Dr. Henry G. Bieler's
Insights into Common Diseases

By David L. Duffy, MD

MEASLES is common childhood disease caused by virus. The virus is associated with mucus in the upper respiratory tract. The illness begins with fatigue and feeling sick (malaise). Then the child develops fever, nasal congestion, and cough. Finally a skin rash breaks out. In Dr. Bieler's analysis the first phase correlates with liver toxemia. The liver's attempt to oxidize the poison is associated with fever. If the liver fails to clear the waste, the rash develops. The body vicariously eliminates the poisons through the skin under the direction of the thyroid.

The sick child should not be forced to eat. Nothing should be taken by mouth except crushed ice. During the fever diluted fruit juices are recommended. After the fever subsides cooked non‑starchy vegetables and cooked and raw fruit should be eaten. After the rash has entirely disappeared a normal diet may be resumed.

In TONSILLITIS toxic protein acids come to the surface of lymph glands in the throat. With painful swollen glands in the throat the child is inclined to fast. When tonsils have been removed, other lymph glands in the body take over the burden. This may involve illness in the nose, throat, sinuses, stomach, bowels, and appendix. Dr. Bieler attributes rheumatic fever to an excess of meat in the child's diet. The protein acids are deposited in joint spaces and the heart valves. The natural antidotes of protein acid diseases are non‑starchy vegetable juices or soups. Soup should not include salt, monosodium glutamate or meat.

CHICKEN POX is a viral illness associated with a rash with multiple small blisters. Dr. Bieler believed that the disease represents fat toxemia. The body is vicariously eliminating fat through the hair fat glands. The child has a fever. The fever is part of the healing process. Suppressing the fever with aspirin damages the liver. The treatment is fasting on cracked ice and diluted fruit or vegetable juices. Fasting lowers the temperature, relieves the symptoms, facilitates elimination, and takes away a burden on the liver. Dr. Bieler recommends that fasting be continued until 24 hours after the fever has resolved. It takes about five days for the liver to eliminate the toxins.

ASTHMA is a condition in which the body vicariously eliminates waste through the lungs. The adrenal glands are weak and the kidneys cannot eliminate the toxic waste. Under the direction of the thyroid the lung helps the kidneys. According to Dr. Bieler the chief toxins in asthma are sodium chloride and the toxic products of starch indigestion. It is interesting that the major medical treatment for asthma is adrenaline and corticosteroids. It would be better to eliminate cereal grains, milk, egg, chocolate, and fish. Fruit and other acid juices should not be given to an asthmatic patient during an attack. The treatment of the asthmatic patient involves physical rest and an alkaline diet containing sodium in its organic form. Sodium is assimilated from squash, cucumber, melon, papaya, and yams. Potassium is absorbed from the green leaves of vegetables.

In the COMMON COLD the body reaches a toxic state which the liver and kidney cannot handle. The thyroid steps in and triggers the elimination of waste through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. There are three parts in the respiratory tract: mucous membranes of the nose and sinuses, the mucus membranes of the throat and nasopharynx, and the mucous membranes of the bronchial tree in the lungs.

The common cold has four degrees of inflammation. The first degree is the elimination of clear, salty‑tasting fluid from the nose. This is a superficial inflammation. A simple cold lasts 1‑2 days. The second degree of inflammation includes mucous glands. The secretions contain both serous fluid and clear mucous. This represents a moderate cold and lasts 3‑4 days. The third degree of inflammation contains dead mucous cells and pus. This is a severe cold. It lasts 10 days or more. The fourth degree of inflammation goes down to the blood vessels. The discharge includes mucus, pus, and blood. This is a severe cold. It may take several weeks to repair the damage.

When antibiotics are given the adrenal glands are stirred up and the toxemia clears. However, if the adrenals are weak, the patient may have chronic or recurrent illness. For the common cold Dr. Bieler recommends a deep cleaning of the body to remove the underlying toxemia. First take a complete rest. Go to bed and rest the muscles. Then take a glandular rest. Remove the burden from the liver. Stop eating protein, sugars, starches, and fats. Take plain water, diluted fruit juices or diluted vegetable juices. Hippocrates said: "If you feed a cold, you will have to starve a fever."

