Natural Treatments for AIDS / HIV

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Who Can You Trust?

Many AIDS patients trust the non-profit organizations that specialize in working with AIDS patients.

A WORD OF WARNING IS NECESSARY!!

Many, if not all, of the large AIDS organizations are in bed with the pharmaceutical industry. The executives of these non-profit organizations may get very handsome salaries, or other benefits, from Big Pharma. These organizations persecute and lie about effective treatments for AIDS so that Big Pharma can make many billions of dollars from the insurance of AIDS patients.

A similar situation exists in the cancer industry. ALL of the large "cancer research" organizations are fed money from the bottomless pit of money of the pharmaceutical industry. They are not looking for a cure for cancer, they are looking for part of the money pit of Big Pharma.

Ditto for all large charity organizations related to health, such as the "March of Dimes."

AIDS is a highly profitable "disease" for Big Pharma and the medical community. It is one of the diseases, like cancer, heart disease and diabetes, that is so profitable there is absolutely no interest in orthodox medicine finding a cure. In fact, there are many very well documented cures for AIDS that have been suppressed, and even persecuted, by the medical cartel and their cronies in government.

If the "charity" you get information from strongly pushes prescription drug cocktails, and says nothing good about Mother Nature, you can rest assured they are under the total control of Big Pharma.

This website sells nothing. This website charges nothing. This website is run by cancer researchers who do not receive a penny from Big Pharma, nor do they want a penny from Big Pharma. We would rather be poor and serve humanity than be rich and spend eternity rubbing shoulders with the Big Pharma executives.

We have no conflicts of interest. Everything we provide you is free. But we know our stuff. Keep that in mind.

Clorine Dioxide

Chorine Dioxide In mid 2007, a new treatment for AIDS was made public. The treatment had been around for several years but for a variety of reasons none of the researchers knew about it. The treatment is clorine dioxide. It turns out that this treatment works faster, and is more effective, than any other AIDS treatment ever discovered!!! It was originally discovered by Jim Humble as a 4 hour cure for malaria. It was tried on AIDS patients and it worked like clockwork. Take this treatment very, very seriously. Here is a link to two eBooks written by the person who discovered the cure: http://www.miraclemineral.org/ The above two books will give you enough information that you can cure your AIDS. I will not repeat what he says here. You cannot buy clorine dioxide because it is a very unstable molecule. However, it is easy to make at home using existing substances. The substance you need is called the Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS), which contains 28% sodium chlorite. This is NOT the same thing as table salt, which is sodium chloride. Here is where to buy the main product: MMS. This vendor is chosen because they include a CD with their bottles (buy at least two bottles): http://www.globallight.net [buy MMS - Miracle Mineral Supplement] If you have had root canals, some of the AIDS viruses will be "hiding" in your root canals. Chlorine dioxide will not kill these microbes, but hydrogen peroxide will. You can kill any AIDS microbes in your root canal teeth by using a mouthwash made of 3% FOOD GRADE hydrogen peroxide. You need to buy 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide and then dilute it into 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide. The ratio is 10.5:1 (ten and one half units of distilled water to 1 unit of 35% hydrogen peroxide). You put enough of the 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide in your mouth to cover all of your teeth, top and bottom. Leave the 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide in your mouth for 2 or 3 minutes then spit it out. Make sure all of your teeth have been soaked well. Do this twice a day for every day you are on the treatment for AIDS and for one week thereafter. Google this string to find where to buy food grade hydrogen peroxide: hydrogen peroxide "food grade" 35% 35% hydrogen peroxide is very dangerous to handle. Make sure you are wearing goggles or glasses whenever the bottle is open.. It would also help to wear rubber gloves. WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THE CURE, you will probably still have some AIDS viruses "hiding" in your body, most likely in your stomach or lymph nodes, etc. When you are done with your treatment for AIDS, it is necessary to do one of two things to deal with any residual microbes. You either need to go on a maintenance dose of chlorine dioxide or you need to go on the Bob Beck Protocol, which uses electromedicine to get rid of all of the microbes. Here is an article on using chlorine dioxide for a maintenance program for AIDS patients. Chlorine Dioxide Maintenance Program For AIDS The Bob Beck Protocol is mentioned in the next section.

The Bob Beck Protocol

The Bob Beck Protocol When considering all the suppressed cures for AIDS, none of them even comes close to the Bob Beck Protocol (except chlorine dioxide). Bob Beck did not discover this protocol; two medical doctors, a Dr. Lyman and a Dr. Kaali, discovered the protocol in 1990. Had there been any integrity in medicine, their discovery would have eradicated AIDS from the planet earth. However, their discovery was immediately shut down in 1991 when they went public. Their discovery was suppressed by the orthodox medicine they worked for. While they did shut down information about the treatment temporarily, for various reasons, it is now highly public information, especially in the patent office. Bob Beck found out about the Kaali and Lyman treatment, and being a PhD in physics, and being a long-time expert in electromedicine, immediately jumped on the treatment. He had to hire a private investigator to track down the original research article! One thing that must be understood about this protocol is that NO OTHER orthodox or alternative treatment for AIDS, including chlorine dioxide, can be used with the Bob Beck Protocol. Here is a quote from Bob Beck on this issue: "First, for several days prior to starting this program [and during the program], you must avoid ingesting anything containing medicinal herbs, foreign or domestic, or potentially toxic medication, nicotine, alcohol, recreational drugs, laxatives, tonics, garlic and certain potentially toxic vitamins, because blood electrification will cause electroporation, ..., which is lethal. You can read "Electroporation, A General Phenomenon for Manipulating Cells and Tissues," by J.C. Weaver, Journal of Cellular Biology, Book 51, page 426 (1993), Harvard/MIT. Both the magnetic pulser and the blood purifier can cause electroporation [Interview with Dr. Beck, 1997]." What this means is that the Bob Beck Protocol must be used by itself. 1) No orthodox treatments for AIDS - NONE, 2) No alternative treatments for AIDS - NONE, 3) No prescription drugs - NONE, 4) No pain killers - NONE, 5) No herbs, 6) No garlic !! (especially no garlic) 7) No over-the-counter medications (e.g. no aspirin), 8) No vitamins (especially no vitamin A), 9) NOT for Pregnant Women, 10) NO alcohol or "recreational" drugs, coffee, tea, etc. 11) NO smoking, 12) NO pacemakers, 13) etc. etc. These restrictions create a potential problem for AIDS patients. When an AIDS patient stops taking their AZT, etc. their viral levels quickly skyrocket, going far higher than their viral levels prior to starting their orthodox treatment. What this means is that these treatments should not be stopped until 2 or 3 days before the Bob Beck Protocol is started. That is such an important concept, it will be stated a different way: Once you stop taking your prescription drugs for AIDS, do not wait more than two days before starting the Bob Beck Protocol. To repeat it again, do NOT stop your orthodox treatment for AIDS until you have all of the Bob Beck equipment and are ready to start the treatment. Then, stop the orthodox treatment, wait for 2 or 3 days at most, and THEN AND ONLY THEN, start the Bob Beck Protocol. For this reason it is critical to use the chlorine dioxide treatment prior to using the Bob Beck Protocol. The chlorine dioxide may completely cure your AIDS, but as a minimum it will knock viral levels down to virtually nothing. The Bob Beck Protocol will eliminate any remaining microbes (if any) in a person's body within a month. First, it will stop them from breeding, then the body will eliminate them safely. The reason the treatment must be used for a month or more is that the AIDS viruses which are inside of cells, and are multiplying, do not float through the blood, and thus may not be disabled until they kill their host cell and then float through the blood. In other words, the AIDS viruses are not all in the blood at the same time. If you cannot avoid being on prescription drugs, after taking the clorine dioxide, then keep using the chlorine dioxide until you can get off of all prescription drugs. Final Comments on the Bob Beck Protocol The Bob Beck Protocol has been used very successfully against AIDS, Hepatitis C, and many other virus related diseases. It has beyond any doubt the most evidence for it for AIDS. The Bob Beck Protocol does not necessarily kill the AIDS virus, but what it does is make the AIDS virus unable to attach to cells. In other words, it stops them from breeding and thus makes them harmless until the body gets rid of them. It is a TRUE cure for AIDS. By adding a second Blood Electrification device, several AIDS patients can be treated at the same time. The Blood Electrification device needs to be worn for a couple of hours a day by each AIDS patient. However, after a month it needs to be worn 24 hours a day for 2 days. This is why two Blood Electrification devices are needed to treat multiple patients so they can rotate the 24 hour periods. For detailed information about how to use the Bob Beck Protocol, see the cancer article on this website which discusses the Bob Beck Protocol. Also, in the links at the bottom of that article are very important websites. Two of these websites are videos of Bob Beck Lectures and the bottom link is a demonstration on how to use the equipment. It is absolutely critical to read the articles linked to in the cancer article, and to buy the pamphlet "A First Aid Kit of the Future - The Beck Protocol" in order to SAFELY use this treatment!! Please link to the use of the Bob Beck Protocol for cancer patients for more information on the treatment: Bob Beck Protocol for Cancer - More Details!!

