Take Control of Your Health and Escape Sickness Industry

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Author’s Note
I t is customary for writers and publishers to have their work scrutinised by

lawyers prior to publication in order to preclude the possibility of lawsuits
from companies who feel affronted by statements and evidence presented
which are critical of their products, commercial practices and ethics. I have
chosen not to do so. Instead, I have gone to extreme lengths to ensure
the accuracy of my statements and the veracity of my evidence. Any offence and
distress caused to organisations and companies criticised in this book is entirely
intentional. They deserve it. It is the least I can do in defence of the millions of
their victims who have suffered much more than distress as a result of
their disgraceful, self-interested conduct.
In particular, should any of those I have singled out for dishonourable

mention feel that my attack is unwarranted in their case, I would welcome the
opportunity to debate the issue with them in court and in public. I can assure
them that there is now a massive and growing worldwide audience of victims and
their relatives who would be very interested to hear their defences. If they have
any.
Elaine Hollingsworth
The most dangerous man to any government is

the man who is able to think things out for
himself, without regard to the prevailing
superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he
comes to the conclusion that the government he
lives under is dishonest, insane, and intolerable.
H. L. Mencken

Contents
Acknowledgements 6
Introduction 7
Preface to the 8th Edition 8
Foreword by Dr Karen Coates 9
1: That “Mystery Illness” 11

… it’s not all in your head!
2: Adrenal Insufficiency 21
… the Thyroid Connection
3: Stomach Acid 35
Forget the clever ads – it’s acid you need, not an antacid
4: Excitoxins 43
Deadly chemicals your Government is happy for you to eat and drink
5: Processed Foods 59
A convenient way to shorten your life
6: Oils and Fats 67
The facts behind all that industry misinformation
7: Bone Health I 81
Demineralisation… and why most popular osteoporosis treatments
are not only ineffective but damaging, too
8: Bone Health II 99
How To Build Healthy Bone… with a lot of help from vitamins A, D, K
and sunlight
9: Soy – The Abominable Bean 119
A terrible tale of corporate greed, bad science, regulatory misconduct…
and how we’ve all been conned!
10: Hormonal Havoc 139
A close look at the symptoms, treatment and prevention of various
hormone-related conditions
11: The Menopause 151
There are safe alternatives to the heavily-touted aids and treatments,
like HRT, which do more harm than good
12: Breast Health 183
Why prevention, not surgical mutilation, is the way to go; how to avoid
becoming a cancer statistic
13: Male Sexual Dysfunction 201
Causes, remedies, and why you should avoid the unkindest cut of all

Contents
14: The Perils of Prostate 205
What can happen to the prostate gland, and what you can do to make sure
it doesn’t happen to yours
15: Dietary Supplements 223
The good, the bad, the so-so and the downright dangerous
16: Against the Grain 233
The staples that are better left alone
17: Dental Health 239
Mercury, fluoride, industrial waste – are you sure your dentist isn’t making
both of you sick?
18: Cancer 247
“Statistically, life expectancy of untreated cancer patients is greater
than treated ones”
19: Water Woes 253
“Tragically, we are exposing people to deadly elements of arsenic,
lead and radium, all carcinogenic”
20: Legal Drugs 257
Whatever happened to “Ethical Pharmaceuticals”?
21: Vaccinations 263
At best – useless; at worst – dangerous
22: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, 269
your hair, your skin, your lungs, and everyone else’s
23: Radiation Rampage 273
Almost inescapable, but here are some steps you can take to
protect yourself
24: Alzheimer’s Disease 283
On the increase – and often avoidable
25: The Banned List 287
Stay away from these if you want to enjoy a long and healthy life
26: Remedies 299
A simple guide to self-diagnosis, and some safe, effective
and proven natural remedies
27: In Other Words… 319
A selection of contributed articles of interest
Resources 327
Appendix I – Yes, But What Can I Eat? 343
A common sense guide to eating
Appendix II – Dealing with Difficult People 347
Index 349

Acknowledgements
T hroughout this book I make unflattering references to orthodox medicine

(which holds natural healing in contempt and even acts to suppress it), and
to those scientists who knowingly obscure data to enable pharmaceutical
companies to earn billions of dollars from dangerous drugs. This, however, is not
a blanket condemnation of everyone in these professions.
Even though my website is called, with intentional irony,
“doctorsaredangerous.com”, I do not for one moment deny that there have been,
and still are, many courageous physicians and scientists with the independence to
think for themselves, stand up against entrenched ideas and prejudices, and truly
embrace the Hippocratic ethos. Such men and women have taught me a great
deal and I respect their courage. And I acknowledge with admiration those
professionals who devote their skills to repairing physical damage resulting from
accidents, disease and genetic abnormalities, and the doctors and nurses who
selflessly and voluntarily expose themselves to pain, hardship and danger in
order to help sufferers in remote and disadvantaged regions of our world.
I shall forever be grateful to my friend, doctor and teacher, the late Henry
Bieler, MD, who helped thousands of his patients regain their health through
natural methods. He lost his hospital privileges because of this, but it didn’t really
matter, because he taught his patients how to avoid hospitals. I am indebted to
the late Ann Wigmore, founder of Hippocrates Health Centre of Boston, who
taught me so much, and reached millions through her books.
Most of all, my thanks go to such enlightened pioneers as Raymond Peat,
MA, PhD, endocrine physiologist and prolific author; the late John R. Lee, MD,
whose work on progesterone has helped millions of women; clinical nutritionist
Krispin Sullivan; Lipid Chemist Mary Enig, PhD and her associate, nutrition
expert Sally Fallon of the Weston A Price Foundation; and Dr Barry Durrant-
Peatfield, a British physician who truly exemplifies the patient-friendly, common
sense principles of Hippocrates. Without the extensive research and generous
help given by these and many other caring health professionals who took the time
to talk with me, this book could not have been written.
Hippocrates Health Centre
Queensland
Australia

Introduction
F
pigs.
asten your seatbelt, and hang on – this is going to be a bumpy read! You
are going to be exposed to ideas that refute the propaganda the ‘experts’
have been spewing for decades. They have used us as dupes and guinea
The food industry and the drug manufacturers have been unconscionable in
their zeal to earn hundreds of billions of dollars, aided and abetted by scientists
who have been handsomely paid to fudge, and even falsify, test results. I
promise you that not one of the biochemists, physicians and scientists quoted in
this book is in the employ of multinational corporations. They are dedicated men
and women whose conclusions are based upon sound science, not upon the
propaganda, the power and the coercion of the legal drug industry. Because they
are free to speak their minds, they are the only scientists I trust. Their opinions
rarely find their way into the establishment media which is, like much of the
world, under multinational domination.
But you and I are not under multinational domination. At least not
completely, and not yet. We are still free to refuse to be poisoned by their
dangerous drugs. We are still free to refuse to eat their health-destroying ‘foods’.
We are still free to avoid their staph-filled hospitals by living according to the
laws of nature. We are still free, at least some of us, to think for ourselves and
remain uninfluenced by their persuasive television and glossy magazine ads. We
are still free to question physicians who learned all they know in medical schools
that are financed by the companies that manufacture the drugs that are killing us.
I’m angry! I guess you noticed that. My anger and disgust drove me to
write this book, and I hope it will inspire you, and many like you, to join our
crusade. For those of you who are tempted to dismiss what I write, just remember
what a wise man said years ago: “Contempt, prior to complete investigation, will
enslave a man to ignorance.”

Preface to the Eighth Edition
S
adly, in the four years that have passed since the preceding Introduction to
this book was written, little has changed. Food and drug manufacturers are
still releasing dangerous products onto the market; our trusted watchdogs
and regulatory authorities are still turning a blind eye to blatantly biased and
‘doctored’ research and testing; men, women, children and babies are still
suffering unnecessary pain, even death, as a direct result.
People still pursue unhealthy eating and drinking habits, either through
ignorance, through the influence of slick advertisements or, even worse, on the
‘recommendations’ of those so-called health professionals who are perhaps more
concerned with the state of their bank balance than that of their patients’ health,
or are afraid to question what they are told by those who have a vested interest in
maintaining the status quo.
But it’s not all bad. I have been encouraged by the thousands of readers
who have indeed been inspired to join our crusade, especially those who have
taken the trouble to write to me to say that they were helped by this book. Many
tell me they have found relief from long-endured conditions, merely by taking
my advice to make a small change to their diet, or by quitting a product that they
had been assured was ‘safe’, but which actually made them sick. Even some
doctors have told me that, as a result of reading this book and investigating the
medical and scientific sources from which I quote, they have re-evaluated some
of their long-held beliefs and looked more seriously to alternative treatments.
This latest edition has been carefully revised and updated and contains
much new material. I am grateful to the many true health professionals and other
concerned individuals who have contributed new information that I have been
able to add here for the benefit of readers. I hope you will ‘Read in Good
Health!’

Foreword
T his book once again proves Elaine Hollingsworth is a rare human being.
She effortlessly cuts through the hype of the powerful pharmaceutical and
food processing monoliths whose sole aim is huge profits, and certainly
not the health of their clients.
Elaine teaches self-responsibility – the greatest weapon in improving your
health. If everyone followed her advice, the country’s medical waiting rooms
and hospitals would soon be very empty.
I congratulate the reader for making the effort to seek out the health
knowledge contained in this meticulously researched book. This knowledge is
not easily available; not from the medical industry, and certainly not from the
popular media.
Elaine compels us to keep questioning the directions of the medical,
pharmaceutical, food manufacturing and agricultural industries. We need to
force these bodies and government authorities to justify themselves, because very
few major indicators of community health are improving.
Each year we are becoming more obese, have far more chronic diseases,
are more stressed by everyday pressures, and take more and more prescription
drugs. Not one of these trends indicates our health is getting better. Yet national
expenditures on health just keep climbing.
I urge you to keep on questioning everything to do with your own health –
especially the “experts”. Take full responsibility for your own health, until you
become satisfied with all aspects of your own health directions. This book
provides a light to follow.
Karen Coates
MBBS, Dip. Obs. RACOG, MACNEM

Burying Their Mistakes…
More than 500,000 Australians were
victims of medical mistakes last year –
and 11,000 people died as a result.
An estimated 80,000 were admitted to
hospitals because they were either given
the wrong medication or they took the
wrong doses of drugs.
The head of the Australian Council for
Safety and Quality in Health Care,
Professor Bruce Barraclough,
confirmed about 3 percent of hospital
admissions, representing half a million
patients, were the result of “adverse
events” in the health system.
These medical and hospital errors cost
about $4billion a year.
From the Sunday Mail,
Brisbane, July 14, 2002

1
That “Mystery Illness”
… it’s not all in your head!
I have some really bad health news for you; and some that’s really good. First,
the Bad News:
There is a medical problem that affects an estimated 40 percent of people in
the developed world. It can cause symptoms that vary wildly – from exhaustion
to killer heart disease, and everything in between. The majority of physicians
haven’t a clue; they don’t know how to diagnose it, they don’t know about the 64
diseases it causes, and they don’t know a safe and effective way to reverse it. All
but the most progressive doctors leave their patients in limbo. And now for the
Good News:
You can diagnose yourself, and it won’t cost you a penny. Even better, if
you have been suffering briefly, or for a lifetime, with one or more of the 64
documented illnesses caused by this problem, one tiny, safe drug can make the
difference between feeling full of life and just dragging around. Those two
words, “safe” and “drug” do not appear together in any other sentence in this
book, and with good reason. Generally there are none. However, in this case
I make an exception because the drug I am about to endorse comes from a natural
source, and it is a lifesaver for those who need it.
For want of this tiny pill, people can suffer for years from exhaustion,
allergies, chronic viral illnesses, severe light sensitivity, menstrual problems,
constipation, cold extremities, infertility, inability to lose weight, headaches,
migraines, diabetes, dreadful skin diseases and anaemia. Even fibromyalgia,
Meniere’s Disease and weak muscles can result due to this condition. If
depression is the form this illness takes, it can sometimes be so severe that if left
undiagnosed (and frequently it is) victims are institutionalised, and often
destroyed by psychotropic drugs. Even Alzheimer’s Disease and arthritis can be
the result of misdiagnosis of this common, easily-remedied illness.

If your cholesterol is extremely high for no apparent reason, and if your
physician is paying attention, lack of this crucial substance should be considered
before any other measures are taken. Tragically, millions of people are taking
deadly statin drugs to lower cholesterol, because doctors (heavily influenced by
the pharmaceuticals) don’t even consider the correct way to diagnose this
common problem. Don’t allow yourself to be one of them.
What is this lifesaving substance? It’s natural thyroid hormone, and your
health can be compromised if you are only a tiny fraction under ‘normal’.
Has the following happened to you? You are feeling awful, with one or
more of the above symptoms, and you go a doctor for help. You complain of
your symptoms and leave, clutching a prescription to take to a laboratory so they
can test you for everything under the sun. And why not? Medicare or private
insurance pays for it. When you return to the doctor, hoping to learn some
painless, simple way to feel well again, you are told that all of your results are
“normal”. If you remonstrate, the doctor may suggest a psychiatrist, which, if
you have any gumption, should get your back up. Trust me, it is not all in your
head and, like millions of sufferers who have gone undiagnosed, you need
medical, not mental help.
Unrelenting Propaganda
Don’t get me wrong – I am not saying that all of our woes can be traced to
a lack of sufficient thyroid hormones. What I am saying is that this must be ruled
out if you have any unexplained physical problems. And it cannot be ruled out
by a blood test, because these tests are hopeless, and have been known to be
inaccurate for as long as they have been used.
Thyroid illnesses have been in epidemic proportion for many years and for
many reasons. Pollution, especially tobacco smoke, plastics, and the dangerous
chemicals in our water, damage thyroid glands. Thanks to unrelenting
propaganda, people are freaked out about cholesterol, not realizing that our
bodies cannot make thyroid hormones, and other important hormones, without
this misunderstood substance. Oestrogen, taken by so many women, suppresses
the thyroid gland, and the sodium fluoride many local authorities are forcing us
to drink in our water supply is known as a potent inhibitor of the thyroid. Stress
damages all of our glands and the thyroid is no exception.
If you have been taking huge doses of vitamin C or PABA, there is strong
evidence that they can inhibit the gland, as can aspirin and many other
medications. Junk food junkies, vegans and strict vegetarians run the risk of
damaging their thyroids, due to lack of necessary nutrients in their diets. Reliance
on heavy grain consumption, common with vegetarians, as well as most people
these days, suppresses the thyroid. If you were born or live inland, the lack of
iodine in the air or water will, sooner or later, cause your thyroid to struggle.

Last, but far from least, eating lots of soy is a one-way trip to life-threatening
thyroid illnesses (see Chapter 9, Soy - the Abominable Bean).
So, you can see that it is small wonder nearly half our population is
suffering from mild or extreme symptoms of thyroid insufficiency. What is to be
done about it? First, test yourself this way:
Shake down a thermometer at night and place it next to your bed. First
thing in the morning, before getting out of bed, put the thermometer snugly in
your armpit. Leave it there for ten minutes, without getting out of bed. Read it
immediately and make a note of the result. Repeat on three consecutive
mornings, and, for best results, not during menstruation. If your temperature is
consistently 36.4° to 36.8° Celsius or 97.8° to 98.2° Fahrenheit, you have a well-
functioning thyroid gland. If below, you need to take urgent measures to bring it
up to speed.
The Barnes Basal Temperature Test
Your first job will be to find a physician willing to accept this time-
honoured test and not relegate you to the rat-bag category. Actually, it will be
the doctor who belongs with the rat-bags, as this test has been in the Physicians’
Desk Reference (the reference book all American doctors use) for many years,
and is known as the Barnes Basal Temperature Test. Long before blood testing
for thyroid conditions was used, this was the test doctors used, in conjunction
with the symptoms reported by patients. If your physician doesn’t know who
Broda Barnes, MD, was he should; this man was the number-one researcher and
acknowledged authority on the thyroid gland for fifty years. As Stephen E
Langer, MD, author of a superb book on the thyroid, Solved - The Riddle Of
Illness, said in his Acknowledgments, “I know of no one else in the world who
has done so much as a medical doctor, writer, lecturer and talk show guest to
alert millions to the often hidden causes of illness, as well as to simple ways to
stay well for life.”
Many prestigious medical journals have printed papers on this test and I
find it extraordinary that doctors are not taught about it in medical schools. After
all, it is logical when you consider that if the metabolism is low, the temperature
is also low. As Dr Langer says, “More than a hundred years of research has
established a definite relationship between sub-normal temperature, no matter
how slight, and hypothyrodism.”
If you have found a physician who is willing to prescribe thyroid
medication on the basis of this test, as well as symptomology, congratulations –
you have passed the first hurdle. Next is to convince your physician to prescribe
the right kind of drug. This can be tricky, because most of them are wedded to
the synthetics. After all, they were taught this way in their medical schools,
which are financed by the companies who are making billions selling synthetic

thyroid hormones. Unfortunately for our thyroid health, these synthetics contain
only what is known as T4.
A healthy thyroid gland, however, produces not only T4, but T3, reverse T3,
three kinds of T2, T1, T0 and calcitonin. An under-active thyroid gland cannot be
brought back to health if all of the nine thyroid hormones it requires are not
supplied. Dr Barnes, and all of the enlightened physicians who have followed
him, think that nature knows best what is needed for the body, and man, with all
his synthetic chemicals, can only guess and throw a monkey wrench into the
works.
Armour thyroid, and the other porcine, desiccated thyroid hormone
medications, come closest to providing these exact hormones that your body
would make if it could. They contain all nine of them, naturally; they are not
added.
Calcitonin
Calcitonin is the hormone produced by the parathyroid gland. It removes
calcium from the blood and deposits it in your bones, where it is needed. As
mentioned above, the natural thyroid medications contain calcitonin. The
synthetics do not, and this is one of the reasons they cause osteoporosis. The
studies that were done proving oral thyroid causes osteoporosis were all done on
Synthroid, not natural, porcine desiccated thyroid hormone.
Chances are your physician will argue that the T4 in the synthetics is easily
converted to T3, because after all, don’t the pharmaceuticals say so? They do,
indeed, but unfortunately for patients, conversion is capricious, and dependent
upon excellent nutrition, a well-functioning liver, a stress-free life, ample
selenium, vitamin A, cortisol, magnesium, the B vitamins and the ‘good’ fats.
And if your body can’t convert it, due to lack of any of these factors, tough luck,
or so the pharmaceutical companies and physicians seem to think.
This is what will happen if your physician refuses to switch you over to
natural medication: because your thyroid gland is only being treated ‘halfway’,
your tissues will develop T4 resistance, and they will lose the ability to convert T4
into T3. Your cell receptor sites will shut down and cease to function, leaving
you damaged, possibly permanently. The longer your thyroid gland remains
untreated, the harder it will be to respond to the right medication, when and if
you get it.
Some of your tissues will be just fine, and you may even notice improvements in
wellbeing when you first take the synthetics. Your blood serum levels will
probably rise on them, leading your physician to an “I told you so” reaction. But
this rise is just T4, and because he or she is a slave to blood serum laboratory
results, in spite of overwhelming evidence that they don’t work, you may be
condemned to a lifetime of suffering, and be at extreme risk of the long-term

effects of hypothyroidism, as listed above. Your body will remain ‘hungry’ for
T3, and your physician’s neglect will deprive you of the full spectrum thyroid
hormones you desperately need. If this happens, you will spend the rest of your
life in a state of cellular hypothyroidism, in spite of the blood tests your
pharmaceutically-orientated physician believes in.
Don’t let this happen to you – ‘physician-shop’ until you find one who has
done the research. Chances are, this open-mindedness will not occur with an
endocrinologist, as many are more hide-bound than GPs.
If your physician refuses to cooperate, refer him or her to The New
England Journal of Medicine (1999; 340: 424-429, 469-470). This report
describes greater improvements in mood, energy and brain function when
patients receive treatment with desiccated thyroid hormone, rather than
Synthroid.
If this doesn’t impress, British medical journal, The Lancet, reported that
synthetics may accelerate neurological aging and create nutritional deficiency
states. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported a lowered
bone density and low TSH levels in patients taking synthetics, but not with
natural tablets.
Even the National Organization Of Women, the Grey Panthers seniors’
organization, and the Stop Patient Abuse Now coalition, have gotten into the act.
They have joined forces, calling for a class action suit against Synthroid,
demanding that it be withdrawn from the market. When will our doctors get the
message!
This is what Dr Robert Jay Rowen has to say about thyroid medication, in
his Second Opinion Newsletter:
“I’ve never liked Synthroid or any of the L-thyroxin products for
treating thyroid problems, because I’ve rarely seen good results with them in
my patients. In fact, many of my patients have complained about terrible
reactions with the drug. Instead of these conventional medications, I’ve long
relied upon desiccated thyroid products, such as Armour or Westhroid.
“Now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is finally seeing what
I’ve known for years and has announced it will prohibit marketing of non-
approved L-thyroxin products, which includes Synthroid. This comes about
after numerous complaints from users and subsequent findings that the product
has been poorly standardised.
“Recent studies suggest that all L-thyroxin products, even those with
approved standardisations, may be inferior to the methods I’ve employed for
years… If you’re taking Synthroid, it’s likely from a pharmaceutically-
manipulated physician. I suggest you contact a doctor who understands how to
use desiccated thyroid products and give them a try. You’ll be amazed at how
well these products work. To find a doctor in your area [in the US], contact the
International College of Integrative Medicine at www.glccm.org..”

Natural thyroid preparations have been used for more than 100 years. The
synthetics have been available only since 1959. During those years the makers
have orchestrated a misinformation campaign demonising the natural, and
extolling the virtues of the synthetic. Many doctors have been taken in by this
PR campaign. Now, finally, due to a successful lawsuit brought against
Synthroid for misleading marketing, natural thyroid is regaining the reputation
for reliability it enjoyed for so many years.
Nowadays, most doctors order the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone test
(TSH) when trying to diagnose a patient’s thyroid health. This is done in spite of
the huge body of literature, by many thousands of doctors, discrediting TSH. But
this is the test that is taught in modern medical schools. It is used in combination
with synthetic thyroid medication, the way the pharmaceuticals want it used, and
everyone is happy except the victims of this (dare I say it?) conspiracy. Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, ‘incurable’ and debilitating illnesses,
arrived in our midst in alarming numbers not long after this deadly duo was
foisted upon patients. This is no coincidence, and it is now well known among
thinking health professionals that these two dreadful afflictions are caused, at
least in part, by improper treatment of thyroid disease, and the adrenal
insufficiency that often goes hand-in-glove with hypothyroidism.
It is well worth any effort it takes to persuade your physician to
prescribe natural thyroid. As thyroid expert Dr Howard Hagglund says, “I find
the natural thyroid gives an even, smooth ride to the equilibration of the thyroid
patient. I find that it is very forgiving and will often stand two or three days of
forgetting to take the dose.”
Low Dose First
Experts I’ve consulted recommend starting therapy at an extremely low
dose (¼ grain), twice a day, increasing gradually every week or two, until the
optimal therapeutic dosage is reached. They say it’s best to take it on an empty
stomach, first thing in the morning, and again before lunch. As Dr Hagglund
says, “This is an extremely helpful way to present thyroid to the body. The T3
will not last longer than four hours and there is no reason to be taking all of your
daily T3 in the morning. Spread it around. The noon dose will carry the patient
through the three o’clock let down of the cortisone level in the blood.” It can
take four to six weeks at the optimal dose to feel the full benefits. A bit of trial
and error may be necessary, and it is possible that the basal temperature may not
come up to normal until after a year of therapy. Each case is different, and it is
wise to proceed carefully, with the help of your doctor.
The prominent American endocrine physiologist, Oregon University’s Dr
Raymond Peat, MA, PhD, agrees, saying, “When a large amount is taken at one
time, the liver is likely to convert much of it to the inactive, reverse-T3 form, in a
normal defensive response.”

Your physician may refuse to prescribe desiccated thyroid because it
contains T3 and he has been told by the synthetics makers that it’s dangerous. If
this happens, remind him that if he is healthy he has T3 in his body because it is
necessary, and it is not harming him. And, if he found a way to remove his
natural T3, he would become seriously ill. The only people who need to be
concerned about the oral T3 in desiccated thyroid are cardiac patients, and they
shouldn’t be deprived if their thyroids are under-active, because they need it for
survival. But it must be given in tiny doses, throughout the day, with a physician
monitoring.
You might also remind your physician, even though he should already
know, that if he does not provide you with natural thyroid, you will never feel up
to par and your body will slowly die. And, very important, your risk of
osteoporosis will be great if you are given, or continue to take, synthetic thyroid
medication. This has been firmly established, and reported in many medical
journals, and all of the scientists I respect concur.
Vitamin A plays a key role in thyroid health, and those with low function
often have symptoms that indicate malabsorption of this vitamin, such as milia,
night blindness, etc. In these cases, no amount of carrot juice guzzling will be of
the slightest use, as the carotenes in plant foods are not converted into vitamin A
in those with low thyroid function. Only animal sources of this vitamin, such as
cod liver oil, can be utilised in those with under-active thyroids.
Natural Remedies
There are natural remedies you can try before resorting to medication. The
Peruvian root vegetable Maca, about which you can read in Resources and in
Chapter 11, The Menopause, is, for example, known to help support the thyroid.
Having all mercury amalgam ‘silver’ fillings removed from your mouth is
paramount; thyroid restoration is impossible while mercury fumes are being
released each time you eat or drink. Shunning all soy products, including
lecithin, is also essential, as soy suppresses the thyroid gland and, when taken to
excess, can destroy it (see Chapter 9).
Eliminating all grains from the diet can sometimes restore function.
Cabbage, turnips, cauliflower, mustard greens and kale contain progoitrin, which
inhibits thyroid function. And watch out for millet, Brussels sprouts, walnuts,
peanuts, radishes and oestrogen, as they also suppress thyroid, as do all of the
widely-advertised polyunsaturated oils.
According to Dr Peat, “It is now known that polyunsaturated fats interfere
with thyroid hormone in just about every conceivable way.” Dr Peat has done
groundbreaking research on these oils, and recommends coconut oil to promote
thyroid production.