In DIABETES the body cannot metabolize sugars and starches. Dr. Bieler suggests that insulin puts a brake on thyroid activity and slows the secretion of sugar from the liver into the blood. Diabetic pills also put a brake on the thyroid. In treating diabetes Dr. Bieler recommends controlling blood sugar by diet alone. (Type I insulin dependent diabetics will need to remain on some insulin.) The diabetic cleansing diet consists of cooked, non‑starchy vegetables and vegetable soups. The vegetables contain potassium. Potassium nourishes the pancreas which makes insulin. The patient is placed on bed rest. He is given celery, parsley, zucchini, and string beans liquefied in a blender. It may take one to four days to bring the blood sugar down. He resumes activity and follows a strict diet. If the sugar builds up again, he again goes on bed rest and a vegetable fast. The goal is to find an individual ideal diet to nourish him and control the blood sugar. Ina mild case the patient usually responds to a diet with restricted starch and sugar.

HAY FEVER occurs in a patient with sensitive, inflamed mucous membranes. The pollen and dust trigger the sneezing and mucous discharge. Dr. Bieler attributes hay fever to overuse of table salt and the toxic products of starch and protein. The treatment consists of reducing salt, protein and starch. One also might need to limit the amount of fresh fruit because the fruit may be over stimulating.

 Many women suffer from MENSTRUAL DISORDERS. These include pain, cramps, and excessive flow. Nervousness, insomnia, headaches, and fatigue may also occur. If the liver is unable to filter out toxins, the uterus is used as a vicarious channel to eliminate the waste. Eventually the woman may end up with fibroids and require a hysterectomy. Dr. Bieler correlates the nature of menstrual bleeding with various toxins. Bright red, odorless blood with severe uterine cramps reflects irritation from improper digestion of sugars and starches. Dark odorous, clotted blood reflects the toxins of protein indigestion or putrefaction, This includes eggs, cheese, and well cooked meat.

Normal menopause in a healthy woman should be symptomless.

When the menopausal woman is toxic she can no longer eliminate toxins through the uterus. She may experience hot flashes, nervousness, headache, arthritis, depression, indigestion, and palpitations. Dr. Bieler recommends limiting the diet one to two days before the period begins. Some will respond to diluted fruit juices. Others will respond to diluted raw vegetable juice, yeast or meatless vegetable soup. No other food should be taken. Similarly, the woman suffering from menopausal symptoms should reduce toxemia through diet.

Those familiar with Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System will easily recognize how Dr. Bieler applies the same principles. He prescribes a mucusless diet for children's illnesses, colds, asthma, diabetes, hay fever, and menstrual disorders. He recognizes the toxicity of excess starches and proteins. He treats patients over and over through fasting and transition diets. If we fake the teachings of Arnold Ehret and Dr. Bieler together, we should be able to eat intelligently and prevent these common illnesses.

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Dr. David L. Duffy, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. He trained in Internal Medicine and Ambulatory Care at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, from 1971 ­ 1975. He continued seeing patients and supervising interns and residents at the Montefiore Medic Clinic until 1980. From 1981­1988 he had a private medical practice in Oceanside, California. In 1988 he returned to New York to work at Metropolitan Hospital Center in Manhattan. From 1996 to 2005 he served as Section Chief of General Internal Medicine. He also served as Chairman of the Patient Education Committee from 1999 to 2005. His medical office is located at 27­10 30th Avenue, Suite LA, Astoria, NY 11102. Astoria is in a section of Queens County, NY a part of New York City. Dr. Duffy is only available by appointment. Dr. Duffy can be reached by phone at 718­932­9870. Dr. Duffy will not be available for phone, fax, mail or e­mail consultations.

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