The Cesium Chloride Protocol

Another Endorsed Treatment For HIV / AIDS This treatment has also been shown to be effective against AIDS. It is better known as a cancer treatment, but cesium chloride will kill both viruses and the cells that are breeding viruses. It contains a number of minerals that make the body alkaline, which is a very unfavorable inner terrain for the HIV / AIDS virus. In addition to cesium chloride, it also contains a type of silver that is known to kill any type of virus. The silver in this package is a silver chloride, which can easily get inside of cells, and then can get out of the cells. The package is called: "Max pH Therapy Package" from Essense of Life, LLC. However, do not just buy this package over the internet. What you need to do is call the vendor and tell him you are dealing with AIDS. He may add one or two things to the general package that are specific to AIDS. You need to email Larry or call his answering machine, and in either case leave your telephone number. Not only does this vendor have a very specific protocol, but he also provides critical telephone support should you have questions during the treatment. This is just as critical as the protocol. Here is the website: http://www.essense-of-life.com/ [leave your complete telephone number] While this is a complete protocol, it is strongly recommended that an AIDS patient on the Max pH Therapy Package protocol add Aloe Immune to the treatment. Even though it is not known how much of the very long chain acemannan molecules are in this product, compared to the product in the suppressed study, the product will certainly help!! See below for more information about Aloe Immune. Within two months the effectiveness of this treatment should be strongly felt.

Two Critical Things to Understand

The AIDS Diet (i.e. what you can and cannot eat) Have you ever wondered why when two people who have a large number of sexual encounters with each other, one of them gets AIDS and the other doesn't? There are many theories, and possibly several different reasons. However, the superb book Sick and Tired? by Dr. Robert O. Young, PhD, mentions AIDS many times. His theory is that AIDS is: "... a cellular disturbance of the electromagnetic balance, disorganization of the cellular microzymas, their morbid evolution to bacteria, Y/F [i.e. Yeast/Fungus] and mold, and their ensuing production of exotoxins and mycotoxins. Cancer [and AIDS], therfore, is a four-letter word -- acid, especially lactic acid, a waste product of Y/F." Sick and Tired? by Robert O. Young, PhD, page 35 In other words, the human body fosters the AIDS virus because it has an "inner terrain" that fosters all of the other microbes: virus, yeast, fungus, mold and bacteria. There are two possible AIDS diets. First, and recommended, is the Brandt Grape Cure. This is a cancer cure, however, it is also a superb detox diet. Thus, when the Bob Beck Protocol, or any other protocol that kills a lot of microbes, is used, this diet will help the ozonated water get rid of waste products. It is also an antimicrobial diet. Brandt Grape Cure The second "AIDS Diet" is identical to the highly alklaine "cancer diet" mentioned on this cancer website at: The "Cancer Diet" and "AIDS Diet" Microbes cannot survive in a highly alkaline environment or a highly oxygenated environment. Thus, it is also recommended to take some oxygen products, such as stabilized oxygen, FOOD GRADE hydrogen peroxide, ozonated water, etc. Root Canals An AIDS patient can never cure their AIDS without having their root canals pulled by a biological dentist or a holistic dentist. The reason is that the HIV virus will live safely inside root canal teeth because they have no blood circulating inside the teeth. At times the visuses will come outside of the root canal teeth and reinfect the person. See this article for more information (also, the Magnetic Pulser article, which is part of the Bob Beck cancer article, is a must-read article). Article on Root Canals

