payne.
- A book?|- Yeah.
- What's a book?|- Yeah, no shit.
(Women laugh)
(Crows cawing)
It's okay. They're watching "Frozen."
See? Pussy.
Speaking of pussies,
Monica is getting hers done.
- Her what?|- Her pussy.
- Done?|- Tightened.
- What the .... are you talking about?|- What?
She's 37, she's done having|kids, she wants a tighter cooch.
That's bullshit. That's totally for Jason.
I don't know. My sister had three kids.
She said she can park|her car up in there now.
- But like a smart car.|- The girl drives a hummer.
Wait a min I want to get this straight.
Her pussy is good enough for him to ....,
good enough for him to eat,
good enough to bear his child,
now he just wants it tighter?
Think he should just go .... himself.
Can he say how tight he wants it?
Well, she's at a beer can now.
So he probably wants, what, a shot glass?
He looks like a pencil dick to me.
Maybe she should just go with sharpener.
(Laughing)
Could he go in the surgery and,|you know, like test the vagina?
Yo, Doc, you're close, but can|you give it another turn or two?
- Oh, my God.|- Mr Lesko, I got it down to a 22-year-old.
Legally, I can only go to an 18.
Hey, Doc, while you're down there,
can you loosen up her shithole?
- (Laughter)|- Okay, they're coming. They're coming.
Where's the joint?
Thom: "George was a very, very good monkey."
He was also very curious."
And he was a real pain in the butt.
- Dad.|- He deserved a good slap,
somebody to teach him a lesson.
"You can't just steal a spaceship
and fly it to the moon, monkey boy."
Dad, read it normal.
Hey, hey. I love you, buddy.
You're old.
I'm not old. I'm... I'm... I'm...
I'm oldish.
Are you going to die?
Am I gonna die? Boy...
You know,
the truth is, Julius, I am going to die,
but not for a very, very long time.
(High-pitched) First I got|to start speaking like this.
- (Giggling)|- And then I got to start losing my teeth.
- Then I got to start pooping in my diapers.|- (Squealing)
Hey, how about tomorrow
we get burgers at Five|Guys, then Funny Farm?
Yes.
Low.
Okay.
You know the drill.
- (Woman moaning on laptop)|- Man: You like that? Yeah.
Woman: Oh, yeah, baby. .... my ass.
There we go. In through the out door.
Come on, take it seriously.
- She's in agony.|- (Laughs)
- She's faking it.|- No, she is not faking it.
There's a gigantic cock|shoved up her asshole.
Hang on, you can't say that|she's faking the pleasure,
but she's not faking it when it's pain.
You got to be consistent.|I was watching that.
Oh, I think it's easier to fake pleasure.
Yeah? Well, that's reassuring.
(Laughs)
Is this a birthday present or what?
Porno, shaved pussies.
You know, I read something|about Alzheimer's the other day.
(Sighs) Are we gonna ....?
It said that not sleeping|could be an indicator
of early-onset Alzheimer's.
Are we gonna ....?
So now I can't sleep because I'm worried
that my not sleeping|means I have Alzheimer's.
I mean, why are they telling me this?
Is it the not sleeping|that causes Alzheimer's
or Alzheimer's that makes you not sleep?
I don't know what I'm supposed|to do with that information.
(Clears throat)
Do you think my pussy needs tightening?
What?
I thought maybe it would be|better for you if it was tighter.
Oh, baby, baby, listen. Come here. Hey.
Why bother with you at all?
I could just get a bottle of|wine and a blood pressure cuff.
- (Laughs)|- You know, baby?
It's not... honey, it's not you.
It's the ....ing Prozac|it's a hard-on killer.
Why don't we just try a Viagra?
They're a client, right?
Keebler gives you all|those ....ing cookies.
I'm worried the Viagra will|interfere with the Prozac, you know?
That's life.
You know, happy and soft|or miserable and hard.
I would be totally fine|with miserable and hard.
- (Laughs)|- Just for the record, if you...
Julius: Mom!
(Sighs)
- We're not ....ing.|- We're not ....ing.
- (Groans)|-  Mom!
Coming, honey.
You know, I used to like shaved pussies.
Oh, here we go.
But now whenever I see|them, all I can think of
is that ....ing Vietnamese|girl running down the street
covered in napalm.
I can barely watch porn anymore.
That is the real tragedy|of chemical warfare.
- Julius: Mom!|- I'm right here, sweetheart.
Hey, can you not read Julius|"Curious George" before bed?
He's terrified of the|man in the yellow hat.
He's fearful. He's a fearful child.
No, you're fearful. He's six.
I'm fearful that he's fearful.
(Groans)
(Sighs)
....ing asshole.
(Train whistle blows)
Check it out. Steve Jobs' book.
- Read it.|- You read the hardcover.
I read the hardcover and the paperback.
This is the Kindle version of|the paperback of the hardcover.
- No way.|- Way.
Wanted to read the new format|before the movie came out.
90 pages of new material.
So, it's the night before|the launch of the iPod.
Jobs goes down to the|factory to check things out,
- only he doesn't like the sound.|- What sound?
- The headphone Jack sound.|- The click?
The sound. He wants a better sound.
So he gets a team of 100 engineers|to work all night to replace them.
- 100?|- All night.
Guy was a genius.
Guy was a ....ing genius.
(Train whistle blows)
Thom: Which brings me back|to Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson isn't the problem.
Jefferson was trying to help.
It's me. I'm the ....ing problem.
My name is Thomas Payne and I...
(Sounds overlapping)
Thom: I work for Satan.
I've worked for the dark|lord for 20 years now
and so I say this with|a fair degree of authority,
.... "Mad Men."
There's nothing cool about advertising,|there's nothing interesting.
We do the same thing that everyone|else in the world does these days
we kiss the zit-covered asses
of arrogant, know-nothing teenagers.
It's "Lord of the Flies" out there, folks.
And everyone over 18 is piggy.
I'm ....ed, Thom. We all are.
- When did he make this announcement?|- This morning! Do you know them?
I know of them, they're Swedes.
- That's what everyone calls them.|- Gustaf and Gottfrid.
So, what, Jonathan just announces|these new creative directors,
calls you into his office and fires you?
No, but they will. I know it.
Debbie, you're the best account|director this company has.
(Scoffs) I could be their mother.
That doesn't mean they want to fire you.
It means they want to .... you.
Oh, they're gonna .... me.
Trust me, they are gonna .... me!
They're not gonna fire|you. I won't let them.
You don't have any power.
I have some power.
Not anymore.
So why are you bitching to me?
Because you have heart.
And that's why you have no power.
(Knocks) Jonathan wants|to see you at 12:00.
Am I being fired?
Mikal phoned, wants to|know if he's being fired.
Tracey phoned, wants to|know if she's being fired.
Larry phoned, wants to|know if you're being fired.
- It's gonna be a fun day.|- You know what? .... this.
- Tell Jonathan I want to see him now.|- I'll tell Jonathan
you want to see him now regardless|of prior schedule commitments.
I don't care which|Swedish dick he's sucking.
What is that, some kind of radar thing?
She's been with me way too long.
- Radar?|- O'Reilly. From "Mash."
What's "Mash"?
Oh, my God. How old aren't you?
Can you do a 5:30 face-to-face|with Gustaf and Gottfrid?
Who schedules a meeting at 5:30?
- Gustaf and Gottfrid.|- Maybe they're still on Swedish time?
Well, I promised Jules I'd|take him to five guys tonight.
Okay.
.... it! All right,|tell them I'll be there.
Got it.
Reporter: The Charlie Hebdo shootings
suggest a new Al-Qaeda, experts say.
You got to hand it to Bin Laden.
What'd he spend on 9/11?|Couple hundred grand?
I couldn't make a web film for that much.
Al-Qaeda's been on the cover|of every magazine ever since.
9/10, no one ever heard of that brand.
9/12, not a person alive who hadn't.
ISIS comes along, expands|the market to the west.
- Women are joining that group. Did you know that?|- Yeah.
These homicidal mother....ers|are fantastic marketers.
Al-Qaeda is not a brand, Jonathan.
It's a terrorist organization.
Everything's a brand, Thom.|I'm a brand, you're a brand.
- God's a brand. And a brand in trouble.|-  (TV turns off)
Are you getting fired?
Things have changed, Thom.
Thinking is not as important as tweeting.
Gustaf and Gottfrid have thousands|of followers and you're on AOL.
Sorry, am I getting fired for|not having a Facebook account?
You test poorly, Thom. You taste great,
but it's a less filling world.
Your clothes suck, you're|out of shape. You're 44.
.... you, you 52-year-old,
skinny jeans-wearing asshole.
Executive level, Thom.
The city of refuge for the bespectacled
lumpenproles of the 50-plus crowd.
The board has given the Swedes|control of the creative department.
- They want to turn things around.|- I have to report to them?
Jesus Christ, Thom. The|industry is in the shitter.
You know that. They all are.
We've hit peak America.
We're sitting in a puddle of was.
In a couple of months, I expect|to be replaced by a ....ing app.
Look, I love you, Thom,
but if you want to survive this,
you've got to play the game.
So marketer, rebrand thyself.
- There must be somewhere I can go.|- Where do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go to some|....ing digital company
where they're coming up with|shitty Facebook ideas all day?
They won't touch you. Do|you know that the average age
of the Facebook employee is 26?
31 at Google. 33 at Apple.
You stay at MGT. Kiss some nordic ass.
Write your ....ing novel.|And I'm a headhunter.
I lose money telling you this shit.
You still need a copywriter, right?
Did you check out Gwen's portfolio?