Dr Earl Conroy, a thyroid expert from New Zealand, developed a thyroid
regeneration protocol that he has been successfully employing for four years to
restore proper functioning to hypothyroids (under-active) and hyperthyroids
(over-active). He has found that even with the serious Graves Disease and
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis it is rarely necessary to even consider surgery or
radioactive iodine treatments. These conventional medical interventions are so
damaging that, once they have been employed, it is not possible to restore
function.
Serendipitously, Dr Conroy flew from New Zealand to spend time
attending the Hippocrates Health Centre program. He wanted to know what he
could learn in order to help his patients in New Zealand. During his stay we
spent lots of time talking about that pesky thyroid gland. He explained how his
protocol works, and I had the opportunity to observe three women who have used
Dr Conroy’s natural methods; two have been able to discontinue their
medication. One was overjoyed to find that the disfiguring and uncomfortable
lump in her throat (from a swollen thyroid gland) that restricted her breathing,
had disappeared. Unlike conventional drugs, this restorative program can be
discontinued as soon as normal function has occurred. Dr Conroy mails his
economical and effective protocol all over the world and his contact details are
listed in Resources.
If natural methods are inconvenient, or if your gland is in need of
immediate resuscitation, it is reassuring to know that, at last, desiccated thyroid is
available in Australia. I do not have proof, but I suspect that the ban we had on
this product for decades was due to drug company chicanery. Thanks, I have
been told, to consumer complaints, the law has been changed and some
pharmacies now stock it. Armour is not available, but Westhroid and Nature-
Throid are, and they are the natural, desiccated, product. Westhroid is bound with
cornstarch, which is allergenic for some, whereas Nature-Throid is bound with
microcrystalline cellulose, making it suitable for those with allergies.
Natural Hormone Products

Jerry Loizou, of Australian Bio-Identical Hormone Laboratories, has
agreed to formulate a line of hypoallergenic, 100% natural hormone products.
He stocks both of the above thyroids and, for my readers and anyone else who
enquires, he makes up the Nature-Thyroid in vegetable capsules (I don’t approve
of the animal – gelatine – capsules due to the poisons) and no preservatives. It is
necessary to request “the thyroid that Elaine likes.” Jerry is in Southport,
Queensland on the Gold Coast, but will ship throughout Australia (see
Resources). A prescription from a registered Australian doctor is necessary,
which must specify “desiccated thyroid”.
Several people have complained to me that some compounding chemists
in Australia have apparently hopped on the porcine thyroid bandwagon and are

selling capsules which do not ‘work’, or actually cause health problems. They
have told me that, after switching from Armour Thyroid (for the sake of
convenience) to go on a so-called porcine product formulated by an Australian
pharmacist, they went steadily downhill and only recovered after switching back
to Armour.
I rang Will Tomkins, a compounding chemist in Niagara, New York, to see
if he could make sense of this problem. He couldn’t, but did say that Armour
Thyroid has the most stringent quality controls and the best assays. He also said
that there is a “narrow window of therapy”, and that sometimes merely switching
brands can cause problems, even among natural thyroid medications.
There was no time to have these faulty capsules analysed before this book
had to go to the printer. All I can do is warn people to be extremely cautious. I
can say with confidence, and from experience, that the above-mentioned porcine
capsules formulated by Jerry Loizou are effective.
For American readers, Armour thyroid is available in all pharmacies. For
those of you who live in rural areas, Will Tomkins, from Pine Pharmacy in
Niagara Falls, will ship anywhere (details in Resources). A prescription from any
country will be honoured, and again, be sure your doctor specifies “desiccated
thyroid”.
Armour thyroid comes measured in what are known as ‘grains’. Each
grain, in case your physician needs to know, contains 9mcg of T3 and 38 mcg of
T4, as well as the full spectrum of thyroid hormones. Some experts suggest taking
the dosage well before meals for maximum absorption.
Dedicated vegans will have reservations regarding natural thyroid, as it is
porcine, being a meat industry by-product derived from the thyroid glands of
pigs. Almost 200 years ago, physicians used the actual glands to save the lives of
severely deficient patients. Fortunately they learned to dry, powder and
encapsulate the glands. Not a pretty thought, and any sufferers whose ethical
beliefs preclude the use of animal-sourced products will have to make their own
judgement regarding the relative values of taking the remedy or denying
themselves an effective treatment for their condition. Desiccated thyroid is not
‘live’ the way some glandulars are, and does not carry a contamination risk.
Always Tired?
Thyroid illnesses are serious, prevalent and frequently undiagnosed. These
few pages can barely skim the surface, but if you are concerned, you will find
some informative websites and superb books listed in Resources that I can
thoroughly recommend for those of you who just can’t figure out why you are
always tired – and want to learn why. To locate a doctor who understands the
importance of natural, porcine thyroid, go to the internet and key in Mary
Shomon Top Docs. She lists doctors world-wide.

See Resources for a new, accurate blood spot test for thyroid function.
Words Of Wisdom From America’s Leading

Thyroid Treatment Hospital
Fear of cancer of the thyroid has encouraged

the unnecessary surgical removal of many
benign nodules of the gland. About one third of
all thyroid nodules are cystic lesions, and the
great majority of these cysts – 95% – can be
treated by aspiration... At present, my
colleagues and I at the Cleveland Clinic do not
operate on patients with thyroiditis, Graves
disease, or clearly benign adenomas or cysts of
the thyroid unless they are big nodular goitres
with obstructive symptoms. Malignancy is
really the only indication for thyroidectomy,
and malignant lesions can be differentiated by
cytologic examination of specimens removed
by aspiration biopsy… It is now well
established that neither total thyroidectomy nor
radical neck dissection is often necessary in the
treatment of papillary thyroid cancer.
Morbidity can be avoided if total
thyroidectomy is done only when there is gross
evidence of cancer bilaterally or bilateral
involvement of lymph nodes… All patients are
given suppressive doses of desiccated thyroid
as a prophylactic measure… Our peak year for
thyroid surgery at the Cleveland Clinic was
1927, when 2,700 operations were done…
Now, since we no longer remove thyroid
adenomas surgically, the number is down to
about 50 a year.
From: A Conservative Approach To Treatment Of

Thyroid Cancer – G. Grile, Jr., Postgraduate Medicine
57(7), 111-124, 1975; quoted in Dr Raymond Peat’s
Newsletter.
In the next chapter you will learn the connection between the thyroid gland and
adrenal insufficiency.

2
Adrenal Insufficiency
… the Thyroid Connection
I t would be reassuring if I could tell you that taking desiccated thyroid, if it is

indicated, will be the answer to your health concerns. In some instances it
may be, but for many hypothyroids, getting well can be much more complex.
If your temperature is dramatically low, and if it is raised to normal after a few
months of thyroid therapy, and if you’re feeling great, you can be pretty sure that
this health problem is solved. Perhaps not forever, but for quite some time,
depending upon your stress levels and diet. You will, however, need to keep an
eye on your progress by observing symptoms and monitoring your morning
temperature. If it drops, and if you start feeling tired again, and if minor illnesses
are hard to shake off, some re-thinking is in order.
There are, unfortunately, people whose temperatures don’t rise, no matter
how much thyroid hormone they take. They may feel better, due to the hormone,
but they do not feel fabulous, or have the validation of a raised temperature. This
is a symptom that something else is amiss, and the problem may be the adrenals,
those crucial little glands that are located above each kidney. They bear the brunt
of our stress, both chronic and acute, and we all suffer stress, unless we are
vegetables.
Adrenal glands produce adrenal hormones. One of these hormones is
cortisol, which our adrenals demand when they are faced with stress. No matter
how peaceful your surroundings may be, simply coping with 21st Century life is
stressful, and this explains why adrenal insufficiency is so common. Simply put,
stress sometimes uses up more cortisol than our glands can produce. Carried to
the extreme, the total loss of adrenal cortex function produces Addison’s Disease,
a condition made famous by the late President John F. Kennedy. This disease,
although rare, is well documented in every medical textbook, and physicians
understand it well. Their tests are able to diagnose and treat this extreme form
of adrenal dysfunction, which is potentially fatal. What the textbooks fail to
mention, and for which conventional endocrinologists and physicians seldom test
correctly, is a milder form of adrenal stress, which is extremely common.

Bodyguards
Symptoms of this milder form can manifest in many ways; a lifetime of
allergies and exhaustion, joint and muscle pain, headaches, Crohn’s Disease,
asthma, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, bone demineralisation, chronic
fatigue, frequent infections, acne, infertility, hypoglycemia, hay fever,
autoimmune disorders, low blood pressure (under 120/80), breathing difficulties,
sleep apnea, skin problems and the inability to conquer thyroid disease. A
physician is likely to treat you for one or more of the above with a drug that will
mask the symptoms, and make you worse in time. What is needed in this case is
a test for adrenal function, not a drug. If the glands prove to be under stress, they
need to be rested so they can go to work on your health problems, as nature
intended. Think of your adrenals as your bodyguards – they stand between you
and ill health.
Some of us are born with low adrenal function, and this can be a curse,
because it often leads to a life of delicate health. Take a look at your earlobes.
Are they small, and close to your head? One of my teachers, famous American
physician and author, Henry Bieler, explained to me that the Chinese have taught
for many thousands of years that this is a sign of low adrenal function. This
observation is as valid today as it was during Buddha’s time, when he warned
men never to marry small-lobed women because they wouldn’t be strong enough
to work long hours in the fields and produce many heirs. Dr Bieler told me that
during his over fifty years of practice he never saw it fail – all of his small-lobed
patients had delicate constitutions. More information on adrenals will be found in
the section, Check the Short and Curlies!, in Chapter 20, Legal Drugs.
But don’t despair if your lobes are tiny. This does not mean that you are
going to drop dead tomorrow. It means that you had better take good care of
yourself, and live by the rules in this book. If you do, you can easily live longer,
and with better health, than your meaty-lobed friends if they abuse themselves
with junk food, tobacco, drugs (legal and illegal) and alcohol.
If your earlobes are chunky and hang like pendulums, consider yourself
fortunate, because you are a naturally robust person, born with strong adrenal
function. They may not be aesthetically pleasing, but those hanging lobes will
ensure that your health is strong and you can enjoy a long life. But don’t be
complacent – abuse your good genetic luck and you will eventually be subject to
the ills of your tiny-lobed friends.
What do the adrenals have to do with the thyroid? Plenty. If taking
desiccated thyroid, in an appropriate dose for your condition, does not make you
feel on top of the world, you will need to address your adrenal function.
Actually, your doctor should have done this before giving you a thyroid
prescription, because many patients feel much worse when taking thyroid
hormones while in adrenal stress.

As prominent British adrenal expert, Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield, MB, BSc,
LRCP, MRCS, says, “Thyroid supplementation may, at worst, precipitate the
adrenal problem; but what usually happens, is that the thyroid replacement may
either not apparently work at all, or the patient may have thyroid overdose
symptoms on quite a low level of replacement. Hence, where low adrenal
reserve is suspected, it is possibly dangerous, and certainly ill advised, to treat the
patient without supplementation of the adrenals.”
Borders On Malpractice
This is where I get really cross with the specialists and GPs. The literature
and drug inserts are full of admonitions such as those in the Armour Thyroid
packs, which state categorically that the product “... should not be taken by
patients with uncorrected cortisol deficiency... May increase symptoms of
adrenal insufficiency.” Indeed. And it borders on malpractice that so many
physicians don’t mention this precaution when handing out prescriptions. Many
don’t know, but now you know, and you can take steps to learn the condition of
your incredibly important adrenal function. If it is low, no matter how much
desiccated thyroid you take, it will not be able to convert T4 into T3 and it will not
make it into your cells and tissues. Worse, it will further suppress your adrenals.
These glands need each other; all of our glands work together.
What you need is the appropriate test, and this may lead to another tussle
with your physician, because there are several adrenal tests, and only one is
worthwhile. The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) test and the all-day urine
test are inaccurate. The test you want is the all-day cortisol test, and it involves
spitting into four tubes, at four well-spaced intervals throughout the day. These
multiple samples make it possible to map the diurnal curve of free cortisol in the
body, relative to the DHEA level. This gives a clearer picture of adrenal
function.
In Australia, Analytical Reference Laboratories (ARL) of Melbourne will
mail boxes to patients, with all the necessary supplies and instructions, and once
you have completed your part, they send a courier to pick up the box. This test
has to be arranged through your doctor, who will give you a prescription form.
ARL can be contacted by emailing [email protected], or by phoning 1 300 554
480. In the US, Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory in North Carolina (800 522
4762) runs this test, and I assume labs in New Zealand, the UK and continental
Europe do them as well.
The next hurdle will be over interpretation of the test results. Wouldn’t it
be wonderful if you could simply go to a doctor, complain about your symptoms,
and say, “Fix me!”? Unfortunately, unless you have an amazing doctor, it
usually doesn’t work out that way, and if you don’t do most of the research
yourself, chances are you will remain feeling under par, possibly permanently.

Feel Your Best
Your doctor may look at your all-day cortisol test and see that you are in
the bottom of the ‘normal’ range all day, and say, “That’s fine, you’re normal”.
Before you have a chance to say, “Yes, but I still feel terrible!”, you are out of
the office so the next patient can come in. This is known as the “bum’s rush”,
and it’s not good enough. Bottom is just the way it sounds, and do you want to
feel ‘bottom’ for the rest of your life? What you want is to be right smack in the
middle range throughout the day and night. If you are not, you need to take
steps, because this is where you will feel your best, and where your thyroid,
helped by your adrenals, will start perking again. You don’t want too little
cortisol and you don’t want too much.
Cortisol is so important for so many functions, that when the body requires
large amounts, it ‘cannibalises’ our sex hormones to create it. This leaves us
with low progesterone, in comparison to oestrogen or testosterone, creating
oestrogen and/or testosterone dominance. Both are associated with irritability
and even violence. Further, in women, oestrogen dominance can lead to
increased risk of uterine and breast cancer, PMS, fibroids and heavy menstrual
periods and clots. Progesterone is needed to check the conversion of testosterone
into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which in men can lead to low testosterone, high
DHT, prostatic enlargement, low libido and balding. We need our progesterone
desperately, and any health abnormality that removes it from our bodies must be
identified and rectified.
When you have your cortisol test, it could come back showing a yo-yo
function. This indicates underlying hypofunction that is interrupted by episodic
hyperfunction. The Great Smokies Laboratory states that this is significant and is
seen in adrenal fatigue, so a yo-yo result needs to be addressed as urgently as a
rock bottom result. Whether it’s bottom, or yo-yo, you need help, and if you go to
a health store or a practitioner you may be told that a raw adrenal glandular
capsule will fix you up. This may sound good, but these products are made from
the glands of cattle, and contain adrenaline-like compounds that drive the adrenal
glands to produce more cortisol. Taking them may increase wellbeing
temporarily, but there is a price to pay; already-depleted glands are whipped by
these products and will suffer further exhaustion. Even worse, raw glandulars are
not sterilised and can contain viral contamination. Some physicians I respect use
these glandulars, but they are scrupulous about source and methods and know the
way to proceed. These glandulars must not be taken casually.
Those with adrenal insufficiency need to give their glands an opportunity for a
profound rest. It’s easier said than done but, depending upon the severity of the
cortisol lack, taking a long holiday in a peaceful place can be of great help. But
rest needs to be combined with hormonal and nutritional support. That means a

superb diet with no ‘cheating’; in other words, strictly following the rules in this
book.
Quit Eating Grains
You will need to eat a protein-containing meal shortly after getting out of
bed, because if you do not, your cortisol levels will rise and may overshoot the
normal range, leading to yo-yo levels. Then, during the rest of the day, never go
longer than five hours between nourishing, protein-containing meals. In extreme
cases it might be necessary to eat small meals five times a day. Waiting too long
to eat can lead to exhaustion and anxiety in those with adrenal /thyroid problems.
And, please, hard as it is, quit eating grains during your ‘recovery’ phase. Heavy
grain consumption, so trendy in the past two decades, is one of the causes of our
epidemic of thyroid/adrenal illnesses. The ill-conceived ‘carb loading’ many
coaches prescribe and athletes embrace, has led to glycogen depletion and severe
derangements in cortisol rhythm. You will be amazed by improvements in
wellbeing by quitting all grains and eating lots of vegetables, fruit and complete
proteins. Refer to Chapter 16, Against the Grain, for details.
Taking the natural hormones, progesterone and pregnenolone, because
they act in the body as precursors of cortisol, can support the adrenals sufficiently
to bring them back, provided they are not too far-gone. The B vitamins, with
particular emphasis on pantothenic acid (B5) and the rose hip vitamin C I
recommend, can also help with this problem, as can Maca, a potent natural
glandular and hormonal aid (see Resources and In Other Words…).
It is impossible to overemphasise the importance of rest and, especially,
sound sleep, while re-building the adrenals. It is best to go to bed no later than
10pm, and to share your bed with a good book, rather than with a stressful
partner. Difficult people are toxic to your glands! If you have someone like this
in your life, check out Appendix II at the back of this book. Roberta Cava will
get you on the right track.
Those with inadequate glycogen stores to provide their body with energy
throughout the night may suffer from interrupted sleep. Since protein replenishes
glycogen, a bedtime snack of just a couple of bites of protein may be needed for a
while, until the glycogen stores in the liver are sufficient to sustain the brain
throughout the night.
Exercise is also important. Start slowly, if exhausted, and work up. Our
bodies are meant to be used, and they fall apart if sedentary.
Clued-up physicians and naturopaths have protocols that can rest and
rejuvenate glands. Natural therapies are, of course, preferable. In extreme cases,
however, especially when hypothyroidism was neglected, or treated for years
with damaging synthetics, more heroic measures may be warranted.

Heroic Measures
But what are these “heroic measures”? In a word: hydrocortisone. Please
don’t panic. I know what you're thinking and you're right – this drug has earned
a terrible reputation in the past 50 years, and with good reason. Initially,
however, it was touted as a “miracle medicine”, and the doctors who discovered
what it could achieve were awarded the Nobel Prize because victims of arthritis,
lupus, scleroderma, allergies, bronchial asthma, hay fever and eczema
experienced great relief when they took it. Even patients with certain cancers
went into remission.
Tragically, dosages were dangerously high, and dreadful side effects, such
as severe osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, blood sugar abnormalities, weight gain
and a characteristic ‘moon face’ appeared. The medical profession panicked and,
instead of investigating proper dosages, this extraordinary natural hormone fell
into such disfavour that its huge benefits have been largely ignored by
physicians.
Well-publicised steroid abuse by body-builders, who tended to take it in
huge doses, further damaged the reputation of this important hormone, but it has
now been firmly established that these terrible side effects only occur when
hydrocortisone is used in excess of replacement doses.
Persuade Your Doctor
Once you have established, through the correct test, that your cortisol
levels are low or yo-yo, the next step will be to persuade your doctor to prescribe
hydrocortisone, or at least do some research which will enable him or her to save
your health as well as the health of many other patients. Or, find a doctor who
will. There are several books, and many scientific reports, dealing with this
subject. The Safe Uses Of Cortisol, by William McK. Jefferies, MD, FACP, (see
Resources) is comprehensive, and should be sufficient for any physician who is
willing to learn. Dr Jefferies, whose credentials are impeccable, has
demonstrated the safety of his program in over one thousand patient years of
experience. During that time, over 200 babies were born to his patients, who had
been taking small doses of cortisol during their pregnancies. As Dr Jefferies says
in his book, “There is no evidence that patients who have taken physiologic
dosages for over forty years have experienced any harmful effects, nor that
children born to women taking physiologic dosages have any increased incidence
of congenital defects or other difficulties.”
Dr Jefferies, who pioneered the use of sub-replacement doses
of hydrocortisone, found that 10-20mg per day does not lead to the
negative side effects of the larger doses, nor does it cause the adrenals to cease
their own production of this crucial hormone. Dr Jefferies says that “...chronic
allergic disorders might be related to mild adrenal-corticol deficiency, either

primary in the adrenal glands or secondary to deficient stimulation by
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland... Mild
adrenocortical deficiency, a diagnosis that is not mentioned in medical textbooks,
is very probably a factor in the development of many, if not all, allergic and
autoimmune disorders... Cortisol is a normal hormone, the only hormone that is
absolutely essential for life, so it must be safe in proper physiologic amounts!” If
your doctor still baulks, point him or her in the direction of Dr Jefferies’ book.
Clear Indications
Another book, The Great Thyroid Scandal and How to Survive It, by the
previously-quoted Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield, is an eye-opener. If reading the
information in his book (and in mine) isn’t sufficient to persuade your physician
to order the cortisol test, or if you live in a remote area where testing is
impractical, Dr Durrant-Peatfield says that your history and certain signs should
be a clear indication of adrenal exhaustion. For example, according to this
acknowledged expert, “... the blood pressure is usually quite low, often very
strikingly so. The difference between the lying (or sitting) blood pressure, and
the standing one, may be very important. Normally, it rises when the patient
stands. In low adrenal reserve, it either does not change at all, or lowers further.
The pupil reflex is low, or unstable, or even reversed, to bright light. Reflexes
may be abnormal, especially the Achilles reflex – in the heel. The heart sound is
characteristically altered.”
If you are fortunate enough to have an old-fashioned physician, who will
diagnose by these indications, one who understands “hands on” medicine, you
may be able to forego testing and save time and money. But testing may be
necessary if these indications are absent. Merely having hypothyroidism that isn’t
banished by taking porcine thyroid medication, or suffering from unexplained
exhaustion, or having illnesses that hang on interminably, are indications that
adrenals are stressed.
The experts I’ve studied say that hydrocortisone needs to be taken every
four hours during the day, and it needs to be taken with meals, or at least with a
few bites of food. Dr Jefferies says “... if the patient has sufficient adrenal
reserve, the bedtime dosage may be decreased or omitted entirely without
difficulty.” Each patient should judge this for himself or herself. In total, usually
no more than 20mg per day, divided into four doses, should be taken. When used
properly, in tiny, sub-replacement doses (4mg to 5mg each) four times during the
day, this natural hormone lives up to its earlier reputation as a “miracle
medicine”. Timing may be according to your schedule, starting with breakfast,
and proceeding at four-hour intervals. My observations indicate that, in those
with long-term weakness, skipping the evening dose can negate the good effects.
And remember, spacing is important, as it maintains a steady cortisol supply.

Clear indications of low adrenal reserve are long-term illnesses, such as
chronic fatigue syndrome and the other illnesses mentioned earlier, and/or the
inability to recover quickly from ailments that are mild in most people. The
purpose of our adrenals is to come to our rescue when illness strikes. Healthy
people suffer mild common cold symptoms, while those with adrenal fatigue
can be bedded for weeks, because their poor adrenals haven’t got the strength
to fight back. This rule applies to all illnesses, including life-threatening ones,
so if you have the symptoms of low adrenal function, you will be well advised to
move heaven and earth to turn your adrenals into the Rottweilers they were
meant to be.
Desperate Need
People with low adrenal reserve have a desperate need for extra cortisol if
they are faced with any stress, whether emotional or physical. Many people who
have died from pneumonia would have recovered with ease had their physicians
understood the need for additional cortisol during the critical stages of their
illness.
Dr Jefferies cautions, however, that when cortisol is given in pneumonia,
while patients may feel well quickly, the pathologic effect of the bacteria in the
lungs persists, and can progress if antibiotic therapy is not started. This is one of
the rare instances where I would recommend antibiotics; their use should be
curtailed, except in life-threatening illnesses, such as pneumonia. Take them for
every little thing, and they won’t be able to save you when you really need them.
Even infectious mononucleosis, notoriously difficult to treat, and usually
of long duration, succumbs quickly to large doses of hydrocortisone given until
recovery. Chappel reported on 111 cases of amazing recovery within a few days.
(Chappel MR: Infectious mononucleosis. Southwest Med 43: 253-255, 1962).
This treatment eliminates the long period of recuperation and disability usually
associated with this serious illness. It is a crime that this treatment has been
known for decades, yet seldom used.
According to Dr Jefferies, when people with low adrenal reserve
are treated with cortisone during common respiratory infections, accompanied by
malaise and fever, no increased complications occur. He advises against
antibiotic use in these instances, unless a bacterial infection is present, in order to
avoid antibiotic resistance if future infections should occur. He also says, and
this is important for your physician to understand, that physiologic doses are safe
and beneficial, but that when cortisone is given people with acute infections,
dosages are critical. He recommends dosages of 20mg, four times daily until
symptoms subside (which can take as little as two days) then tapering off over a
four-day period. These large doses, continued long-term, can cause problems of
hypercortisolism. Knowledge is important here; please do your best to persuade
your doctor to get the two books I recommend.