Other Important Things to Understand

Natural Treatments for AIDS / HIV When putting a treatment together for AIDS, it is important to note the similarities between cancer and AIDS. Both diseases are caused by a microbe. In the case of cancer, it can be a virus, a yeast, a fungus, a mould, a bacteria or an amoeba. Once one of these microbes gets inside a normal cell, the cell becomes anaerobic (i.e. it ferments glucose rather than burns glucose) and may multiply. A Nobel Prize was given for discovering that cancer cells are anaerobic. AIDS is caused by a microbe, generally thought to be the HIV virus. Whenever a microbe enters into a normal cell, the normal cell becomes anaerobic, meaning it FERMENTS the glucose, consuming an enormous amount of energy. This applies to both cancer and AIDS. In other words, there is a significant similarity between the cells breeding the HIV virus (which I will call "AIDS cells") and cancer cells. One reason that AIDS does not automatically turn into diagnosed cancer is that when the AIDS virus has replicated, it kills the cell. With cancer, the microbe does not kill the cell, rather the cell multiplies. Note: While this article is on HIV, there is no reason for not trying this treatment on those with HPV (Human papillomavirus), which is just as common as AIDS, and just as deadly, but for some reason does not receive as much publicity. Note: Women who are pregnant, who might be pregnant, or who might become pregnant should be careful about taking any cancer treatment or AIDS treatment that kills anaerobic cells. The reason is that in the early development of a fetus, many of the fetal cells are very similar to anaerobic cells and may be killed by the treatment. Two Possibly Suppressed AIDS Cures Since this is one of the major alternative cancer treatment web sites. Almost daily there are emails from around the world providing ideas and new information about cancer treatments. This is a good thing. Sometimes these emails turn into telephone calls, some lasting well over an hour. Within a one week period two different people were contacted by telephone. These two people did not know each other, but each talked about a different possible AIDS cure that was being suppressed. The first possible suppressed cure is the combination of Protocel and Germanium 132, also known as Organic Germanium. Reliable sources who are well known in cancer research circles, state that a study was done in the Ivory Coast which had a 100% cure rate on AIDS patients (a culture was done on them after 6 months). This study is apparently being suppressed. (Note: The Ivory Coast study was done with a product known as Cancell. Cancell is no longer made, however, its successor product, Protocel, is being made. The manufacturer of Protocel cannot legally make any health claims that Protocel is a viable treatment for AIDS.) The second possible suppressed cure is a glyconutrient product. There are 8 special monosaccharides that are called "glyconutrients" because they are essential for the immune system to communicate properly. As part of the glyconutrient chains there is a very special molecule called the very long chain acemannan molecule. There have been several glyconutrient products over the past few years that contained this rare and difficult to process molecule, but each of them has been shut down by federal authorities in the U.S. or Canada. There is only one product that currently claims to have this molecule, it is called: Aloe Immune (note: the same company that makes Aloe Immune also makes a product sold as Aloe Vera Acemannan). There are dozens of other aloe vera products, and even some glyconutrient products, but only Aloe Immune contains the rare very long chain acemannan molecule! However, it is not known whether this product is as good as the product used in the suppressed study. There have been a large number of products that claimed to have this key molecule, but the companies are generally shut down fairly quickly. More will be said about this product below. Both sources independently claimed that the same large cancer clinic (in Texas) was sitting on the cure they talked about. For example, a study on AIDS at this major cancer center, testing a product with the very long chain acemannan molecule, was shut down on orders of a pharmaceutical company. Since highly documented similar stories have abounded about cancer cures, there is little reason to question these sources. There have been documented cures for cancer that date back over a hundred years. Each has been systematically suppressed and destroyed by the medical authorities seeking to profit directly for themselves, or to profit from kickbacks from the pharmaceutical industry. For example, the very long chain acemannan molecule has been a proven cancer treatment for several years. However, six people have been arrested, jailed or harassed because they were selling or giving away a product that contained this molecule. The feds are totally fixated on stopping this product from becoming available to the public. If you doubt that the feds are doing everything in their power to suppress real cures for cancer (and no doubt a similar thing is going on with AIDS) read the article called “Introduction to Alternative Cancer Treatments”: Introduction to Alternative Cancer Treatments It is important to understand that the theory behind these two possible suppressed AIDS cures is absolutely superb. These are not “off-the-wall” guesses, they are based on solid theory about products that are well known in the alternative cancer community. Remember, that both AIDS and cancer deal with anaerobic cells. Before talking about any cures, there is another key issue, and that is how to know whether the AIDS patient still has AIDS. Orthodox medicine apparently looks for an AIDS antibody to determine whether an AIDS patient still has AIDS. This is an absurd way of determining whether an AIDS patient has been cured because even if all of the viruses are disabled or killed, the antibodies will still be in the body. It should not be the job of an AIDS cure to also rid the body of antibodies. Even if such a thing could be done, it would be an unnecessary part of any treatment. The only sure way to determine if the AIDS virus is still in a person is to do a virus culture. However, if the AIDS patient feels so much better, has plenty of energy, can return to work, the symptoms disappear, etc., this is a good enough sign to consider the natural treatment to be successful. An Oleander Mix - OPC and OPC Plus The OPC products being used in South Africa (80% of the botanical mix) is an aqueous oleander extract made precisely according to the directions for oleander soup (by Tony Isaacs, see below). Both the OPC and OPC Plus products also contain extracts of the agaricus blazei murrill (ABM) mushroom and cat's claw - two botanicals that are extremely effective and potent anti-cancer and immune boosting items, which is why both are recommended as key supplements in the anti-cancer protocol. Approximately 350 HIV/AIDS patients have used it and about 80 cancer patients on a regular basis. The results are very, very encouraging. For more see this article: Oleander (OPC) For AIDS Products That May Be Part of An AIDS Treatment Protocol Here is a list of items that may be combined into a treatment protocol. Unfortunately, you are on your own to put together a protocol. 1) Protocel Protocel is a very effective treatment for cancer. It is a logical treatment for AIDS because it can cause the anaerobic cells that are breeding the AIDS virus to literally fall apart. It does this by stopping or reducing the ATP production in the anaerobic cells. By killing the cells before they release their viruses, it causes the viruses to be released prematurely and thus they are more vulnerable to the immunity system. One thing that is critical to understand is that a lot of supplements, and a few foods, can block the ability of Protocel to work. For example, Vitamin C increases the ATP activity, while Protocel is trying to lower the ATP activity. Thus, Vitamin C, as just one example, will neutralize the effectiveness of Protocel. It is important to study the list of items that can interfere with Protocel. The Protocel article on cancer lists two authoritative sources for what items can interfere with Protocel. It is important to study both of these lists: Detailed Article on Protocel In addition to the things listed in the above article and links, there are a few more items that may cause the ATP activity to increase, and thus may interfere with Protocel: 1) Stabilized Oxygen or Stabilized Electrolytes, 2) Lemon juice or lime juice (very high in ascorbic acid), 3) Oxygen treatments (e.g. ozone therapy, hydrogen peroxide, etc.) See the "Other Comments" section below Protocel Formula 50 was the formula used in the Ivory Coast study under the name of Cancell. However, the Formula 23 is probably just as effective against AIDS. Here is the sole vendor in the U.S. (Note: In Autralia this identical product is sold as Entelev): Protocel Vendor 2) Germanium 132 (germanium sesquioxide) Germanium 132 is both antiviral and immune building. This is the compound that was combined with Protocel in the Ivory Coast study. Here are strongly endorsed vendors for germanium 132 / organic germanium (most germanium vendors sell germanium chloride): http://www.organicgermanium.net/index.htm http://www.organicgermanium.net/germanium_notes.htm A couple of other vendors are: http://www.iherb.com/ger100mg60ca.html http://www.cantron.com/html/nutraceuticals/german.html 3) Aloe Immune Aloe Immune is the glyconutrient supplement that supercharges the immunity system. It contains the rare very long chain acemannan glyconutrient. None of the dozens of other aloe vera supplements or glyconutrient supplements contain this molecule, except Aloe Vera Acemannan, which is made by the same company. The mannans can tell the difference between a good protein and a bad protein (i.e. a virus). The mannans block the docking site called the glycoprotein 120 receptor (i.e. GP120), which prevents the AIDS virus from attaching to the cell and getting inside. The pharmaceutical industry, using the new field of glycobiology, is studying this phenomenon. Of course, their interest is in money, not curing AIDS patients, so they are looking to synthesize the actions of the mannans. Products in nature already do this, but these products are not profitable enough for the pharmaceutical industry so they are being suppressed. The dosage for this product is 6 (500 mg) pills a day, but start with only 1 (150 mg or 500 mg) pill a day and build up quickly. Warning: Some people have a chemical sensitivity to this product (e.g. fever, aches). If this is the case, work with the vendor as to what dosage you can handle. The vendor does not yet have a web page, so their phone numbers will be provided. In the U.S. call: 800-807-4779. From outside of the U.S. call: 830-935-4292 (This is a residence so please do not call in the middle of the night in central U.S. If they do not call you back, call them again, they may not get your phone number correct.) Aloe Vera Acemannan (made by the same company) may be available in Europe. 4) ModuCare Like Aloe Immune, ModuCare is a superb immune building product. ModuCare has been extensively tested on AIDS patients in South Africa and has been shown to be very effective. The vendor for this product is at (Note: In the U.S. vendors are not permitted to make medical claims): ModuCare Vendor 5) Vitälzym or VitälzymX Enzymes can literally cut apart other enzymes. HIV viruses, as they travel in the bloodstream, are coated with enzymes. Just like Vitälzym is known to cut apart the enzymes that coat cancer cells, Vitälzym will also cut apart the enzymes that coat an anaerobic cell (which is breeding the HIV virus) and cut apart the enzymes that coat the viruses traveling thoughout the blood stream. In the case of cutting apart the enzymes that coat the virus, this is important both because it will make the virus more vulnerable to the immunity system, but also because it will prevent the virus from attaching to the cell walls. Here is an absolutely SUPERB article on how to kill viruses: Superb Article on Viruses As mentioned in this article, this is a product that will strip the protein coating off of the viruses so that they cannot attach to healthy cells. Dosages of Vitälzym can be as high as 40 capsules or more a day. Vitälzym can be purchased from: Vendor of Vitalzym 6) Paw Paw Paw Paw is a North American herb not to be confused with graviola (which is called Brazilian Paw Paw). Graviola only has single ring compounds, while the Paw Paw's acetogenins have several double ring compounds (e.g. bullatacin) which makes Paw Paw much more powerful. Protocel and Paw Paw are so synergistic (they both suppress ATP) that they are frequently not recommended to be used together for cancer patients. However, the situation with an AIDS patient is vastly different than a cancer patient, namely due to the fact that cancer patients have highly clustered groups of anaerobic cells, whereas AIDS patients do not. Thus, the problems caused by using both Protocel and Paw Paw for cancer patients (too much clustered "lysing"), does not apply to AIDS patients. Also, it should be mentioned that there are some supplements that cannot be taken at the same time as Protocel and Paw Paw. Examples would be Vitamin C, selenium, etc. See the cancer articles on Protocel and Paw Paw for more information and vendors: Protocel Article Graviola and Paw Paw Article (use Paw Paw) The highly recommended vendor for Paw Paw is Nature's Sunshine at: Paw Paw Vendor - U.S. Paw Paw Vendor - International 7) Essense Health Blend Essense Health Blend is another immune builder. Essense Health Blend is a powdered supplement which should be added to fruit juices. It contains many critical minerals and vitamins, plus it includes Essential Fatty Acids, iodine, and many other nutrients. Vendor of Essense Health Blend 8) A Polysaccharide Supplement Polysaccharide supplements are known to aid the immune system with communications. The combination of the glyconutrient supplement (the monosaccharides) and the polysaccharide supplements will supercharge the immune system. The immune system is important to AIDS patients because the immune system is what kills many of the AIDS viruses. Choose 1 or 2 items from this list (polysaccharide supplements): 1) A Beta Glucan Supplement: Immutol or "Beta-1, 3-D Glucan" 2) MGN3 / MGN-3 (available in the U.S. only under the brand name: BioBran) 3) An AHCC Supplement: Immpower, ImmunoKinoko, Immune-Assist includes AHCC 4) Immune Fx 5) IP6 or Transfer Factor Plus by 4Life Use a Google search to find the vendors. 9) Samento PLUS Noni Concentrate The combination of Samento plus Noni Concentrate is not only anti-viral, but it is also immune building: "Preliminary trials using standardized extracts of cat’s claw in HIV-infected patients stopped immune cell counts from dropping and these patients experienced fewer opportunistic infections. In another study, injections of alkaloids, the active ingredient in cat’s claw, raised T-4 lymphocyte counts, a specific type of white blood cell often found in very low numbers in patients with compromised immune systems. Patients receiving cat’s claw preparations demonstrated increased phagocytosis (the process by which certain cells surround and destroy organisms and break down products of other cells), reduced progression of the AIDS virus and a reduction in side effects from therapies used by AIDS patients." http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/cam_treatment.aspx?id=705 It is critical to get the "TAO-Free" variety because the TAOs (tetracyclic oxindole alkaloids) in normal Cat's Claw will significantly interfere with the effects of the more important PAOs (pentacyclic oxindole alkaloids), which affect the cellular immune system. Here is a vendor: NutraMedix (Buy BOTH Samento and Noni Concentrate liquids) 10) SpectraZyme There is little doubt that there is a relationship between the HIV virus and fungus. If you doubt that, look at the opportunistic infections that plague AIDS patients: "The most common opportunistic infections include, Candida albicans (caused by a fungus) throat and body infection, Pneumocystis carinii (caused by a bacteria) pneumonia, Toxoplasmosis (caused by a fungus) brain infection, Cryptococcus (fungus) brain and body infection, Tuberculosis (bacteria) lung and body infection, Cytomegalovirus (CMV, virus) eye and body infection. The most common cancer associated with AIDS is called Kaposi's sarcoma. Many other infections (such as Herpes, HPV, Streptococcal pneumonia, and Salmonella) occur in people with AIDS." http://www.afraidtoask.com/STD/hiv.html Actually, bacteria, yeast, fungus and mould (or mold) are different forms of the same microbe. This theory of biology is called pleomorphism and comes from the brilliant Antoine Bechamp. His theory contradicts the invalid theory of monomorphism of Pasteur. Modern medicine continues to follow Pasteur because his theories lead to far more profits. See the book Sick and Tired? Reclaim Your Inner Terrain for more information. There are many antifungal supplements, but SpectraZyme has 3 of the best, Undecylenic Acid, Caprylic Acid, and Olive Leaf Extract. In addition, buy MycoDetox I and MycoDetox II to clean out the waste products of microbes (e.g. mycotoxins). Here is the vendor: InnerLight Vendor The "AIDS Diet" will also help eliminate fungus. You are also encouraged to seek out other antifungal products. 11) (Optional) Rife Machine (cost: under $3,000) The Rife Machine was designed over 70 years ago to treat cancer patients. However, it was specifically designed to kill the microbes inside of the cancer cells. The Rife Machine has been used successfully to treat many kinds of viruses. The concern about whether the Rife Machine will work on AIDS patients is caused by the fact that the HIV virus mutates frequently, which may cause the exact frequency needed to kill the virus to change as well. If you use the Rife Machine for AIDS, and it is not working, experiment with different frequencies. Please provide feedback to this site on frequencies that work and don't work so that information can be put here for the benefit of others. Note: there is a microscope made by Robert O. Young, PhD, that may allow an AIDS patient to get very fast feedback on an accurate frequency. The American Medical Association destroyed all of the Rife Machines they could find. However, there are many products currently being made that claim to be Rife Machines. NONE of the "Rife Machines" currently is as good as the 1930s verion of the original Rife Machine, but they may provide some benefit. Do not depend on any Rife Machine / Frequency Generator as a treatment for AIDS!!! They are supplemental only for those who can afford them. The GB-4000 frequency generator is one of the most flexible and powerful frequency generators on the market (i.e. Rife Machines). The manufacturing company behind the product is very heavy into research. The vendor does not have a web page, but here is his telephone number: 877-900-8423 [Gary Teal] Ask Gary to send you a free, no obligation, 2 hour DVD called "The Royal Rife Story." It is a superb documentary on the life and works of Royal Rife. Gary will also send you detailed information on the GB-4000. Other Comments There are a number of other products being researching with regards to killing viruses. Progress is very slow due to lack of funds and lack of time. Thus, any feedback received from AIDS patients, whether good or bad, will provide important information that can be passed on to others. It was mentioned above that oxygen treatments may interfere with the above protocol because it may block the actions of Protocel. However, oxygen treatments, expecially ozone therapy, have a solid history of success for AIDS patients by themselves. In other words, if you can find a practitioner of ozone therapy who has experience with treating AIDS patients, you may want to use the ozone therapy instead of the above protocols. Oxygen therapies should be very well known throughout the AIDS community. Oxygen treatments are a very viable AIDS treatment. The "Bible" on oxygen treatments is the book: Flood Your Body With Oxygen, by Ed McCabe. This book is highly recommended as well as his other book: O3 Vs. AIDS (see link below). He also has several other publications that discuss AIDS and oxygen. Links There are several links below related to AIDS. Some of these links are related to things mentioned above, and other links are related to issues not discussed above.