She's a ....ing genius.
Great work for Geico|Gecko and the Aflac goose.
It's a duck, by the way.
Oh, now, that's even funnier. (Laughs)
I just think, I don't know,
I'd be happier someplace else.
That's a myth, Thom.
You're as happy right|now as you can ever be.
We each have our own joy ceiling.
It doesn't matter how|much ....ing money you have
or how perfect your family is
or how many Pulitzers you win.
You hit your joy ceiling and you're done.
That's why Jesus wept. Low joy ceiling.
Richard Simmons, high joy ceiling.
And that ....ing monk, what's his name?
Thich Nhat whatever the|...., very high joy ceiling.
Thom Payne, low joy ceiling.
It's not the pursuit of|happiness that's our problem.
It's our inability to accept|when we have maxed out.
You think you're not happy?
Trust me, Thom, you|couldn't possibly be happier.
Forta-Dude.
"Get amped and ripped as you max|out those reps like never before."
Jesus, .....
Man: Okay, Thom Payne.
By show of hands, how many|of you find Thom likable?
(Group laughs)
Does anybody here find Thom likable?
- (Group laughs)|- Nobody? Interesting.
How many of you would like|to be like Thom someday?
- Man: Hell, no.|- Hey, let me ask you this.
How many of you think Thom|should just kill himself?
- That's a yes.|- Why?
Because I don't look like this shithead?
I'm not supposed to look like that.
I have a job, a wife, and a child.
Do you know how much time
this ridiculous asshole|spends to look like that?
Hours every ....ing day.
Do you know how much self-loathing|it requires to have washboard abs?
How much you've got to hate|yourself to work that ....ing hard?
Abs don't tell the world you're healthy.
They tell the world you're one|twinkie away from killing yourself.
It's true. I hate myself.
I pursue an impossible|standard of physical perfection
in the hope it will make me worthy of love.
- Thank you.|- Again with the projection.
Bitch projects like a mother....er, yo.
Chill out, Thom. Camus said Sisyphus
was happy in his absurd existence, a'ight?
Camus also said that the|ridiculousness of life
requires revolt, not suicide.
Okay, show of hands, how many of|you think Thom is capable of revolt?
- (Group snickers)|- Interesting.
Mmm, interesting. Go .... yourselves.
Nice tits, asshole.
Lee: Hey, honey, it's me. It's about 4:00.
Listen, don't worry about|it. Jules is gonna be fine.
Fathers miss dinner all the time.
So why don't you just get in there,
tell those Swedes how much you love IKEA
and douchen-baggen duvet covers
and freestanding bergen-belsen lamps,
and we'll meet you at the Funny Farm, okay?
-  I love you.|- (Sighs)
(Belches)
(Applause)
(Cheering)
Thank you. Thank you.
Now, what we have to do first is|take a look at all the accounts
and say where can we be|doing the better work?
Yeah? Where are the opportunities
- _|- for disruption?
For misruption?
Business today travels|at the speed of ideas.
And you don't have to like|it, but you can't ignore it.
First we had the black and white, yeah?
Then came color.
What comes after color?
You tell us.
What would Steve Jobs|do with the army account?
Yeah? Or even at brands like Keebler?
How are we using the social?
Maybe it's time we shipped|the little elves off to Miami.
- (Laughter)|- For a, uh, how do you say it?
(Whispering)
A forced retirement.
(Laughter)
(Mocking laughter)
- Why?|- Why what?
Why does Keebler need a social media plan?
Because it isn't the '90s.
- (Laughter)|- It's a cookie, Gustaf.
- I'm Gottfrid.|- Oh, right, well, you know, unfriend me.
- (Laughter)|- Yeah, I'm sorry.
You know, I bought some...
excuse me... Pepto-Bismol yesterday.
That's what I get for eating|in the downstairs cafeteria.
- (Laughter)|- And on the side of the package
- I swear it said, "follow us on Twitter."|- Yeah. Yeah.
Who the .... wants to follow|Pepto-Bismol on Twitter?
Are you that lonely?
I mean, what the .... is|wrong with your ....ing asshole
that you need to follow|Pepto-Bismol on Twitter?
What is it? Is it like|I need to take a shit.
Hmm, I wonder what's going|on in the pink bismuth world.
- (Murmuring)|- (Man clearing throat)
Look, Keebler had its best year last year
and old or not, those elves|are beloved in this country.
Gottfrid: My grandparents are beloved, too,
- but I'm not going to hire them, am I?|- (Laughter)
Gottfrid, I don't think we have enough|money in the budget for both of them.
That right there is something|that we need to change.
This technophobia.
I agree. Why don't we|fire your grandparents?
- Maybe, Thom.|-  Maybe, maybe.
I'm sorry, I'm feeling a little strange.
I'm gonna take a lie-down.
But if any of you are Pinterested,
you can follow my ....ing|asshole on Twitter.
(Murmuring)
Okay, some strong opinions.
(Laughter)
(Gunshots)
....! What the ....?
Thom: Fast Eddie.
(Gunshot)
Ernie?
Ernie?
Hold it right there.
Ernie, what the hell are you doing?
46 years, Thom.
46 ....ing years I gave that company
living in this ....ing tree, Thom.
And now they're going to fire me?
Well, not if I kill us all first.
Ernie, Ernie, no one's gonna fire you.
- I won't let them.|- You ....ing pussy.
You'll be lucky if they don't fire you.
Ernie, what about JJ and Buckets?
And Elmer? Little Elmer.
Doesn't Elmer deserve a father?
A father who takes it up|the ass his whole life.
Shit, they might as well|just move in with you.
No, no, no, stop. We can|make this right, Ernie.
We can make it right.|Like... like Steve Jobs.
Like Steve what?
The Jack. The iPod Jack.
He wanted to make a bad situation right,
so he had 100 engineers
fix every single one and work all night.
Just to make it right, Ernie.
They worked all night?
All night, buddy.
He sounds like a ....ing prick.
-  (Gunshot)|- (Screams)
- Ma!|- Oh, my Ernie.
My Ernie. Oh, no.
- So sorry.|- (Sobbing) No!
- I'm so sorry.|- No.
Oh!
(Moaning)
Oh, my stars!
So soft.
So chewy.
Oh, Thom. What are you doing?
Oh, Thom. Thom, I have|waited so long for this.
Oh, my, Thom.
That's uncommonly good. Ooh!
You're double-stuffed. (Moaning)
You're so ....ing double-stuffed. Huh?
-  Thom?|- You gonna take your teeth out, hmm?
Ahem, Thom, they canceled.
- What time is it?|- 6:30.
- I'm late.|- They canceled.
- Jules?|- The Swedes.
Oh, mother....ers!
(Children playing)
Julius, want to go down the slide, honey?
No, I don't want to go down.
Okay, you don't... you don't|have to go down the slide
if you don't want to.|Don't do it for me, honey.
If you don't want to|go down, don't go down.
My Alexander used to be like that.
Now he goes down headfirst.
- Used to be like what?|- What?
You said your son used to|be like that. Be like what?
Oh, just, you know.
Why don't you mind your|own ....ing business?
Jules, just...|just come on down.
We're here to have fun.
- I was just trying to be helpful.|- No, you weren't.
You were trying to be|superior at the Funny Farm.
- It's ....ing pathetic.|- (Phone rings)
Hi.
- They canceled.|- Are you kidding me?
- Oh, this is bullshit, Thom.|-  There's nothing I can do.
Oh, well, they don't have families, they|don't have kids, why would they give a shit?
They are ....ing kids. I still|can't tell them to .... off.
Thom, it's ....ing bullshit.
How's Julius?
Is he just sitting there doing nothing?
No, he's having a great time.
Let me talk to him.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's Dada.
Hi, Dada.
Hey, buddy boy.
What's going on? You having fun?
Not really.
Hey, dad, your balloon is dying.
The red one from your party.
Thom: Hey, I'll get you|a new one, I promise.
And, hey,
I'm really sorry I|wasn't there today, okay?
Sure, I know.
Next week, I promise.
Okay, we'll go next week. Bye, Dada.
Bye, buddy.
Jonathan?
(Sniffing) Martini?
(Sniffing) A little dirty.
(Sniffing) Vodka. Vodka?
Gin. Face-to-face with the Swedes
down at the bar cleaning|up your ....ing mess.
You can't remember their names, can you?
- .... you, Thom.|- Excuse me?
'Tis pity we're all whores, isn't it, Thom?
Everyone but you.
I must say, that was a stirring oratory
you delivered earlier on|the rights of animated elves.
You suck the same cocks we all do, Thom.
Wincing at the taste doesn't|make you a better man,
it only makes you a worse whore.
So if you're gonna show|me the error of my ways,
do it from the cedar|deck of your four-bedroom,
two-and-a-half-bath American dream
that you earned the same way I earned mine.
You should drink more, Jon.
I couldn't possibly.
(Whispering) What's that?
That's just balloons.
Oh, thank you, you|dick. I meant in the bag.
Oh, that's some champagne.
Hmm.
And 50mg of hard-on.
Are we ....ing?
Yes, we're ....ing.
"Chemical cock." My favorite.
Except I took some 20 minutes|ago and nothing's happened.
Oh, no, wait. There it is.
- Stand back.|- Yeah, mmm.
Whoa. (Laughs)
- Our safe word is "Swede."|- Let's do it.
- Yeah.|- Imagine the scenario...
Thom: Sometimes on the way to work,
I like to imagine Samuel Beckett
waiting for, let's say,
the 6:47 to Grand Central.
And Sam's pissed off. He hates his job.
Wants to write, wants to|do something that matters.
But he does his shitty job every day
because Sam loves his wife|and they love their child.
And somehow Sam's found|a sliver of happiness
in this shitpile of a world.
So basically, Sam's ....ed.
(Clamoring)
My apologies.
Thom: Because if he wants|to keep that happiness,
Sam's got to suck some cock.
The same cocks we all do.
So Beckett takes his seat on the train,
fires up his iPad and he thinks,
"I can't go on. I'll go on to target.
It's 30% off all skinny jeans
Till next mother....ing Monday

