I hope you'll consider making
changes in what your daughter eats
and drinks. You can "fatten her up"
without resorting to whipped cream.
She may well be allergic to milk
products. Milk is full of nasty
chemicals these days. It's not the
milk we drank 50 years ago.

I'm 63 years-old, and in perfect
health. My weight stays the same,
year in and year out. I attribute
much of my good fortune to a
decision I made back in 1977 to
give up meat and most processed
foods. I eat fish occasionally,
usually sardines or salmon from a
can, but the only dairy product I
eat is an organic yogurt at mid-day.
And for 28 years, I've been drinking
LOTS of distilled water every day.

If it wouldn't disrupt your family,
here's an eating and drinking
regimen which I would suggest for
your daughter. Try it for one month.

Her only drinks should be fresh-made
juice and distilled water. Perhaps
she could take a thermos to school.
Absolutely NO canned soda-pop, or
any other commercial drinks that
come in bottles or jars. No coffee
or regular tea. Just water and fresh
juice. How much? At least 2 quarts
of water each day, and preferably
more. Your daughter, like most
Americans, may well be dehydrated.
The lump may well disappear when
she re-hydrates herself.

For one month, she should eat no
meat. Nada. Instead, she should eat
lots of fresh fruit, organically
grown if possible. Bananas and
apples are particularly good for her. So are grapefruit and oranges.
A big slice of Watermelon each day
is a treat. When she wants to munch,
she should reach for a piece of
fresh fruit. Avacados will help her
regain weight.

Instead of meat, give her canned
sardines, tuna, or salmon. Try to
get the kind of fish that are wild-
caught, instead of raised in nasty
inland lakes. Brown rice and canned
fish tastes a whole lot better than
it sounds! Make a BIG salad each
night. Your supermarket probably has
an organic produce section. Buy
a box or packet of Earthbound Farm's
Spring Greens. Dice up some organic
carrots and Celery -- whatever veggies she likes. Add Hain's apple
cider vinegar, and a dollop of
pure olive oil. A big salad is a
delcious meal in itself.

I'd keep her away from grains for a
month. No bread, no pastry, no wheat products. She may well have a gluten
allergy.

For dessert each night, give her a
frozen yogurt. Your market probably
carries Stoneyfield Farm organic
yogurts. Buy a six-pack of the
yogurt, pop it in your freezer, and
give her one for dessert each night.

I'd also give her a 6 oz Stoneyfield
yogurt after school each day. Fill
it up with dried fruit, nuts, and
seeds. That's a REAL treat, and has
been my lunch for 28 years.

No fast food. Absolutely none. No
snacks from bags or cans. For one
month, she should eat 70 percent
living food -- or try to.

This diet might sound like a penance. But I'd be willing to bet
that after 30 days, your daughter
will enjoy it. Her true taste buds
will emerge. Right now, they're
anesthetized by the sugar, salt, and
chemicals in all the processed foods
she eats.

If she makes an honest effort to
stay with this eating and drinking
regimen for a month, I think you'll
notice improvements. Right now, the
lump seems like a Curse. But if she
makes needed changes to her diet,
your daughter could well look back
in 10 years, and know -- know --that
the lump was indeed a Blessing.
Why? Because it inspired her to make
significant changes that not only
eliminated the lump, but vastly
improved her life.

I hope you'll let your daughter
read this letter. Trust your intuition, young lady. If anything
I've said resonates with you, then
consider making some of the changes
I suggest. Look on it as your first
steps on the Healing Path; a path
you can stay on for the rest of your
life.

Blessings,

Owen