Site	Related Links: The AIDS Treatment Protocol
Protocel	Protocel and AIDS
Your Health Matters	Fungus / AIDS Relationship
Carrington Labs	Acemannan Studies - References
NIAID	Acemannan is an Anti-AIDS Compound
AIDS Info	Acemannan and Scientific Studies and AIDS
Cancer Coverup	Suppression of Acemannan and AIDS
Pub Med	Acemannan Study on AIDS
The Herb Shop	Case Study and Article on ModuCare
ModuCare	Scientific Study on ModuCare
Site	Other AIDS Links
Shirley's Wellness Cafe	Major Site on AIDS - 3 web pages
AIDS.NET AU	Lemon Juice and AIDS
Positive Health	Vitamin C Experiences and AIDS
AIDS.org	Vitamin C and AIDS
Oxygen America	The Book: O3 Vs. AIDS [i.e. Ozone and AIDS]
Big Trunk Site	The Ozone Cure For AIDS
Oxygen Healing	Oxygen Therapy and AIDS
Dr. Matthias Rath, MD	Lysine (an amino acid) and AIDS - Scholarly Article
AIDS Info	Herbs that have AIDS treatment potential
Eurek Alert	Manganese Blocks HIV Replication
Minnesota Wellness	Chinese Bitter Melon (search their cancer pages for: AIDS)
Virus Myth	An Interesting Website on HIV and AIDS
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Food Matters

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FOOD MATTERS

WATCH THE TRAILER!
http://foodmatters.tv/trailer.php

Sick and tired of the confusion surrounding food?

Want to feel good and prevent or reverse illness & disease?

Welcome to Food Matters

Food Matters is a documentary film informing you on the best choices you can make for you and your family's health. Helping you save time, money and effort.

In this day and age with so many companies interested in profiting from our misfortune and ill health this film will help keep your money in your pocket and your health in your hands.

We all know someone with Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Obesity, Mental Illness, Depression, Asthma, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Chronic Fatigue, Allergies and on and on...

In the western world 1 in 2 people die from Heart Disease, 1 in 3 from Cancer and 1 in 6 are diagnosed with Diabetes and we all know that the obesity epidemic is far from under control. Knowing what to do and where to turn has become unbelievably complex.

We invite you to join the World's Leading Authorities on Nutrition and Natural Healing as they uncover the true cause of disease and what really works and what doesn’t. Becoming informed about the choices you have for your health and wellbeing can save your life.

Who are we?

We are nutritionists turned film makers.

After burying our heads in attempting to conquer the most confusing topic of all time, nutrition, we found that what we are being told to eat by governments, food companies and mass media marketing is actually doing us considerable harm.

In a mission to uncover the truth we have tracked down several of the world’s leaders in nutrition and natural healing from around the globe in order to provide you with the most up to date information on curing disease naturally.

The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. Our teachers point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive.

When can I watch it?

The film is coming soon and will initially ONLY be available through this website so make sure you’re the first to know by registering your name and email address HERE: http://foodmatters.tv/index.php

Kind Regards,

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WATCH THE TRAILER!
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 07:59 AM CDT
Yesterday I posted the trailer to a film called "Food Matters" (http://redpillreich.blogspot.com/2008/04/movie-exposes-drug-industry-promotes.html) that exposes the drug industry and teaches people that they can reverse disease by getting good nutrition... I'm very honored to have received the following correspondence:

    Hi Olivia,

    This is James here and I am the Producer Director of the film Food Matters... I am very happy that you like the trailer and I can assure you that based on your interests this film will live up to your expectations...

    We are finalizing post production at the moment and will be launching soon...

    Thanks for your support and we look forward to launching for you and all of those that you help educate about this very important message...

    Kind Regards,

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This film will only be available at the Food Matters website (http://www.foodmatters.tv/), where you can register to be notified when it is released...

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High Blood Pressure, Salt And Prescription Drugs

Red Pill Reich

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High Blood Pressure, Salt And Prescription Drugs - Ask Nurse Olivia Posted: 23 Mar 2008 03:57 PM CDT Hi Everyone, This is a great question that concerns a lot of people. Even if you don't have high blood pressure, you may want to read below about what prescription drugs do to the body rather than healing it. I also discuss the harmful effects of table salt, yet because salt is essential to our health, it's important to get a sufficient amount of the right kind (most sea salt is not healthy). Here is this week's "Ask Nurse Olivia" question: "I have high blood pressure and take two drugs for it, are those medications bad too? Is there an alternative?" High Blood Pressure High blood pressure medications, like all pharmaceutical drugs, cause harmful effects to the body. According to the New England Journal of Medicine and John Hopkins University, those blood pressure medications classified as beta blockers, which decrease the heart rate and output of blood by the heart, increase the risk of diabetes by 28%. Blood pressure is considered high if the top number (systolic) is above 140, and the bottom number (diastolic) is above 90. The bottom number is considered the most important, because it shows the relaxation of the heart. High blood pressure is the body's way of dealing with a pollution crisis. A person with high blood pressure has so many toxins (poisons) that the body attempts to get rid of them by constricting the blood vessels, causing the toxins to circulate and leave the body sooner. Blood pressure medication relaxes the muscular walls of the blood vessels, causing them to dilate. The body has innate intelligence and should not be forced artificially, using medication, to lower the blood pressure. If it was healthier for such a person's blood pressure to remain normal, then the body would not have raised it. To the body, the high blood pressure is less of a threat than the toxins. All medications work in a similar fashion, by suppressing the body's natural response to toxins, and therefore not only is the patient left with a high level of disease producing toxins because the body is stopped from dealing with them, he most likely will develop more "symptoms" from the side effects of suppressing the body's natural abilities, and will be diagnosed with further "diseases," such as diabetes. This is why it's very common for one drug to lead to another. These are considered "side effects," but honestly, I don't consider them side effects anymore - they should really be called "expected effects." It should be expected that when the body is so full of toxins it begins to exhibit signs of toxicity, and then is suppressed from reacting to those toxins by medications, that the disease process will progress. The entire problem stems from toxicity, and therefore drugging the body into being even more toxic is dangerous to our health. Blood Pressure Remedies There are a number of natural remedies for high blood pressure, but I would encourage you if you use one to make sure you get good nutrition as well, for longterm health. One of the most popular remedies for high blood pressure is drinking apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is full of nutrients and highly effective at lowering high blood pressure, with no side effects (it is not dangerous for people with normal blood pressure levels). Drink 1 Tablespoon three times daily, and you should see results within a week. You can mix it in a glass of water if you prefer. It's best to use an organic, unpasteurized brand from a health food store, preferably with the mother at the bottom, which contains enzymes. A preferred brand in the US which is certified USDA Organic is made by Braggs. If you find drinking the apple cider vinegar causes a burning sensation or is turning your teeth yellow, try adding a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). You may want to try drinking this mixture about 20 minutes before meals, because there is research that suggests this could help keep blood sugar levels from spiking. If you're taking blood pressure medication, it's very important to monitor your pressure as you do this, because as it comes down you will need to stop taking the medicine and visit your doctor to have it discontinued. The apple cider vinegar does not pose a danger, but artificially lowering your blood pressure with medication once it has reached normal levels could be. Once your blood pressure reaches a healthy level, call your doctor's office. The Water Cure For Blood Pressure I used to teach my patients with high blood pressure to avoid salt, which is what we're taught to do, so imagine my reaction when I read from an MD that patients with high blood pressure need more salt. It might be similar to whatever you're thinking right now. Sodium and chloride are essential to our survival. According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, salt intake is required in order for the body to regulate fluid balance. He calls this balancing the ocean inside the cells and the ocean outside the cells. Sodium and chloride are responsible for osmosis, which regulates fluid pressure within cells and protects the body against excessive water loss (as in diarrhea or on heavy sweating). If you think about it, hospitals give patients normal saline intravenously which is basically salt water. Our bodies also make sodium bicarbonate from salt, and iron for the production of hemoglobin. Dr. B states that many health conditions, including high blood pressure, are the result of chronic dehydration, which is the reason I frequently mention that we should all be drinking 1/2 our weight in ounces of water each day. (If you use kilos rather than pounds, multiply your weight by 2.2, then divide by 2.) I recommend that anyone with high blood pressure, whose kidneys are operating well, try Dr. B's Water Cure, which incorporates water with salt, but I highly recommend you drink non-fluoridated water and use a salt that's healthy for you. The refining process of commercially produced salt changes the chemical structure of the salt, making it harmful to the body and unable to provide us with the sodium and chloride we require. Processed salt does not dissolve in water and therefore cannot dissolve in the body, so it becomes a foreign substance that collects in the organs and tissues, resulting in heart disease, arthritis, hardening of tissues and arteries, calcium deposits in the joints and more. Heart disease and arthritis are actually rare in countries that dry their salt in the sun, so it's not salt that is harmful, it's the processing. Natural organic salt will not cause calcification in your body, and real sea salt can dissolve damaging calcium deposits in the body. Fish that are accustomed to living in saltwater die in a solution of processed salt. Just as refined salt is unhealthy for fish, it is to us as well. Unrefined salt, however, is healthy for us, and you can't overdo it. Healthy, unprocessed salt will not cause high blood pressure. Processed salt also contains aluminum, so it contributes to Alzheimer's. Finding A Healthy Salt When salt is processed, the minerals are actually stripped from it and sold. The whiter the salt, the more it has been processed. This includes the majority of sea salts out there. Many of them are just as bright white as processed salts, because they are processed, but they have the label "sea salt" so people think they're healthy. Look for a salt that is raw, unprocessed, not bright white, and has a high mineral content. The brand I use is Himalayan Crystal Salt, containing 84 ionized minerals. It is actually light pink and delicious. If you'd like to try Dr. Batmanghelidj's Water Cure, calculate the amount of water you need to drink as stated above add 1/8 teaspoon for every 16 ounces of water you drink. You can add it to the water, but it's best to put it on your tongue just before drinking. Dr. B suggests adding salt liberally to your food as well. To read more about Dr. B's research, click here to visit his website. Dr. B is no longer with us, but his friends have a site dedicated to making his work known - To read testimonials on how his protocol has helped people overcome multiple illnesses, click here. If you'd like to try reversing a serious health condition using The Water Cure, make sure you follow the schedule. Please note that if you are going to try The Water Cure, it's very important to get good nutrition as well, because otherwise you will be diluting and excreting the nutrients that you do have. Either follow Dr. B's nutritional recommendations below the schedule, or try a high quality whole food product, such as NuPlus or Modifilan. Nutrition A person who wants to actually resolve high blood pressure by addressing the cause of the problem can easily do so. I've seen blood pressure return to normal within weeks, or even days, when high quality nutrition is introduced. Be sure to see my suggestions on nutritional products and nutritional foods, because without high quality supplements, it's not possible to get good nutrition today. Also, the less toxins introduced to the body through processed foods, the less the body will be burdened by them. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, grains and sugars increase the risk of both high blood pressure and diabetes, so eliminating these from the diet will also help. * About "Ask Nurse Olivia" Ask Nurse Olivia is a feature of my blog, Red Pill Reich, as well as Truth Brigade Radio. One question is picked each week and posted on both sites. Names and email addresses are removed, and you will be notified if your question is chosen. Questions should be submitted to TruthBrigade@cox.net with "Ask Nurse Olivia" in the subject line. If your question isn't picked, I will do my best to answer it anyway, but so many people are writing to me that I have to prioritize, so I apologize if you don't get an answer. Please visit the websites below if you can't find the info you're looking for at my blog: - General Health Sites Dr. Joseph Mercola Natural News featuring Mike Adams, the Health Ranger - Cancer Sites Cancer Tutor Gerson Therapy Dr. Lorraine Day If it's an urgent situation and you don't have time to do cancer research, try getting a consult from Ralph Moss, PhD. I appreciate your support and applaud your efforts in educating yourself about your health. Remember, no one will ever care more about your health than you! Olivia L. Worthy