Grammar: Dutch Adjectives

Grammar: Dutch Adjectives

Adjectives and definite articles (het/de)

Adjectives and indefinite articles (een)

Adjecives with no article

Predicate adjectives

Unchanging adjectives

Adjectives used on their own

Oh dear. All these articles to remember and now we have to figure out how they affect adjectives??

Don’t worry dear users. Here is an explanation for you that might just help.

Adjectives and definite articles

If an adjective comes before a noun with a definite article ("de" or "het"), it usually gets the ending -e.

An -e is also added if there is a demonstrative or possessive pronoun instead of a definite article

deze oude hond - this old dog

dit oude huis - this old house

mijn oude hond - my old dog

mijn oude huis - my old house

Adjectives and indefinite articles

If the indefinite article ”een" comes before a het-word in the singular, then the adjective does not get the -e ending.

If it comes before a de-word, it does get the ending.

The following words act like “een” in that the adjective does not get an ending when preceded by them and if the noun being described is a het-word:

geen: Dat is geen groot huis. (That is not a big house.)

elk: Elk zwart pak is duur. (Every black suit is expensive.)

genoeg: Wij hebben genoeg koud water. (We have enough cold water.)

ieder: Ieder klein meisje draagt een rok. (Every little girl is wearing a skirt.)

veel: Ik koop veel lekker bier. (I am buying a lot of tasty beer.)

wat: Zij eet wat nieuw brood. (She is eating some new bread.)

weinig: De kinderen eten weinig vers fruit. (The children do not eat much fresh fruit.)

welk: Welk oud boek leest hij? (Which old book is he reading?)

zo’n: Dat is zo’n groot dier! (That is such a big animal!)

zulk: Ze hebben altijd zulk lekker brood. (They always have such tasty bread.)

Adjectives with no article

If no article at all comes before a het-word, then the adjective does not get the -e ending either.

If no article comes before a de-word, it does get the ending.

Predicate adjectives

Put simply, predicate adjectives are adjectives that follow a linking verb like “to be” that describe the subject.

The adjective “green” in “The ball is green.” is a predicate adjective.

In Dutch, predicate adjectives don’t get any ending.

Het huis is groot.

De hond is groot.

De honden zijn duur.

Unchanging adjectives

Some adjectives don’t get any ending.

These include:

+adjectives ending in -en (this includes participles of verbs acting as adjectives that end in -en) + eigen: mijn eigen hond (my own dog) + tevreden: de tevreden katten (the satisfied cats) + gebroken: de gebroken lamp (the broken lamp) + open: het open boek (the open book) + opgewonden: de opgewonden kinderen (the excited children)

Material adjectives with -en

gouden: de gouden spiegel (the golden mirror)

houten: de houten stoel (the wooden chair)

zilveren: het zilveren kettinkje (the silver necklace)

And a few without -en

plastic: een plastic zak (a plastic bag)

rubber: een rubber schoen (a rubber shoe)

Adjectives ending in -a or an unstressed -e

prima: een prima kans (an excellent opportunity)

roze: een roze jurk (a pink dress)

Adjectives with ordinal numbers in the first part

tweedehands: een tweedehands auto (a second-hand car)

derderangs: derderangs producten (third-rate products)

rechter (right) and linker (left) are not inflected:

de rechter table (the right table)

de linker foto (the left photo)

NOTE: if the fact that a noun is “left” or “right” is considered a fixed attribute, then “linker” and “rechter” are usually connected to the noun.

de linkerhand (the left hand)

de rechterkant (the right side)

Adjectives used on their own

It is also possible to use adjectives independently, which means that they don’t have to be used in direct association with a noun.

There are two instances where this occurs:

the adjective can be used as a noun itself if the noun it refers to has already been mentioned:

Welke hoed wil je hebben, de rode of de witte? (Which hat do you want, the red one or the white one?)

if the adjective is used in combination with the words iets (something), niets (nothing), veel (much), wat (something), allerlei (all kinds of), wat voor (what kind of), genoeg (enough), or weinig (not much/little), then an -s is added to the end.

Ik heb iets leuks gekocht. (I bought something nice).

Hij heeft ons veel interessants verteld. (He told us a lot of interesting things.)

INTESTINAL SYSTEM (COLON)

INTESTINAL SYSTEM (COLON)

The large intestines, or what is called the colon, are composed of six sections. They are the cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid and finally the rectum. The average colon is from five to six feet long. The colon is shaped in somewhat of an upside-down U-shape, extending around the perimeters of your abdomen. It is also made up of circular folds. The colon mainly absorbs water, trace and micro-trace minerals, and vitamins.
No digestive enzymes are secreted by the colon. However, some digestion takes place from bacteria. Your food particles and by-products from digestion in the stomach and small intestines are mixed together in the colon, and most of the water is reabsorbed so that a solid mass is formed for elimination from the body. Mucus from the lymphatic system is also dumped into the colon for elimination. The colon has mucus-secreting glands in the sub-mucosa to assist in proper elimination, as well.
The colon has an electrical relationship to all of the major organs and tissues of the body. The contemporary scientific community has not yet discovered this part of the physiology of the colon (or for that matter, the entire intestinal gut tissue and its relationship to all the other tissues of the body).