Dr Durrant-Peatfield agrees with Dr Jefferies that influenza, treated with
‘emergency’ doses, as described above, will clear in one or two days, which is a
real bonanza for people who ordinarily lie in bed for days or weeks, aching and
feverish. He also says that jet lag, not as serious, but a misery nonetheless, can be
conquered by small doses, even in those who do not have severe adrenal
weakness.
Downsides
There is a downside to most therapies, and cortisol is no exception. While
this hormone causes dramatic improvements in many, there are reports of
abdominal cramps in patients who have irritable bowel syndrome. Curing this
common problem before starting therapy is the obvious, but often overlooked,
solution. Think about it – your bowels wouldn’t be irritable if you were not
irritating them with poor food and drink choices. Strict adherence to a perfect
diet is what they want, and they will cure themselves if you will just give them a
chance. But then, I’m a well-known food nag. Of course, it is possible to be
hypersensitive to anything, and careful observation and caution are advised.
Another downside is the way cortisol increases the appetite, sometimes
causing picky, unenthusiastic eaters to wolf down twice their usual portions, and
to hunt frantically for more. Prudence is indicated here – we don’t want to
acquire strong adrenals at the expense of our waistlines and general health.
I can’t point to any scientific evidence to explain this immediate reaction
to replacing absent or depleted cortisol, but common sense leads me to the
conclusion that low adrenal function causes malabsorption of nutrients, and that
the body, by creating ravenous appetites, is making up for lost time. Fortunately,
people have reported to me that their appetites, after two or three weeks of
therapy, settle down to a normal enjoyment of food, but not excessive hunger.
Another interesting aspect of supplementing missing cortisol is that once
the adrenals are functioning, many health problems start sorting themselves out.
For example, people who have had to take hydrochloric acid, due to lack of
necessary stomach acid for digestion (see Chapter 3, Stomach Acid), find that
they can cut down or quit acid supplementation entirely. This was mysterious to
me until I had the great good fortune while working on this chapter to speak by
telephone with Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield in England.
As mentioned earlier, he is the author of The Great Thyroid Scandal And
How To Survive It. This book is a superb how-to-get-well-in-spite-of-your-
doctor manual. It is charmingly written and infused with truth and humanity.
Finding him took effort, but after contacting and explaining to his assistant that I
was researching the thyroid/adrenal connection and needed help, we were soon
connected. Dr Durrant-Peatfield (or Barry, as he quickly asked me to call him) is

as warm and sincere about his work as his book indicates. We spoke at length
and he patiently answered my long list of questions.
The first was about hydrochloric acid. His answer was simple, and
explains all of the other improvements in health that go with well-functioning
adrenals. In his expert opinion, metabolism is always low in the face of low
adrenal function. Cortisol brings the metabolism up, and takes everything else up
with it. Ergo, the whole body starts functioning well and the stomach regains its
ability to manufacture its own hydrochloric acid.
Easy To Understand
I also asked Dr Durrant-Peatfield for permission to quote at length from his
book, which he graciously granted. His easy-to-understand writing style is
explained in his Author’s Note, where he says, “I have written in the manner I
always used in my clinics: that is, that the patient was just as bright as I was, and
perfectly able to work things out given the knowledge. To give you this
knowledge, without clouding it with references within the text or blinding you
with science, is I hope what I have been able to do.” Indeed you have, Barry, and
your book is a must-read for everyone who has been struggling for years to re-
build their health.
Would that all physicians were as helpful and open with their patients. It
has been my experience that endocrinologists are by far the most recalcitrant
group of medical practitioners. “Infuriating” is one of the kindest words I, and
many of the people who pass through Hippocrates Health Centre, use to describe
them. Most will denigrate patients who dare to suggest that they haven’t
improved on Synthroid and would prefer to take porcine thyroid hormone.
Despite the overwhelming body of contrary evidence, they continue to insist that
synthetics are better. Furthermore, few would even consider following the
directions on thyroid medication packages to check and correct adrenal function
prior to prescribing thyroid drugs.
In his book, Dr Durrant-Peatfield expresses this problem well: “Their
ignorance is only equalled by their arrogance, and their wilful refusal to listen to
their patients is equalled only by their total refusal to listen also to the voice of
commonsense. You will soon know more than they do, and may well be able to
successfully largely treat yourself.” Predictably, the British medical
establishment doesn’t have a good word to say about Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield!
Not Dangerous
Another area of my concern regards treatment for long-standing adrenal
insufficiency. Many people, especially those who were born with sluggish
adrenals, or who acquired this weakness in youth, may be obliged to take low
doses of cortisol for life. In fact, many are not able to live normal lives without it
(fortunately, it is inexpensive). I asked Dr Durrant-Peatfield about this and he

assured me of the safety of long-term, or even permanent, supplementation with
cortisol, as long as it is low-dose. “Patients should not reduce on principle”, he
told me, but should monitor their reactions, temperature, feelings of well-being,
etc., to guide them in their decision.” This opinion is shared by Dr Jefferies, who
agrees that some patients may have to take cortisol indefinitely. He writes that
therapy restores normal function, rather than altering it, and that low doses do not
create any excessive steroid level in the blood, nor affect the normal diurnal
variation.
Rest And Rejuvenation
Some patients who have not been subjected to years of medical neglect or
mis-treatment are able to discontinue hydrocortisone once their glands have had
an opportunity to rest and rejuvenate. Treatment can take just weeks, or perhaps
months, and then the tablets can be cut down gradually by taking smaller and
smaller doses.
Those who have been on thyroid hormones for a short time, or even
decades, will find that, as their adrenals improve (and it can happen quickly),
special care will need to be given to the amount of thyroid hormone taken. Dr
Durrant-Peatfield says it may be possible to cut down or even discontinue this
hormone if signs, such as consistently normal temperature and wellbeing,
indicate.
I mentioned to him that my gut feeling is that many people who have been
taking thyroid hormone for years didn’t need it. They needed adrenal support so
their thyroids could function on their own. He agrees.
Some patients, and their physicians, are concerned that cortisone will
suppress the adrenals. Dr Durrant-Peatfield told me that it will not, at all. “In any
event,” he says, “the adrenal activity is curtailed anyway, making the options
quite clear. Suppression occurs in the super-pharmacological doses [used during
illnesses]. Even then, the adrenals are able to recover, if the primary illness is
dealt with, and the dose reduced gradually.”
In 1920 it was estimated that hypothyroidism affected a mere ten percent
of the population. Estimates vary widely, but some scientists claim it now affects
nearly 80 percent – a figure borne out by our experiences at Hippocrates.
Dr Durrant-Peatfield explains this great surge in his book. “One good
reason is that hypothyroid children at the turn of the 20th Century did not live to
pass on their faulty genes… Now, of course, medical science saves them. As they
grow up, they are attracted to low thyroid partners (who, like themselves, would
rather sit around than rush about) and so pass on the low thyroid genes. Two or
three generations of this… and where are you?”

Obvious Symptoms
Hypothyroidism is the most common, but not the only, form of thyroid
illness. There is also the problem of overactive thyroid glands. Dr Durrant-
Peatfield describes the symptoms, which are quite obvious, and writes, “Clearly,
the diagnosis in general isn’t difficult to make. The rub comes in the treatment.
First, you may not have to do very much. Mild degrees of thyroid over-activity
can occur on a self-limiting basis, and may sometimes be left to run their own
course, with an informed patient monitoring how they are, and seeking equally
well-informed advice if things are not going right. The body has a remarkable
ability to heal itself, and should be given the chance to do so... Over-intervention
is the curse of modern medicine in almost any illness you can imagine; we should
take to heart that sometimes a policy of ‘masterly inactivity’ is much better for
the patient and may even spare his life.”
Amen. Watchful waiting, combined with strict dietary measures, can often
banish frightening symptoms. Please take careful note of the dietary suggestions
in this book. Chances are, your health problems have been caused by semi-
poisonous manufactured foods.
Hundreds of women, through the years, have come to the health centre
with horror stories of thyroid surgery and treatment with radioactive iodine,
which Dr Durrant-Peatfield says “... concentrates in the thyroid tissue and
‘nukes’ it.” Then, of course, there is the ever-popular surgery. “The problem
with these two solutions lies in their permanency; it cannot be undone ... and can
only be a matter of guesswork. More often than not, the amount destroyed or
removed is not right to begin with, and obviously, cannot allow for changes in
thyroid function which will occur with the passage of time.” As for the
radioactive iodine, “Of course it goes elsewhere in the body, especially the
breast... But they won’t tell you that... Growths or cysts in the thyroid must be
treated by surgical removal or a drainage procedure; and a much enlarged thyroid
which interferes with breathing or swallowing leaves no option. But partial
thyroidectomy to reduce the amount of thyroid hormone-forming tissue is a
popular, if in some eyes, barbaric procedure. My view is that as a procedure it
should be the last resort only; and not, as is so often and regrettably the case,
almost the first option.”
My strong recommendation, whatever your thyroid problem, is to send for
a copy of Dr Durrant-Peatfield’s book (see Resources). Your physician may
even be willing to read it, but not all are open to being educated by their patients.
As the author writes, “You would then be read a lecture about wicked and evil
thyroid doctors – of whom I’m the worst evidently – who have taken it upon
themselves to treat patients (thus taking advantage of their emotional state);
hypochondriacal illness; getting into bad ways – such as thinking for yourself and

standing your ground; or, infinitely worse, treating yourself, thereby placing
yourself in the terrible danger of getting better.”
If your budget cannot be stretched to accommodate the £13.00 his book
costs, there is much of relevance on the internet. Merely typing in the keywords
“adrenal insufficiency” on your browser will lead you to numerous sources of
information. Also, try keying in “Nikki Tovell”, to read one woman’s story of
thyroid/adrenal problems.
When making important decisions regarding our health, I believe it is
essential to stick as closely to nature as possible. Sometimes a gifted natural
therapist, using a modern, computerised technique called Electro Dermal
Screening, can assess and treat adrenal insufficiency, as well as other physical
problems. These computers can zero in on the correct remedy, which can then be
made on the spot, and used by the patient to correct problems. This technique can
best be described as “high-tech homeopathics”.
If natural methods don’t correct the problem, the guidance of a qualified
physician is needed, because this subject is vastly complex and must be
approached with great care. It is not, unfortunately, always as simple as popping
a few hydrocortisone pills. Because this medication is metabolised through the
liver, care must be taken in patients with problem livers. Side effects, such as
water retention (as in puffy eyelids), slight stomach pains, headaches, a yucky
feeling and mild dizziness can occur in some. Most of these side effects
disappear in time.
When the patient does not respond well to hydrocortisone, there are many
factors to consider. For example, failure to produce adequate cortisol can be due
to inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary. Further, DHEA should be
tested and the level corrected, if necessary.
The potassium/sodium balance needs to be addressed as well. If these
minerals are out of balance, the adrenal hormone, aldosterone, must be checked
and regulated. Aldosterone has the important function of maintaining fluid levels
in the body, as well as the right proportions of electrolytes. To quote from a
lecture Dr Durrant-Peatfield gave at a UK Thyroid Conference, “These
electrolytes are sodium and potassium – aldosterone works by controlling the
kidney output of these two minerals.” So, if a patient experiences side effects
from taking hydrocortisone, the physician needs to make sure that the patient’s
aldosterone level is not too high and not too low.
As Dr Durrant-Peatfield said in his lecture, too low aldosterone leads to “... loss
of sodium and water, and contributes in part to the dizziness on standing that is
the cardinal symptom of low adrenal reserve and adrenal insufficiency. And, of
course, the patient will suffer from some degree of dehydration. Too high
aldosterone causes a reduction in circulating potassium… This causes depression,

confusion, hallucinations, anxiety, irritability, muscle weakness and extreme
fatigue. How important it is, then, to check sodium and potassium levels during
treatment of adrenal insufficiency, especially if progress is disappointing. One to
three grams daily of potassium will reverse this.”
Some patients do beautifully on Hysone 4 alone, which is identical to
naturally-occurring cortisol. Others may respond better if Florinef
(Fludrocortisone Acetate) is added. If wellbeing is not restored within two weeks,
Florinef may be increased, but not to exceed 50mcg, three times daily, according
to Dr Durrant-Peatfield. People have reported great results on four evenly-spaced
Hysone 4 tablets daily. Others say that four in the morning, and two in the
afternoon work better. When I rang Dr Durrant-Peatfield about this discrepancy,
he told me that larger doses are sometimes necessary for people, due to poor or
erratic breakdown of the cortisol during digestion, much of which can get “lost”.
Others have reported spectacular improvements in wellbeing for the first month
on low-dose Hysone 4 alone, followed by a sudden drop in energy levels. In
these instances, increasing the dose brought back energy quickly. It is necessary
to work out dosages for each individual, with the help of a physician.
Adrenal insufficiency, according to Thomas A Wilson, MD, Director of
Pediatric Endocrinology, State University of New York, can come from “… a
mere two weeks’ exposure to pharmacological doses of glucorticoids.” He
means doses way above replacement levels, but agrees with doctors Durrant-
Peatfield and Jeffries that sub-replacement doses are safe and effective. Dr
Wilson says, “In developed countries, the most common cause of adrenal
insufficiency is autoimmune destruction of the adrenal cortex.” To avoid this
calamity, ban junk food from your life and follow the other rules in this book,
which is dedicated to teaching people to use natural methods to allow their bodies
to heal themselves as nature intended. In extreme cases, however, we may need
to nudge nature a bit and use man-made substances briefly. Adrenal exhaustion,
when natural methods fail, is one of those times. Cortisol may need to be
replaced until the adrenals have a chance to rest and recuperate.
Sometimes, especially in those people who were born with low adrenal
function, cortisol may need to be replaced, in low doses, for life. Dr Durrant-
Peatfield assures me this is perfectly safe and, as people know who have been
rescued from atrophied adrenals by cortisol, it can be a miracle cure.
One last thought; please remember that babies and older children who are
exposed to second-hand smoke are likely to end up with serious adrenal
insufficiency. Parents who sit idly by, permitting or committing this form of child
abuse, belong in jail.

3
Stomach Acid
Forget the clever ads – it’s acid
you need, not an antacid!
T he health enthusiasts have been saying it for decades – “You are what you
eat.” The problem is that they are wrong! You are not what you eat – you
are what you absorb, and the best diet on Earth will not sustain health if
an important ingredient is missing – stomach acid. That’s right, acid. In this
case, it’s hydrochloric acid (HCl). You cannot absorb nutrients that are vital for
health if this essential part of your digestive system is destroyed by antacids, or if
you were born with a tendency to low stomach acid, or if your stomach has been
damaged by junk food, drink, tobacco, stress and antibiotics.
If you fall for the propaganda of the drug companies, you are being conned
into believing that ‘excess acid’ must be neutralised. This is a blatant, self-
serving lie! A seven-billion-US-dollar lie, to be exact; that is the amount the drug
companies earn every year selling their profoundly damaging antacids and acid-
suppressing drugs. Each year the profits soar; drugs for stomach and upper
digestive system problems are the largest-selling medicines in the United States.
The professional journal, Orthopaedic Surgeon, said this: “Antacids,
drugs which so many people take frequently, are so dangerous that they would
have been removed from the market if the drug cartels were not so strong. It has
been known for decades that they deplete the bones of between 130 and 300mg
of calcium each time they are consumed. They contain aluminium, and also
contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Nature didn’t put acid into our stomachs so the drug companies could earn
billions suppressing it. Nature put it there for a compelling reason; it is absolutely
necessary for health. Our stomach acid is so strong that it can reduce the toughest
steak into meat soup in about an hour. Imagine what happens to that steak when
it hits an acid-deficient stomach – indigestion, malabsorption, and sometimes
unpleasant and anti-social symptoms such as bloating, burning, gas and belching.
Not because of too much acid, but because of too little. Because there are few
warning symptoms, malabsorption can occur over many years, leading to slow

starvation. This results in crumbling bones, degenerative diseases, acute and
chronic infections caused by germs that are easily killed by normal stomach acid,
and cancer.
Yes, even cancer, and it’s logical when you think about it. When your
stomach has normal acid levels it is able to kill invading micro-organisms and
break down dangerous food additives. But, if your stomach lacks this vital
element, additives can turn into cancer-causing nitrosamines.
Hypochlorhydria (Low Stomach Acid)
My first encounter with stomach acid taught me a lesson I shall never
forget. It saved my life. I lived in Europe during the 1960s and, after six months
of injudicious pasta gorging in Italy, I became exhausted. I dragged myself to
London and collapsed. A doctor was brought in, and when he took my pulse he
told me it was ten! Then he asked who my next of kin was, and I knew I was in
deep trouble. Tests were done, and the diagnosis was pernicious anaemia. Then, I
had to take B-complex and iron injections and eat lots of red meat for two months
— and saw zero improvement.
Finally, presumably because he was afraid I’d die on him, my doctor drove
me to a Harley Street specialist. (I was too weak to get there on my own, but can
you imagine a doctor doing that today?) The first thing this old-school physician
said was, “Have you tried hydrochloric acid?”
I had not exhibited the classic symptoms of hypochlorhydria, though I do
remember asking my doctor when I was 16 why my fingernails peeled, I squinted
badly in sunlight and had night blindness. He would have known if he had taken
the time to crack a basic medical text. He didn’t, though, and merely suggested
that I learn to live with it. These, and other health problems I had, were clear
signs of need for additional acid, and this man could have saved me years of
problems which culminated in a close encounter with death. Virtually all
physicians are making the same mistake today.
The Harley Street specialist understood immediately. He prescribed a
potent form of hydrochloric acid drops. These had to be diluted and sipped
through a glass straw, to avoid tooth enamel damage. The potion had to be drunk
prior to each meal, and after two weeks I was fighting fit. I have taken HCl ever
since.
More than forty years have flown by since then, and HCl has been widely
available in pharmacies and health food stores in capsules and tablets for a long
time. Most contain pepsin, which is also needed for proper digestion. It is not,
unfortunately, easy to find a health professional who understands our desperate
need for this misunderstood acid.
In 1970, a progressive doctor friend in Los Angeles told me that hydrochloric
acid in the stomach is so valuable that every antacid preparation should be

prohibited by law. He also told me something that has proved extremely valuable
to the people I’ve advised during the many intervening years; doctors in those
days often wouldn’t prescribe HCl without first inserting a tube in the nose, and
then down into the stomach to test the acid there. When I expressed horror he
laughed and said this procedure was not necessary, that the easiest way to
determine if supplementation is needed is by taking a tablet with a meal. If you
don’t need HCl, there will be a slight burning in the stomach, which is easily
neutralised by drinking plenty of water.
There are now other tests. A hair mineral The Acid Test
analysis, which measures macro and trace The pH system is a scale for
minerals, is an option. If five or more minerals measuring the acidity or alkalinity
are deficient, particularly those known to be of a given environment (in this
poorly absorbed in low acid states (calcium, case, your stomach). The scale
zinc and iron), low stomach acid is indicated. goes from zero to 14. Seven is
neutral. Below seven is acid.
Another test consists of a chemical analysis of Above seven is alkaline.
the stool, with a search for undigested proteins. Normally, the acid level in your
A well-trained iridologist can also diagnose stomach is about 2 or 3.
lack of stomach acid.
Some physicians recommend the
Heidelberg capsule. This is a tiny pH sensor and a radio transmitter compressed
into the size of a large vitamin capsule. It is swallowed, tethered to a long thread,
and removed from the stomach once the results have been relayed by radio signal
to a receiver. This is expensive and far from appealing. It does not take into
consideration the hourly changes in the pH of the stomach, and can vary from
day to day. Expensive and possibly useless.
Then there is the ‘try-it-and-if-you-don’t-burn-you-need-it’ method. It’s
quick, it’s cheap and the result is immediate. It is not, however, scientific,
although (as noted earlier) a physician told me it was accurate and safe.
Warning: This test must not be attempted by anyone who has a peptic ulcer,
or who is using any kind of anti-inflammatory medication. This includes
aspirin, ibuprofen (e.g. Advil, Motrin), corticosteroids, (e.g. Prednisone),
indocin, butazolidin, or any other NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drugs).
Wise people shun NSAIDs anyway, considering that, as Dr Joseph
Mercola reported on his website, www.mercola.com, “In 1993, of 140,000
hospital admissions for osteoarthritis, 25,000 deaths were directly attributed to
high dosage or prolonged use of NSAIDs.”
If you are taking any drugs, check with your physician before
experimenting with HCl. There are so many dangerous drugs being prescribed,
with new ones coming along all the time, and I may have omitted some that are

dangerous with HCl. Please remember that any anti-inflammatory medications
can cause stomach bleeding and ulcers. Combining them with HCl increases this
risk.
Those fortunate people who have strong adrenal function will probably not
need acid supplementation. Those on hydrocortisone, even in sub-replacement
doses, should not use hydrochloric acid (see Chapter Two, Adrenal
Insufficiency).
In all the years that I have been involved with natural health, I have not
encountered anyone who didn’t benefit from taking supplemental acid. So many
things trigger this lack – the unrelenting stress most of us live with, junk food,
antibiotics, smoking or exposure to second hand smoke, heavy consumption of
grains, age, extremely alkaline diets, etc. Yet, most people are unaware of
stomach acid, except when television commercials blare out warnings about
‘excess acid’.
Monitoring dosage of HCl can be tricky. Results, of course, are a good
guide, although not considered scientific. If bloating, gas, etc., have been
problems these should abate quickly. If you have longitudinal lines on pale, soft
fingernails, with supplementation the lines should slowly fade, and the nails
should strengthen and become pink. Lifeless hair and skin problems should also
improve over time, as should a general sense of wellbeing.
In cases of long-term underproduction of stomach acid, a return to health
may not be as simple as popping a few pills. In these cases a knowledgeable
health professional is needed to do some detective work: are you low in copper,
high in zinc? Is there some other imbalance in your body? Are your B vitamins
and/or your enzymes hopelessly depleted? Nutritionist Judy Kitchen’s
extraordinary three-part series, Hypochlorhydria: A Review, published in the
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Oct, Nov, Dec 2001, can be ordered
from the website www.townsendletter.com and would be of great assistance in
intractable cases. It is always nice to know why your body is not manufacturing
its own acid. Once that is understood, measures to correct any imbalance can be
taken.
For decades, I have felt like a voice in the wilderness. But now, finally,
two prominent American doctors, Jonathan Wright, MD, and Lane Lenard, PhD,
have written a superb book, Why Stomach Acid Is Good For You, which should
be on the desk of every health professional who cares about his or her patients. I
highly recommend it for those of you who think you may have ‘acid indigestion’,
and have been taking drugs to suppress it. It outlines, in careful detail, exactly
what to do in order to heal your stomach from the damage these dreadful drugs
have done to it. Once healed, you can take what you need – HCl – to ensure that
you will regain your health and start absorbing the nutrients you desperately
need.

Apalling Junk
Many people are born with low stomach acid, or develop it in childhood.
Of course, in a perfect world children would have an abundant supply of HCl.
But observe the average supermarket trolley – most are stuffed with appalling
junk, dangerous soy products, and the worst kind of oils. Small wonder our kids
have malabsorption, due to lack of stomach acid, plus all the other illnesses
caused by the amazingly unhealthy junk their poor little bodies have to
metabolise! Small wonder they have asthma, recurring infections of all kinds,
anaemia, parasites, coeliac (celiac) disease, and miserable skin conditions.
Doctors Wright and Lenard explain in their book how the children who are
brought to their Tahoma Clinic in Kent, Washington, get over these dreadful
afflictions by improving their diets and supplementing their HCl.
A distraught mother told me that her four-year-old son had had diarrhoea
since he was born, and had never had a normal bowel movement. The many
doctors who examined the boy, and gave him drugs, were of no use and she was
eventually advised to see a specialist to have a camera inserted into the child’s
anus. This examination would be followed, no doubt, by a painful, damaging and
unnecessary operation. When I enquired about his other symptoms, she told me
that he was anaemic and had giardia. I knew immediately what the problem was
– lack of HCl. It’s hard to comprehend how the doctors could have missed what
every first year med student should know! The first suspect when anaemia is
diagnosed should be the acid level, and the first thing to look for when parasites
are suspected is, you guessed it – HCl. Because I’m not a doctor and can’t take
the responsibility of prescribing, especially for a child, I suggested an old-
fashioned, safe remedy – a spoonful of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water
half-an-hour prior to meals. It worked, and the boy is now normal for the first
time in his life. But for a little apple cider vinegar, this defenceless child might
have been irreparably damaged by unnecessary medical procedures. Later, when
the mother told the doctor that her boy was now well because of this remedy, he
said, “Oh, don’t be ridiculous!” (Do not give HCl to a child who is too young to
tell you if his or her tummy gets warm from it).
In another instance, a miner from West Australia rang to thank me for this
remedy, which he read in the Fifth Edition of this book. He said that for 20 years
he had complained to doctors about symptoms after eating, and none had been
the slightest help. The last one told him he should be glad he was still alive!
Because he was in the outback, he couldn’t get to a store, but tried the vinegar,
and for the first time in 20 years his symptoms were gone! These are
commonplace stories, and the help I can offer people is not because I’m a genius,
but because the doctors tend to ignore nature and commonsense.

Apple Cider Vinegar
When HCl supplementation is not feasible, a tablespoon of apple cider
vinegar in a glass of water, 30 minutes before meals, will often relieve some, or
even all, symptoms. As doctors Wright and Lenard say, “This is supported by
the common practice in some cultures of treating gastric discomfort with lemon
juice or vinegar. Unfortunately, even though symptoms may be improved, actual
nutrient digestion and assimilation are not improved nearly as much as with HCl
replacement.”
To me, this is an excellent way to More on GERD

decide whether or not you need to take If you have it, don’t call it ‘acid
HCl. I recommend being cautious with indigestion’. Better, call it ‘lack of acid
indigestion’.
lemon juice, as it can erode tooth enamel.
Further, both lemon juice and vinegar This is how it works: When you eat, if
can exacerbate candida albicans. your HCl is low, your stomach will hold
food longer, and whatever HCl is present
Both Judy Kitchen and doctors will mix in with the food. Your stomach
Wright and Lenard recommend starting will churn, but because it doesn’t have
with one capsule of betaine HCl with enough acid, instead of emptying its
contents into your small intestine, some of
pepsin, after the first few bites of food.
the food will regurgitate into your
If no problems are noted, increase the oesophagus. Then, because your throat is
dose to two capsules in the early part of not protected against acid with the same
the meal. Then, provided there is no mucosal barrier as your stomach, your
burning in the stomach, increase again throat will burn. Thus the term
after a few more days, spreading the ‘heartburn’. If you treat this burning with
antacids, the burning will stop, but you
additional capsules throughout the meal.
will perpetuate the problem until you are
Amounts of HCl in tablets vary from a candidate for an operation. To avoid
country to country. Correct dosage, of this fate, provide your stomach with what
course, depends on the amount each pill it desperately needs – hydrochloric acid
contains. In Australia the amount of acid with pepsin, acidophilus and digestive
permitted in each pill is ridiculously low enzymes. But don’t do this unless you
carefully acquaint yourself with the
– only 600mg. According to Dr Wright,
contraindications (ulcers, NSAIDs). And
adults need “… at least 40 to 90 grains,” give some thought to cutting out sugar
and each grain contains only 65mg of and grains, which probably caused the
betaine hydrochloride. This means that, problem originally.
in order to get between 40 and 90 grains,
it would be necessary to take between four and ten pills, if they contain only
600mg each. Judicious experimentation is therefore necessary before finding
your dose. If, for example, it takes five capsules to achieve the warming, drop
back to four capsules with each meal of the same size. Eventually, once the
stomach has ‘righted’ itself, fewer will be needed. Further testing is advisable to
keep the dose appropriate. If you cannot get the capsules, tablets are available.