Happy Equinox!

PLEASE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE!

Happy Equinox!
by Acharya S

It is a fascinating "coincidence" that this year "Easter" - purportedly the day of the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ, the "only begotten Son of God" - falls precisely on the last day of the three-day vernal equinox period.

In reality, this development is no "coincidence," because the vernal equinox is the real "reason for the season," and "Christ" is in reality the personification of the SUN of God, revered around the globe for millennia.

The vernal equinox marks the arrival of Spring, when for three days the SUN is "hung on a cross," whereby the days and the nights are the same length. At the end of the three days - during which time the sun is said to be in a "tomb," as it showed no movement - the day begins to become longer than the night, and the sun is said to have been "resurrected." In ancient times, the sun's resurrection at the end of the vernal equinox was accompanied by great celebrations during which it was shouted, "He is risen!"

In early Christian times, both Christ's resurrection and his birthday were placed on March 24th - midnight of the 23rd - for this very reason of the end of the vernal equinox, which begins on the 21st/22nd. Christ's birthday was also set at several other times of the year, most if not all of these dates possessing astrotheological meaning.

For more on the true meaning of "Easter" - a name in itself that comes from the ancient Goddess, also called "Ishtar" and "Astarte," among many other divine epithets - please see my article, "Easter: Pagan or Christian?" There is also a video on the same subject at this page:

http://www.truthbeknown.com/easter.htm

Enjoy - and have a Happy Equinox!

Acharya S
http://TruthBeKnown.com
http://StellarHousePublishing.com

The Amazing Healing Powers of Vinegar - For PETS too!

ONLY USE RAW, UNFILTERED, UNPASTEURIZED, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.. ANYTHING ELSE IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME AND BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

..... A PINCH OF STEVIA (OR 1 TBSP RAW HONEY), 1 TBSP ACV, 12 OZ DISTILLED WATER (OR TO TASTE)... TASTES LIKE SPARKLING APPLE JUICE WITH A LITTLE KICK.

WE GET OURS HERE, WE DRINK IT THREE TIMES A DAY AND WE LOVE IT!

WWW.BRAGG.COM (We are not affiliated with Bragg - we don't profit even if you do.)
We use and love ALL the Bragg products, btw.

http://www.bragg.com/FAQ/faq_applecider.html

What is Natural Apple Cider Vinegar?
Different from the refined and distilled vinegars usually found in supermarkets, Natural Apple Cider Vinegar is made from fresh, crushed, organically grown apples and allowed to mature in wooden barrels, which boosts its natural fermentation qualities. When mature, it contains a web-like substance, called "mother", which becomes visible when the rich brownish liquid is held to the light. The mother can be used to add to other vinegar to hasten maturity for more Apple Cider Vinegar.

What is the nature of the Mother?
The mother is the dark, cloudy substance in the ACV formed from naturally occurring pectin and apple residues - it appears as molecules of protein connected in strand-like chains. The presence of the mother shows that the best part of the apple has not been destroyed. Vinegars containing the mother contain enzymes and minerals that other vinegars may not contain due to over processing, filtration and overheating.

Why is ACV not pasteurized?

Apple Cider Vinegar fights Arterial Plaque and helps reduce your chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke

...Plaque buildup is a leading cause of Heart Attacks and strokes by blocking bloodflowto the heart and brain. Apple Cider Vinegar not only shows signs of fighting plaque buildup but may actually reverse some of the damage by helping to dissolve plaque. Use the Bragg's ACV Drink regularly to enjoy all the health benefits of ACV (consult your physician or healthcare giver for your specific suitability and use).

Pasteurization is the heating process intended to remove potential problem bacteria from consumable liquids such as milk, juices etc. However, this process will also remove delicate nutrients and enzymes that may constitute a major portion of the food value of that consumable. In the case of Bragg’s Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, pasteurization would eliminate the "mother", a major health giving factor of our vinegar.

Is it okay to eat/drink the Mother?
The mother is the most nutritious part of the Apple Cider Vinegar and is very beneficial to digest. Often the ‘mother’ settles to the bottom of the bottle. We recommend shaking the bottle lightly to distribute the ‘mother’ before dispensing.

Since Apple Cider Vinegar is unpasteurized, is it protected from E.Coli bacteria?
Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar does not carry the E.Coli bacteria as the acidity in the vinegar is effective in killing the 0-157 strain of E.Coli bacteria.

What type of barrels are used during production?
Douglas Fir/Redwood barrels as well as stainless steel barrels are used during the production of our Apple Cider Vinegar.


Does Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar need to be refrigerated?
Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar does not need to be refrigerated. We only recommend that you keep the product out of direct sunlight in a relatively cool location.

What is the shelf life of Apple Cider Vinegar?
ACV has an FDA required "official" shelf life of three to five years after the bottling date (found on the bottle), however, experience has shown that the product is safe, usable and effective for an indefinite period if kept out of direct sunlight.

Where is the expiration date printed?
The Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar expiration date is printed on the upper portion of the bottle, at the shoulder and neck taper area, see photo below. The lower line of the 2 contains the expiration date. The upper line contains the 'lot' number for the manufaturer reference and the time, in 24 hour format, that it was bottled. Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar has a shelf life of 5 years, although due to its nature, Bragg ACV can be safetly used for many years after the expiration date.

Is Apple Cider Vinegar safe to take during pregnancy?
Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar is safe to take during and after pregnancy. It helps to rid the body of toxins and may even help with any complications that may arise or have arisen with the pregnancy. It supports regularity and promotes digestion.

Is it possible to take too much Apple Cider Vinegar?
There is no clear limit as to how much Apple Cider Vinegar an individual can or should ingest. However, one should remember that, as with anything in life, one can have "too much of a good thing". It is recommended that an individual take the ACV cocktail three times a day for maximum results. The cocktail consists of 1 to 2 tsps. organic raw ACV mixed with 1 to 2 tsps. raw honey in a glass of distilled water.

Is it necessary to add honey to ACV?
It is not imperative to add honey to the Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar cocktail; just use ACV and distilled water instead. We receive many letters from people who tell us about the many health benefits that they attribute to taking the Bragg ACV without adding honey. Honey is recommended because it has proven bioactive properties and contains the vitamins and enzymes necessary for the proper digestion and metabolism. It does add health benefits to the ACV cocktail, but fortunately the ACV has plenty of health uses and benefits without the honey.

Is it okay to take the Apple Cider Vinegar by itself?
It is recommended that you take the Apple Cider Vinegar diluted with water or juice. Because Apple Cider Vinegar acts like a sponge, drawing toxins from the body tissues, it may cause you discomfort if you choose to digest the vinegar using spoonfuls only.