The Eliminative System

The Eliminative System 

THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
The immune and lymphatic systems work together, offering your body both protection and elimination, respectively. Both fall under the category of “Eliminative System,” but they are each a separate system unto themselves. Let’s examine each of these systems and how they work, both separately and as a team.
The lymphatic system acts as your septic system. It provides not only protection for cells, but serves to remove wastes as well. Cells eat and excrete like you do, only on a much smaller scale. The blood carries the nutrition and fuels to the cells, and your lymph system removes the by-products and wastes caused from metabolizing these nutrients and fuels.
The lymph system consists of the lymph fluid, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, spleen and the thymus gland.
Lymph Fluid
The lymph fluid is an alkaline, translucent fluid that flows from the cells to the venous blood supply via the lymph vessels. Your lymph fluids act as the water that carries the wastes from your toilet to the septic system.
Lymph fluid removes approximately 10 percent of the total fluid supplied by the blood system to a cell. The lymph fluid is the medium or “plasma” that carries a host of substances that need to be removed from cells, as well as substances that are used to protect the cell. These include:
Excessive unused proteins (including albumin and globulin, etc.)
Salts and ions
Gases and toxic, metabolic wastes
Ureas
Fats (possible anti-inflammatory compounds)
Glucose
Hormones, steroids and enzymes
Unused nutrients, especially artificial vitamins
Parasites (bacteria, etc.)
Chemical toxins, sulfa drugs, chemical medications, etc.
Minerals (unusable by cells)
Immune cells, especially lymphocytes (T- and especially B-cells), macrophages (monocytes), etc.
Dying body cells (due to atrophy or acidosis)
Fats from the small intestinal tract and liver, which are absorbed through small lymph vessels called lacteals.
There is not a “heart” to pump and pressurize your lymph system, so your lymph fluids move by means of the following methods:
Pressure changes that are reflected through the blood vascular system.
Contraction of your skeletal muscles, which are activated through movement and exercise.
Contraction of smooth muscle stimulation.
Low blood pressure (adrenal glands), lack of exercise or inactive lifestyle, impacted bowels, and congested kidneys and skin will all cause your lymph system to back up.
Over-consumption of proteins (many of which are abrasive [foreign] to the body), acids, and mucus-forming substances (milk, complex sugars, etc.) will also burden your lymph system, causing it to become congested and stagnant. All of this together creates a heavy immune burden and response, and cellular autointoxication leading to cellular hypoactivity and death. In my opinion, this is where cancer originates.
Lymph Vessels
Lymph vessels extend throughout your body and mimic your blood vessels, except they are larger. The lymph capillaries (and blood capillaries) extend into almost all the interstitial areas of all cells. They are not found in the bone marrow, epidermis (outer layer of skin), in cartilage, or in the central nervous system.
Blood plasma that leaves the blood capillaries nourishes and carries energy factors to cells. The cells’ wastes from metabolizing these elements are excreted into what now has become the interstitial fluid, which is collected into the small capillaries of the lymph system. The small capillaries lead into the larger lymph vessels (veins with valves) and off to the lymph nodes and filtering organs, like the spleen, liver, tonsils and appendix, etc. The lymphatic vascular bed moves throughout the body in the same way your blood vessels do.
The thoracic duct, which begins in the abdomen, acts as an enlarged sac, which receives lymph vessels from the lower extremities (limbs) and pelvic areas, including the stomach and intestines. This thoracic duct moves upward through the thorax, picking up lymph vessels from the ribs (intercostal areas), then moves to the left subclavian area (trunk), where it recedes and drains the left upper extremities. The left jugular trunk also drains here, which allows the left side of the head and neck to drain properly. The right side of the head, neck and thorax drain or are connected to the right lymph duct.
As the lymph flows through the lymph vessels toward the subclavian veins, it passes through the lymph nodes, which contain macrophages to phagocytize (consume and destroy) bacteria or other pathogens (antigens). As the lymph fluid is cleaned, neutralized and filtered, it re-enters the blood stream at the internal jugular and the right and left subclavian blood veins.
Lymph Nodes
You have thousands of small septic tanks called lymph nodes throughout your body. Your lymph nodes are bean-shaped holding tanks, or “septic tanks,” that are used by your lymph system to filter, neutralize, bond and destroy pathogens (toxins), antigens, etc. They consist of a fibrin net, which serves as a filter for lymph cells. Lymph nodes range in size—from that of a small penny to almost the size of a quarter. The lymph nodes consist of:
Lymphocytes (including T and B cells)
Neutrophils
Plasma cells
Macrophages (large amounts)
Antigens
Antibody molecules
The main network, or grouping, of lymph nodes are in the:
Neck, upper shoulder and chest area. These serve as filters for the head area (cervical nodes)
Axilla (arm pits), which filter the thoracic (chest) areas and upper extremities (axillary nodes)
Groin area for pelvis and legs (lower extremities, inguinal nodes)
Mesentery or abdominal area (filters the gastrointestinal tract)
When the lymph system becomes overburdened with toxins, parasites, weakened cells from acidosis, mucus, metabolic wastes, etc., your lymph nodes will become enlarged and swollen. Your tonsils are an excellent example of this. Dairy products and refined sugars cause a lot of mucus production from the mucosa, which in turn causes congestive problems (including sinus, throat, bronchi and lungs, etc.). When the tonsils swell from this massive overload, sore throats, inflammation and mucus discharge are some of the symptoms. Colds and flu are another symptom of congestion needing to come out.
When doctors remove tonsils because of a lack of understanding about congestion and the lymphatic system, it sets up a chain reaction. Removing the tonsils causes a burden in the lymphatic system (in the surrounding tissues). This then leads to stiff necks, cervical spine deterioration, pressure build-up in the brain, ears, eyes (glaucoma), etc. Most doctors do not know how to aid the body in ridding itself of this congestion.
Detoxification is the only true answer to this problem. Tissue removal and the treatment of symptoms with sulfa drugs (antibiotics) only add to the problem.
Spleen
Your spleen is an oval-shaped, semi-dark red organ. It is located on your left side (upper left quadrant), to the left of and behind (posterior to) the stomach.
In the embryo stages, the spleen served as a red- and white-blood-cell creator. However, shortly after birth, the spleen produced only lymphocytes and monocytes (WBCs). The spleen is full of the type of lymphocytes called macrophages, which remove pathogens and toxins of all kinds from the blood and lymph.
The spleen acts as a blood reservoir or holding tank where blood is stored for emergencies. The spleen also destroys weakened, toxic and old blood cells, creating bilirubin from their hemoglobin. Bilirubin gives bile its unique color.
Keeping your spleen healthy helps to keep your immune, lymphatic and blood systems healthy. In spiritual circles, the spleen reflects the lower mind (called the “causal mind”), where duality or creation truly starts. Your spleen is the vehicle for the universal mathematics that affect your physical body. Its spiritual color is orange.
Thymus Gland
The thymus gland will be covered later in this chapter, under the Endocrine System. However, it is enough to say that it is a gland that matures and trains B-cells, converting them into T- and helper T-cells, which are a part of your NK (natural killer) cells. These are for cellular-mediated response to pathogens.
Summary: The Lymphatic System
The physical body is a city unto itself. Your immune and lymphatic systems act like a police force and sanitation department, all wrapped into one. The lymphatic system picks up the trash from each house in the city (each cell); trash will vary, of course, depending upon the “lifestyle” within each house/cell. The lymph system, along with its immune cells, has the job of protecting and keeping your body clean.
Many foods that people routinely eat clog and over-burden the lymphatic system. Colds, flu, allergies, sinus congestion, bronchitis, lung issues—including pneumonia and asthma (with adrenal weakness)—along with mumps, tumors, boils, lymphomas, skin rashes, dandruff, etc., are nothing more than an over-burdened, congested lymph system.
All dairy products (pasteurized or raw), refined carbohydrates (complex sugars), irritants (peppers, cola, etc.), toxic chemicals, foreign protein (meat, etc.) cause a lymphatic response of the mucosa, namely excessive mucus production. Furthermore, these substances can be harmful to cells, especially inviting parasitic invasion. Your lymphatic system’s job is to try to stop this “terrorist” attack within the tissues of the body. However, once the body becomes over-bombarded with this mucus from the lymph system, the mucus itself then becomes the problem. It can block proper cellular function, causing hypoactivity of the respective organ or gland.
Again, an example of this response is seen in the body’s reaction to dairy foods. Their proteins are so abrasive, concentrated and harm- ful to us that ingesting them creates excessive mucus production. It creates such a chain reaction that you can feel this mucus building up in your sinus cavities, throat and lungs. This causes you to lose your sense of smell, taste and hearing, and impedes your breathing. It also congests your thyroid gland, eventually affecting your whole body in a multitude of ways. It’s ironic that we drink milk for calcium when its effects can lead to the body’s inability to utilize calcium.
Spiritually speaking, your blood and lymph system is a reflection of spirit. It enhances and nourishes you, but it also cleans and educates you. If it becomes “bottled up” or stagnant, you become bottled up and stagnant. Disease sets in and death can occur.
Clean and open all the pathways within yourself and let spirit (blood and lymph) flow through you unobstructed. This will bring a sense of well-being that’s unimaginable.
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
Your immune system is the police force of your body. It offers protection from invaders (parasites) and toxins. Without your immune system, you would not be able to live on this planet. (Remember the “boy in the bubble” who had no immune system?)
Two Types of Immune Systems
You have two types of immune systems at work. They are the extracellular immune system and the intracellular immune system.
EXTRACELLULARIMMUNE SYSTEM—Extracellular immunity protects your internal organs, glands, and tissues. It protects conditions outside of a cell. This type of immunity has been called many names, including “adaptive,” “innate,” “humoral” or “antibody-mediated” immunity. However, they are really all the same type, mechanically.
Simply put, extracellular immunity starts at conception with the memories genetically passed to cells from the parents, which set the immunity patterns for the child.
This type of immunity is truly adaptive, as your immune system has a mind like you do. It can comprehend, remember, and supply protection from invaders and toxins on a day-today basis, creating immunity. It “trains” itself to be ready the next time a similar invasion takes place. This is the beauty of God at work.
INTRACELLULARIMMUNESYSTEM—Intracellu- lar immunity exists inside the cell. This is called “cell-mediated immunity.” This type of immunity involves T-cell response to chemicals released by the cell itself.
Immune Cell Response
Each of these two systems of protection (the extracellular and the intracellular) offers a specific type of response.
EXTRACELLULAR RESPONSE — Antibody (humoral) immune response consists of plasma B-cell lymphocytes, which are produced in response to destructive antigens with subsequent antibody formation. This type of response generally creates immunity to the particular type of antigen and is considered an extracellular response.
INTRACELLULAR RESPONSE — Cell-mediated immune response (cellular response) is the production of T-cells by the thymus gland in response to foreign antigens that need to be removed. This is an intracellular immune response.
Your immune system will respond in one of two ways, depending upon the above. The first or primary response (reaction) is the initial reaction to an invader. This is a slow, but thorough, response in which T- and B-lymphocyte antibodies are created to attach to the invading or spreading pathogens (microorganisms).
The secondary response (reaction) is the immediate response by T- and B-memory cells, which have done battle before with this particular antigen or pathogen. Now these cells can seek out and destroy known invaders, because they are familiar with them and know how to destroy them.
Both of the above responses are designed to neutralize or eliminate destructive cells or pathogens (toxins and parasites). They are determined by the need for either a non-specific immune response or a specific immune response.
Non-specific Immune Response — (Inflammation) The response of the tissues and cells to an injury from any source. These sources include chemicals, trauma, invading organisms, etc.
Specific Immune Response — A much stronger response, which takes place when inflammation is not strong enough, or is inadequate to handle the injury or invasion. This response falls directly under T- and B-cell control.
At the bottom line, your immune system rids itself of unwanted invaders in two ways, phagocytosis and inflammation. Inflammation can be local (cellular) or systemic (in many places throughout the body).
PHAGOCYTOSIS—The ingestión, neutralization or destruction of foreign substances, including microorganisms, their parts, toxins, as well as dead or weakened body cells, and parasitically invaded cells. Cells that create phagocytosis are called phagocytes. Neutrophils and macrophages make up the bulk of these types of cells.
INFLAMMATION —
Local Inflammation is confined to a specific area. Redness, swelling and heat are experienced from the dilation of the vascular (blood) system. Pain can result in these areas from the swelling and chemical reaction on nerve receptors.
Systemic Inflammation oftentimes goes unnoticed until destruction occurs. Hormone imbalances, high acid-forming diets and heavy chemical ingestion through foods, air and cosmetics create this type of inflammation. Most of the time, this inflammation goes unnoticed until you begin to experience hypoactivity of tissues, glands and organs. As your glands fail to do their job, this creates a domino effect, causing many disease symptoms.
As previously stated, the lymphatic and immune systems work hand-in-hand as if they were one system. The lymphatic tissues, organs and physiological processes are involved in identifying, transporting and eliminating antigens or pathogens. This system is also responsible for producing the immune response.
There are basically two lines of defense that your body has to protect itself from foreign substances, including unwanted microorganisms. They are mechanical (structural defenses) and chemical (mediated defenses).
MECHANICAL DEFENSES (STRUCTURAL)
— Skin, mucous membrane, tears, saliva, stomach acids, urine. Site-specific protection is affected by the “mucosa immunity system” of the mucosa of the respiratory, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal lining, which have clusters of lymphoid cells, including lymphocytes and macrophages.
CHEMICAL DEFENSES (MEDIATORS) — These chemical catalysts are substances your body uses to bring about an innate immune response. Some chemicals form barriers in the cell membrane wall to stop invasion by parasites. Cells also produce enzymes called lysosomes, which are designed to digest or kill parasitic invaders.
Lysozyme — (enzymes) in tears, sweat and saliva kills various microorganisms.
Mucus — produced by the mucous membrane, coats and supplies WBCs that are designed to phagocytize, neutralize or destroy antigens and pathogens.
Histamine — chemicals (which are released from microorganisms or damaged cells) that attract leukocytes (white blood cells) for emergency aid.
Prostaglandins — a biologically active, carbon-20-based unsaturated fatty acid, metabolized from arachidonic acid. Prostaglandins have a multitude of functions, including vasodilatation and glucose metabolism. They are mediators of many chemical processes.
Leukotrienes — promote inflammation by dilation of the vascular system (capillaries, etc.). They also increase vascular permeability (the ability to secrete blood, nutrition and immune cells through the walls of the capillaries, etc.). Vascular permeability allows fibrinogen and proteins to enter the lymph fluids around a cell. Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, which is then used to block off the affected areas. Leukotrienes also stimulate phagocytosis by macrophages, as well as attract WBCs for emergency aid.
Interferons — a type of protein that protects cells from viral invasion. They attach themselves to cell walls, and stimulate that cell’s production of antiviral properties (proteins).
Kinins — attract WBCs.
Complement — a group of proteins (complement proteins) known to attract WBCs.
To understand autoimmune conditions, let’s examine your internal immune system further.
As you have learned, your internal immune system is designed to eliminate weak and para-sitically involved cells. Cells have “markers” (antigens) on their surfaces which identify them for what they are. These markers identify them as either a “self” or “non-self type of cell.
Antigens
Antigens are substances that create an immune response. Antigens are proteins or oligosaccharides (compounds made up of a saccharide). There are two types of antigens: self-antigens and foreign antigens.
SELF-ANTIGENS — Substances (proteins, etc.) created by your cells to stimulate an immune response. These types of antigens generally are part of a cell membrane wall and act as “markers” or signals for immune cell response. These types of antigens have also been called auto-antigens.
FOREIGN ANTIGENS — Substances or parasites that are introduced into the body from the outside world. These include:
Microorganisms
Particles (fragments) of microorganisms
Acids
Chemicals of all types
Proteins that are foreign or unusable by the body
Splinters, wood, glass, etc.
Every single thing in creation is unique. However, there are numerous similarities. Our planet is home to many different races of humans and species of plants and animals, each type identified by various shapes, colorings and markings. The same is true of your cells and their membrane walls (their outer skin), and each cell is unique unto itself.