For those who are subject to urinary tract infections (UTI), be aware that
overdosing with HCl can irritate the bladder.
Has your heart specialist warned you that, as Jonathan V Wright says in
Repairing Your Heart and Arteries, “Low production of hydrochloric acid and
pepsin in the stomach is associated with hardened arteries, high cholesterol, high
triglycerides, high blood pressure, and even obesity – which can spell trouble for
your heart”? Probably not; he and his colleagues are too busy handing out statin
drug prescriptions and performing bypasses to think of such simple, inexpensive
remedies.
And what about your internist? Has he mentioned that the western world’s
near-epidemic of parasites is due, in large part, to acid-suppressing drugs? If not,
educate yourself by heeding what doctors Wright and Lenard say in their
excellent book, that low stomach acid leaves us prey to “… salmonella, cholera,
dysentery, typhoid and tuberculosis, not to mention garden-variety heartburn,
diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, flatulence or other common symptoms of
dyspepsia.”
As these pioneering doctors state, “...there is no doubt that acid
suppression promotes bacterial overgrowth and that bacterial overgrowth
promotes production of carcinogenic nitrosamine compounds. There is also no
doubt that acid-suppressing drugs increase the progression and severity of
atrophic gastritis in people with H. pylori infection, and that atrophic gastritis is a
major risk factor for gastric carcinoma.” That’s cancer.
What about those who say, “Yes, but I’ve got reflux and/or GERD and
have to take acid-suppressing drugs”? I say, “Wrong!” Even though the acid-
suppressing drugs may reduce symptoms, they are like throwing petrol on a fire,
and will eventually create severe diseases.
Reflux (where acid flows back into the oesophagus) and/or the more
serious Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) are not caused by too much
acid, but by too little. And, if your physician has prescribed any of the proton
pump inhibitors or H2 blockers such as Prilosec, Prevacid, Zantac, Pepcid, and
Tagamet, they probably won’t kill you outright, but please bear in mind that
Propulsid did just that, until it was forced off the market.
Further, if your physician has taken the acid-suppression option, instead of
telling you how to heal your stomach naturally, you need to find a physician who
has not been hopelessly indoctrinated by the pharmaceutical conglomerates. He
or she should have warned you that these are some of the most deadly drugs you
can take. Prilosec, for example, virtually eliminates acid in the stomach around
the clock. This means that necessary assimilation does not take place, and you
will slowly starve.

If you have been advised to have surgery for this easily-corrected
condition, ponder what Dr Joseph Mercola had to say in Men’s Journal,
December 2002: “A surgical solution should have no role in the management of
this purely physiological problem, and future generations will realise how foolish
our current medical model has been by trying to treat a primarily biochemical
problem with surgery.”
We have observed amazing recoveries from this condition at Hippocrates
Health Centre, merely with our detoxifying diet. There is no question that poor
diet creates this condition. It is, therefore, good diet that cures it. It is as simple
as that; but somehow this self-evident truth has not trickled down into the
average doctor’s surgery. Here is what you can do to alleviate this condition
yourself:
• Quit poisoning your body with junk food
• Shun sugar
• Eliminate all grains until healed
• Take acidophilus
• Take digestive enzymes
• Take vitamin D (especially the cod liver oil recommended in Resources)
• Drink plenty of pure water
• Eliminate stress as much as possible
• Once your stomach is healed, start taking HCl as directed above (See
Resources for the best HCl capsule we have found).
Be aware, however, that self-diagnosis is unwise. A physician well-trained
in gastroenterology is called for. Yes, I realise this is not easy, but there must be
someone who can help, and we are starting a Registry, so please let us know if
you find a knowledgeable physician we can recommend. Failing that, Wright
and Lenard’s Stomach Acid Is Good For You is a superb guide to getting well.
For those of you who wonder how it can be possible that physicians do not
appear to know about this simple remedy, consider this; the pharmaceutical
industry:
Earns more than US $7billion per year selling antacids and
acid-blocking drugs
Finances and controls the medical schools
Has a stranglehold on regulatory agencies, such as the United
States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Need I say more?
WARNING!
Please see Page 342 for important information before using large doses of HCl.

4
Excitotoxins
Deadly chemicals your
Government is happy
for you to eat and drink
T hanks to the power and tenacity of multinationals, and the scandalous

neglect and complicity of Western governments, we have deadly chemical
additives in most of our manufactured foods; and, no, I am not referring to
preservatives, which, while sometimes hazardous, at least serve a necessary
purpose. What I am much more concerned about are what are known as
Excitotoxins – chemicals that stimulate the neurons in the brain to excessive
firing, which then totally fatigues and sometimes kills them, leading to serious
diseases.
Excitotoxins – The Taste That Kills, by US neurosurgeon Russell
Blaylock, MD, (see Resources) is a superbly researched scientific study of these
substances. After reading his book, those who desire to protect their families will
never touch another product that could contain any excitotoxin.
As Dr Blaylock writes, “There are quite possibly thousands of people
walking around in a perfectly normal state of health, who have a weakness for
one of the inherited neurodegenerative diseases. High levels of MSG, or one of
the other excitotoxins, could tip the scales and precipitate the full-blown disease
– which is an excellent reason to avoid all excitotoxin food additives.”
Unfortunately, this requires constant vigilance and the only sure way is to
stay clear of all commercially-manufactured and processed food.
Excitotoxins are basic components of the most widely-used artificial taste-
enhancers permitted to be included in manufactured and processed food and
drinks: monosodium glutamate (MSG) hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) and
aspartame. The following list was compiled using data from 10 scientific reports

and books, showing that among them this group of additives has been amply
documented to cause, contribute to, or aggravate the following illnesses:
• Parkinson’s Disease • Alzheimer’s disease
• Cancer • Depression
• Seizures • Abnormal neural development
• Vertigo • Blindness
• Migraines • Children’s learning disorders
• Liver disease • Epstein Barr Syndrome
• AIDS • Lyme Disease
• Dementia • Borreliosis
• Brain tumours • Headaches
• Endocrine disorders • Hepathic encephalopathy
• Multiple Sclerosis • Insomnia
• Neurological disorders • PMS
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Confusion
• Infections • Memory loss
• Birth defects • Nausea
• Neuropsychiatric disorders • Asthma
• Fibromyalgia • Bloating
• Episodic violence • Diabetes
• Epilepsy • Weight gain
• Obesity (certain types) • Amyotrophic Lateral
• Lymphoma Sclerosis (ALS)
• In short, just about everything!
The June-July 2000 issue of Nexus Magazine contained an excellent
article by Dr Blaylock. He wrote, “It should be appreciated that the effects of
excitotoxin food additives generally are not dramatic. Some individuals may be
especially sensitive and develop severe symptoms and even die suddenly from
cardiac irritability, but in most instances the effects are subtle and develop over a
long period of time.” To complicate this health hazard, combinations must be
considered. According to lipid chemist Mary Enig, PhD, of the Weston A Price
Foundation, “Excitotoxins, plus modern vegetable oils, equals an epidemic of
MS.”
As Dr Blaylock rightly says, not everyone who ingests these excitotoxins
becomes ill immediately. Life would be simpler and we would be much healthier
if that happened. Governments would be forced to ban any substance that caused
dire symptoms the moment it was consumed. Unfortunately, excitotoxins are

usually slow-acting and by the time symptoms appear, connecting them with
particular foods is not even considered, or possible. Further, those blessed with
strong immune systems are able to detoxify and eliminate these poisons for years.
But not, of course, forever and eventually even the hardiest will succumb. Some
people are exceedingly vulnerable, and if you are in that category, tough luck. At
least, that is the attitude of the food manufacturers, hired-gun scientists and
governments.
Let’s examine these poisons in detail.
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
The infamous MSG was the first excitotoxin to be unleashed on the public.
Most of us know about the ‘Chinese Restaurant Syndrome’, which is one
instance of an excitotoxin causing almost immediate symptoms. A lady who
attended Hippocrates Health Centre told me that a tiny amount of MSG
accidentally ingested in a restaurant caused her to vomit for 24 hours!
I have seen friends become deathly ill after a Chinese meal, and when
doctors were called in they warned them never to consume MSG again. Easier
said than done, if you eat anything out of a packet, can or bottle. And reading
labels is not a guarantee of safety, because the US government permits
manufacturers to omit this unpopular additive from their labels unless the product
contains 100% MSG! And, of course, most countries import a great deal of
manufactured food from the US.
Further, any manufactured food you buy which lists many ingredients will
almost certainly contain MSG, even though it is not itself listed. For example, a
soup can which lists tomatoes as one of the ingredients does not have to disclose
what is in those tomatoes. They could contain something to which you are
allergic, and you would find out the hard way.
When MSG was first introduced to the US, I asked my doctor, and teacher,
Henry Bieler, MD, author of the best-selling Food Is Your Best Medicine, if
MSG was safe. He gave me an emphatic “No!” and said that in an experiment on
rats he discovered that the additive caused their intestines to turn bright red!
Following is a list of hidden sources of MSG, adapted from Dr Blaylock’s
book, Excitotoxins – The Taste That Kills.
Additives that always contain MSG
• Plant Protein Extract • Calcium and Sodium Caseinate
• Monosodium Glutamate • Yeast Extract
• Hydrolyzed Vegetable • Textured Protein
Protein
• Hydrolyzed Plant
• Autolyzed Yeast
Protein • Hydrolyzed Oat Flour

Additives that frequently contain MSG
• Malt Extract • Natural Flavouring
• Malt Flavouring • Natural Beef or Chicken
• Bouillon Broth Flavouring
• Stock Flavouring • Seasoning
• Spices
Additives that may contain MSG or excitotoxins

• Carrageenan • Soy Protein Concentrate
• Enzymes • Soy Protein Isolate
• Whey Protein Concentrate
Over the past few years I have conducted a tiny experiment of my own.
When passing Chinese restaurants I have asked if they have MSG in their food.
All assured me that they did not. Then I took the question a bit farther and told
them that I am allergic and could become violently ill or even die if exposed to it.
With the spectre of lawsuits looming, the tune always changed and they said that,
while they did not add MSG, many of the products they use for flavouring do
contain it. This was an eye opener for me and I hope for you, too.
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
As yet another example of why we can’t trust anyone, a prominent health
advocate, in her best-selling book, highly recommended a certain seasoning,
claiming it to be delicious and safe. Because I have not been able to find a
seasoning I consider safe, I went to a health store to investigate and, I hoped, buy
some. Imagine my disappointment when I read the label and discovered that
hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is second on the ingredient list. This means
that most of this seasoning is made from an excitotoxin additive which none of us
should touch. Like so many writing on natural health today, this trusted author
did not do careful homework.
HVP became a much-used additive due to the huge amount of adverse
reports regarding the danger of the enormous money-spinner, MSG. Once sales
dropped, a substitute was needed and soon found – ‘hydrolyzed vegetable
protein’. It sounds fine, doesn’t it? Vegetables, protein, how bad can it be?
Very bad, indeed, according to Dr Blaylock and other scientists. Dr
Blaylock states that HVP contains MSG in disguised form, and is even deadlier!
But, since it was not labelled ‘MSG’, uninformed people accepted it. It was even
added to baby food for years, and is still in it, in disguised forms. According to
Dr Blaylock, this neurotoxin (nervous system poison) causes developmental
brain defects that produce behavioural problems and learning difficulties in

children, and can contribute to violent behaviour later in life. Hard as it is to
accept, governments know about this (they have been warned over and over by
prestigious scientists) and have continued to protect the enormously powerful and
wealthy multinational companies which manufacture and promote these
excitotoxins.
More from Dr Blaylock: “HVP contains several known carcinogens.
Incredibly, the FDA does not regulate the amount of carcinogens allowed in
hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or the amount of hydrolyzed vegetable protein
allowed to be added to food products. This substance poses an even greater
danger than MSG itself.”
Most Annoying
In June 1999, I first learned the term ‘excitotoxins’ by reading a review of
Dr Blaylock’s book in an American health journal. In thumbing through that
journal, I saw that Dr Bernard Jensen was an Honorary Board Member. This
struck me as a conflict, as the first, and therefore major, ingredient listed in
Bernard Jensen’s Vegetable Seasoning is hydrolyzed vegetable protein, the very
same dreaded HVP that the review condemned. Of course, I immediately sent off
a fax to the editor of the journal, pointing this out. What I got in return was most
annoying, yet humorous as well. It was a long fax from the company that now
produces this product. Here are some extracts from the fax I received from their
company president, Gary Olsen:
“... My wife, Cynthia Olson, is a Clinical Nutritionist and would absolutely never
authorise hydrolyzed vegetable protein to be used in any products made for Bernard
Jensen International’s consumers.
“In the future, perhaps the best course for you would be to address us at Bernard
Jensen International with your concerns, before sending a potentially harmful letter
that contains inaccurate and erroneous information to the general public. Your letter
can be considered as liable and having the propensity to incur repercussions for
Bernard Jensens International, as well as Dr Bernard Jensen that would be very unfair
at his age.”
Well, at my age I consider being almost duped into consuming HVP very
unfair also. I wonder what Mr Olson had in mind – suing me from across the
Pacific for telling the truth about his product? I still have the label specifying the
ingredient Mrs Olsen “would absolutely never authorise.” My readers will not be
surprised to learn that I have not recanted – and that I have heard nothing further
from Jensen’s.
This is yet another example of our need to protect ourselves. On the off-chance
that you are not already convinced to shun HVP, here is Dr Blaylock’s
description of the manufacturing process: “This mixture is made from ‘junk’
vegetables that are unfit for sale... The extraction process of hydrolysis involves
boiling these vegetables in a vat of acid. This is followed by a process of

neutralisation with caustic soda. The resulting product is a brown sludge that
collects on the top. This is scraped off and allowed to dry. The end product is a
brown powder that is high in three known excitotoxins – glutamate, aspartate,
and cystolic acid. It is then added by the food industry to everything from canned
tuna to baby food.”
Aspartame
The original authorization for the use of the deadly neurotoxin Aspartame
in commercial foods and beverages is one of the greatest public health scandals
of the 20th Century! That its use is still sanctioned despite massive evidence from
all over the world that it goes on killing and permanently disabling millions of
people is absolutely criminal, and due entirely to the massive power and
influence which its original maker, the Monsanto Corporation, and various other
multinationals are able to exert over politicians, government regulators and the
media. So successful have they been that aspartame is known to be contained in
well over 9,000 products – food, supplements, chewing gum, drugs, children’s
aspirin and even “Flintstone” vitamins!
Twenty years ago, Woodrow C. Monte, PhD, Professor of Food Science at
the University of Arizona, warned in the Journal Of Applied Nutrition, Volume
36, Number 1, 1984,
“Aspartame (L-asparty-L-phenylalanine methyl ester), a new sweetener marketed
under the trade name NutraSweet, releases into the human bloodstream one molecule
of methanol for each molecule of aspartame consumed.
“This new methanol source is being added to foods that have considerably reduced
caloric content and, thus, may be consumed in large amounts. Generally, none of
these foods could be considered dietary methanol sources prior to addition of
aspartame. When diet sodas and soft drinks, sweetened with aspartame, are used to
replace fluid loss during exercise and physical exertion in hot climates, the intake of
methanol can exceed 250 mg/day or 32 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s
recommended limit of consumption for this cumulative toxin.”
In this chapter I shall try to confine my remarks to the medical evidence of
aspartame’s inherent dangers. To appreciate the full extent of the corruption,
fraud and commercial skulduggery which surrounds the approval and use of this
deadly toxin, I recommend that you visit the websites www.dorway.com
www.aspartame.com, and [email protected], where you will see a
massive amount of irrefutable evidence which, were it not for the
industrial/political influence of the manufacturers involved, would result in the
banning of the stuff and the prosecution of the corporations, authorities and
politicians who continue to profit from its continued use while the health of
millions of people is being compromised.
However, it is worth mentioning here that after years of lobbying by anti-
aspartame pressure groups headed by the indefatigable American activist Betty

Martini and her Mission Possible movement, the European Parliament – alone
among Western governments – has voted to re-examine the safety of aspartame.
Announcing the investigation early in 2003, a statement from the Parliament said,
“…the use of aspartame increases the exposure to its metabolites
methanol/formaldehyde and phenylalanine and is reported to provoke, among
other effects, headaches, nausea and allergic reactions, especially in the case of
vulnerable persons. Its widespread use should therefore be re-evaluated by the
Commission and the relevant scientific committees, taking into account all
available data and respecting the precautionary principle. A historical evaluation
is required as there seems to be evidence that original studies did not prove the
safety of aspartame.”
The final sentence is an understatement; Inside Hollywood

There has been much
the original studies proved it had the potential speculation about the cause of the
to kill and disable, but, as evidenced by FDA Parkinson’s Disease suffered by
documents reproduced on www.dorway.com, actor Michael J Fox, but the star’s
were ‘doctored’ to secure FDA approval! Let’s addiction to Diet Pepsi (which
hope that our European cousins are more contains aspartame) is no secret.
honest and courageous than US, Australian and One cast member who worked
with Fox said he drank at least 12
New Zealand governments have been and will cans a day. I have no way of
ultimately outlaw this ‘approved’ substance knowing if that is true, since I
that serves only to bolster the coffers of have not spoken personally with
multinational chemical corporations. him. I do know, however, from
my own Hollywood days, that
Many Names whenever a celebrity endorses a
The generic aspartame, besides being product, he or she is provided
with an unlimited supply, and if
used as a sweetener in virtually all diet foods
there is a movie or TV show
and sodas and numerous commercial foods and involved, cases are sent each
drinks, is also marketed to consumers as a week.
sugar substitute under many different names Given Michael’s long-
such as NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful and standing commercial endorsement
Crystal Light. As a result, it is arguably the of Diet Pepsi, it’s hardly
surprising that not only is he
most deadly excitotoxin of all, being consumed
himself now a victim of the
in enormous quantities by young, vulnerable neurological disease, but that
people and by those of all ages who are trying several crew members who
to combat health and weight problems – the worked with him have also been
very same problems aspartame is likely to reported as suffering the same
cause or contribute to. terrible affliction.
PepsiCo, Monsanto and their
Aspartame, Equal, Nutrasweet, etc., are partners-in-crime have a lot to
not always listed on food labels. These answer for.
extremely dangerous additives can also be referred to as ‘Additive 951’ and must
be guarded against. Remember, there is no safe artificial sweetener, no matter
what fancy new name the manufacturers coin in order to disguise their poison.

You might like to try Stevia, a safe herbal sweetener. Some like it, some don’t,
but at least it won’t kill you.
Over the years I have collected a huge amount of credible medical and
scientific information on aspartame, together with hundreds of heart-wrenching
letters from victims of this deadly poison. There is far too much to include here,
but a visit to the internet sites previously mentioned, www.dorway.com and
www.aspartame.com, will reveal just how much incontrovertible and impeccable
scientific and medical evidence is being ignored by regulatory authorities and
suppressed by manufacturers. Even the National Medical Library in Bethesda,
Maryland, lists 167 citations for studies under the heading ‘adverse effects of
aspartame’. So many well-credentialed authorities have published books and
papers proving the dangers of aspartame, that it is hard to decide whom to quote,
as their evidence would fill a library.
Let’s start with a very well researched article by Dr William Campbell
Douglas in his Second Opinion newsletter:
Aspartame - It’s Got to Go
Right up there with the fluoride and mercury-in your-fillings scandals is the aspartame
mass poisoning of the world. From Kenya to Kokomo and from Kyoto to Khartoum,
the world is swimming in this highly toxic chemical – over 90 countries are selling it
as NutraSweet, Equal, or Spoonful. Over half of all Americans now consume it on a
regular basis.
At an environmental meeting in 1997, the keynote address was given by an official
from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which he said (paraphrased):
“There is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and we do not
understand what toxin is causing this to be rampant across the United States.”
It’s interesting that he said “what toxin.” I’ve never heard a bureaucrat even suggest
that it may be from a toxin – a slip of the tongue?
When the temperature of aspartame exceeds 86° F, the wood alcohol (methanol) in
aspartame converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes
metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants.) The
methanol toxicity mimics multiple sclerosis. Thus, people are diagnosed as having
multiple sclerosis when, in fact, they are often suffering from aspartame toxicity. If
they had been taken off aspartame, their symptoms would, in many cases, have
disappeared.
Systemic lupus erythematosis has become almost as common as multiple sclerosis
and the major culprits appear to be Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. The systemic lupus
appears to be triggered by aspartame. The victim usually does not know the aspartame
is the culprit and continues the Coke and Pepsi, thus aggravating the lupus to such a
degree that it can be life-threatening.
Chronic methanol toxicity from Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, usually diagnosed as
something else, has similar symptoms as lupus and MS. It is usually found that the
patient drinks three to four 12oz cans (or more) of Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi per day.

When patients are taken off aspartame, those with systemic lupus may improve, but
they will not be cured. The damage has been done and the disease cannot be reversed.
However, in ‘MS’ cases, the results are often dramatic, bordering on the sensational.
In reality, the ‘MS’ is often chronic methanol toxicity and the symptoms may
disappear completely with removal of aspartame from the diet.
An ‘MS’ case suffering from blindness is almost certainly a case of chronic methanol
toxicity secondary to aspartame poisoning. Ask doctors in a country where bootleg
whiskey is common, such as Russia, what is the most dramatic symptom of acute
methanol toxicity from the bad hooch they drink and they will tell you it’s blindness.
The symptoms of “aspartame disease,” – chronic methyl alcohol toxicity – are
amazingly varied, including: blindness, tinnitus, numbness in the extremities, muscle
spasms, slurred speech, blurred vision, joint pain, headaches, anxiety, vertigo, and
memory loss. So you can see how easily the patient can be misdiagnosed as MS,
Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumour, or just plain neurosis, early in the course of the
toxicity.
Brain tumours have increased dramatically, and there is solid evidence to indict
aspartame in the genesis of the modern epidemic of brain cancer.
I was astonished to find out that the first experiments done to test the safety of
aspartame disclosed a high incidence of brain tumours in the animals fed what would
become known to the world as NutraSweet. The study was done by the very company
that was going to sell Monsanto Corp’s brainchild, if you will pardon the double
entendre. The G.D. Searle Co. found there was a 3.75 percent incidence of brain
tumours in the rats fed aspartame and zero percent in the control rats – astrocytomas
are rare in rats. It’s so rare that this incidence represents a 25 times higher incidence
than would be expected in rats.
Furthermore, the formation of brain cancer was dose-related – the higher the dose, the
more cancer.
Equally incriminating, the study was discontinued after only 76 weeks. Since the
number of tumours continued to increase, some damage control was needed. What
would any well-paid investigator do? – stop the study and declare that all the tumours
were “spontaneous!” The FDA went along with the studies, which they knew to be
badly flawed to the point of fraud and gross incompetence – and approved
NutraSweet. Dr Russell L. Blaylock, author of the seminal book, Excitotoxins - The
Taste That Kills, called this action “a monumental crime.”
Dr H.J. Roberts, diabetes specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also
written a book entitled Defense Against Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr Roberts tells how
aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer’s Disease.
Hospice nurses are reporting that women are being admitted at 30 years of age with
Alzheimer’s Disease.
There are 92 documented symptoms of aspartame, from coma to death. The majority
of them are neurological, because aspartame destroys the nervous system.
H.J. Roberts, MD, cited above, says: “Consuming aspartame at the time of conception
can cause birth defects.” And Dr Louis Elsas, a Professor of Genetics, at Emory
University, testified before Congress that phenylalanine, a breakdown product of
aspartame metabolism, concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation in the
baby.