What, exactly, are the internal and external benefits attributed to ACV?
Following the old cliché, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," apples are one of the oldest, most nutritious foods on earth. They are rich in potassium, a mineral many of us are deficient in, and a deficiency that causes old age to creep upon us sooner. Calcium maintains our hard tissues such as bones, and potassium is the equivalent to the body’s soft tissues, keeping the body’s flesh and arteries soft and resilient. Fresh, organic apples are used to make Apple Cider Vinegar, which contains necessary ingredients, such as enzymes, and life-stimulating minerals, mainly potassium, in a natural state. Besides being a natural stimulant for vitality, Apple Cider Vinegar cleanses and restores nutrients to the body so that the body can heal itself.

ACV:
Helps Remove Body Toxins * Helps Promote a Youthful Body *Helps support a healthy immune system * Helps Maintain Healthy Skin * Helps Control Weight * Improves Digestion and Assimilation * Soothes Tight and Aching Joints and Sore Muscles from exercise * Soothes irritated skin.

For storage, we recommend that you keep the product out of direct sunlight, in a relatively cool location.

The following is excerpted from an article by Dr. Alicia McWatters, Ph.D., C.N.C.:

"Many vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and substances are available in ACV to improve the health of your dog. ACV can provide them with enzymes and important minerals, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine, phosphorus, iron, silicon and other trace minerals. The vitamins contained in ACV are bioflavonoids (vitamin P), beta-carotene (precursor to vitamin A), vitamin C, E, B1, B2, and B6. Tannins from the crushed cell walls of fresh apples as well as malic acid, tartaric acid, propionic acid, acetic acid and pectin (fiber) are also contained in ACV. Be sure to purchase organic unfiltered, unpasteurized, naturally fermented ACV for its medicinal features. ACV ranges in color from a light golden to orange. You’ll know you’ve found the right stuff if you see sediment, referred to as the "mother of vinegar" on the bottom of the bottle. Do NOT buy white distilled vinegar, as it has none of the beneficial elements listed above.

I began using ACV as a supplement for my dogs in 1994. Some holistic health practitioners recommend that ACV be placed in a dog’s drinking water. I recommend placing it in fresh food because I believe that a dog’s drinking water should be free of additives, with the exception of an electrolyte solution or a medicinal product that is used on a short-term basis. The dosage I use is 1 tsp. for small dogs and 1 tbs. for medium-large dogs. It can also be given orally diluted in water under the guidance of a vet or holistic health practitioner.

ACV can be useful to your dog’s health in conjunction with feeding it a wide variety of foods, but should never be looked upon as a panacea. Fresh food ingredients, such as raw meat and bones, fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy products make up the wholeness that will effectively help your dog to achieve optimum health.

Often times one looks for the magic ingredient that will miraculously make their dog well. Whether it is an antibiotic, grapefruit seed extract, Aloe vera or milk thistle... there will always be a single popular or trendy supplement of the moment and this supplement will be promoted as the great healing agent. But, if we focus on the part rather than the whole we are not taking a holistic approach to our dog’s health."

MORE INFO ON DOGS AND APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Excerpt from the About Frugal Living website:

Vinegar for Pets and Animals, Part Two
From Pat Veretto,
Your Guide to Frugal Living.

Fleas, fish and tear stains

We add apple cider vinegar to our goats water all year around. It seems to repel flies in the summer and causes the water not to freeze as fast in the winter. We only add about an eigth of a cup to each 5 gallon bucket. Some people told us that this would give the milk an "off" flavor, but we have yet to find that. Maybe it would if we were giving them white vinegar. Anyhow, the bonus is that our goats LOVE it!

For reducing swelling on a horse (or any animal), wrap the leg in a rag soaked in apple cider vinegar. Wrap in plastic and then bandage to hold it in place - leave on for 4 or more hours.

I got a new puppy just covered in fleas. The store bought flea killers were for older puppies. We used apple vinegar to dip him in and rinsed him off with water. It did the trick.

I had a completely white bulldog with black spotted skin. He had dark tear stains running from his tear duct area down. I tried a few of the tear bleaching products sold for dogs but none worked (besides being expensive). I also tried some suggested home remedies (e.g. hydrogen peroxide, etc.) and those were not effective either. A vet told me the tear stains were caused by the acidity in the dogs system and if I neutralized his system, the stains would go away.

His suggestion was to put vinegar in the dogs drinking water! He suggested putting just a "tiny" bit of vinegar in the drinking water for a few days (I interpreted that as about 1/4 of a vinegar bottles cap full) and then increase the amount of vinegar added until I was adding about a teaspoon to the drinking water each day (I would estimate his drinking water bowl to contain about 5 cups of water.) Each time I changed or added water to his bowl, I also added the vinegar. Within a few weeks, the tear stains were gone for good!

Years ago, I put vinegar in my two dogs drinking water. I had never seen a flea. Start with only a little, so they will get used to the taste. I am now doing it to my Siamese cats. No fleas.

Put a tablespoon of vinegar in your dog's drinking water every day and you will no longer have those brown spots in your lawn from the dog's urine. You can mix 1/3 Vinegar (any type but Apple Cider smells better), 1/3 water, and 1/3 Pine Sol (and scent but I like Orange).

Mix in a spray bottle and it makes the greatest fly spray for horses (and other animals(dogs, goats, etc)) as well as barn spray to keep flies down. I live in Texas where the flies are monsters and this REALLY truly works!!! The three vets I have talked about it with said it was 100% safe and the Pine Sol contains less powerful and harmful chemicals than actual fly spray! The 1,000's of horse owners that have used it (I got the recipe off a very popular horse website) have used it with no ill effects what so ever for years now. This will save you a ton of money and less yucky chemicals!

Love,
David & Patrick

http://thereikimatrix.blogspot.com/
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Treating Cancer -- With Herbs

Source: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/20/curing-cancer-with-herbs.aspx

Many of the chemotherapies used to fight cancer in modern medicine were developed from natural substances.

For instance:

• Taxanes used to treat prostate and breast cancer came from yew trees.
• Vinca alkaloids, which are used to treat malignant lymphomas, are made from periwinkle plants.
• The anti-cancer drugs topotecan and irinotecan come from a component of the Chinese Happy Tree.

Scientists are increasingly focusing on plants used in traditional medicine in their search for new compounds. About three-quarters of the pharmaceutical compounds used today came from plants used in traditional medicine.

Professor Dr. Thomas Efferth from Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum in Heidelberg, for example, has begun analyzing 76 Chinese medicinal plants that are believed to treat malignant tumors and other growths. Extracts from 18 of the plants were found to significantly suppress the growth of cancer cells.

“With this success rate of about 24 percent, we are way above the results that could be expected from searching through large chemical substance libraries,” Efferth said.

Sources:

• Eurekalert March 4, 2008

• Molecular Cancer Therapeutics January 1, 2008, 7, 152-161

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Most pharmaceuticals that are derived from plants are typically from one “active” component of the plant that is then isolated and synthetically replicated. In contrast, most traditional medicine remedies use whole plants in their natural state, which is a far cry from the lab-produced cancer treatments used in modern medicine. While herbal remedies can indeed be powerful, they are typically far safer than most medications. Still, I do not widely support using them as your primary healing approach as they rarely address the primary cause. Like drugs, herbs and other plants are frequently used as band-aids that fail to address the root cause. However, when used wisely by someone trained in this science they can be enormously beneficial adjuncts to the healing process, and I believe that it is wise to use them. Just be careful to continue to search for the reasons that you initially acquired the health challenge. Cancer Treatments: Chemo or Natural? While I don’t normally focus on the details of cancer treatments, it’s worth pointing out that it is very rare for cancer to only have one cause. Rather than simply being caused by a malfunction in your DNA, or a faulty gene you “inherited” from your grandmother, cancer is more typically triggered by a combination of the following: Nutritional deficiencies Toxins in your environment Emotional conflicts Hormonal imbalances Often, cancer can actually be treated, and reversed, by addressing these variables through dietary changes, purifying your environment, and addressing your emotional state. Chemotherapy is rarely the best option for cancer treatment, as it usually doesn't cure cancer or extend life, and it really does not improve the quality of your life either. Dr. Ralph Moss, who is the author of eight books on cancer treatment, has reviewed thousands of studies as part of the research for his books -- and he has not found one single good study that shows chemo cures cancer or extends life. What chemo does do, however, is expose your body to toxins that kill all cells that multiply and divide rapidly. This includes not only cancer cells, but also other rapidly multiplying and dividing cells, such as bone marrow, reproductive system cells and hair follicles. These are powerful drugs that present an assault on your system -- one that your body must then overcome along with the cancer. And the effects do not end right after the treatment. One UCLA study found that chemotherapy can actually change the blood flow and metabolism of your brain in ways that can linger for 10 years or more after treatment. Preventing Cancer: 12 Tips to Live By No one wants to battle cancer, and there is good news because I believe you can VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE your risk of cancer and chronic disease, and radically improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it, by following these relatively simple risk reduction strategies. 1. Reduce or eliminate your processed food, sugar and grain carbohydrate intake. Yes, this is even true for whole unprocessed organic grains, as they tend to rapidly break down and drive your insulin and leptin levels up, which is the last thing you need to have happening if you are seeking to resolve a cancer. 2. Control your fasting insulin and leptin levels. This is the end result, and can be easily monitored with the use of simple and relatively inexpensive blood tests. 3. Normalize your ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats by taking a high-quality krill oil and reducing your intake of most processed vegetable oils. 4. Get regular exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks. 5. Normalize your vitamin D levels by getting plenty of sunlight exposure and consider careful supplementation when this is not possible. If you take oral vitamin D and have a cancer, it would be very prudent to monitor your vitamin D blood levels regularly. 6. Get regular, good sleep. 7. Eat according to your nutritional type. The potent anti-cancer effects of this principle are very much underappreciated. When we treat cancer patients in our clinic this is one of the most powerful anti-cancer strategies we have. 8. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution. 9. 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WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF HIV?