Cell walls are composed of proteins (chained amino acids), cholesterol (inflammation protection) and phospholipids. When a cell becomes weakened, these proteins and antigens change, which sends a signal for the cell’s destruction. The outer body or cell wall changes, just as your skin changes when the cells that comprise it begin to fail.
Immune Cell Response to Antigens (B-Cell Response)
LYMPHOCYTES — To activate a specific immune response, your lymphocytes must be activated. This activation is triggered by an antigen (a signal). Lymphocytes have antigen-binding receptors on their surfaces. These receptors are specific in nature and are designed to bind specific antigens.
INTERLEUKINS — Interleukins, which are produced and released by macrophages and helper T-cells, stimulate lymphocytes to divide after antigens are captured (bound) to the lymphocyte (immune cell). Then:
The antigen is processed (neutralized and broken down) by macrophages and B-cells.
Macrophages present the processed antigen to helper T-cells. Interleukin is released, causing helper T-cells to divide, thus increasing their numbers.
Helper T-cells combine with the B-cells (that originally processed the antigen), resulting in the formation of cells that produce antibodies against the antigen.
Role of Protein “Markers”
Identify a cell for type and health (strong and weak).
Stimulate the production of antibodies by B-lymphocytes to neutralize or destroy the cell.
Stimulate cytotoxic (chemicals that destroy cells) responses by granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes.
Normal body cells that become damaged or weakened can appear as foreign antigens, inviting an immune response by macrophages, neutrophils, monocytes, etc. This stimulates the production of antibodies by B-lymphocytes to neutralize or destroy the cell if needed. As noted, it also stimulates cytotoxic responses by granulocytes, monocytes and lymphocytes.

This is where the “autoimmune” illusion is first created. When a cell changes its morphology through acidosis, toxic chemical influence, etc., this changes its signal to immune cells (the police), which are now considered foreign antigens or cells that can affect other cells and thus need to be eliminated.
Antibody-Mediated Response
ANTIBODIES — When your body is exposed to an antigen (parasites, toxins, etc.), it activates B-cells, which produce antibodies. These antibodies bind to the antigens and in the process destroy the toxins. Antibodies are found in your body fluids. This is why this type of immunity is called extracellular (outside of the body) immunity. Antibodies can bind to macrophages, basophils and mast cells.
Antibodies are y-shaped glycoproteins produced by B-lymphocytes (B-cells) in response to the presence of antigens. Each antibody consists of four polypeptide (two or more amino acids) chains, which create the binding sites for antigen adhesion. They are considered immunoglobulins (consisting of many different antibodies). Almost all of your antibodies, except your naturally inherited ones (based on blood types), are created by B-cells bonding with a foreign antigen.
Antibodies are called gamma globulins. Large amounts of these are found in plasma (blood) where other proteins, like albumin, etc., exist. Antibodies are also called immunoglobulins (IQ), because they are globulin proteins involved in immunity.
PRIMARY RESPONSE — (takes 3-14 days)
B-cells are activated by antigen(s).
B-cells multiply and create B-memory cells. These cells produce antibodies (y-shaped proteins).
SECONDARY RESPONSE — (hours to 3 days)
Occurs when the body is exposed to familiar antigens. These are antigens that the body has previously battled with and recognizes. These antigens therefore create immediate B-cell response from B-memory cells.
This rapid response creates even more B-memory cells, therefore increasing further immunity. Memory cells are the basis for adaptive immunity.
ANTIBODIES NEUTRALIZE OR DESTROY ANTIGENS BY:
initiating lysis (rupturing and breaking down the invader).
neutralizing toxins of bacterial activity.
phagocytosis (ingesting, neutralizing and destroying).
promoting antigen-clumping (agglutination).
preventing the antigen from adhering to a host cell.
ANTIBODIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY …
detect antigens or bind them together.
increase phagocytosis.
increase inflammation.
activate complement proteins.
Cell-Mediated Immunity
Cell-mediated immunity refers to T-cell protection of your cells. T-cells protect the inside or intercellular spaces of cells from microorganisms like viruses and some bacteria. T-cells, like B-cells, have antigen-binding receptors on their surfaces, and are very adept at recognizing cellular antigens.
PRIMARY RESPONSE — Antigens activate T-cells, which then begin to divide and create cytotoxin (cytolytic) T-cells. Cytotoxic T-cells produce cytokines, or lymphokines, which are proteins (peptides) that stimulate additional immune response by increasing T-cell formation, macrophage involvement, etc.
T-cells cannot recognize foreign antigens without the help of macrophage processing. This helps a T-cell differentiate between types of antigens. Helper T-cells (called T4s) secrete interleukin, which stimulates B-cell activity and other T-lymphocytes.

Macrophage Processing
PHASE ONE
Macrophages ingest antigens by endocytosis and break them down into several small pieces.
Each piece is “stamped” with a protein (major histo-compatibility [MHC] proteins).
Now these pieces of antigens are ready to bond with helper T-cells.
B-cell phagocytosis is similar to macrophage phagocytosis.
PHASE TWO
Macrophage and B-cells process antigens.
Macrophages secrete interleukin-1.
Interleukin stimulates helper T-cells to produce interleukin-2.
Interleukin stimulates helper T-cells to divide.
Helper T-cells stimulate B-cells.


White Blood Cells
Neutrophils

Definition: Phagocytizes microorganisms and other substances
% of WBCs: 60–80%
Response: Inflammation response
Site of maturation: Red bone marrow
Location of mature cells: Blood, connective and lymphatic tissue
Secretes: Histamine, complement proteins, leukotrienes, kinins and interferon
Type of immunity: Innate (from birth)
Lymphocytes (B-Cells)

Definition: Produces antibodies and other chemicals responsible for destroying microorganisms
% of WBCs: 20–40%
Response: Extracellular (outside) protection from antigens (viruses, bacterial, chemical) Site of maturation: Red bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes
Location of mature cells: Blood and lymphatic tissues and nodes
Secretes: Antibodies
Type of immunity: Antibody-mediated
Lymphocytes (T-Cells)

Definition: Produces antibodies and other chemicals responsible for destroying microorganisms
% of WBCs:
0–40%
Response: Intracellular (inside) protection from antigens (parasites, tumors); also known as tumor busters
Site of maturation: Red bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes
Location of mature cells: Thymus gland
Secretes: Tissues
Type of immunity: Cell-mediated
Eosinophils

Definition: Releases chemicals that reduce inflammation, attacks certain worm-type parasites
% of WBCs: 1–4%
Response: Inflammation response
Site of maturation: Red bone marrow
Location of mature cells: Blood, connective tissues, and lymphatic tissue
Secretes: Histamine, complement proteins, leukotrienes, kininsand interferon
Type of immunity: Innate
Basophils