Official Corruption
A great deal more is now known as to exactly how Monsanto/Searle
obtained FDA sanction for this poison to be legally introduced into our diet. It is
a shocking tale of corporate greed and official corruption involving, among
others, none other than the Prince of Darkness, Donald Rumsfeld, the present US
Secretary of Defense. Details and documentary proof are published on both
www.dorway.com and www.aspartame.com..
As James Bowen, MD, in Aspartame Murders Infants, published on
www.dorway.com, says: “At every point in the fertility process aspartame
destroys, beginning with the gleam in Mom and Pop’s eyes: it ruins female
sexual response and induces male sexual dysfunction. Beyond this, aspartame
disrupts fetal development by aborting it or inducing defects. And if a live child
is born, aspartame may have heinously damaged the DNA of the baby, cursing
future generations.”
The manufacturer and the FDA have steadfastly refused to put a warning
on aspartame even though they have full knowledge of how it can destroy the
foetus or trigger birth defects. Louis Elsas, MD, Professor of Pediatric Genetics
at Emory University, testified before Congress on this issue. His testimony can
also be read at www.dorway.com,, along with Dr Roberts’ position paper
admitting that even a man consuming aspartame at conception can cause birth
defects in his own child.
The following quotes are from a long article in Flying Safely, May 1992, a
journal for professional aircraft pilots:
“In pregnancy the effects of Aspartame can be passed directly on to the fetus, even in
very small doses. Some people have suffered Aspartame-related disorders with doses
as small as that carried in a single stick of chewing gum. This could mean a pilot who
drinks diet sodas is more susceptible to flicker vertigo or to flicker-induced epileptic
activity. It also means that all pilots are potential victims of sudden memory loss,
dizziness during instrument flight and gradual loss of vision. A pilot’s hot-line was set
up and over 500 pilots responded, some speaking of grand mal seizures in the cockpit
of commercial airline flights. Many pilots lost their medical certifications to fly, and
their careers ...
“...Monsanto reaps one billion dollars a year from the Aspartame toxic bonanza…
This can buy a lot of bureaucrats! Does FDA mean Fatal Drugs Allowed? ... The
NutraSweet Company and sister Searle are owned by Monsanto, which discovered
Aspartame while testing an ulcer drug... If you’re taking other medicine, consider
possible reactions you may have.
“In 1969 Searle approached Dr Harry Waisman to study the effects of Aspartame on
primates. Seven monkeys were fed the chemical in milk. One died after 300 days, 5
others had Grand Mal seizures. Searle deleted these findings when they submitted his
study to the FDA! ... The best way to understand NutraSweet is to think of it as a
minute nerve gas that eradicates brain and nerve function.... Aspartame makes you
crave carbohydrates and so you gain weight. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells,

particularly on the hips and thighs... NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful are the deadliest
toxins in our society because of their ubiquitous presence in thousands of foods, even
children’s medicines, Kool Aid and Jello, and on every restaurant table. We’re dosed
with millions of pounds every year! This warning should be on every Aspartame
product: CHEMICAL POISON: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF HUMANS!
GENOCIDAL!”
H J Roberts, MD, recently published a monumental book (over 1000
pages) on aspartame-related illnesses. As Director of the Palm Beach Institute
for Medical Research in Florida, he has spent over three decades researching the
diverse effects of aspartame and has published many papers and articles. In his
latest book, Aspartame Disease, An Ignored Epidemic, he says that the physical
effects can be inflicted on all systems, organs and tissues, and the mental effects
can result in psychological, behavioural, and psychiatric problems. According to
Dr Roberts, numerous reactions to aspartame frequently are undiagnosed. Or,
they are misdiagnosed and wrongly attributed to such serious health conditions as
fibromyalgia, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, or Alzheimer’s disease, among
others.
Dr Roberts offers diagnostic guidance to doctors, saying that every
evaluation of difficult allergic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, or metabolic
problems should include queries about aspartame consumption. “Diabetes
accompanied by visual, neurological, or bowel problems should not be assumed
to be complications of retinopathy or neuropathy until aspartame use is ruled
out,” he says.
Insidiously Addictive
The most insidious thing about aspartame is that it is addictive. In one of
Dr Roberts’ many scientific papers he wrote that aspartame reactors in his study
found it “difficult or impossible to discontinue aspartame because of severe
withdrawal effects.” His case histories, of people with life-threatening illnesses
due to aspartame, and their pathetic inability to “kick” the habit, are
extraordinary. He has repeatedly urged the government to “declare aspartame an
imminent health hazard” and remove it from the market. He has, needless to say,
been unsuccessful. So far, the manufacturers have won the day, despite
incontrovertible medical evidence on its addictive properties and involvement in
at least 92 documented illnesses and conditions.
Dr Roberts also wrote about the dangers of aspartame in chewing gum:
“Chewing aspartame gum poses a unique threat, as evidenced by the dramatic
development of generalised symptoms in some aspartame reactors... The
chemical may be absorbed through the mucosa of the mouth, and via a simple
diffusion from the oropharynx, directly into the brain.”
So, in 1999 my blood boiled (something it does frequently) when I read a
story in the Gold Coast Bulletin in which they reported that Wrigley’s was

donating their sugar-free diet gum (which, of course, contains aspartame) to a
school on the Coast. The idea was that the young children would chew the gum
after eating in order to remove sugar from their teeth (apparently they didn’t
think of not giving the children sugar, a known cavity-producer, instead).
This marketing ploy is being repeated in other schools in Australia and I
presume in other countries as well. I immediately rang the school principal,
warning her about the danger, and was treated like a ratbag for my pains. So, I
wrote an impassioned Letter to the Editor, which was fortunately printed. Sure
enough, a mother rang to thank me, saying that her daughter became ill shortly
after this outrageous practice was started. She was so ill that it was necessary to
keep her out of school for several days. This lady then complained to the
principal and warned that she would sue if her child were given any more
neurotoxins.
Some scientists assert that aspartame in chewing gum poses a greater risk
than in even the deadly ‘diet’ drinks. Small wonder; it acts like nitroglycerine
under the tongue and goes straight to the brain. The younger the child, the more
dangerous the effect.
When will the authorities learn? Or even listen to reason? I flirted with the
idea of carrying a picket sign in front of the school, but gave it up as too time-
consuming. If you feel that companies that knowingly poison children, and
schools that cooperate, have forfeited all rights to respect, please write letters of
protest. If your child is given sugar-free gum in school, I suggest photocopying
this information and threatening a lawsuit if they continue this dangerous
practice.
Ant Poison
Still not convinced – or have you been taken in by the self-serving pap
published on the NutraSweet Company’s various websites? Well, try this. The
following letter was sent to the environmental newsletter, U-CAN:
“I had a box of NutraSweet left over from a couple of years ago when I found out how
toxic it is. I asked what the stuff was good for and was told it makes an excellent ant
poison. I took two packets of the artificial sweetener and dumped one in the corner of
each of my bathrooms. The big black carpenter ants that have been plaguing me for
the last 10 years disappeared in less than 24 hours, and I have not seen any more for
almost a month now. I had paid Orkin a lot of money in the past to try to get rid of
these things, but they only had limited success. When I posted a message about it on
one of my mailing lists, I was told that there is a fellow who repackages NutraSweet
and resells it as an ant poison.”
New Threat
Unfortunately for our health, Monsanto’s patent on aspartame has run out. This
means any processor can use this product, which will be showing up in even
more foods. As soon as I learned about this development, I rang Mary Stoddard

in Texas. Mary is the head of the non-profit Aspartame Consumer Safety
Network (see Resources), and is doing an extraordinary job of educating and
advising people who have been poisoned by this family of artificial sweeteners.
She told me something sinister; in order to keep the billions flowing in,
Monsanto has developed a new artificial sweetener that they have patented. It is
called Neotame and, according to Mary, who is in constant touch with the
scientists who are fighting the use of these products, Neotame is ten times more
potent than aspartame, and much more dangerous.
Monsanto opted to trial this artificial sweetener overseas, before applying
to the US Food and Drug Administration for official approval in the US. It is
Mary’s opinion, and mine too, that they prefer to use other countries as guinea
pigs before chancing problems in the US. And guess which countries they chose?
You guessed it – Australia and New Zealand, where the regulatory agencies once
more rolled over and played dead for Monsanto, one of the richest companies in
the world, just as they did over the company’s reckless promotion of genetically
modified seeds.
So, be warned about Neotame. In addition, be alert to the following on
labels: ‘Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine’, as well as Acesulfame-k and
Sucralose (sold as Splenda). Sucralose has a chlorinated base like DDT and can
cause auto-immune disease, and acesulfame-k (the k is the chemical code for
potassium) triggered cancer and leukaemia in original studies. The European
Parliament has called for a review of sucralose and aspartame-acesulfame salt use
within three years as well. Avoid all these non-food sweeteners like the plague if
you value your life.
With all the negative press regarding artificial sweeteners, it is at first
glance inexplicable that the American Diabetes Association wholeheartedly
recommends diet foods and drinks containing aspartame. That is, until you dig
under the surface and discover that Monsanto funds this association. I assume
that the Australian version of that association has a similar connection. Or, to
give them the benefit of the doubt, they may be merely influenced by their
American cousin in their recommendations.
Ironically, diabetes organizations recommend these ‘diet’ products to
people who desperately need to lose weight, when it has been amply documented
that the formaldehyde in aspartame stores in fat cells, particularly on the hips and
thighs, and is then difficult, sometimes impossible, to dislodge.
There has been a great deal of industry pressure on doctors who have
warned of the dangers. For example, Dr James Bowen wrote, “I have come
across first-hand reports of a doctor who had her medical degree revoked because
she spoke on the aspartame issue.

“Even I have been threatened by insiders The Poison Chalice
from the political camp of aspartame, that they will Although it has proved
get my degree revoked... Yet the government highly profitable for the
defends staunchly the marketing of aspartame, original manufacturer,
which as a formaldehyde poison, is probably 500 Monsanto, the marketing of
times as potent as straight formaldehyde, causing aspartame has in recent years
been largely siphoned off to
aggravated formaldehyde poisoning in its victims... companies such as
The amount you would get from a can of pop Ajinomoto AG, who now
greatly exceeds what you would get from inhaled own outright the European
air, even by the old, more lenient standard.” NutraSweet® Company,
formerly a joint venture with
And he should know; apart from his research Monsanto.
and medical practice bringing him in contact with
Some commentators have
many aspartame victims, Dr Bowen is himself a linked the recent decline in
sufferer from Lou Gehrig’s disease, which he Monsanto’s profits to an
attributes to his consumption of aspartame in cold increasing consumer and
drinks supplied to desert troops by the shareholder backlash against
manufacturers when he was an army medical the company’s development
officer. of dubious products such as
the herbicide Roundup®,
At Hippocrates we have had a statistically and a range of genetically-
significant amount of reports from students who modified products as well as
have suffered vertigo when suddenly rising from a aspartame.
sitting or lying position. This is due to a lapse of
delivery of blood to the brain, and the students could all trace it back to the use of
aspartame, HVP or MSG, which they said they did not ordinarily ingest, but had
a Chinese dinner or ‘cheated’ on their diets and thought that ‘just this once’ it
wouldn’t hurt to indulge. Unfortunately, it does!
But Wait - There’s More!
The multinational food industry, which has an unrivalled reputation for
shamelessness, has disguised processed free glutamic acid (MSG) in the food
ingredient ‘citric acid’. It sounds benign, doesn’t it? Believe me, it is not, as it has
the same effect on excitotoxin-susceptible people as does MSG, HVP and
aspartame.
Citric acid, which is widely used, is not produced, as one might imagine,
from citrus fruit, but from the fermentation of crude sugars. During processing,
the remaining protein is hydrolyzed, and this creates processed free glutamic
acid. When combined with protein in the diet, even more of this dangerous
neurotoxin is produced.
The widely-used amino acid, cysteine, is an excitotoxin. It is sometimes
used in supplements as well, so please check labels.

As if all this were not bad enough, the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has approved an antimicrobial spray called Sanova for use on meat,
vegetables and fruit. They are now trying to get approval to use it on all
processed foods! Labelling is not required. I have not as yet been able to
ascertain if this product is going to be permitted in Australia, but if experience is
any guide, it will be. Australia, to our detriment, is a hand-maiden of the US, and
our politicians slavishly copy all the bad things they do – and few of the good.
According to Dr Blaylock, soy, which is another of my pet hates, naturally
contains glutamate and glutamine, which are excitotoxins. Further, soymilk often
has HVP added to improve the flavour. Kombu, miso and soy sauce all contain
HVP. Dr Blaylock says that a natural food distributor sent a flyer trying to allay
consumer fears of MSG by saying that HVP is a natural source of “bound
glutamate”, and not dangerous. “This is not true,” says Dr Blaylock.
Dr Blaylock says that there are ways to neutralise some of the harmful
effects of excitotoxins: anti-oxidant vitamins and minerals, the branched chained
amino acids, zinc and magnesium glyconate and magnesium lactate (but not
magnesium aspartate, which is an excitotoxin) offer some protection. This does
not mean you have a licence to consume these deadly toxins. Please inspect your
home and bravely rid it of all products that list HVP, MSG, aspartame, and any
other artificial sweeteners. Then, think carefully about manufactured foods that
don’t list these chemicals, but are vague about exact ingredients. I suggest that
you box the whole shameful mess and send them off to your health minister and
tell him or her to eat them as punishment for allowing them in our food supply.
Of course, excitotoxins are not the only chemical poisons permitted in our
food and drink, and my advice is to avoid any food that has a numbered
ingredient on its label. Those numbers were put on due to consumer pressure –
too many people were being poisoned, and even killed, because they didn’t know
what they were eating – and most of the numbers represent chemicals no sane
person would choose to eat or drink. As a tiny example, ‘Additive 920’ is
manufactured from animal hair and chicken feathers. The anonymous ‘Bread
Improver’, which is in so many commercial breads and in many breadmaker
recipes, is to be avoided, because of the aluminium and other dangerous additives
present.
As our appointed ‘guardians’, governments around the world have failed
miserably in their duty of care towards safeguarding our health by abdicating
their role in favour of allowing the chemical companies and food manufacturers
to call the shots.
Betty Martini, America’s high-profile, dedicated anti-aspartame crusader,
told me that she and many prominent physicians have written the Multiple
Sclerosis Society frequently, alerting them to the proven connection between MS
and aspartame. They have never answered, nor acted on this information, which

could have saved countless lives. When in doubt, look to the funding, and like
most “health” societies, they are funded by the very industry that is causing this
dreadful disease. As Betty said in an email to me, “When those responsible to
solve the problem, ARE the problem, it is a sad commentary on greed and lack of
concern for humanity. How can anyone set aside professional ethics to allow an
MS holocaust, when simply alerting those with MS to avoid aspartame and other
excitotoxins, could save the lives of thousands?”
At a MS Society walk-a-thon, the Society gave out free Diet Cokes, and
tried to prevent Betty’s activists from giving the walkers information that could
save lives. Betty called out to the crowd, saying, “The MS Society does not want
you to have this life-saving information on a product triggering this disease.”
Many took copies, and Betty received calls later from those who had been helped
by quitting diet drinks.
My suggestion: Starve these ethically-challenged organizations of their
life-blood: money.
Still On The Fence?

Consider the following quotes from aspartame expert and activist,
American physician, Dr James Bowen:
• The intact aspartame molecule is an alcohol poison about twenty
thousand times as toxic as most alcoholic beverage alcohols.
• Aspartame manufacturing plants around the world now protect their
employees with face masks and full body protective garments lest their
employees come into any contact with the dust! This all started with the
death of an employee named Krossic who first passed out from the
inhaled dust’s toxic effects... His death occurred even after all were made
to wear face masks so they couldn’t breathe the dust. Krossic absorbed
enough through the skin that he died from a toxic cardiomyopathy. The
post mortem exam revealed an “alcoholic cardiomyopathy”. Jim Krossic
was a teetotaller who used NO beverage alcohol!
• Aspartame ingested by the mother before and during conception is
horribly damaging to the fetus, causing fetal loss, deformity, fetal alcohol
syndrome and many other horrible problems.
• The maternal transmission of damaged MtDNA can occur for the rest of
a woman’s reproductive years, and may directly affect both her children
and grandchildren, as well as becoming a persistently transmitted genetic
woman’s problem. The mother, therefore, does not necessarily have to
have been drinking aspartame when she got pregnant, nor while carrying
the baby. SINCE THE FEMALE IS BORN WITH ALL THE EGGS
SHE WILL EVER HAVE ALREADY PRESENT IN HER OVARIES,
IT MAY WELL BE THE NUTRASWEET HER MOTHER DRANK
WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF HER OFFSPRING’S PROBLEM.
Warning: If you want normal grandchildren, teach your daughters to
be more afraid of artificial sweeteners than they are of poisonous snakes.

5
Processed Foods
A convenient way to shorten your life
I t’s hard to know where to start when dealing with this infuriating and
frightening subject. A section in a book can only skim the surface; to really
understand the complexity and dangers of food additives one must be a
biochemist or, at the very least, read several thick, intimidating, hard-to-
understand tomes.
If you eat processed food you can be sure it will be filled with potent
chemicals that the human system never encountered prior to the advent of the test
tube.
Our body computers simply don’t know how to deal with these chemicals,
and are thrown into confusion by them. This confusion can lead to dividing of
cells, and we all know what that means. As respected cancer researcher, Dr
William E. Smith, said, “The growing custom of introducing an endless series of
biologically foreign molecules into the human organism for various commercial
advantages is not unlike throwing a collection of nuts and bolts into the most
delicate machinery known.”
Virtually everything you eat has been chemicalised somewhere along the
line; your body, if you use processed foods, will have to deal with emulsifiers,
preservatives, dyes, artificial flavours, humectants, drying agents, artificial
sweeteners, bleaches, neutralisers, disinfectants, thickeners, antifoaming and
anticaking agents, alkalisers, deodorants, extenders, gasses, conditioners,
hydrogenators, hydrolisers, maturers, sulfites, sulphur dioxide, fumigants,
antifungal preservatives, stabilisers, texturisers, antibiotics, steroids, and even
irradiation. And you thought you were eating food!
The scope of this book does not permit a detailed list of the thousands of
chemicals that are added to our foods, and the dangers, or suspected dangers, of
each one. There are several fine textbooks on this subject for those who want to

learn more. But be warned: reading them may be hazardous to your mental
health, and can destroy any lingering faith or respect you may harbour for
regulatory agencies, chemical companies, scientists and food processors.
The list of chemicals in soft drinks is dizzying. Many contain brominated
vegetable oils, which have produced large lesions on the kidneys, livers, hearts
and spleens of laboratory animals. It would take pages to list all the dangerous
chemicals in these innocuous-seeming fizzy drinks. Suffice it to say that many
are coal-tar products, which have been known carcinogens for many years.
Soft drinks not only It’s The Real Thing All Right!
destroy your bones, they also To those who wonder how governments could
destroy your teeth. If sweet allow these drinks to be sold if they are so dangerous,
reason won’t persuade you and I can only say that you must think for yourselves in
your children to quit drinking order to protect yourselves and your families. The
them, try these experiments: food manufacturing industry is huge and powerful
and, historically, all governments have been more
• Drop some metal nails into concerned with protecting industry than consumers.
a bottle of cola. In a couple of For example, soft drink companies have, with the
days they will dissolve. help of the government, infiltrated the public school
system in the US. Can Australia, and all other
• Spill some on a concrete ‘civilised’ countries be far behind? Several school
surface and watch what districts in the US have actually signed contracts with
happens to a fly that ingests it. Coca-Cola that bring in many millions, provided
And see how clean the surface annual sales quotas are met! The result is predictable:
school administrators encourage students to drink
becomes, too.
Coke, even in classrooms.
• If you’re game, spill some In 1998 the Center for Science in the Public
on your car and watch what it Interest (CSPI) warned that Coca-Cola paid the Boys
does to the paint – a car that’s and Girls Clubs of America US$60 million to market
destined for the junk yard! its brand exclusively in over 2000 facilities. How do
you feel about this? Is it worth taking the time to
If you and your family write letters of protest? Do you feel, as I do, that
persist in drinking soft drinks governments, school districts and these children’s
after these experiments, you clubs are irredeemably sleazy?
need psychiatric help!
Many familiar and loved products wouldn’t exist without liberal use of
preservatives, particularly canned foods and processed meats, which require
potent preservatives to prevent unwanted side effects, such as death. Processed
meats are unhealthy on all levels, and best avoided in any case. Some meats are
so heavily preserved that the expiry date should read, “You should live so long!”
Setting You Up for Cancer
The oft-repeated excuse used by industry spokesmen and, incredibly,
believed by the public and governments, is that because these chemicals are used

in such small amounts they are harmless, even though they cause cancer in
experimental animals. Some are so poisonous that they would kill humans
instantly if eaten in large quantities! The frightening truth is that even tiny
amounts of a carcinogen, taken occasionally, are enough to cause cancer in
susceptible individuals.
At a meeting of cancer specialists, Dr Hermann Druckery, of Germany,
said, “A person absorbing even infinitesimal amounts will still have the
cumulative effect and when a certain level is reached and a period of latency has
passed, the effect will become evident in the form of a tumour.” The chemical
you ingest today in that delicious treat you just couldn’t resist could be setting
you up for cancer ten or twenty years from today. Is it worth it?
Even the director of the US Food and Drug Administration, Toxicological
Division, agrees. He says that there is no precise understanding of the ultimate
fate of food additives once they are in the body. Years ago it was thought that
the body was able to detoxify food additives, and that they were broken down
into harmless compounds. It is now known that this does not happen. The
processors, chemical manufacturers and governments are playing Russian
roulette with our bodies. They can continue doing so only if we cooperate.
While it is impossible to establish the cause of most human cancers,
statistics tell us that the unprecedented rise in the incidence of cancer closely
parallels the huge rise in the incidence of untested chemicals in our food supply.
The average person in industrial nations ingests between three and seven
kilograms of these additives per year. Prudent people ingest none – so there are
lots of people ingesting two or three times that amount. They are courting
cancer, and all of the other ills caused by food additives.
Sorry History
There are thousands of man-made chemicals in our food that have never
been adequately tested – no one knows their potential to cause birth defects,
allergies, genetic damage or cancer. The food processing industry has a sorry
history of using chemicals for as long as 75 years before the news leaked out that
they caused serious liver damage in experimental animals. Coumarin, dulcin and
butter yellow (doesn’t it sound appetizing?) are just a few examples.
Many substances which are known to cause cancers in experimental
animals are tolerated by governments, in spite of warnings from cancer experts,
on the grounds that they are consumed in small amounts and aren’t instantly
lethal.
Rarely Tested
The processors rarely test additives themselves. They depend upon the
manufacturers, and upon ‘independent’ firms such as Industrial Bio-Test
Laboratories in the US, one of the largest in the world. The executives of this

firm were convicted of falsifying the results of over 22,000 tests performed for
chemical manufacturers, in spite of the fire that ‘accidentally’ destroyed all of
their records just before the Feds moved in! It’s chilling to reflect that the
American laboratories are considered the best in the world, and that most other
countries rely upon their test results. Honest laboratories have poor track records,
too; more often than not, carcinogens are identified only after the product has
been tested on an unsuspecting public. Even in laboratories with flawless
integrity, cumulative dangers are usually ignored. What may be relatively
harmless over a short time could cause cancer over years of ingestion.
Interaction has also been ignored in testing – what may be harmless alone could
prove deadly when combined with other additives or natural substances.
Considering that there can be 30 or more additives in just one kind of food, the
permutations are endless!
Poring over labels in the supermarket is an exercise in futility. For
example, a pizza maker who uses dough, tomato paste, cheese and vegetables
must list them. In many countries he need not list the shocking things that have
been done to ‘improve’ the flour that he used to make the dough, nor the
additives in the cheese. If he didn’t make the tomato paste, its ingredients may
go unlisted. If he uses sausage that someone else has processed, all he must list
is ‘sausage’, and the contents remain the ugly secret of the sausage maker.
Should you or your children be allergic to the sodium nitrate, or any of the
many other additives permitted in prepared meat, tough luck. Animal studies
show that the young are at much greater risk from additives than mature people.
It may be that fully developed organs are better able to resist the onslaught of
damaging substances. Whatever the reason, it is well established that all food
additives present an unacceptable risk to our children.
When you consider the large amounts of brightly coloured non-foods,
sodas, and other highly chemicalised food they consume, it is no wonder we have
so high a rate of childhood cancer. Fifty years ago one rarely heard of a young
person with cancer, or other degenerative diseases – now it is commonplace.
Into the Mouths of Babes
Even babies are victims of the processors; reading the ingredients of some
baby foods, formulas and supplements would make a vulture gag. They read
more like chemistry lessons than nourishment. It is known that babies have no
taste for salt, yet it is often added, thus starting an early addiction. Even
monosodium glutamate (MSG), which has long been known as a dangerous non-
food, was used in infant food. After a long fight, consumer groups forced it to be
removed in most countries. In the US, executives of prestigious Beech-Nut
Corporation were prosecuted because they sold five million jars of artificial
colour, sugar and synthetic malic acid, labelled as 100% fruit juice. One was
convicted of 429 counts of violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. Mr Nice

Guy. When choosing food for your children, don’t trust processors; trust
yourself only! If you love your baby, breastfeed for as long as possible, then
squash up fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s not as quick as opening a can or a bottle,
but you will spend less time nursing sick children and protect them from
illnesses, surgery, chemotherapy and early graves.
Trap For The Unwary
Probably the most dangerous, and the least necessary, additives are dyes.
At least preservatives serve a purpose, dangerous as they are. The only advantage
in dyes is to the processor, who is able to mask half-dead, over-processed food so
people will buy it, thinking it’s fresh and nourishing. Dyes are a trap for the
unwary, especially children who are attracted to the bright, shiny colours.
Natural food dyes are rarely used because they are so much more
expensive than chemical ones, which are often derived from coal tar, a known
carcinogen. Tartrazine is just one example among many. It is used to dye food
yellow, orange and green, and can be found in sodas, jams, decorations, custard,
flavoured milk, and many bakery goods. Approximately 10 percent of the public
is intolerant or allergic to it, and no one knows the long-term effect upon people
who don’t have any immediate, noticeable symptoms. It is an azo dye, and they
have all been linked with cancer of the intestinal tract. There are other
symptoms, such as skin and respiratory problems. Many consider it a central
nervous system poison, as well. It, along with all the other synthetic dyes, should
have been banned at inception.
Next time you go to the supermarket, take a look at the mouthwash and
plaque cleaners. There they are, lined up in all their synthetic brilliance; hot
pink, blazing orange, kelly green, bright blue and scarlet, inviting you to put them
in your mouth, swirl them around on your delicate, absorbent membranes, and
poison yourself. Admittedly, it’s just a little poison, but who needs it?
Careful people can avoid most food additives, but sulphur is hard to detect.
It has been used for years to keep dried fruit from going brown. If the fruit looks
plump and the colour is bright, it has sulphur on it. If it looks a bit scruffy and
brown, it should be unsulphured. It won’t be as soft, but once you become
accustomed to unsulphured dried fruit it’s lovely, and a bit of a challenge because
it’s chewy. It’s more healthful if you soak it before eating, and that reconstitutes
the moisture and makes it soft again. Health food stores usually carry
unsulphured dried fruit, but it’s wise to ask questions and inspect before buying.
What they call ‘sulfiting agents’ are a menace which is much harder to
detect. Some restaurants use them on salad vegetables to maintain a fresh
appearance, and on seafood and fried potatoes. Some people react with diarrhea,
acute asthma attacks, nausea, loss of consciousness and even anaphylactic shock.

