​It is one of the simplest as well as oldest, therapies available. It’s also one of the most effective, and for such a wide range of ailments that it begins to sound like science fiction.
 
It also demonstrates the hormesis effect (as does low-level radiation that I have written about in the past). Essentially, the hormesis effect demonstrates that In a therapeutic dosage, the substance in question cures; too much, however, kills.

​FOREWORD
It was with great sadness that I learned of Nicholas Gonzalez’s sudden and mysterious death. I last spoke to Nick at a conference just a few months ago where we were both speaking. I reminded him of the long-ago time that we had first met—at the Foundation for Advancement of Cancer Therapies conference—where we were, similarly, both speaking. 

Nick immediately, without a moment’s hesitation, said: “Yes, 1987.” As always, I was impressed with his miraculous memory, which surely contributed to his vast intelligence. I myself would have had to count back, think, find time signposts, etc – it would have taken me quite a while to figure out the exact year we had met. But my memory, like his was, is still pretty good. And I remember even that far back that he was into coffee enemas. 

​I remember when I first went to Europe, in the mid 60s, I was appalled that there were countries that did not have toilets for travelers. Some places (I remember especially Greece) had small rooms that had drains in the floor. The only option was to squat. It seemed quite primitive to me at the time.

It turns out they knew a thing or two. In fact, until the mid-1850s, people everywhere squatted to eliminate. We now know that sitting on a modern toilet places your health at risk. Non-Westernized societies, in which people squat rather than sit, do not have the high prevalence of bowel disease seen in developed nations; in some cultures with traditional lifestyles, these diseases are virtually unknown. There’s compelling evidence suggesting the Western toilet is, at least in part, responsible not only for constipation and hemorrhoids, but also more severe health problems like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), appendicitis, and even heart attacks—caused by the disruption of blood flow and straining.