Definition: Releases histamine, which promotes inflammation; also releases heparin, which prevents clot formation
% of WBCs: 0.5–1%
Response: Inflammation response
Site of maturation: Red bone marrow
Location of mature cells: Blood, connective and lymphatic tissue
Secretes: Histamine, complement proteins, leukotrienes, kinins and interferon
Type of immunity: Innate
Monocytes (Macrophages)

Definition: Phagocytic cell in the blood that becomes a macrophage within tissues, which phagocytizes bacteria, cell fragments, dead cells, weak cells, and other toxins within tissues % of WBCs:
3–8%
Response: Phagocytosis Site of maturation: Various tissues of the body
Location of mature cells: Blood, connective and lymphatic tissue
Secretes: Enzymes, lysomes, chemokines, cytokines, 02 radicals
Type of immunity: Innate
Mast Cells

Definition: Essential to inflammatory response found in connective tissue, under the skin, and in the mucosa of the GI tract and respiratory tissues. Helps promote inflammation through the release of various chemicals. They are mediated by 1gE.
% of WBCs:
0%
Response: Inflammation
Site of maturation: Various tissues within the body
Location of mature cells: Connective tissue, skin, mucosa, and gastrointestinal tissues
Secretes: Histamine, proteinases, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, kinins, interferon, complements
Type of immunity: Innate

SECONDARY RESPONSE — Your secondary T-cell response comes from T-memory cells. Your T-memory cells work like your B-memory cells in that they “remember” past exposure to antigens and have created “antibodies” to fight them.
Creation of Immune Cells
WHITE BLOOD CELLS (WBCs) — Your immune cells are called white blood cells (WBCs), of which there are many types. Your bone marrow produces your white blood cells as the body’s primary internal defense. These cells are then sent through the lymph system to mature or to be converted into larger and more specific cells.
Lymphatic tissues, including the spleen, thymus gland and lymph nodes, are responsible for the growth, maturation and activation of your white blood cells. The growth and function of immune cells are regulated by cytokines, which are protein in nature and act as growth mediators. There are over 100 different types of cytokines produced by your WBCs. These include your interleukins, interferons, tumor necrosis factor, etc.
Let’s examine some of the most important immune cells that your body uses to defend itself. Macrophages are monocytes that have left circulation and have settled and matured in tissues. Macrophages are found in large numbers in the tonsils, spleen, and lymph nodes. Fifty percent or more of the body’s macrophages are found in the liver and are called Kupffer cells. However, they are found everywhere, including the brain and blood. They act as scavengers, cleaning as they go. Macrophages and neutrophils are the master phagocytic (ingesting and destroying) cells of your immune system.
Natural killer (NK) cells are a type of lymphocyte processed in the bone marrow, which accounts for 1-5 percent of all lymphocytes. They are considered the masters of the immune cells. Their job is to destroy tumor or virus-infected cells. These are a part of your innate immunity because they do not respond to memory, and are not specific in their response. They only recognize a specific class, not a specific type of cell.

Summary: The Immune System
Your body is naturally designed to protect itself from invaders, including parasitic, chemical, etc. Even foods that are harmful when ingested set up an immune and lymphatic response.
Your body as a whole and each cell that comprises it has awareness (consciousness). Your immune system teaches itself to recognize past invaders and stores this information in memory cells. This takes place from conception (memories from parents) and continues on through your exposure to the outside world. Your body and its organs are covered with “skin” or a membrane that is designed to protect it initially (mechanically). From here, immunological (immune) cells and their chemicals are designed to “eat” or destroy these invaders in one way or another.
There are many different types of immune cells, each with its own specific area of expertise. We have and develop our immunity from the following:
Active natural — (nature) one’s own innate and adaptive immune response.
Active artificial — (vaccination) immunity created by artificially supplying a pathogen or antigen, so the body can create immunity from the supplied source.
Passive natural — mother to fetus through the placenta. Transferred to a non-immune individual.
Passive artificial — transferred from injected (vaccinated) animals to humans.
Nature does not procreate the weak. If it did, nature would not withstand itself. This is true of your body and the cells that comprise it.
Autoimmune syndromes are nothing more than the strong eliminating the weak. With this in mind, the best course of action in “diseases” or conditions of hypoactivity or weakness is always to strengthen, strengthen and strengthen yourself and your cells. Clean your body of all the chemicals, toxins, pus, stored mucus and parasites (the harmful variety) and get healthy!
INTESTINAL SYSTEM (COLON)
The large intestines, or what is called the colon, are composed of six sections. They are the cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid and finally the rectum. The average colon is from five to six feet long. The colon is shaped in somewhat of an upside-down U-shape, extending around the perimeters of your abdomen. It is also made up of circular folds. The colon mainly absorbs water, trace and micro-trace minerals, and vitamins.
No digestive enzymes are secreted by the colon. However, some digestion takes place from bacteria. Your food particles and by-products from digestion in the stomach and small intestines are mixed together in the colon, and most of the water is reabsorbed so that a solid mass is formed for elimination from the body. Mucus from the lymphatic system is also dumped into the colon for elimination. The colon has mucus-secreting glands in the sub-mucosa to assist in proper elimination, as well.
The colon has an electrical relationship to all of the major organs and tissues of the body. The contemporary scientific community has not yet discovered this part of the physiology of the colon (or for that matter, the entire intestinal gut tissue and its relationship to all the other tissues of the body).

URINARY SYSTEM 

Kidneys
Generally humans have two kidneys. However, I have seen many people who were born with three. Your kidneys are shaped like an ear and are purplish-brown in color. They are situated at the back of the abdominal cavity, one on each side (lateral) of the spine.
The tops of the kidneys are opposite the 12th thoracic vertebra. They weigh approximately 5 ounces each, and are about 4.5 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. Microscopic nephrons make up the structural and functional aspects of the kidneys.
As in most organs, and especially in glands, you find an outer portion—called the cortex and an inner portion—the medulla. Urine is formed in the nephrons, which are made up of a renal corpuscle and a venal tubule. These look like long pyramids. The cortex (outer) portion of the kidney houses most of the small capillary beds that are the filtering tissue between the blood and the nephron. This area is involved in filtration and reabsorption.
Urine consists of many by-products of metabolism, like ureas, ammonia, hydrogen ions, creatinine, chemical toxins, medications, synthetic vitamins, and minerals, etc.
These wastes (urine) travel down this pyramid (nephron tubules) into the inner portion (or medulla), where they enter into common ducts called papillary ducts, which empty into the kidney reservoirs (calyces). From here the urine moves down through the ureter to the bladder.
As you can see, the kidneys are a part of your elimination system. They form urine from blood plasma. They play a major role in the regulation of your blood, and thus all bodily fluids. They help eliminate your metabolic and toxic wastes.
Kidneys are very sensitive to acidosis from meats, teas, coffees, chocolates and carbonated soda drinks. Most people consume these types of “foods” (toxins) that, after a while, yield them discomfort and pain in the mid- to lower back.
Ureters
Tubes from your kidneys to the bladder.
Bladder
Your bladder is mainly a holding, collecting tank, or sac, for urine on its way out from the kidneys. The elimination of urine from the bladder is called “micturition,” “voiding” or “urination.”
Urethra
The tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of your body.

NTEGUMENTARY SYSITEM (SKIN) 

Your skin is the largest organ of the body. It is also the largest eliminative organ, eliminating as much bodily wastes each day as your kidneys, bowels and lungs. The skin is obviously your body’s outer covering. It offers protection from the outer environment and parasitic conditions.
Your skin has two major divisions, or separate layers. The first division is the beginning, or first innermost, layer and is called the dermis. The subcutaneous tissues lay just below the dermis, which houses the bulk of the main arteries, veins, nerves and glands that feed the skin.
The second gland division or layer is the epidermis, or outermost portion. This portion (or division) has four to five different layers, depending upon the location. Your hands and feet have thick skin because of the activity these portions encounter. You’ve heard the sayings, “He has thick skin,” or “She has thin skin.” Now you know where this reference comes from. The following is a quick rundown of the epidermis, starting with the outermost layer of your skin.
stratum corneum (a few cells to 50 cells deep)
stratum lucidum
stratum granulosum
stratum spinosum
stratum germinativum
Your skin consists of cells that are called keratinocytes, because they create a hard substance called keratin, which is found in your finger nails, hair and any horny tissue. Keratinocytes are germinated (begin their journey) in the stratum germinativum layers of the epidermis, moving and maturing through the various layers until they reach their final days in the outermost layer, the stratum corneum.
Your skin has many functions, including the regulation of body temperature. This is accomplished through the arterioles (blood vessels) and sweat glands. The skin is also the largest sensory organ, expressing both internal and external sensations.
Spiritually speaking, your skin is tied to your ego, or ethnic body. It gives you individuality. It is tied to your liver, which reflects the mind. Both work hand-in-hand, affecting the thought processes of the individual.
In detoxification, always clean out the liver to clean the skin. Always keep your skin clean, as this will serve its function as one of your eliminative organs. Besides, clean skin makes you feel clean.