Toothless Laws
Deaths have occurred often enough in the United States so that laws have
been brought in to protect the public. Unfortunately, they haven’t teeth; rather
than banning sulfiting agents, restaurants are now merely obliged to post signs
stating that they have been used.
Canned foods are chock-full of poisonous chemicals, salt and non-
nourishment. Most of the vitamins and minerals are lost through processing, as
are all of the precious enzymes, without which the body cannot function
efficiently. The cans themselves pose a serious problem because of leaching.
This is especially dangerous in canned citrus, berries, or other acidic foods. One
hundred and fifty parts per million of tin contamination of the contents was
shown in some experiments. Sensitive individuals have been known to become
violently ill when exposed to the golden-brown lining which is used to keep the
metal from changing the food colour. The seams of the cans are closed with lead,
and this leaches into the food, also. Those who store tinned food in the
refrigerator are begging for trouble, as contamination increases dramatically each
day of storage. In a related incident, a family in Los Angeles, California, brought
some pretty pottery back from Mexico. They used one of the jugs to store orange
juice in the refrigerator for several days. One of the children died and other
family members became deathly ill before it was realised that lead in the pottery
had leached into the orange juice. The danger from cans isn’t that dramatic, of
course. If it were, canned food would be removed from the market and people
would be much healthier. But the principle is identical and the dangers are slow
and cumulative.
Disgusting things are done by the processors. To facilitate peeling, fruit
and vegetable skins may be turned to mush by caustic solutions such as lye. To
prevent loss of chlorophyll, magnesium carbonate, or magnesia, is used whether
you want a laxative or not. Firming agents, such as monocalcium phosphate,
calcium chloride, citrate and monocalcium phosphate may be used in preparation.
Since canned food would be an unappetising grey colour without doctoring,
soaking in soda or stannous chloride (tin salts) is commonly employed. Most of
these distasteful chemicals are not listed on the labels, but you can be sure they
are there, just the same. Processors claim they ‘dissipate’, but processors’ track
record for veracity and concern for the community leave one unconvinced.
An old saying goes, “The whiter the bread, the sooner you’re dead,” yet
bakers continue producing devitalised, dangerous, deadly white bread, and
people go on gobbling it down and giving it to their unsuspecting children. Your
mother probably gave it to you, often with peanut butter and jelly, and it was a
treat, a part of growing up. Like so many things we grew up with, it’s hard to

associate it with poison. Yet, poison it is, and it’s impossible to build or maintain
maximum health while eating the stuff.
Profit Motive
For 30 years flour was bleached with nitrogen trichloride, a central nervous
system poison. Now bleaching is done with ammonia, alum, gypsum and
chlorine dioxide, all dangerous, in spite of assurances of safety by the food
processors. Many scientists deplore this practice, and, in experiments, mice have
been shown to suffer stunted growth due to eating flour treated with chlorine
dioxide. This makes one wonder why the processors use such harmful chemicals
in our foods. Profit is the motive; when using bleaches, it is possible to use very
poor quality flours, and the product has a long shelf life. The processors are
unconcerned that when they remove the colour from the flour, they also remove
the nourishment.
With the exception of the bleaching process, all of the dangers lurking in
white flour exist in whole wheat. So, congratulations are not in order for those of
you who have been serving your families dark bread, unless you’ve been
grinding your own flour from bio-dynamic grain and baking your own bread, or
using a food drier to prepare grain crisps. They maintain all the nourishment as
long as the drying temperature is kept below 40° Celsius. If you prefer traditional
bread, look at baking day as an opportunity to put some old-fashioned warmth
back into family life and get the kids off the street, away from the television and
involved in family life.
Of course, at Hippocrates Health Centre we don’t advocate the use of any
type of cooked bread, however, we recognise that not everyone is prepared to
stay on an optimum diet, and we prefer those people to eat the least damaging
breads. We make dried grain crisps, and they are delicious and healthful for most,
but not for gluten-intolerant persons.
Bear in mind, while groaning about the time spent baking, the following
facts about commercial flour and baked goods: the original wheat seeds are
treated with mercury poison, and in storage bins cyanogen gas is sprayed on
them.
Later, bakers saturate the dough with mycoban or calcium propionate,
which destroys the enzyme that makes it possible for our bodies to assimilate
calcium. They use it because it stops mould, unaware or uncaring that anything
which retards the growth of a living organism must also be dangerous to people.
There may be as many as 80 ingredients in a loaf of bread, and few of them
are listed. Most of them are non-foods, and many are dangerous. There are dyes,
preservatives, antioxidants, mould retarders, bread improvers, extenders,
emulsifiers, leaveners and conditioners. Some are used instead of eggs, milk and
shortenings, because chemicals are cheaper than real food. Others are used to
make distribution easier and shelf life longer. These chemical breads remain

‘fresh’ for a long time, passing the ‘squeeze test’. And why not? They’re not
food anymore, and there’s nothing to rot.
By the time everyone has gotten into the act, most bread is unfit for
consumption, human or animal. Weevils have more sense than some people –
they won’t eat white flour. Not only is it chock full of poison, but all the
vitamins, minerals and enzymes have been removed in the milling process, and
fed to hogs. ‘Enriched’ flour is a farce. Synthetic coal-tar vitamins are pumped
in after the natural nutrients are milled out. Bread made with this kind of flour is
the staff of death, and should carry the skull and crossbones.
The most important thing to understand when choosing food is that
governments will absolutely not protect consumers from the processors. The
subject is too complicated for politicians. More sinister, the food processors are
too rich and their lobbyists are too powerful and/or generous for politicians to
make headway against their dangerous practices, even if they had the motivation,
the interest, or the knowledge. They don’t, and they probably never will; as ever,
we must protect ourselves!

6
Oils and Fats
The facts behind all that
industry misinformation
C
holesterol is not the enemy. In fact, if you do not provide your body
with enough of the right kind of fats, your body will have to manufacture
its own cholesterol. And remember, our bodies are a lot smarter than the
food industry’s hired gun scientists.
What I am about to say regarding oils is not what the food chemists want
you to know about, or what the expensive ads postulate. This information flies in
the face of the ‘conventional wisdom’, which may be conventional, but certainly
isn’t wise: all of the polyunsaturated oils that are now promoted as healthful, are
not. In fact, they are dangerous. In order to maintain your health, shun these
hyped, manufactured, oxidised, chemicalised products.
The polyunsaturate-pushers don’t want you to know the truth. For decades
their propaganda has covered up the dangers associated with having low blood
cholesterol, and the safety of the old-fashioned fats and oils that have nourished
countless generations.
Lost in the shuffle are the hundreds of studies proving that low cholesterol
leads to much higher deaths from cancer. These studies have appeared for
decades in obscure medical journals and in the books of corporate-neutral
scientists. Regrettably, few people are exposed to them. But articles praising the
heart ‘benefits’ of polyunsaturated oils appear everywhere. So, too, do the
glossy, full-page advertisements their manufacturers have paid for. Remember,
advertisements are the lifeblood of most magazines and newspapers. When the
ads are accompanied by favourable articles, it is prudent to look with healthy
scepticism upon the products they promote.
A study in Honolulu showed that age-adjusted mortality from cancer was
four times higher in the low serum cholesterol group, compared to the high serum
cholesterol group. In a Yugoslavian study, as cholesterol levels fell, total

mortality rose. In Malmo, Sweden, the lowest serum cholesterol group was
associated with the highest death rate, mainly due to cancer and other non-
coronary heart disease causes.
Men, are you aware that without the right kind of cholesterol, your body
will be unable to manufacture its own testosterone? Apart from the obvious
masculinity problems, scientists have identified low testosterone as the cause of
‘Irritable Male Syndrome’, the grumpy, non-communicative, moody male that
makes life miserable for his wife and family.
Shorter Life
Gary Taubes, the author of The Soft Science of Dietary Fat, wrote in
Science Magazine, 2001, “Men with very low cholesterol levels seemed prone
to premature death; the lower the cholesterol the shorter the life… Men with
cholesterol levels below 4.1mmol/L tended to die prematurely from cancer,
respiratory and digestive diseases and trauma. As for women, the higher the
cholesterol the longer they lived.
Dr Robert Jay Rowen agrees. In his newsletter, Second Opinion, he
writes, “Cholesterol dangers are largely a myth… The majority of heart attacks
in this country [the US] are incurred by people in the ‘normal’ range… I see a
67-year-old woman with cholesterol levels over 800 with no signs of vascular
disease or hypertension whatsoever!”
Women must have cholesterol. Without this vital nutrient, their bodies
will not be able to produce the hormones they need for their reproductive cycle,
and to keep them healthy throughout their later years.
Perhaps most telling of all is what leading endocrinologist Dr Raymond
Peat wrote in his book, From PMS to Menopause: “Unsaturated oils, especially
polyunsaturates, weaken the immune system’s function in ways that are similar
to the damage caused by radiation, hormone imbalance, cancer, aging, or viral
infections. The media discuss sexually-transmitted and drug-induced
immunodeficiency, but it isn’t yet considered polite to discuss vegetable oil-
induced immunodeficiency.”
The hysterical cholesterol scare campaign gained currency for all the
wrong reasons shortly after World War II, and was picked up by the food
manufacturers and health professionals who didn’t read the research, and blown
into a dangerous cult. Sure, some fats are deadly – but they are the manufactured
fats, such as margarine, homogenised milk, soy oil, corn oil, etc. In short, all of
the heavily-promoted oils are dangerous, and the fats and oils reviled by the huge
companies – coconut oil, butter and olive oil, are the good fats. But only if they
are properly formulated and carefully stored.
For decades, the multinationals who manufacture trans-fats and
unsaturated oils manipulated research, in order to promote the sale of their

chemicalised, oxidised products, which are unfit for consumption – human or
animal! In doing so, they have taken attention away from the real causes of heart
disease – sugar, junk food, heavy grain consumption and the wrong kinds of fats.
In spite of all the glossy ads and the misinformation campaigns that have led our
health practitioners astray, cholesterol, unless it is oxidised, is a valuable nutrient.
We need it because it is the precursor of progesterone, oestrogen, DHEA,
pregnenolone and other hormones. Our bodies cannot manufacture these
invaluable hormones without it.
Can Cause Impotence
According to Dr John Lee, “This decades-long misinformation campaign
has been a contributing factor in the meteoric rise in the incidence of heart
disease and cancer, and has helped bring billions of dollars in profits to
companies selling both cholesterol-lowering drugs and hydrogenated oils.” Men
who are prescribed these drugs, usually without warning from their physicians,
learn the hard way that they can cause impotence. If you are unconvinced, please
see Chapter 14, The Perils of Prostate, to learn what these oils do to the male
prostate gland.
For those of you who need any more reasons to embrace a healthful diet,
consider this: if you eat and drink yourself into severe heart disease and your
physician warns that a bypass is your only option, you run a 42 percent risk of
brain damage, neurological complications, and suffering a stroke on the operating
table.
Dr Julian Whitaker, of Whitaker Wellness Institute Medical Clinic
(www.drwhitaker.com), explains why: “There are several explanations for this. Ill
effects of anaesthesia may be a factor. Inflammatory chemicals that are released
in massive quantities during surgery likely have adverse effects as well.
However, the primary culprit appears to be the heart-lung machine... which may
introduce air bubbles into the bloodstream that can interfere with blood flow to
the brain. Even worse, messing with the aorta loosens embolic matter (small bits
of plaque and blood clots), which can break off, travel up the carotid arteries in
the neck, lodge in the blood vessels of the brain, and disrupt oxygen delivery.”
Be wary of doctors and persuasive glossy advertisements pushing statin
(cholesterol-lowering) drugs. They work by blocking an important enzyme the
body uses to make cholesterol, but the makers have evidently not considered
what other essential work that enzyme may be required to do. Or, perhaps with
an eye only on the bottom line, they simply do not care.
Then there are the well-documented side effects: intestinal disease, increased risk
of cancer, stroke, suicide and severe Alzheimer’s Disease. Bayer had to
withdraw its statin drug, Baycol, from the US market, when it was found to be
responsible for 31 deaths from a muscle-destroying disease. Another,

Cervistatin, was also taken off the market when it created the same problems.
Public Citizen, a US consumer watchdog, petitioned the government to force
drug companies to warn Americans that they should quit the pills at the first sign
of muscle pain or weakness. How about warning them not to take these drugs at
all? And, where are the consumer watchdogs in Australia? Recently, one
pharmaceutical firm patented the inclusion of Co-Q10 in its newest statin. This
happened because they finally acknowledged that statin drugs reduce synthesis of
this nutrient, which is vital for heart health. This means, of course, that none of
the other firms making statins will be able to add Q10 to their formulation. Dr
Whitaker believes this gives grounds for a huge class-action suit by patients who
have been damaged by statins without being warned to take supplemental Q10.
Failed to Protect the Heart
Dr Duane Graveline, on American radio show, The People’s Pharmacy,
told of bouts of total amnesia he experienced while taking a statin drug. Pfizer,
who make the statin drug, Lipitor, deny that there have been any reports of
memory loss. But then, they would, wouldn’t they? Lipitor brings them in more
than US$5 billion per year!
A large Hungarian study, reported in Dr Peat’s Newsletter, showed that
using a drug to lower cholesterol failed to protect the heart, and greatly increased
the cancer death rate. “It is now widely recognised that the pattern of blood
lipids associated with lower incidence of heart disease – higher blood levels of
the High Density Lipids (HDL) and lower levels of the Low Density Lipids
(LDL) – is associated with a higher cancer risk. It seems that any intervention –
not just excess vegetable oil – which lowers the LDL cholesterol will increase the
risk of cancer.” Wow! In other words, just the opposite of what the ‘experts’ say.
The lesson to be learned here is that all of us should consume as perfect a
diet as possible, shun drugs, and keep the sickness industry at bay. Don’t let
them play Russian roulette with your heart and life!
Dr Peat quotes experiments that show even a ‘moderate’ use of unsaturated
oils in the diet accelerates aging. Mice fed soy oil produced offspring with
smaller brains and learning difficulties, compared to the offspring of mice given
coconut oil. He says, “The brain seems to be especially sensitive to the toxic
effects of vegetable oils.” Dr Peat also says that if polyunsaturated oils are not
eaten, vitamin E needs become low, and he warns that women should shun
unsaturated oils during pregnancy, in order to protect their babies.
Mother’s milk is rich in cholesterol, and nature didn’t put it there because
it is bad for infants. It is there to ensure proper development of the nervous
system and brain. Whenever women tell me proudly that they have their babies
and older children on margarine and lowfat milk I am horrified. These children
will never realise their full potential – they are being starved of the kind of fats

the brain needs. Denying babies and children the right kinds of fat is child abuse,
and any physician or so-called health professional who advises this starvation
diet should be ashamed. And, while I’m railing against the health advisors, they
have either forgotten or never learned that a major cause of extremely high
cholesterol is low thyroid function. Often, just bringing the thyroid up to normal
(as discussed in Chapters 1 and 2) will bring cholesterol into a normal range.
Rancidity Radical Facts
Flax oil has been heavily promoted for several What are these ‘free
years as ‘essential’ for health, and many people force radicals’ we hear so
much about? This is Dr
themselves to take a tablespoon each day, even though
Peat’s definition: “Free
they don’t like the taste. This is misguided, according radicals are reactive
to Dr Peat, who considers it “…the most carcinogenic molecular fragments
of oils”! The British alternative medical newsletter, that occur even in
What Doctors Don’t Tell You, carried out exhaustive healthy cells, and can
tests on all the brands of flax oil sold in London. They damage the cell. When
unsaturated oils are
found that most were rancid, which is dangerous
exposed to free radicals
because rancidity promotes cancer. Two were not they can create chain
rancid, but the magazine reported that they turned rancid reactions of free radicals
after a few days of refrigeration. that spread the damage
in the cell, and
Next time a health professional urges you to contribute to the cell’s
consume this oil, ask why it comes in a dark bottle and aging.”
must be refrigerated immediately. Commonsense
dictates that this is because it is highly unstable and readily breaks down into free
radicals. If that doesn’t scare you, this should: under the influence of unsaturated
fats (including flax oil) brain cells swell, and their shape and interactions are
altered.
As for the so-called, much-touted ‘essential fatty acids’, consider this
quote from Dr Peat’s book, From PMS To Menopause:
Essential fatty acids are, according to the textbooks, linoleic acid and linolenic acid,
and they are supposed to have the status of ‘vitamins,’ which must be taken in the
diet to make life possible. However, we are able to synthesise our own unsaturated
fats when we don’t eat the EFA, so they are not ‘essential.’ The term thus appears to
be a misnomer. (M.E. Hanke, BIOCHEMISTRY, Encycl. Brit. Book of the Year,
1948).
Intrinsically Toxic
Far from being ‘essential’, these oils are intrinsically toxic
and should be avoided. They inhibit enzymes that are needed for
digestion and for the production of thyroid hormones. As Dr Peat writes, these
oils “increase the risk of abnormal blood clotting, inflammation, immune
deficiency, shock, aging, obesity and cancer... Since the unsaturated oils block
protein in the stomach, we can be malnourished even while ‘eating well’....

Linoleic acid constricts blood vessels and promotes hypertension... and is
specifically associated with serotonin-dependent disorders such as migraine....
Polyunsaturated fats contribute significantly, maybe decisively, to the
degenerative changes that occur in aging.” Flax oil and all the other unsaturated
oils are everywhere – small wonder there is so much serious illness in the
‘civilised’ world. There’s more on flax oil in Chapter 14, The Perils of Prostate.
Canola oil should also be shunned, but this is easier said than done, as it is
ubiquitous. The only way to keep it out of your diet is by strict avoidance of fast
food outlets, by keeping junk food out of your life and by being fussy when
choosing manufactured foods. Remember, when you are tempted by a quick
snack: Fast Food = Fast Death!
Nutritional experts Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD, in a lengthy article in
Wise Traditions, wrote, “… canola oil is definitely not healthy for the
cardiovascular system. Like rapeseed oil, its predecessor, canola oil is associated
with fibrotic lesions of the heart. It also causes vitamin E deficiency, undesirable
changes in the blood platelets and shortened lifespan in stroke-prone rats…
Furthermore, it seems to retard growth, which is why the FDA does not allow the
use of canola oil in infant formula.” Finally, the FDA did something right!
Margarine, one of the worst offenders, must be avoided. During the many
chemical processes used to manufacture this product, hexane and carbon
tetrachloride are used as solvents, and traces remain. To achieve a butter-like
consistency, hydrogen gas is bubbled over a nickel catalyst, saturating the fat and
turning it into an artery-clogger.
These chemical insults create an odoriferous black goop, which must be
bleached and deodorised with even more chemicals. Then artificial flavours,
dyes and preservatives are added. The result is a plastic, chemical non-food that
your body does not know how to deal with or detoxify. You might just as well
inject plastic into your veins. Amazingly, many doctors still recommend this stuff
for prevention of heart attacks!
Risk of Heart Disease
The New England Journal of Medicine reported that trans-fats
(polyunsaturated fats) increase the risk of heart disease by damaging arteries.
These dangerous fats are in all fast food, fried food and most bakery goods. They
are produced when polyunsaturated vegetable fats are artificially hydrogenated.
When you see “partially hydrogenated oil” on a label, put it back on the shelf.
This is the dreaded trans-fat, and it is a killer. Dr Peat agrees that these oils
damage the heart, and adds, “It is now known that polyunsaturated fats interfere
with thyroid hormone in just about every conceivable way.” Healthy functioning
of the thyroid gland is essential for good health. Dr Peat also wrote, “The easily-
oxidised short-and medium-chain saturated fatty acids of coconut oil provide a

source of energy that protects our tissues against the toxic inhibitory effects of
the unsaturated fatty acids and reduces their anti-thyroid effects.”
For the sake of your health, ignore the ‘experts’ who jumped on the
bandwagon, and search out the alternative health professionals who know the
truth behind one of the most cynical and dangerous publicity campaigns ever
mounted. Dr William Campbell Douglass is one, and he has graciously
permitted me to reprint the following from his newsletter, Second Opinion:
Coconut oil is the best example of an innocent saturated oil getting the reputation of
clogger of arteries because of a misinterpretation of the research. The wrong
interpretation was then repeated until it became ‘a known fact’ that the food
manufacturers were killing us by using large amounts of coconut oil. Now there are a
lot of things wrong with the food industry, and they do use a lot of unhealthy oils in
their foods, but coconut oil isn’t one of them. In fact, the seed-oil cartel has managed,
by what nefarious method I don’t know, to almost eliminate coconut oil from the diet
of the American people.
Twenty-five years ago, I was taken in by the seed-oil company propaganda against
coconut oil, just like everybody else. It was easy to fool us: coconut oil is a saturated
fat; ‘saturated fat is bad’. And there’s the economic factor; that’s the one that really
counts. Coconut oil is relatively expensive. Soy bean, peanut and corn oils are not.
But these cheap oils that are used in processed foods today are very unstable. They
can become rancid in just a few hours, even in the refrigerator. So the answer to that
problem, you may have already guessed, is the addition of a lot of preservatives.
Coconut oil, for reasons not completely understood, does not become rancid, even
though it contains a small amount of unsaturated oils. Coconut oil has been left at
room temperature for a year without developing any rancidity. The five percent of
unsaturated oils in coconut oil should turn rancid, but they don’t. It is theorised that
the saturated oil in coconut oil has an antioxidative effect and thus prevents the
oxidation of the unsaturates present in the oil.
Unsaturated oils cause cancer; the research is there to confirm it, but few people have
seen it. The ‘essential’ fatty acid, linoleic acid, when fed to experimental animals,
gives them heart disease. But if you give the animals saturated fat, in the form of
animal fat or coconut oil, they will be protected from the harmful effects of the
‘essential’ unsaturated linoleic acid. This is clearly understood in the organ transplant
field. Emulsions of unsaturated oils are used specifically for their immuno-
suppressive effects. Is that what you want on your salad – oils, such as canola and soy
bean, that suppress your immune system? Or would you prefer an oil, like coconut
oil, that protects you against the ravages of immune suppression?
Fifty years ago, farmers attempted to fatten their livestock by using coconut oil, which
was a lot cheaper than grains. They reasoned that fat (any fat) would make the
animals fat, a simple and self-evident postulate. But they were wrong. What they got
instead was lean and perky, rather than fat and indolent. Granted, the cows were
hungry all the time, and ate a lot, but they didn’t get fat.
So, back to the drawing board. They next tried drugs that would suppress the function
of the thyroid. It worked; the animals got fat on less food. But the compounds were
found to be carcinogenic and it was feared that the meat would in turn give cancer to

the consumers. So they decided to try various cheap beans, such as soy, and cheap
vegetables, such as corn.
Both soy beans and corn worked. And here is the point of all this animal husbandry:
the soy beans and corn suppressed the thyroid gland, just like the drugs, and the
animals got fat without consuming a lot of food. So do you wonder why it’s hard to
lose weight on these oil-based vegetarian diets? You don’t lose weight if your thyroid
gland is suppressed, you gain it. What the farmers already knew was later ‘proven’
with animal studies. The animals fed unsaturated vegetable oils, such as soy and corn,
were fat; the animals fed coconut oils were lean. The total amount of fat eaten was not
the controlling factor. The higher the ratio of unsaturated oil to coconut oil, the fatter
the animal, no matter what the quantity of oil ingested.
And there are other reasons not to use the unsaturated oils. The seed oils block
proteolytic enzymes, which is probably why they block the production of thyroid
hormone. But they also block digestive enzymes and affect the clotting mechanism.
Even worse is the effect of the unsaturated oils on the brain. Soy oils are incorporated
directly into the brain, making the brain structurally abnormal. Children fed
exclusively on unsaturated oils are not going to develop normally unless they get the
protective effect of coconut oil.
As expected, the drug companies have fractionated coconut oil to obtain patentable
products, such as butyric acid, because it’s well known that coconut oil contains many
important nutrients. But you don’t need purified products; you just need coconut oil.
The natural coconut oil acts as an antihistamine, an anti-diabetic, an anti-cancer agent,
and an anti-infective.
The Journal of the American Medical Association agrees with Dr
Douglass: “Coconut oil may be one of the most useful oils to prevent heart
disease because of its antiviral and antimicrobial characteristics (JAMA 1967
202:1119-1123; American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1981 34:1552).
“In Framingham, Massachusetts, the more saturated fat one ate, the more
cholesterol one ate, the more calories one ate, the lower people’s serum
cholesterol... we found that the people who ate the most saturated fat weighed the
least and were the most physically active.” (William Castelli, director of The
Framingham Study).
“The diet-heart hypothesis had been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and
yet, for complicated reasons of pride, profit and prejudice, the hypothesis
continues to be exploited by scientists, fundraising enterprises, food companies
and even governmental agencies. The public is being deceived by the greatest
health scam of the century.” (George Mann, MD, renowned researcher).
“An analysis of cholesterol values in 1,700 patients with atherosclerotic
disease revealed no definite correlation between serum cholesterol levels and the
nature and extent of atherosclerotic disease.” (Michael DeBakey, MD, famous
heart surgeon).
The pioneering Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients states:
“Coconut oil is particularly useful as it has an essential saturated fat, lauric acid.