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By Valendar Turner

Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth
Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

The real purpose of scientific method is to make sure Nature hasn't misled you into thinking something you don't actually know... One logical slip and an entire scientific edifice comes tumbling down. One false deduction about the machine and you can get hung up indefinitely.

Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Does the currently available evidence prove beyond reasonable doubt that a unique, exogenously acquired retrovirus has been isolated from the tissues of AIDS patients? Perhaps. Perhaps not. This is what I invite you to judge. And in case you are inclined to be assaulted by the opinions of overwhelming majorities, you may take comfort from a most venerated, international scientist who said, "In Science the authority embodied in the opinion of thousands is not worth a spark of reason in one man." I shall reward you with his identity at the end of this talk.

A virus is two things. Number one: It's a microscopic particle of certain size and form. Number two, such particles generate identical progeny by parasitising chemical constituents and energy from a living cell. This is what is actually meant by the term infectious. It is this attribute which justifies a particle being called a virus. This is the property which prevents our calling every particle we see a virus. By definition, a retroviral particle is spherical in shape and has a diameter of 100-120 Nm. On the outside is a shell studded with outwardly projecting knobs, knobs obligatory to latch on to and infect new cells. On the inside there is a core containing RNA as well as some proteins, one of which is an enzyme called reverse transcriptase. The latter gives retroviruses their name and its function is to catalyse the transcription of viral RNA into DNA, that is, to copy information contained in RNA in a direction opposite the customary direction, DNA to RNA. According to virologists, it is the DNA copy of the RNA blueprint, not the original RNA, which hibernates inside the cell nucleus awaiting an opportune time to orchestrate the production of new viruses.

To analyse their constituents and to prove they are truly viruses, retroviral-like particles must first be purified. This is done by a process called density gradient ultracentrifugation, something that may sound complicated but which isn't. A test tube containing a solution of sucrose, ordinary table sugar, is prepared light at the top, but gradually becoming heavier towards the bottom. A drop of fluid from a cell culture is gently placed on top and the test-tube is centrifuged for several hours at extremely high speeds. This generates forces many thousands of times that of gravity and any tiny particles present are gradually forced through the sugar solution until they reach a point where their buoyancy prevents them penetrating further. For retroviral particles, this occurs where the density reaches 1.16 gm/ml, the point where the particles concentrate or, to use virological jargon, band. The 1.16 band can then be selectively extracted and photographed with an electron microscope. So, to prove the existence of a retrovirus one is obliged to:

1. Culture putatively infected cells.

2. Purify a sample in a sucrose density gradient.

3. Photograph the 1.16 band proving there are particles of the right size and form, and there is no other material.

4. Extract and analyse the constituents of the particles and prove they contain reverse transcriptase by showing they can make DNA from RNA.

5. Culture purified particles with virgin cells demonstrating that a new set of particles appears with the same morphology and constituents as the originals.

Now I am going to discuss some of the data from four papers published in Science in May 1984 by Dr. Robert Gallo and his colleagues from the US National Cancer Institute. These papers do not describe the original discovery of what the overwhelming majority regard as HIV, that distinction falls a year earlier to Professor Luc Montagnier and his colleagues from the Pasteur Institute from where, it is important to say, samples were sent to the Gallo laboratory and which later caused Gallo and his colleagues, as well as the US government, quite a number of problems. Neither are the Gallo papers the last word on HIV isolation but there is no doubt they are most important because it was they that led to the famous Washington press conference of April the 23rd 1984, two weeks prior to publication, at which an anxious, waiting world was told that the cause of AIDS had been identified. In fact, as one scrutinises the vast AIDS literature, it is fair to say that of all the papers published on HIV isolation, including the very latest, the Gallo papers are the most rigorous by far. The problem is, are they rigorous enough?

The first paper begins with cultures made of T-lymphocyte cells from AIDS patients. These cells were chosen because, included amongst their numbers, are the putatively infected cells, a subgroup known as T4 lymphocytes. It is these that are often diminished in AIDS, the hypothesis being that the yet to be discovered retrovirus was infecting and killing them. After an unspecified time, concentrated fluids from these T-cell cultures were subcultured with cells of a stock, leukaemic T-cell line known as HT. In these secondary cultures the Gallo team reported particles in electron microscopic examination of gross, unrefined culture fluids and measured reverse transcriptase activity in both these and banded specimens but without evidence that retroviral- like particles or indeed any particles were present at 1.16 gm/ml. They also reported reactions were seen between culture proteins and some antibodies present in human and animal sera. From these data, the Gallo team claimed to have isolated a new retrovirus, HIV, as well as inducing it to grow in the HT cell line in large enough quantities for use in analysis and diagnosis. In a subsequent third paper, from banded culture fluids obtained from a disrupted HT cell clone, two proteins, and for no other reason than they reacted with antibodies present in human AIDS sera, were deemed to be the HIV proteins. Subsequent papers, published after the Gallo four, using the same logic, increased the number of such proteins to about ten.

Reading these data it is obvious that Gallo and his colleagues had abandoned the traditional method of retrovirus isolation. This is enigmatic when one realises that, in 1976, Gallo himself had stressed that the detection of particles and reverse transcriptase, even reverse transcriptase inside particles, are not proof of the existence of retrovirus because, no matter how remarkably such particles may resemble retrovirus, many such particles are not viruses because they totally lack the ability to replicate (Gallo et al., 1976). You must appreciate the magnitude of the particle problem. Cell cultures contain many and many kinds of particles, some viral-like and some not. The viral-like include retroviral-like. In the 1970s, retroviral-like particles were frequently observed in human leukaemia tissues (Gallo et al., 1976), cultures of embryonic tissues, and "in the majority, if not all, human placentas." (Panem, 1979) One genus of retroviral-like particles, the type-C particle and the one into which Gallo classified his newly discovered retrovirus HIV, is found in "fish, snakes, worms, pheasant, quail, partridge, turkey, tree mouse and agouti" (Grafe, 1991) as well as in "tapeworms, insects...and mammals." (Frank, 1987) This being the case, there seems to be no way of avoiding the rules developed over the decades of research into animal retroviruses, rules that enabled a scientists to sort out this clutter. And there are two more complicating factors. The first is that reverse transcription is not only a property of retroviruses. Normal cells contain enzymes which reverse transcribe RNA and so does hepatitis B virus, a virus that infects T-cells as well as liver cells and is present in a considerable number of AIDS patients. The second is the choice of the HT cell line. It was long known that leukaemic cells theselves can reverse transcribe and, strange as it may seem, although Dr. Gallo was about to look for reverse transcription as a sign of a new retrovirus, the HT cell line originated from a patient who, according to Dr. Gallo, had a disease caused by a retrovirus he discovered called HTLV-I. In fact, in 1983, Gallo reported that the HT parental cell line contained HTLV-I genetic sequences. On this basis alone one would expect to find evidence of reverse transcription in the HT cell line. Given all these data, one would imagine it was impossible for the Gallo team to abandon the need to follow the traditional method and isolate and characterise infectious particles, but abandon it they did. By what reasoning then did the Gallo team claim to have proven the existence of a new retrovirus from AIDS patients?

For their 1984 papers, they reiterated the limitations of particles and reverse transcriptase and made three assumptions which, taken together, constitute a precept known as specific reactivity. (Gallo et al., 1986) The first assumption was that AIDS patients are infected with a replicating retroviral particle, a virus which could be grown in cell cultures to yield unique, virus-specific proteins. Second, being foreign, the virus would stimulate the production of a number of distinctive antibodies directed against the viral proteins. Third, the proteins and the antibodies react specifically, that is, only with each other and with no other agent. Let us take a very careful look at this paradigm. First, when the Gallo team began their experiments, the existence of specific viral proteins as constituents of a replicating viral particle which could infect humans was entirely hypothesis, not fact. Second, antibodies and proteins are not monogamous, even the purest of each take on other partners. Third, even if they were monogamous, we know that AIDS patients contain antibodies to many different agents, many with which they are infected, for example hepatitis B and cytomegalic inclusion viruses, mycoplasma, fungi and mycobacteria. Unless Gallo further hypothesised that all these agents or parts of them, or their respective antibodies, disappear from cultures or sera, when blood from an AIDS patient is mixed with cell cultures of the same or another AIDS patient, how can anyone tell what is reacting with what, let alone define precisely where each of the reactants originated? As far as the reactions are concerned, it's no different from mixing up milk from six species of animals, adding a mixture of a dozen different acids and claiming to know which acid is curdling which milk. So, although the term specific HIV proteins conjures up visions of proteins being extracted from retroviral-like particles proven to be a unique virus, this is not how it was done. It was done by breaking up cells of the HT cell line, not a virus particle, and observing unknown proteins reacting with unknown antibodies. From these data both the proteins and the antibodies were deemed viral, and not just any virus, but HIV. That's all. Logic or magic? And as an aside, similar to the proteins, the origin of what is called the HIV genome, the HIV RNA, is also based on circumstance, not on purification and dissection of particles proven to be infectious. The Gallo team may have claimed isolation of a new retrovirus but what they actually did was weave a nexus between reverse transcriptase, particles, and certain proteins under the dubious imprimatur of specific reactivity. Is this virus isolation? Is this even virus detection?

There are also a number of unsolved mysteries in the Gallo papers.