Disease is not the presence of something evil, but rather the lack of the presence of something essential.
— Dr. Bernard Jensen 

The Digestive System

The Digestive System 

MOUTH AND SALIVARY GLANDS
The mouth offers the mechanical (teeth) and initial enzyme breakdown of whole food sources into smaller and simpler complexes. The salivary glands secrete amylase (ptyalin), which is an alkaline digestive enzyme for starch and carbohydrate breakdown. This enzyme hydrolyzes starch and glycogen to maltose.
STOMACH
The stomach is located between your esophagus and duodenum (first portion of the small bowel). It is below the diaphragm and to the right of the spleen. A portion of the stomach lies under the liver. Foods enter the upper portion of the stomach through the cardiac sphincter valve and leave through the pyloric sphincter valve. The wall of the stomach has four layers. The inner lining or mucosa contains simple tubular glands that secrete your gastric juices. Some secrete pepsinogen and others HCL (hydrochloric acid). There are also cells that secrete mucus.
When we see, smell, or imagine food, this triggers the secretion of gastric juices. The actual presence of food stimulates production of the hormone gastrin from the stomach, which in turn releases more gastric juice.
Protein digestion begins in the stomach when the HCL converts pepsinogen to pepsin, which then breaks down complex protein structures into smaller structures called peptones. This is an acid digestive process. If there isn’t any protein in the food consumed, the stomach acts as a temporary holding compartment for carbohydrate and fat digestion. These foods start digesting in the mouth with alkaline digestive juices—amylase (ptyalin), etc. If protein is present, then the stomach acids neutralize these enzymes until these foods move into the duodenum where they are reactivated and added to.
The stomach acts like a time-release capsule, allowing your food time to digest (or be broken down) so the body can actually use it properly. The action of your stomach is through nerve and hormonal control. The stomach can absorb mostly alcohol and water, including tinctured herbs and some fruit and vegetable juices.
Spiritually speaking, your stomach reflects the solar plexus, which is the center of the nerve field that feeds the head (upper), mid, and lower extremities of the body. Weaknesses of the stomach can weaken your whole body, affecting emotions (can foster fear), oxygen demands, consciousness, headaches, and other conditions.
SMALL INTESTINES
The small intestines make up the first part of the bowel structure. The small intestines are smaller in diameter than the colon, but are four to six times as long. There are three distinct sections that make up the small intestines, each having its own job to do.
Duodenum
This first section of the small intestine is approximately 8-11 inches long. Through the common bile duct it receives digestive enzymes, alkalizing sodium of bicarbonate from the pancreas, and alkalizing bile from the gallbladder/ liver. The major portion of this section of the small intestines is primarily digestive and alkalizing. Hormone secretion is also an aspect of the duodenum.

Duodenum Hormones
PEPTIDE
Stimulates the release of pertidase to finish final protein digestion into amino acids
SECRETIN
Stimulates sodium of bicarbonate and bile for alkalization and fat breakdown
CHOLECYSTOKININ
Stimulates pancreatic enzymes and contracts the gallbladder for bile extraction
Duodenum Enzymes
PEPTIDASE
Completes protein breakdown into amino acids
SUCRASE, MALTASE
AND LACTASE
(lactase only to age 3) Change complex sugars into monosaccharides or simple sugars

It is important to understand that the small intestinal walls are made up of circular folds (or villi) called plicae circulares. The mucosa folds itself into these villi or microvilli to increase the absorption surface of the intestines. These appear like ripples or waves that allow the body maximum potential for digesting and absorbing its nutrition.
There are glands called Lieberkuhns at the base of many of the villi (in the duodenum), which secrete digestive hormones and enzymes.
Jejunum
The second portion of the small intestine is approximately 8 feet long. The duodenum and jejunum make up two-fifths of the small intestines. Digestive enzymes from the duodenum are now acting upon most of the food particles. Absorption of vital nutrients is now taking place as the digestive enzymes break down the food particles to their simplest form.
Ileum
The third portion is approximately 15 to 30 feet long and comprises the lower three-fifths of the small intestine. Most of the by-products of digestion now have become amino acids (building blocks), monosaccharides (fuels), fatty acids (oil and fuel), glycerol, vitamins and minerals. These are now being absorbed or mixed with water to continue on their way out into the colon. This liquid mixture now passes into the first part of the large bowel known as the cecum, which is the first section of the ascending portion.
PANCREAS
The pancreas is both an endocrine gland and an exocrine gland and is located in a horizontal position behind the stomach in front of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. The head of the pancreas is attached to the duodenum (small intestines) and the tail of the pancreas reaches to the spleen.
The body of the pancreas has many exocrine glands, which have their own ducts all leading into the main pancreatic duct, which joins the common bile duct. The common bile duct empties into the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestines). All through the exocrine gland tissue are masses of cells called Islets of Langerhans. These are the endocrine systems of the pancreas.
This endocrine portion of the pancreas will be discussed along with the entire endocrine gland system covered later in this chapter. Since we are considering digestion now, we want to examine the exocrine portion of the pancreas, the ducted portion. These glands supply the bulk of the digestive enzymes needed to break down your food. They also supply sodium bicarbonate, which is an alkalizing substance called chyme, which is necessary to alkalize the stomach contents. This chyme is full of HCL (hydrochloric acid) and pepsin. Sodium bicarbonate and bile from the gallbladder join in the duodenum to activate the alkaline digestive enzymes of the pancreas and intestinal wall. If the stomach contents cannot be alkalized, then proper digestion is halted. Your food then ferments and putrefies, causing excessive gas. You then have lost the nutritional value of your foods.

Pancreatic Juice and its Function
SODIUM BICARBONATE
Alkalizer and enzyme activator (neutralizes stomach acid).
TRYPSINOGEN
An enzyme that is converted into trypsin in the duodenum.
CHYMOTRYPSINOGEN
An enzyme that is converted into chymo-trypsin in the duodenum. (Trypsin and chymotrypsin finish protein digestion, converting peptones to peptides. From here, peptides are broken down [from the intestinal wall] by protease into amino acids—the basic building blocks of protein structures.)
AMYLASE
An enzyme which breaks down (hydro-lyzes) starch (maltose) or complex sugars (di- and poly-saccharides) into monosac-charides, or simple sugars.
LIPASE
An enzyme that emulsifies (breaks down) fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

This mixture of enzymes and sodium bicarbonate is called the pancreatic juice. Pancreatic juice has a pH of 8.4 to 8.9, which is alkaline. Pancreatic juice is stimulated by two hormones, se-cretin and cholecystokinin, which are produced by the duodenal mucosa. This pancreatic juice flows through the main pancreatic duct to the common bile duct and then into the duodenum. Pancreatic juice includes sodium bicarbonate (alkalizer) and the enzymes: trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, amylase, and lipase.
Your pancreas is one of your vital organs. It is destroyed by acidosis and harmful chemicals. What destroys the liver also destroys the pancreas. Spiritually speaking, your pancreas is tied to your thought processes and how they manifest.
LIVER
Your liver can be compared to a huge chemical factory that supplies a whole city with its functional (metabolic) needs. It has been said that it would require 500 acres of land to build such a factory. Your liver has so many different functions that researchers still haven’t discovered them all. It is enough to say that we should take care of this most precious organ.
The liver is the largest organ in your body and carries on the most functions. It is situated mostly on your right side beneath your diaphragm, level with the bottom of your sternum. The bottom of the liver is concave and covers your stomach, duodenum (the first portion of the small intestines) , hepatic flexure of the colon (upper right turn), right adrenal gland, and the upper portion of the right kidney.
Your liver has four lobes and is covered by a thick, tough, fibrous membrane called the Glisson’s capsule.
All your blood vessels and hepatic ducts enter the liver at the hilus. There are many small intrahepatic bile ducts running through the liver, all leading into the main hepatic duct, which joins the cystic duct from the gallbladder, which then forms the “common bile duct.” This common bile duct then enters the upper portion of your small intestine, called the duodenum, at the papilla of Vater. This is the main digestive area of the body.
The functional parts of your liver are the liver lobules, consisting of the liver cells (hepatocytes), which are permeated by blood capillaries called sinusoids. The sinusoids are lined with the Kupffer cells (macrophages), which are the immune cells of the liver.
Four Basic Tasks
The liver has four basic tasks, out of which arise a multitude of functions. These tasks are:
STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION — The liver stores various amino acids obtained from digestion, then reconstructs them for essential body proteins. The liver converts excess glucose into glycogen (stored fat), then converts the stored glycogen back to glucose when the body needs extra fuel. The liver also stores and distributes various vitamins, including Vitamin A, D, E, and K (your fat-soluble vitamins). Your liver also stores various minerals, including iron and copper.
CONVERSIONS, SYNTHESIS, BIOLOGICAL TRANSMUTATIONS — The liver stores glycogen, and when your blood glucose levels drop, it will convert this stored fat (glycogen) into glucose again. If our glycogen reserves are depleted, it will convert other fats and even stored amino acids into glucose. This shows you that the number one priority of your body is the need for fuels for energy (glucose/fructose).

Liver Function
AMINO ACID METABOLISM
Synthesis of non-essential amino acids.
Will convert amino acids into glucose (energy) if needed. (It is not recommended to allow your body to get this far in its energy needs.)
Forms urea from excess amino acids and ammonia.
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
Converts monosaccharides (other than glucose) into glucose.
Excessive glucose is converted and stored as glycogen, and vice versa.
FAT METABOLISM
Cholesterol is synthesized for new cell growth and steroid production.
Lipo proteins, which are transporters of fat, are synthesized.
Fatty acids are converted to acetyl groups or ketones, which are used for energy.
Bile pigments, including bilirubin, are formed from the hemoglobin of old red blood cells.
Bile is synthesized for fat emulsifying and alkalizing stomach contents.