Trans-fat is the fat that should be absolutely avoided at all times. Read labels.
Any time you see partially hydrogenised fat - that means trans-fat. Avoid it...
Organic, unrefined coconut oil is safe. However, most other coconut oil products
are hydrogenated. Coconut oil has been subjected to a smear campaign by
commercial vegetable oil producers, but the research studies cited have used
hydrogenated coconut oil, which has skewed the results.”
Skin Care More On Rancidity
Dr Peat has this advice for women; Regarding the rancidity in most oils, Dr
he suggests avoiding skin creams Peat said, in one of his informative
Newsletters, “The fact that saturated fats
containing polyunsaturated botanical oils
are dominant in tropical plants and in
because they promote aging of the skin by warm-blooded animals relates to the
intensifying the effects of the sun’s stability of these oils at high temperatures.
ultraviolet rays. He recommends coconut Coconut oil which had been stored at
oil as the best for skin care, and so do I. room temperature for a year was found to
It’s the only cleanser or moisturiser I use, have no measurable rancidity. Since
growing coconuts often experience
and I always give it to my massage
temperatures around 100 degrees
therapist, because I don’t want any Fahrenheit, ordinary room temperature
dangerous oils absorbed through my skin. isn’t an oxidative challenge. Fish oil or
The Health Centre’s interest in safflower oil, though, can’t be stored long
at room temperature, and at 98 degrees F
coconut oil started years ago when we the spontaneous oxidation is very fast.”
read the following story in Health and
Healing Wisdom, the journal of the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation:
“When an AIDS sufferer found that his viral load had reached almost
700,000, he decided that the best use of his money and remaining time on Earth
was a relaxing vacation. He chucked all the vitamins and drugs he was using –
including Naltrexone – packed his bags and headed for an Indian village in
Surinam. There he dined on fresh coconut meat every day. Within two days his
peripheral neuropathy was gone and within two weeks, he was ‘running through
the jungle’. Back home, and continuing to consume at least one-half of a coconut
per day, his lab tests showed that the viral load had dropped to just over 300,000.
Within another month the viral load had dropped to non-detectable levels and he
had gained 32 pounds.”
This little paragraph came like a bolt from the blue. Knowing the integrity
of this non-profit foundation I decided to research coconut, starting by turning
myself into a guinea pig – not for the first time! Within minutes, I was on the
way to our local supermarket. Unfortunately, green, soft flesh coconuts are hard
to find in cities, so dried nuts are the next best thing.
A coconut novice, I didn’t have the sense to ask the produce man to saw
the coconuts in half and empty the liquid into a jar. (Some will cooperate, some
won’t, I later discovered). Fired with enthusiasm, I rushed home, not giving a
second thought to the task ahead – how to open two incredibly hard spheres.

After trial and error I discovered the way to proceed, and the following are
my recommendations, but first, when choosing your coconuts, shake them to
make sure there is plenty of liquid inside. If not, they are old and probably
spoiled. Be sure to keep your sales slip because sometimes even those with
liquid are found to be spoiled, and the market will return your money.
Preparation
If your produce man is uncooperative, you will have to fend for yourself,
this way:
Take the nuts outside, along with a hammer, screwdriver and a jar. Prop
the coconut between your knees, place the screwdriver on one of the eyes, and
hammer it into the eye, until it slips in easily. Then do the same with the other
two eyes, being careful not to spill the liquid. Up-end the nut and pour the liquid
into the jar. Taste it. If it’s sweet, you have a good nut. If it smells or tastes sour
or offensive, you have an old nut. If it’s good, drink the liquid while it’s fresh. If
you have eyestrain or cataracts, put some of the water in a glass dropper bottle
and use the healing water as eye drops. After removing the water, cover the nut
with an old towel or a plastic bag and hit it, hard, with the hammer until it breaks
into pieces.
Then you will have to remove the meat from the husk, which is easier said
than done. But persevere, it will come out. Don’t be concerned by the thin,
brown coating on the outside of the meat. There is nothing wrong with it. And,
please, don’t attempt to chew the meat – you run the risk of cracking a tooth that
way.
Once you have the meat separated from the husk, the best approach is to
shred it. I use a Champion Juicer, with the ‘blank’ on. This shreds beautifully.
If you use a different shredder, make sure it doesn’t heat up, and don’t under any
circumstances use aluminium; it is toxic and will contaminate the coconut. I
then put my coconut in a food drier, although it isn’t necessary. Undried, it will
keep well in the fridge. It tastes better, and is slightly crunchy, dried, and appears
to keep better. But remember, if you opt for drying, be sure the drier doesn’t
have aluminium trays, and keep it at a low temperature so the nutrients aren’t
destroyed, 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit) or under. See Resources for a great and
inexpensive coconut scraper we have discovered.
For those of you who do not have a shredder or a drier, or the time
necessary to go through this exercise, there is another way – buy pure,
unadulterated, coconut oil. More about that below.
At the health centre we stick to the Hippocrates Programme, which has
been incredibly successful since it was established by Ann Wigmore in 1960.
We do not experiment on anyone. This does not deter me from meddling,
however, in my private life, and I started recommending the coconut I had

prepared to acquaintances with symptoms of viruses. Without exception, their
symptoms vanished. Because of this, I keep a supply of dried coconut in the
freezer, and use pure coconut oil daily. Both taste delicious, and who knows
when I might overwork, get run down, and encounter an opportunistic virus? Or
a microbe, or a cancer cell or a protozoa? Those meanies are everywhere, more
than ever with jet travel commonplace, and it’s wise not to issue any invitations
to the dirty, rotten scoundrels.
Lauric Acid
Every illness is different, as is every case. Fortunately, experimentation is
not dangerous, and you will have to figure out for yourself how much you need,
and how often. Proceed slowly, bearing in mind that coconut flesh is rich, and
too much can be hard on susceptible digestive systems, and the liver. I prefer the
oil to dried coconut as it is easier and perfect for cooking.
After proving to my satisfaction the benefits of coconut, I wanted to know
– why? So, I rang the Price-Pottenger Foundation and talked to their dedicated,
helpful editor, Pat Connolly. She suggested that I read a back issue of their
journal, which contained an article by Mary Enig, PhD, an expert of international
renown in the field of lipid chemistry. Dr Enig, who has impeccable credentials,
is able to practice pure science, as her research is not ‘bought and paid for’ by the
food conglomerates.
Dr Enig has done an enormous amount of research on coconut oil. She has
found the oil to be not only antiviral, but anti-microbial, anti-protozoal and anti-
carcinogenic. This is extraordinary information, and Dr Enig quotes other
research studies made by many other prestigious scientists. She cited studies
which found the lauric acid in pure coconut has adverse effects on various
microorganisms, such as bacteria, intestinal yeast overgrowth, fungi and
enveloped viruses. She states that it was found that lauric acid causes the
disintegration of the virus envelope!
Important Nutrient
“Some of the viruses inactivated by the lipids in lauric acid are measles
virus, herpes simplex, vesicular stomatitis virus, visna virus and
cytomegalovirus,” she says. There are also several studies described in this
article that found that dietary coconut oil, as widely used in island communities,
does not cause high cholesterol levels. Breast milk contains lauric acid for the
protection of babies, indicating that nature considers this an important nutrient.
It is nothing short of criminal that the medical profession has ignored the
healing properties of coconuts. According to Mary Enig, immune-compromised
people should ingest about 25gm of lauric acid per day. She based this figure on
comparative levels found in human breast milk. If using oil only, this would

amount to four tablespoons per day for an adult. It can be used in soups, as salad
dressings, and for sautéing food and in drinks.
Coconut milk, if you can find a pure one, is another option, as four ounces
contain about 11gm of lauric acid. Fresh, shredded coconut contains about 6gm
per ½ cup. Although I don’t approve of it myself, since I don’t know what
‘they’ have done to it, another possibility is desiccated coconut. It, too, contains
about 6gm of lauric acid per ½ cup. But please remember: no hydrogenated
coconut oil, and no ‘lite’ oil!
Dr. Enig recommended these large amounts only for those with severe
immune system problems. Smaller amounts are adequate for others.
Those of you who remain phobic about cholesterol, even after the evidence
I’ve compiled, must now be trying to decide which is worse – eating an oil which
is not recommended by the multinational food industry and by ill-informed health
professionals, or the virus or bacteria you are trying to banish.
When you consider what commercial food processors do to coconuts
before they reach the stores, it’s small wonder that proprietary coconut oils,
grated coconut and other end products are toxic. They burn the coconut, dry it at
extremely high temperatures, store it in dirty sacks, then bleach and deodorise it,
because the manufacturing processes make it look and smell disgusting. And, in
the case of oil, after all the above insults, they homogenise and hydrogenate it.
They call it RBD Oil (Refined, Bleached, Deodorised) and it’s a disaster –
everything decent has been killed.
For years, we were unable to find a good coconut oil. They all smelled of
chemicals, and now I know why. Finally, after months of phone calls to several
countries, I was able to locate a superb oil, and the Hippocrates Health Centre is
importing it. It is made by native South Pacific communities, using very old and
safe methods. Nothing is done which can hurt the oil, and the presses are washed
only with hot water, never the benzene or other poisons most oil processors use.
These poisons, of course, end up in small amounts in most of the conventionally-
processed oils. Manufacturers stress the minute amounts, ignoring the
cumulative effects of years of poisons our bodies are expected to detoxify.
Dr Peat has this to say about coconut oil: “This oil contains immunity-
boosting lauric acid, also found in mother’s milk. For these reasons, its regular
use offers protection against disease and premature aging.” Dr Peat recommends
taking about an ounce each day, as salad dressing. Many people have reported to
me that they take much more than this and claim that it has helped them greatly.

Dr John R Lee concurs with this, and also with Dr Douglass, that “An
added bonus is that by increasing the metabolic rate via the thyroid, coconut oil,
in spite of being a fat, has been known to bring about an amazing loss of excess
weight. Farmers, in fact, who thought it would be an inexpensive way to fatten
their animals, found it had just the opposite effect!”
Addressing the irrational fears most people have regarding this oil and
heart attacks, Dr Lee also states, “Equatorial people, whose main source of fat is
unrefined coconut oil, tend to be very free of heart disease.”
The Good Oil on Oils
So, what oils and fats can you eat and maintain your health? The
Hippocrates Health Centre does not use any oils, because they have no place in a
healing centre, where the students need to detoxify. Avocado is used at the
centre, and is an ideal vegetable fat, containing no cholesterol, for those who are
still afraid of this much-maligned substance. It is delicious cut up in salads, and
we have many recipes for sauces made with avocado and other ingredients to
make a tasty salad dressing.
Once Hippocrates graduates go home, however, they want to know if they
can use any oils and fats in a ‘transition’ diet and still stay well. To these people
we recommend the following:
Olive Oil
Buy only green olive oil, or extra virgin for salads, and make sure it is in a
dark bottle, to avoid the oxidation that occurs when oil is exposed to light. Be
sure to refrigerate after opening. Please do not cook with olive oil, as heating
oxidizes it and creates free radicals, which we all need to avoid.
Butter
This fat, recommended by all the oil experts I trust, contains the valuable A
and D vitamins, which are vital for the proper absorption of calcium, and
efficient functioning of the thyroid gland. The fatty acids in butter are valuable
to the immune system, and the lipids in butter protect gastrointestinal health.
These fatty acids are burned for quick energy, rather than stored as fat.
According to the American health journal, Health Freedom News, “The notion
that butter causes weight gain is a sad misconception.” But this does not confer
open slather – moderation is essential. Tragically, ‘they’ have ruined this
nourishing food by taking the cattle out of grassy pastures where, in the ‘good old
days’, they were free to absorb the life-giving nutrients nature provided. They
are now fed the cheapest, most unhealthy grains, dosed with drugs, and treated
inhumanely. If you can locate a dairy that allows their cows to live according to
the laws of nature, their butter will be high in life-giving omega-3 fats and will
nourish your family.

New Zealand’s butter and meat are said to be from grass-fed livestock.
The Americans, in some States, are fortunate to have certified dairies, as well as
organically raised meat. In Australia some health stores carry meat and butter
from properly raised animals. Please let us know if you are able to find any.
Always purchase the unsalted variety, and do not use it for frying.
Because of my well-founded mistrust of the food manufacturers, my
recommendation is for people to churn their own butter. Ideally, find a dairyman
willing to sell you pure, uncontaminated milk. The big problem for most of us is
finding time for such things!
Coconut Oil
For all the reasons already mentioned, and from a great deal of experience,
I am convinced that this is the most healthful oil available. Nature has wisely
provided the coconut with protection against tropical heat, so its oil does not turn
rancid or oxidise in hot weather. Nor does it create free radicals when heated.
Because of this, coconut oil is the only oil I consider safe to use in cooking.
Storage is also not a problem. Although I do not recommend it, I have
stored it un-refrigerated for four years without noticing a rancid smell or flavour.
Dr Peat urges people to eat at least one ounce (30ml) per day in order to
maintain health. I believe much more is safe and extremely beneficial. Do not
allow yourself to be taken in by the seed oil propagandists who claim it
contributes to high cholesterol. On the contrary, Pacific Islanders, who rely on
this oil, have amazing heart health. Those who have reported results to me of
using it in large quantity assure me that their cholesterol has dropped! I eat two
to four tablespoons per day and my cholesterol is lower than it has ever been, yet
not so low that it will compromise my health. Yes, it turns hard when exposed
to cold, but the moment it is heated it liquefies, and when it is in the body it is in
its liquid state. Do not purchase commercial coconut products because of the
processing which can turn it deadly.
For additional sound information on oils I

recommend Dr Peat’s books and
newsletters, and the work of Mary Enig,
PhD, and her co-writer, Sally Fallon, all of
which you will find listed in Resources.

7
Bone Health I
Demineralisation
… and why most popular osteoporosis treatments
are not only ineffective but damaging, too
T here is a clearly defined profile of the osteoporosis victim. The main

genetic factors are: ancestors from Northern Europe, Britain, China or
Japan, family members with the disease, long, slender bones, thin, fair
skin, and female sex. The latter is the most influential factor.
This dreadful affliction is eight times more
likely to strike women than men. This has
proved to be most unfortunate for women,
because if it were a 50/50 illness, male-
dominated science would presumably have tried
harder to learn the causes. To appreciate the truth
of this, one has only to observe the way women’s
physical problems have been neglected through
the ages. Men split the atom, built weapons of
unimaginable destruction, and spent billions on
ego trips through space. Yet, we are still waiting
for an effective female contraceptive that doesn’t
have potentially dangerous side effects.
There are many examples of this bias,
such as the great emphasis that has been placed
on preventing heart disease, which has
traditionally affected more men than women. Nowadays, there is hardly a doctor
who doesn’t hand out diet sheets to susceptible persons. Yet, should a female
patient enquire about preventing osteoporosis, dairy, calcium tablets and HRT are
pushed, with only the rare doctor mentioning the many natural things which can
be done to prevent and reverse bone loss.

The unpalatable truth is that we women are on our own in the cold hard
world, and it is not a nice feeling. I remember how I felt when I understood that I
was a prime genetic candidate for osteoporosis. It was a chilling moment, and it
was obvious that I was not going to get help from the medical/pharmaceutical
establishment. I had to help myself. We all do.
But first, what is this disease, so
much in the news, and the scourge of our
middle and old age? The name gives an
apt description: osteo means bone and
porosis means porous. Put them together
and they spell deep trouble for women, and
for men too, if they live into old age, and
persist in habits that promote the disease.
A common misconception is that
our bones are formed in childhood, grow
until we mature, and then do not change.
It’s natural to get that impression from
observing a skeleton. But this is not the
case. Our bones are alive! This is why they
can develop osteoporosis. Our skeletons
are composed of dynamic tissue that is
constantly breaking down and
regenerating. If our health habits are
contrary to what nature demands, there
will be more breaking down of our bone
cells, and insufficient regeneration to keep
our skeletons strong enough to support us.
The bones become so porous that the
spaces between mineral deposits enlarge
and the bones look honeycombed.
When this occurs, a cough or a
slight movement may be enough to
fracture a bone. The resultant fall may lead to prolonged hospitalisation, and the
immobility may lead to pneumonia and death. Many sufferers are never able to
walk again.
Until adulthood this breaking down (which is called resorption) and
regeneration remain equalised. But, starting around age 30, women and men
begin to lose approximately one percent of bone per year. Post-menopause,
women’s loss goes up to approximately five percent per year. Frightening! Men,
who have high levels of sex hormones into old age, do not have this hormone-
related bone loss. Further, their bones are heavier, initially, and this gives them

additional protection. They are not immune, however, because more and more
men are now succumbing, due to distorted eating and drinking habits and
sedentary lives.
Because this terrible disease is rampant, it is thought by many people to be
unavoidable, a natural outcome of the ageing process. It is not. It is a
degenerative condition, and can be avoided and even reversed. So take heart.
As mentioned earlier, genetics plays a large role in your predisposition to
osteoporosis. But please do not allow yourself to become complacent if you have
no family members with the disease, or are swarthy, short, chubby and have
heavy bones. Just remember that the majority of women, and men, in the Western
world are constantly in the process of assuring that their bones will crumble, due
to ignorance or indifference to the dangers of poor health habits. Don’t be one of
them. There are lots of things you can do, starting right now, no matter what your
age, to ensure a sturdy and productive middle and old age. First, we will start
with a vitally important list of no-nos, beginning with one of the worst offenders:
sugar – White Death.
X Sugar
Sugar leaches the body of precious minerals and vitamins because of the
heavy demands its detoxification and elimination make on the entire system. To
protect the blood, so much calcium is leached from the teeth and bones that
osteoporosis and decay, and weakening of the entire body, results.
Avoidance of this dangerous substance requires constant vigilance. Often,
people are unaware they are eating sugar, because it can be listed as fructose,
glucose, levulose, maltose, dextrose, galactose, maltodextrine, corn syrup and
maple syrup. Even some vitamins and medicines contain sugar in these disguised
forms. It takes effort to banish sugar from your life, but do it for the sake of your
bones, if nothing else. See Chapter 25, The Banned List, for more reasons to
avoid sugar.
X Artificial Sweeteners
Please don’t decide to substitute artificial sweeteners like aspartame for sugar.
They are even deadlier, and it is impossible to maintain health while ingesting
them in any form. It is imperative to read labels carefully because they are in
most ‘diet’ products, chewing gum, and even in medicines, especially those for
children. For more information on these deadly products, by far the worst in
manufactured foods, see Chapter 4, Excitoxins.
X Thyroid Medication
It has been known for decades that synthetic thyroid medications stimulate
osteoclast activity, accelerating bone resorption. Only natural, porcine thyroid

hormones are safe for your bones. See Chapter 1, That “Mystery Illness”, and
Chapter 10, Hormonal Havoc, for more on this.
X Caffeine
You know that caffeine occurs in coffee, tea, cola and chocolate. Heavy
consumption of this chemical doubles your need for calcium because, as the body
strains to eliminate what it perceives as poison, it flushes calcium from your
body, via the kidneys. It also allows more calcium to be secreted into the
gastrointestinal tract. Because of this, three cups of coffee per day increases your
osteoporosis risk by 82 percent!
Caffeine is often hidden. For example, according to an article by Jill
Margo in The Australian, February 2000, a 25-year-old West Australian woman
died following a massive dose of caffeine. She had not, however, been drinking
coffee, but a fashionable drink called Race 2005 Energy Blast. This drink, like
some other sports drinks, contains guarana, which is high in caffeine. Had she
known the drink contained caffeine she would not have drunk it, because she
knew caffeine was dangerous for her health. But caffeine was not listed as an
ingredient. This woman, according to the inquest into her death, paid with her
life due to this omission. The Commonwealth Department of Health concurred,
ruling that caffeine was considered likely to have contributed to her death.
Please do not decide to switch to decaffeinated drinks! Dangerous
chemicals are used to remove the caffeine, and government regulations permit
traces of it to remain. The US National Cancer Institute has warned that these
chemicals cause liver cancer in mice.
When asked to comment on this warning, a General Foods spokesman
said, “It is most regrettable that consumers have to have their confidence
undermined by this kind of information.” He didn’t even try to deny that his
company used cancer-causing chemicals; he was just upset that the public found
out about it.
X Soft Drinks
Everything said about the dangers of caffeine also applies to soft drinks,
since they contain caffeine in abundant quantities. The caffeine in cola drinks is
even more harmful because it is more concentrated, and not wrapped up with
tannic acids as in coffee and tea.
The phosphoric acid in soft drinks combines with calcium in the body and
causes it to be excreted in the urine, leading to demineralization of the bones.
Phosphoric acid also leads to kidney and bladder stones, and stones which get
caught in the urethra. Not a pleasant experience!
There are approximately five teaspoons of sugar in every 250ml bottle of
non-diet soft drinks. The sugar is necessary because the phosphoric acid makes

the acidity of soft drinks approximately that of vinegar, and it would be
undrinkable without lots of sugar and flavourings. Persist in drinking this rubbish
and your bones will crumble.
X Chocolate
There are four bone enemies in that tempting chocolate treat; sugar and
caffeine, lecithin to make it smooth and oxalic acid, which is notorious for
combining with calcium and magnesium and rendering them useless, and
theobromine, an alkaloid related to caffeine which has been shown to cause
genetic damage. Next time you get a chocolate attack, don’t give in to it – turn to
carob, which is delicious and actually beneficial, and it contains lots of calcium.
X Grains
High grain consumption is bad for bones. Gluten intolerance leads to
osteoporosis because it causes malabsorption of a wide variety of nutrients that
are vital for bone health. This extreme condition, properly called coeliac disease,
usually goes undiagnosed, because it doesn’t cause gastrointestinal symptoms.
There is a non-invasive test for gluten-intolerance that is conclusive, and if you
find you have latent coeliac disease you will have to give up all gluten-containing
grains (wheat, rye, barley, spelt and oats). Please don’t whinge – you will be
much healthier in every way, as cooked grains are the enemy of almost all
people. Please read Chapter 16, Against the Grain, for more on the dangers of
grains.
X Alcohol
Because our bones constantly break down and renew themselves throughout our
lives it is essential to avoid any substance that retards new bone formation.
Alcohol does this in several ways; it decreases intestinal absorption of calcium, it
damages the liver, thus stopping the metabolic process that supplies your body
with vitamin D, which is vitally necessary for calcium utilisation. Alcoholics are
known to have ten times the risk of contracting osteoporosis! If you drink
alcoholic beverages, cut down to practically nothing or quit altogether. Your
bones and the rest of your body will thank you in many ways you can’t even
imagine.
X Tobacco Smoke
Smokers, and even those exposed to second-hand smoke, have up to 30
percent less bone mineral content than non-smokers. Cadmium, one of the many
poisons in tobacco smoke, interferes with new bone formation. Oestrogen levels
and vitamin C are decreased by tobacco smoke. This is serious – we need the
natural oestrogen, and vitamin C is essential for calcium absorption. Smoking
accelerates bone demineralization by decreasing intestinal absorption of calcium.
So, if you smoke, please stop. You will be much healthier and your family will

benefit enormously. If your friends smoke, lay down ground rules, and if they
persist in exposing you to thousands of cancer-causing, bone-destroying
chemicals, dump them. Remember, second-hand smoke diminishes the blood
supply to the bones and cuts off vital nutrients. There’s a lot more on many other
awful effects of tobacco smoke in Chapter 22, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
X Salt (Sodium Chloride)
Excess table salt causes the loss of large amounts of calcium in the urine,
and when calcium is excreted that way, blood levels of calcium drop. This then
causes the parathyroid hormone to be released, which has to break down bone in
an effort to restore the level of calcium in the blood. An intake of 200mg of salt a
day does not apparently affect calcium excretion, but at 2000mg a day there is a
noticeable increase of calcium in the urine. This may negate the high calcium in
bony, tinned fish, such as sardines. If you eat them, look for the brands that are
packed in water and little or no salt. They can be doctored with herbal seasonings
and pure, triple virgin olive oil (from a dark bottle, please) to make them quite
delicious. Never use bleached, chemicalised white table salt. If the sodium
chloride doesn’t get you, the dangerous additives will. Celtic salt is still the way
to go, and make sure it is free from chlorine bleach and contains the valuable sea
minerals. Alternatively, use the large salt crystals from the Himalayas that have
just become available (see Resources). Do not go salt-free, as that will lead to
adrenal exhaustion.
X Dairy Products
For decades we have been bombarded with ads telling us we must drink
lots of milk and eat yogurt and cheese in order to get our calcium. The ads don’t
mention that the calcium in dairy products is altered by pasteurisation and
homogenisation and is turned into a hard mineral. When this denatured form of
calcium gets into the blood stream, it cannot be used to build bones, so it gets
deposited along the insides of the blood vessels. These deposits can lead to
arteriosclerosis or, when it gets deposited in the joints, it can lead to arthritis.
And, of course, dairy products can create mucous, which leads to colds and
flu and asthma, which can lead to steroid over-use, which leads to bone
demineralization. It’s a vicious circle, and the only winners are doctors, hospitals
and the drug companies. We are the losers. Some cheeses have the added
disadvantage of having aluminium added by manufacturers, for reasons which
remain obscure to me, and which should be illegal.
Powdered milk, which is highly advertised and recommended as a non-fat
source of calcium, is especially hazardous. In order to thicken the consistency of
powdered milk, oxidised cholesterol is added, and this creates a build-up of
plaque in the arteries. Avoid this non-food.

Remember that billions of people throughout the third world never drink
milk once weaned, and have little osteoporosis, while milk-guzzlers in Western
countries are afflicted in ever-increasing numbers. It would not be an
exaggeration to state that osteoporosis is in epidemic proportions now in
industrialised nations. If you can’t give up your milk, stick to goat or sheep
yogurt, and be sure it hasn’t been denatured.
Failing availability, if you must use milk products, remember that calves
given only pasteurised milk do not survive beyond six weeks. If the milk is also
homogenised, they live only two to four weeks. Further, an expert on
pasteurisation said that the process destroys 34 enzymes in milk, making it
indigestible. I suggest that the ‘authorities’ who are making it so difficult for us
to obtain old-fashioned milk, butter, cheese and cream, should give some thought
to why there is such a rash of lactose intolerance, which is no doubt simply an
intolerance to the dreadful things done to what used to be a pure food.
X Calcium
This brings us to the contentious and contradictory subject of calcium
supplements. For decades there has been a great deal of propaganda about our
supposed need for large amounts of calcium, in the form of dairy products and
supplements of very doubtful safety and benefit. Because of this, people have
been brainwashed to think they must take calcium tablets containing between 800
and 1200mg per day. Contrary to industry’s relentless advertising campaigns, the
truth is that when large amounts of calcium are administered, the body turns off
its production of vitamin D hormone, stopping the bone remodelling process.
This results in an unhealthy skeleton.
Excess calcium can be redistributed in the body, and can lead to bone
spurs, tendonitis, tennis elbow, arthritis, bursitis, arteriosclerosis, glaucoma and
kidney stones. Merely quitting calcium supplementation can bring about a
‘miracle’ cure of pains of long standing. Susceptible people sometimes feel pains
in various parts of the body shortly after ingesting calcium pills. I am one of
them – even a tiny amount gives me joint pain in just one day.
Dr John Lee, in his Newsletter, says, “The majority of calcium available is
almost un-absorbable, so people get very little out of it. What’s not used and
converted into bone material will end up being excreted through the kidneys. I
find it common that women who are put on high calcium supplements develop
kidney stones after a year or two.” In his newsletter, Second Opinion, Dr
William Campbell Douglass warns that calcium phosphate reduces iron
absorption by 62 percent, causing life-threatening anaemia in elderly women. He
writes, “Don’t take calcium supplements unless you have a disease of the
parathyroid gland that requires it – which is highly unlikely. You get plenty of
calcium from your diet.” I agree completely.