Mystery number one:

Reading the first paper one gets the impression that the HT cell line was cultured with individual AIDS patient cultures. However, the National Institutes of Health enquiry instigated after allegations of misappropriation of the French specimens found that the HT cell line was cultured with concentrated fluids pooled initially from individual cultures of three patients and ultimately from the individual cultures of ten patients. (Maddox, 1992) In evidence given to the enquiry, the reason given was because none of the individual cultures "was producing high concentrations of reverse transcriptase." That means not enough to convince the Gallo team of scientists or anybody else there actually was a virus in any of the individual specimens in the first place. The fact that pooled specimens produced reverse transcription is not proof of a retrovirus. The conditions may have merely changed in favour of the action of one of the cellular enzymes that performs the same trick. Or it could have been due to the HT cell line, unaided or at the behest of its HTLV-I retrovirus. The Gallo investigation found the pooling of specimens "of dubious scientific rigor." One scientist described the procedure as "really crazy." In essence, it is no different from investigating an outbreak of pneumonia by having all patients spit in separate pots and, when nothing turns up, getting them all to spit in the same pot.

Mystery number two:

The method of specific reactivity required a source of antibodies to the putative viral proteins. The logical place to obtain these was from AIDS patients -- after all, that is what the hypothesis required. The antibodies reported in the first paper appeared from two sources, a haemophiliac patient known as E.T. who had pre-AIDS and rabbits. Yes, rabbits. What precisely constituted E.T's pre-AIDS we are not told, but pre-AIDS is often generalised enlargement of the lymph nodes, a condition not invariably followed by AIDS and which is not AIDS. Thus, according to the paradigm of specific reactivity, we cannot be sure that E.T. actually had the right kind of antibodies. Rabbits do not develop AIDS and if specific antibodies to a retrovirus were to exist, they could only be produced by immunising rabbits with pure virus or, as the first Gallo group paper reported, from rabbits infected repeatedly with disrupted HIV. I hope you are beginning to see the problem. To make antibodies just to HIV, one has to inject rabbits with pure HIV. Pure virus means isolated virus and if rabbits were injected with pure virus, why should it be necessary to produce antibodies to define the isolation of virus that had already been isolated?

Mystery number three:

In the second paper, the Gallo team attempted what they called HIV isolation from 72 AIDS patients. Again, they cultured cells and detected particles and reverse transcriptase in unrefined culture fluids, and observed some protein/antibody reactions, but also added a fourth category, transmission, by which was meant finding particles or reverse transcriptase in bone marrow and other cells cultured with fluids, but not purified banded, photographed fluids, from one of the 72 starting cultures. What is enigmatic about the second paper is that HIV isolation was defined merely as detecting at least two of any of these four phenomena. The same criticism applies as in the first paper. Nothing was isolated and detection of unspecific phenomena is not surrogate isolation of a retrovirus. Even it were, this peculiar definition leads to some rather bizarre possibilities, for example, instances of virus isolation without the need to see particles or measure reverse transcriptase, for a retrovirus about as convincing as trying to sell a car without a body and an engine. Even so, loose as these criteria were, isolation was successful in only 26 of the 72 patients, that is, in only 36%. And, in case you think things have improved, there is a recent, international cooperative study reported by the World Health Organisation. In this study, by HIV isolation was meant detection of a single protein, p24, in culture fluids using a single antibody. Not only is p24 not specific for HIV (Agbalika et al., 1992; Mortimer et al., 1992), but from 224 HIV positive individuals, the success rate was a mere 37%, not significantly better than Gallo's figures a decade earlier. (WHO, 1994)

Even if the Gallo team had proved the existence of a new retrovirus, on what basis did they claim it was the cause of AIDS? Even if virus had been isolated from all patients and all patients had antibodies, which they didn't because in the fourth paper, the data showed only 88% of AIDS patients had antibodies (and on a single ELISA test which no one now regards as specific), is this sufficient proof that HIV causes AIDS? If the bank manager and his constant, faithful offsider are present at the bank robbery, is this proof that the manager robbed the bank? The Gallo papers provide no evidence whatsoever that HIV kills T4-cells or that low numbers of T4-cells is necessary and sufficient for the development of the AIDS infections and cancers and, I might add, there is still no such evidence. (Papadopulos-Eleopulos et al., 1994)

Let me finish by summarising the problem. The method of retrovirus isolation presented at the beginning flows logically from the definition of a virus. It is model of intelligibility, it is the only method, and was used for decades of research into animal retroviruses. (Sinoussi et al., 1973; Toplin, 1973) The problem is that, to date, nobody in the world has reported use of this method in AIDS patients. Without it, for example, how can one resolve the dilemma imposed by the numerous particles of stunning morphological variability present in cell cultures of AIDS patients? Even so, although some particles are the right diameter, there are no particles with the right diameter AND the projecting knobs, both integral to the definition of a retroviral particle and the latter essential to infect new cells. (Gelderblom et al., 1988; Layne et al., 1992; Levy, 1996) Yet, as I speak, there is still not even one published electron micrograph from a density gradient to tell us which, if any constituents of this zoo of particles, presents itself to be proved an infectious retrovirus. Perhaps, if someone were to look, there might not be any. Reading the literature, it is obvious that scientists everywhere have abandoned the traditional method of isolation and, under the assumed aegis of specific reactivity, claimed that two unknowns, antibodies and proteins, interact in specific pairs simultaneously betraying each other's genesis from a virus. In other words, what is the guts of what is called HIV isolation is actually no more than a chemical reaction, an antibody test, and from an antibody test, one cannot claim proof of isolation of anything. If an antibody test is isolation of a virus then the pregnancy test, which uses an antibody to detect the placental hormone beta HCG, must be regarded as placental isolation. Of course, there may be instances of specific reactivity involving viral proteins and antibodies, but the only way to prove this is to compare reactions in the test-tube with the virus of interest. Nature would then reveal specific reactivity by the fact that reactions, the virological equivalent of curdling milk, show up only when there is virus and never if there is no virus. This is crux of the matter and where the evidence for the existence of HIV begins to fall apart. To prove specific reactivity, one must first isolate the virus for use as a gold standard for comparison. One cannot adopt specific reactivity as a premise to prove the existence of a virus if one must first isolate the virus to prove the premise upon which isolation is contingent. Try as you will but the cart does not go before the horse and the Gallo argument is reductio ad absurdum.

This leaves us in a perilous quandary. What are these unknown antibodies to unknown proteins which we call being HIV positive? They could represent a virus, but that remains to be proven by isolating a retroviral-like particle and proving it is a retrovirus. It is certainly not cogent to argue that the conjunction of a number of unspecific phenomena makes one possibility a definite outcome any more than claiming that ten men, all dressed in white, hitting a ball around a paddock, must be playing cricket. They might just as well be Ku Klux Klaners playing baseball. If not a virus, then what? If someone tests positive, is this proof that a virus has been transmitted? Or is it something altogether different? Whatever these reactions mean, they do seem to be a marker for AIDS in the high risk groups, but are they just as significant in those at low or at no risk? Does just knowing you're HIV positive affect your health? Does your doctor knowing you're positive lead to treatments for a virus you may not have? Could such treatments themselves cause harm? We now know that antibodies to the germs that cause the diseases present in 90% of AIDS patients also react with the so called HIV proteins. (Muller et al., 1991; Kashala et al., 1994) Are we being fooled by antibodies that have nothing to do with a retrovirus? Are we seeing curdle from a different milk? Why, in one study, did 10% of 1300 individuals at low risk for AIDS including blood donors have antibodies to a sufficient number of HIV proteins to deem them HIV infected by the most stringent United States criteria? (Lundberg, 1988) Why do 30% of individuals transfused with HIV negative blood develop antibodies to the same p24 protein nearly every HIV researcher uses to "isolate" HIV? (Genesca et al., 1989) Why do 50% of dogs have antibodies to one or more of these same proteins? (Strandstrom et al., 1990) How come healthy, non-HIV-infected mice injected with blood from similar mice, or mice injected with extracts of a common human bowel bacterium, develop some of the same antibodies? Why does transfusion of one's own, irradiated blood produce the same antibodies? (Kozhemiakin & Bondarenko, 1992) If these data do not mean that HIV antibodies are non-specific, then there must be some completely unknown as well as very peculiar ways for men, dogs, and mice to acquire HIV infection. On the other hand, if some humans, injected with their own or someone else's blood, or mice injected with foreign cells and foreign proteins develop "HIV antibodies" but are not infected with HIV, why should gay men, IV drug users, and haemophiliacs, who are all exposed to foreign cells and/or foreign proteins, not also develop "HIV antibodies" and not be infected with HIV? Is it possible that we been misled by non-retroviral phenomena altogether? This would not be the first time. Over the mid- to late-1970s, Gallo and his colleagues claimed to have isolated the first human retrovirus, HL23V, from patients with various types of leukaemia and their evidence included a picture from a density gradient. (Gallagher & Gallo, 1975; Gallo et al., 1976) Soon enough antibodies to the HL23V proteins were found to be widespread, even amongst normal people and there was great excitement that a cause of leukaemic was at last in the offing. However, two groups of researchers then found that the antibodies were in reality directed against a wide range of naturally occurring substances, thus destroying that particular notion of specific reactivity. (Barbacid et al., 1980; Snyder & Fleissner, 1980) Overnight, HL23V vanished from the scientific literature, so much so that Gallo now never mentions it. Does a similar fate await HIV? Neville Hodgkinson (Hodgkinson, 1996), the former science and medical correspondent for the London Sunday Times, has suggested that HIV is the greatest scientific blunder of the twentieth century. If so, there are alternative theories and therapies for AIDS we would do well to consider.

Now, are you ready for that scientist? His name is Galileo Galilei, a man no stranger to heresy. Perhaps we should heed his counsel and begin to trust our own sparks. I say the sooner the better. *

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