The liver converts ammonia from excessive protein consumption into urea, which is then excreted by the kidneys. Your liver synthesizes Vitamin K and other various clotting factors, including prothrombin and fibrinogen. It synthesizes non-essential amino acids for growth and repair functions.
Cholesterol is synthesized for use in cell membrane walls, steroid production, and for anti-inflammatory purposes. Various minerals and elements are transmuted into other elements. An example of this is silica, which is transmuted into calcium. The liver also synthesizes albumin and globulin, which are carrier molecules.
SECRETION — Your liver produces and secretes approximately 1 liter of bile per day. Bile is a fat emulsifier and alkalizing agent.
DETOXIFICATION — The liver’s immune (Kupffer) cells digest bacteria, viruses and other pathogens within the blood from the digestive tract. A healthy liver can metabolize hormones, chemical drugs, and other chemicals to a certain degree. However, our daily ingestion of these substances is more than most livers can cope with. The liver also produces enzymes to help with the above detoxification process.
You can see from the above functions and processes what your liver does, and how important it is to keep it healthy! Acidosis, alcohol, toxic chemicals, drugs, etc., are all extremely harmful to your liver. Almost all drugs, especially coal tar products like aspirin, severely destroy its tissues. It’s your liver—send it love and be good to it!
Your liver is also tied to your mind in ways not yet understood by most people. When the liver is inflamed and impaired in its function, so is your mind. This can create low self-esteem and anger. Remember that your body develops and functions according to how you treat it. Be good to yourself.
GALLBLADDER
Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped sac that is located on the underside of the right lobe of your liver. Your gallbladder is a “holding tank” for bile, which is produced in the liver. As bile is stored in the gallbladder, the body removes water from it, making it concentrated.
As bile is needed for digestive purposes, it moves through a 3-inch duct called the cystic duct into the hepatic duct, which then forms the common bile duct. The hepatic duct then empties into the duodenum (the first portion of the small intestine).
Bile is used as an alkalizer, anti-inflammatory, and emulsifier of fats. It works with pancreatic lipase to break down large fat molecules. Bile contains bilirubin, biliverdin, cholesterol, organic and inorganic substances and salts, lecithin, mucin, etc.
Cholecystokinin (pancreozymin) is a hormone from the intestinal wall (of the duodenum) that causes the gallbladder to contract, releasing bile. Cholecystokinin (pancreozymin) is triggered by fats entering the small bowel.
In Summary
The tissues of the alimentary canal, which is called the digestive tract, are formed from several layers of cells. The first layer is called the mucous membrane; it lines all passages and cavities of the body that have contact with oxygen. This mucous membrane consists of epithelial cells, also referred to as the mucosa, which secretes moisture or mucus to aid in the protection and function of the respective organ. We also have the sub-mucosa or basement membrane. Then the connective and the smooth muscle tissues. Most of the mucus of the mucosa comes from the Brunner’s glands, which are located in the sub-mucosa.
We consume food and drink for the very purpose of obtaining fuels, as well as for building and repairing materials. Basically, most elements and compounds are used as energy sources for the body. All foods and drinks must first be broken down from their gross unusable forms into their simplest or nutritional substances so the body can absorb them and use them. Cell membrane walls have microscopic pores so that only the simplest of elements can enter. If not, large particles may enter and cause cellular damage.
Physically, however, most by-products of digestion, if properly broken down into their simplest form, can now be absorbed through the villi into the capillary (blood) bed. The blood now acts as a transporter, carrying the nutrients, building blocks and fuels to the liver, then to the heart, and finally releasing them into the general system for its needs. By-products of digestion include amino acids, monosaccharides (simple sugars), fatty acids, glycerol, vitamins and minerals, etc.

The Cardiovascular System and Blood

The Cardiovascular System and Blood 

HEART
Your heart is a four-chamber holding and receiving organ with a system of valves that allow blood in and out. You have two chambers on the right and two chambers on the left. The upper chambers are called atrials and the lower, larger chambers are called ventricles. Fresh, oxygenated blood comes from the pulmonary arteries into the upper left atrial and moves through the mitral valve into the lower left chamber (left ventricle), then out into the body to feed and oxygenate. This blood comes back around after making its journey through miles of the vascular system, back into the upper right arterial, then down to the right ventricle, and then off to the lungs for more oxygen. Your adrenal glands play a major role in how strongly the heart pumps, and in its rhythm. The heart is said to be a pump, but actually gets its pressure from the lungs.
VASCULAR SYSTEM
Although arteries, capillaries and veins are not organs or glands, they are a link to every cell in your body, including those that form organs and glands. Their job is to carry vital fuels and building materials to all the cells. Your vascular system carries your physical life force, the blood. Blood is used to transport nutrition, hormones, enzymes, oxygen, antioxidants, etc. It works with your lymphatic system in helping remove cellular and metabolic wastes, and can dramatically affect your body temperatures. The health of your cells depends upon the health and strength of your vascular system and the blood that flows through it.
Vessels: Arteries, Capillaries, Veins
ARTERIES — These carry fresh oxygenated blood (which is also “nutrient-rich”) from your lungs via the pulmonary arteries, to the heart; then throughout your body to all the cells, tissues, organs and glands.
CAPILLARIES—Capillaries are tiny (minute) vessels that connect the smallest arteries (called arterioles) to the beginnings of the smallest veins (called venules). Oxygen and other elements are now exchanged for carbon dioxide, other gases and metabolic wastes. These are carried through the venous system back to your lungs, kidneys and colon for elimination. Blood capillary walls consist of only one single layer of squamous cells (endothelium).
VEINS — As previously stated, your venous system carries carbon dioxide, cellular wastes and other toxins from the cells and interstitial areas back to the lungs and other eliminative organs to be eliminated. This is a constant cycle that runs night and day, 365 days a year, until death. An acidic diet, excessive “glue-like” foods (like refined starches), chemicals, heavy metals, minerals, and a lack of calcium utilization (from an underactive thyroid gland), all cause damage to this vital system. Your vascular walls are sensitive to inflammation from acids that are ingested or that are a by-product of metabolism. If this inflammation goes unchecked by steroids (from the adrenal glands), it can cause cholesterol plaquing. This leads to occlusions (blockages) that can cause heart attacks, strokes, tissue death and systemic death.
BLOOD
Blood and chlorophyll are the liquid nectars of life; the life force condensed into nutrients, fuels, building and repair materials, and the like. Without them, plant, animal and human life would come to an end. All creatures in nature have some sort of “blood” or “life force” that sustains their physical body.
Your blood consists of formed elements and plasma. The formed elements include red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes) and platelets (thrombocytes). The plasma consists of 92 percent water and 8 percent of various substances including nutrients, proteins, ions, gases, metabolic by-products, etc. The chart on the following page will give you an overview of what’s in your blood serum.
The blood contains two basic types of cells: erythrocytes and leukocytes.
Erythrocytes
Erythrocytes are red blood cells (RBCs). They are red because of their hemoglobin content. The heme part of the hemoglobin carries one iron atom, which binds to one oxygen molecule, giving it the red color. The globin (a protein) bonds to carbon dioxide. Erythrocytes transport oxygen and carbon dioxide. Combined with its hemoglobin, these cells transport 97 percent of your systemic oxygen and 92 percent systemic carbon dioxide. An enzyme called carbonic anhydrase, found in erythrocytes, catalyzes (changes) carbon dioxide into hydrogen and bicarbonate ions. This is for transportation purposes, as carbon dioxide lowers the body’s pH, making it more acidic. The lungs convert hydrogen and bicarbonic ions back into carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide now can be exhaled without creating excessive acidosis in the body.

Leukocytes
Leukocytes are white blood cells (WBCs). These are immune cells and are covered under the Immune System section of this chapter. The four types of leukocytes are: neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes (macrophages), eosinophils and mast cells.
Erythrocytes (RBCs) and leukocytes (WBCs) are derived from what are called stem cells. Your blood carries many substances that are vital to the health of your body via its cells. It also carries metabolic and cellular wastes and by-products.
Your body is always seeking to maintain an alkaline/acid balance. Alkalinity dominates all fluids and tissues, except in the stomach. Your blood plays a vital role in this balancing process, from breaking down carbon dioxide to supplying electrolytes, steroids (lipids), etc. One of the best examples of this balancing process is the way the red blood cells, through carbonic anhydrase, first convert cellular and systemic carbon dioxide (acidic) into bicarbonate ions (alkaline), and then convert these back to carbon dioxide when these ions reach the lungs.

As stated earlier, humans belong to the frugivore species, which is an alkaline species. The chart on the previous page points out where alkaline fluids predominate in the human body, and the damaging effects of acidosis in these various areas.
When your diet is predominantly acid forming, your hormones become out of balance, your food then ferments and putrefies instead of properly digesting, and excessive mucus and inflammation is produced. Your blood becomes toxic and your lymphatic system becomes clogged. This is called disease by many.
Always keep your body alkaline, toxic free, and clean—internally, as well as externally. This creates true health and vitality.

Tissues

Tissues 

Most of your individual cells are grouped together to form tissues. Then tissues can be grouped together to form organs and glands. There are four primary types of tissues that comprise, line, support, protect or control the basic structures of your body.
TYPES OF TISSUES
EPITHELIAL — Covers the surface and linings of the body’s cavities or from glands. Found in the digestive tract, lungs, blood vessels, etc.
CONNECTIVE — This type of tissue is supportive and holds all cells, organs and glands together.
MUSCULAR — These tissues support your skeletal structure and are used for movement of various structures, including your limbs.
NERVOUS — These tissues comprise your information highway, the nervous system. These tissues are highly charged and allow electrical transmissions to take place.

Disease is Not Found in Healthy Tissue
When tissues, organs, or glands fail to do their job, this sets up a domino effect throughout your body, causing many different disease symptoms.
Vibrant health = healthy tissue
Tissue regeneration = alkalization + detoxification + nutrition + energy = vibrant health

Remember that all your tissues are made up of individual cells, each requiring nutrition, energy and proper elimination.
Now let’s examine the tissues called organs and glands in each body system.