This is what the Journal of the American Medical Association (284-
11-:1425-29) said about calcium: “Researchers obtained calcium supplements
derived from a variety of sources and produced and distributed by a variety of
manufacturers and analysed them for lead content. In this study, sea bed ‘oyster
shell’ calcium supplements varied in lead content, from undetectable to high
levels. ‘Refined’ (calcium carbonate) supplements also varied considerably in
lead content, and name brands offered no protection from lead – some brand
products tested had much higher lead content than did generic brands. The
researchers also noted that consumers ‘cannot assume that a given brand is
uniformly safe, because some products may have high and others low lead
levels.’ Even individual formulations within a given brand may vary in lead
levels over time, because of batch-to-batch inconsistency in lead levels of
materials used in manufacture.”
One of my closest friends, film actress Allison Hayes, died because of a
calcium supplement, which contained large amounts of lead and the pesticides
dieldrin and aldrin. She sued the company and won, but she didn’t live to enjoy
the money.
A serious aspect of calcium overload is that it can imbalance stores of
other minerals in the body – minerals which are more critical than calcium for
building bone. Further, calcium tablets can suppress the thyroid gland, and
glandular health is essential for the maintenance of strong bones, and for overall
health.
There are several different forms of calcium available. Some health
professionals prefer calcium citrate because it appears to be better assimilated.
Studies have concluded, however, that this calcium significantly increases
absorption of aluminium from dietary sources.
It seems clear that megadosing on inorganic forms of calcium can be
dangerous and doesn’t appear to work. One example, of many, is a British
Institute of Radiology study, in which women of all ages were tested for calcium
levels. It was found that none had low calcium levels, whether they
supplemented with calcium or did not, and whether they were osteoporotic or
not. What they did find, in the osteoporosis sufferers, was low levels of the
other, more important, nutrients – magnesium, zinc, manganese and vitamins C
and D. Another study, reported in the American Journal of Public Health,
found that hip fractures tended to be more common in women consuming higher
calcium supplementation.
There have been so many studies proving that calcium supplementation is
ill-advised, that it is difficult to know whom to quote. For example, in his
Second Opinion Newsletter, Dr Robert Jay Rowen tells of a study at Penn State
University which started following women at age 12. They found no significant
effect on the bone density of these women through to age 20, whether their intake

of calcium was at the low end of 480mg or at a high end of nearly 2000mg. Lead
researcher Thomas Lloyd suggested that young girls’ bones “do not benefit from
more than 500mg calcium daily.” He also quoted a study at Harvard University
showing that “women who drank the most dairy products suffered the most
fractures.”
Bill Sardi, in a well-researched article in the Townsend Letter for Doctors
and Patients, January 2003, quotes from many studies. One, from the
International Journal of Cardiology, 33:19, 1991, says, “The countries with the
highest calcium consumption (from dairy) have the highest mortality rates in the
world (Scandinavian countries, USA and New Zealand), while the countries with
the lowest calcium consumption (Japan, Portugal) have the lowest mortality
rates.” And, from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinal Metabolism, 81:2149,
1996, “Among men less than 50 years of age, high blood calcium levels are
associated with a 30-200% increase in mortality from cardiovascular disease.”
The Japanese have the longest disease-free lifespan and only consume around
400mg per day.
In case you have been popping calcium supplements, these, according to
Nutrition Reviews 55:1, 1997, are some of the symptoms of overdose: “Anxiety,
muscle cramping, migraine, heart flutter, eyelid twitch, leg cramps and
constipation. Calcium is a smooth muscle constrictor.”
Most health advisors recommend calcium to women who want to maintain
bone density. But just remember, that “… as bone mineral density increases, so
does the risk for breast tumors”, according to the Journal of the American
Medical Association, 276:1404, 1996.
X Coral Calcium
There has been huge hype over coral calcium recently. Please don’t be
duped – this product contains several minerals and vitamins that are questionable,
and high levels of aluminium. According to Hypertension Research, March
2002, “Another myth is that calcium protects against diabetes. Actually diabetes
has been defined as a disease of excessive calcium influx into cells. There is a
relatively high rate of diabetes among the people of Okinawa who are purported
to consume large amounts of coral calcium.”
Bear in mind that a large proportion of the people on earth live in the
equatorial zone, where cow’s milk is not used and calcium pills are unheard of.
Yet, these people have strong bones – certainly stronger than ours in the
industrialised world. The calcium our bodies need and can utilise is the kind of
calcium these people get. You’ll find more on foods that provide a natural source
of calcium in the next chapter - How To Build Healthy Bones.

X Bone Meal/Dolomite
If, after all the above evidence, you still want to take calcium, please at
least avoid supplements made of bone meal – ground bones of animals – they are
life-threatening. They can be heavily contaminated with lead, as well as with
Dieldrin and Aldrin – two deadly pesticides. Because animal bones act as a
metabolic sink, by the time the animals are slaughtered, the poisons they have
ingested through fodder spraying and from the lead contamination in the air, have
settled in their bones. So, if you take calcium supplements, check carefully to
make sure there is no bone meal in them. Unfortunately, it isn’t always on the
label, so it’s rather like playing Russian roulette to take them. Dolomite is also
dangerous, as it often contains aluminium, arsenic, cadmium and lead.
X Sodium Fluoride and Aluminium
The chemical pushers maintain that fluoridated water strengthens bones,
and they back up this cynical misinformation with X-rays of bones, before and
after exposure to fluoridated water. And sure enough, the bones do appear to be
thicker, but the truth is that they have been made softer by the fluoride, and
fracture much more easily. Four studies reported in the Journal of the American
Medical Association showed strong links between hip fractures and fluoride.
The New England Journal of Medicine reported that people given fluoride to
cure their osteoporosis actually wound up with an increased fracture rate.
Many other respected organisations concur. In highly-fluoridated New
Zealand, hip fractures have tripled since fluoridation was forced on the people by
the government. And, of course, osteoporosis is epidemic in Australia, most of
which is fluoridated.
One of the reasons for this increase is that fluorides destroy enzymes that
are vital in bone formation. So, shun fluoride in your water and toothpaste,
antiperspirants and baking powder. And don’t forget that the aluminium in
cookware is also dangerous, as the aluminium leaches out and is bad for your
general health, as well as your bones. For more on fluoridation see Chapter 19,
Water Woes.
X Soy
Don’t be fooled by advertisements and ignorant health professionals who
say that soy products prevent osteoporosis. They all leach calcium out of bones!
And that includes lecithin, which is everywhere. Please watch labels carefully,
because soy flour and soy oils are in many products and most breads. A full
exposé of the dangers of soy is in Chapter 9, Soy - The Abominable Bean.

X Imbalance of Omega-3 and –6 Fats
One of the reasons that osteoporosis has become a modern day calamity is
the way our food supply has been altered. Junk food and drink and junk oils have
contributed mightily to the western world’s epidemic of crumbling bones. The
highly-advertised polyunsaturated oils are in most processed foods and bakery
goods. This means that, unless you stay away from all manufactured food, your
body will have an over-abundance of Omega-6 fats. These fats will overpower
the Omega-3 fats, which are essential to nerve and brain function.
Further, your A and D will be compromised, and no matter what
supplements you take, or how good your diet is, the result may be osteoporosis.
This subject is vastly complicated. I would need a PhD in Lipid Chemistry to
explain the complex actions of oils on the human body. And I would need a full-
length book to do it, and you would be bored speechless. The best advice I can
offer is that you study Chapter Six, Oils and Fats, and live according to the
suggestions made there.
Depending upon your age, it’s likely your parents, grandparents or great-
grandparents did not have to think about which foods were safe. It probably
never occurred to them. They ate a natural, traditional diet that maintained their
bones for life. Artificial fertilisers and pesticides were not used. Most cooked
with lard, which was second only to cod liver oil as a source of vitamin D. Today
most lard is hydrogenated, altering any vitamins it may contain.
Processed oils did not exist and natural hand pressed oils from seeds,
grains and legumes, such as sesame and sunflower, were uncommon.
Polyunsaturated oils were used in small amounts and were fresh pressed just
before using. They were never processed and never stored.
In the ‘good old days’, people ate meat from animals that grazed on grass
and hay, which is natural to ruminants. Meat from these animals was safe and
contained Omega-3 fats. Then agribusiness took over and, in order to promote
rapid growth and high profits, they started penning the animals, injecting them
with antibiotics, growth hormones and who knows what else? New drugs come
along all the time, and the consumer is always the last to learn what industry is up
to. The poor animals are stuck in pens, and forced to eat the worst kind of grains.
These grains have turned what used to be a wholesome food into a dangerous one
that overloads your body with drugs and Omega-6 fats. If you are a meat eater,
and if you are unable to find or afford grass-fed raised meat, don’t eat any. And,
tell your butcher the reason. Eventually, if enough people protest, this dreadful
practice will be stopped.
And here is the worst news – fish is no longer a wholesome food. It is
contaminated with mercury. Did you know that there is an ‘allowable’ amount of
mercury in our fish? When I checked with the government, I discovered they

permit a scary percentage of mercury in imported fish. I don’t know if they check
local fish at all. Mercury is the second most toxic element on Earth, next to
radiation, and there shouldn’t be any permitted in any of our food!
Don’t kid yourself that farmed fish is safe. In order to maximise profits,
farmed fish are fed junk grains. What used to be an excellent source of Omega-3
oils, is now causing Omega-6 overload in our bodies. Remember what salmon
tasted like when it was caught in icy cold, unpolluted waters? Things have
changed – salmon are now treated like livestock, fed pellets that turn their flesh
pink, and inoculated to ward off diseases. Often, pens are so close together, and
the fish so crowded, that currents cannot flush the water out, and faeces
accumulate. Because the fish are living an unnatural life, there are frequent
outbreaks of parasites and diseases, which leads to antibiotics in the feed. The
last thing we need is more antibiotics in our bodies! Sardines are still safe.
Farmed fish are fed canola oil, soy meal and corn gluten meal, as well as
bait fish that have picked up pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB),
flame retardants and dioxin. These chemicals are neurotoxins. According to Dr
Joseph Mercola’s Newsletter, Aqua Bounty Farms have sought permission to
produce an Atlantic salmon implanted with a special gene that could cause a 10-
fold increase in growth. So, watch out! Halibut, sea bass and tuna are also being
farmed. It looks as if it won’t be long before we won’t be able to get wild fish
unless we catch it ourselves. And, what about poultry and eggs? Same deal.
When chickens were permitted to scratch at grass and herbs and eat bugs, their
flesh was a source of Omega-3 fats, and their eggs had dark orange yolks and a
strong taste. Now, penned up in the most inhumane way, and fed the worst grains
and drugs, they are no longer fit for consumption. Their eggs are pale and
tasteless, and their flesh and eggs now contain the Omega-6 fats we are trying to
avoid. Poultry meat grown this way, and their eggs, are bad for our bones, and it
serves us right for treating a fellow creature so cruelly!
What does all this mean for your bones? It means that, if you eat meat or
fish, unless it is produced naturally, you will suffer from Omega-6 overload, and
the best diet and supplementation will not be able to overcome the damage.
These foods have gone multinational, and have been destroyed!
Vegetables and fruit have also been degraded by agribusiness. Try to grow
as much as possible yourself, and if you can afford organic, that’s the way to go.
Wheatgrass juice is chock-full of important nutrients. It is not hard to grow, and
the juicers (see Resources) are not expensive.
X Mercury Fillings
Excellent general health, which includes dental care, is essential in order to
avoid osteoporosis and unpleasant symptoms of menopause. It is impossible to
achieve true health in the face of constant, low-level mercury poisoning. This is

what occurs in those who have mercury-amalgam fillings, as discussed in
Chapter 17, Dental Health.
X Drugs
There are so many reasons to shun drugs that Chapter 20, Legal Drugs, is
devoted to the subject. Here, however, we’ll look at those that have an adverse
effect on our bones, starting with those pharmaceutical money-spinners, antacids
– which are also discussed in more detail in Chapter 3, Stomach Acid.
When I first learned that some people take antacids to get calcium, I was
astounded. First, what calcium there is in antacids is in a poorly-absorbed form.
Second, they contain sugar, dyes, preservatives and aluminium. The H2 blockers,
such as Tagamet, Zantac and Pepcid, suppress the secretion of stomach acid,
which is vital for digestion and calcium absorption. Tagamet actually causes
breast enlargement in men because it interferes with estrogen metabolism and
excretion in the liver.
In 1998 the professional journal, Bone, 22(6) 695-698, reported the case of
a pharmacist who self-treated her ulcer and stomach symptoms with antacids for
eight years. Her intake was only slightly above the maximum recommended
dose, yet over that period it produced an estimated intake of 18 kilograms of
aluminium hydroxide and 15 kilograms of magnesium hydroxide. She developed
muscle weakness, back and limb pain, loose stools and stress fractures.
Subsequent examination showed that the aluminium had been substantially
absorbed into her bones, resulting in the typical long-term accumulation
symptoms of toxicity, phosphate depletion and osteomalacia.
If you believe the advertisements you will think that heartburn is caused by
too much stomach acid. This is an advertising executive’s fantasy; usually
heartburn is caused by too little stomach acid. Used regularly, antacids disturb
your acid/alkaline balance, which is so important for maintaining strong bones.
To keep your bones strong, never take them. Eat properly, and you won’t have
to.
Digoxin, isoniazid, methotrexate, phenobarbital, medrol, aspirin, dilantin,
tetracyclines, epilepsy drugs, laxatives and blood thinners all play a part in
damaging bones. If in doubt, just remember that anything you do which is not
bone-friendly, whether in drugs, diet or exercise, is likely to be bad for your
bones, because they will only be as strong and healthy as you are.
The use of diuretics leads to an increased risk of bone fractures, because
they create a serious loss of calcium. People taking pharmacologic strength
cortisone drugs over a long period will definitely develop osteoporosis. These
drugs dissolve bones by causing calcium to be withdrawn from them and lost in
the urine. The result of prolonged use is spontaneous bone fractures. The only
good news is that the loss of minerals stops when the pharmacologic strength

cortisone is discontinued and a good nutritional program is followed. Every time
I hear of asthmatics being given pharmacologic strength cortisone I get the urge
to kill. The doctors who so cavalierly prescribe these dangerous drugs to people,
without saying a word about controlling their health problems with diet, amaze
me. It is well documented that asthma and arthritis are easy to help with diet.
Sometimes, merely taking a child off milk and cheese will clear symptoms.
There is no excuse to use drugs unless natural methods have been investigated
first. And then, only in a life-threatening attack on a temporary basis.
Contraceptive drugs are also dangerous for bones. The Norplant
contraceptive contains a synthetic form of progesterone that can make women
miserable, probably due to the way it interferes with the monthly cycle. Some
doctors report that their patients say Norplant makes them feel as if a black cloud
has settled over them, according to Burton Goldberg, in his informative series of
books, Women’s Health. This product is associated with an increased risk of
blood clots and cardiovascular disease, like all synthetic progesterones. Some of
the symptoms women complain of are irregular bleeding, water retention, weight
gain and depression. Possibly worst of all, Norplant is known to interfere with
thyroid function, which is vitally important for our health.
The pharmaceutical companies offer a variety of drugs to treat
osteoporosis. They all have unpleasant side effects and doubtful effectiveness.
Some are:
DIDRONEL / ETIDRONATE / DIDROCAL: These drugs slow bone loss by sticking
to the bone surface and making the osteoclasts less effective. This allows
osteoblasts to build up more bone, leading to retention of old bone and an
apparent modest increase in bone mass. The accumulated old bone is, however,
poor quality and results in increased hip fractures by the third or fourth year of
use. Long-term toxicity is unknown, and the side effects include nausea, Paget’s
disease, increased risk of bone cancer, blood dyscrasias, fracture risk, leg cramps,
diarrhoea and headaches. Further, it is hard to use and expensive.
FOSAMAX / ALENDRONATE: The instructions for this drug warn patients to
stand upright for thirty minutes after taking, to keep it from burning the
oesophagus. It is supposed to prevent old bone being taken away by osteoclasts,
but it hardly seems worth it, as side-effects include gastrointestinal disturbances,
muscular and bone pain, headaches, nausea, vomiting, oesophagitis, ulcers, liver
damage, renal failure, hypocalcemia and eye problems from blurring of vision to
painful swelling and even blindness if untreated. And it doesn’t even work!
Dr John Lee told women for years not to take Fosamax. Unfortunately, however,
he was in the minority due to the aggressive marketing which encouraged doctors
to prescribe this drug. According to Dr Lee, the advertising is misleading and
research indicates that Fosamax does not reduce the risk of hip fractures, and
increases the risk of wrist fractures. If it burns the oesophagus it can cause

permanent damage as well as chronic gastrointestinal problems. Many women
have told me that they had to discontinue Fosamax due to extreme burning when
they swallowed it. Small wonder, considering that it is used to kill osteoclast cells
with poisons that are the same class of abrasive chemicals used to scrub mildew
off tiles!
FORTEO: A new one to watch out for. According to Dr Jonathan Wright in
Nutrition and Healing, “None of the presently sold patent medicines for
osteoporosis actually stimulate new bone growth. They all ‘work’ by slowing the
destruction of bone, called ‘inhibiting bone resorption’. At any rate, there are
some distinct and serious risks involved with Forteo. After singing its praises,
the media also reported that ‘FDA officials said the drug, given by injection
daily, will carry a special warning because in laboratory tests it caused cancerous
bone tumors in rats.’ Of course, the ‘consolation’ is that the cancerous tumors
hadn’t yet been seen in the 2000 people injected with the drug in clinical trials.”
If your doctor suggests this daily injection, I advise that, instead, you
follow the instructions in this book and save yourself from becoming the first
non-rat to develop a cancerous bone tumour from Forteo.
CIBALCIN / CALCITONIN: Side effects include flushing, GI disturbances, site
reaction, and urinary frequency. Results are patchy, with a brief period of new
bone formation after the first injection, followed by progressive loss. When the
drug is discontinued benefits are lost quickly.
CLODRONATE/BONEFOS: The side effects with this drug are elevated
parathyroid hormone, renal dysfunction, GI upsets and asymptomatic
hypocalcaemia. Again, hardly worth the risk.
IPRIFLAVONE: According to Dr Joseph Mercola, this is yet another highly-
touted ‘bone building’ supplement, but it doesn’t build bone. It is reputed to be
natural, but it is not, and studies have proved that it doesn’t work, and may
suppress immune function.
To most people, it seems easier to take a drug, rather than learn to avoid
illnesses by living according to nature’s laws. It isn’t. Ultimately, it is much
harder, due to debilitating illnesses and a shortened life. Just remember when
considering popping drugs that it wasn’t long ago when mercury and laudanum
were considered cure-alls. Now, of course, they are known to be poisons, as are
so many drugs used in the past – even drugs prescribed enthusiastically in the
recent past.
And what does all this have to do with your bones? Consider the words of
Dr Raymond Peat, who wrote, “Practically any kind of poisoning causes cells to
take up calcium from the blood.” In this instance, he was referring to drugs,
whether legal or illegal.
X Bone Density Testing

The following is reproduced with permission from Dr Peat’s Newsletter:
“No topic can be understood in isolation. People frequently ask me what they should
do about their diagnosed osteoporosis/osteopenia, and when they mention ‘computer
controlled’ and ‘dual photon X-ray’ bone density tests, my attention tends to jump
past their bones, their diet, and their hormones, to the way they must perceive
themselves and their place in the world. Are they aware that this is an X-ray that’s
powerful enough to differentiate very opaque bones from less opaque bones? The
soft tissues aren’t being studied, so they are allowed to be ‘overexposed’ until they
appear black on the film. If a thick area like the thigh or hip is to be measured, are
they aware that the X-ray dose received at the surface where the radiation enters
might be 20 times more intense than the radiation that reaches the film, and that the
90 or 95 percent of the missing energy has been absorbed by the person’s cells? If I
limited my response to answering the question they thought they had asked me, I
would feel that I had joined a conspiracy against them. My answer has to assume that
they are really asking about their health, rather than about a particular medical
diagnosis.
“Neurologists are famous for making exquisitely erudite diagnoses of problems that
they can’t do anything to remedy. The owners of expensive dual photon X-ray
absorptiometer diagnostic machines are in a very different position. The remedies for
osteoporosis are things that everyone should be doing, anyway, so diagnosis makes
no difference in what the physician should recommend to the patient.
“Most often, estrogen is prescribed for osteoporosis, and if the doctors didn’t have
their bone density tests, they would probably prescribe estrogen anyway, ‘to protect
the heart’, or ‘to prevent Alzheimer’s disease’. Since I have already written about
estrogen and those problems, there’s no need to say more about it here, except that
estrogen is the cause of a variety of tissue atrophies, including the suppression of
bone formation.
“General Electric, a major advocate of X-ray screening for osteoporosis and breast
cancer, has advertised that 91 percent of breast cancers could be cured if everyone
used their technology. Breast cancer has not decreased despite the massive application
of the technology, though the US government and others (using crudely deceptive
statistics) claim that the War on Cancer is being won. Similarly, during the last
decades when the ‘high technology’ X-ray machines have been more widely used, the
age-specific incidence of osteoporosis has increased tremendously.
“I think there are several reasons for avoiding X-ray tests of bone density, besides the
simple one that everyone should eat a bone-protective diet, regardless of the present
density of their bones.
“Even seemingly identical X-ray machines, or the same machine at a different time,
can give very different estimates of bone density. Radiologists evaluating the same
images often reach very different conclusions. Changes in the tissue, water and fat
content can make large differences in apparent bone density, and estrogen, which
affects those, could appear to cause improved bone density, when it is merely causing
a generalised inflammatory condition, with edema. A machine that is accurate when
measuring an aluminum model, won’t necessarily give meaningful results when the
composition of the tissue, including the bone marrow, has changed. Calcification of
soft tissues can create the impression of increased bone density. Studies of large
groups of people show such small losses of bone density (around 1 percent) especially

in the neck of the femur (which is important in hip fractures) that the common
technical errors of measurement in an individual seem very large.
“Ultrasound devices can do an extremely good job of evaluating both bone
density and strength, rather than just density. Ultrasound stimulates bone
repair. X-rays accelerate the rate of bone loss. X-rays do their harm at any
dose; there is no threshold at which the harm begins.”
As you will have learned from this

chapter, your skeleton is under constant
attack, even from so-called ‘bone-building
aids’, and it is little wonder that
osteoporosis has lately become rampant in
our modern society. In the following
chapter we look at some of the positive
things you can do to restore and maintain
strong, healthy bones.

Frightening headlines about the dangers of
drugs cause problems for doctors, who
then must spend valuable time answering
the questions of concerned patients.
- Editor of JAMA
The Journal of the American Medical Association
“A depressing number of scientists are

greedy, unethical, selfish, egocentric,
intolerant, racist, narrow-minded – all the
way to evil. Scientists cheat, plagiarise
work on poison gasses or for tobacco
companies, advise and support tyrants and
dictators.”
Leon Ledermen, Physicist
New York Times, 24 July, 1999
AMEN!
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

8
Bone Health II
How To Build Healthy Bones
… with a lot of help from vitamins A, D, K and sunlight
I f you do not provide your body with sufficient vitamin D, you might as well
kiss your bones goodbye. If you live in a part of the world where UV-B rays
are plentiful all year round (and there are precious few), and if you get
adequate sun throughout the year, without sunscreen, your skin will synthesise
your vitamin D from sunlight.
Caryl Nowson, of Canberra’s Deakin University School of Health,
speaking about the value of vitamin D in preventing osteoporosis, said, “Nursing
home patients and veiled women are among high-risk groups... The main source
for Australians is exposure to sunlight.” And this, of course, means without
sunscreen (see Remedies).
In Australia, if you live north of Coff’s Harbour, the sun will provide you
with sufficient vitamin D for maintaining and building your bones all year long.
That is, provided you do full body sunning (as much as modesty permits, and
don’t neglect your tummy) for 10 to 15 minutes on each side three to four times a
week, between 10am and 3pm. Yes, that’s right – just the opposite from
government recommendations. You will not be able to soak up beneficial rays
on overcast or polluted days, and you will need to avoid the scorching summer
sun. Do not allow your skin to burn - if it does, you are getting too much sun for
your skin type.
For overseas readers, the rule of thumb is this: check your atlas and find
yourself in relation to the latitude lines. If you are living between 30° and the
Equator, your year-round sun will be superb. If not, you will have to supplement
carefully. Many health professionals think that the more D, the better, when the
truth is that willy-nilly supplementation is dangerous. Nature, in her infinite
wisdom, knows when to stop; if you are getting your vitamin D from the sun,

synthesis in your skin provides its own brakes against D toxicity. But, if you are
obliged to depend upon supplementation for this crucial vitamin, you must test,
treat and test again.
This is where my research on osteoporosis gets good. It has been my great
good fortune (and yours, too, if you are concerned about your bones) to discover
one of the world’s foremost experts on this subject, Krispin Sullivan, an
American clinical nutritionist, lecturer and teacher. According to Krispin, with
whom I have had many long conversations, vitamin D storage is genetically
variable and deficiency is commonplace, even in warm climates. She told me
that only two out of 220 of her patients’ tests show D in optimal ranges. Her
research was done with Northern Californians, so their D would be lower than
people in, say, Queensland, Australia, or Florida.
Krispin’s book, Naked At Noon, The Importance Of Sunlight and
Vitamin D, is now available (see Resources). Prior to its publication, I read
some of her voluminous research papers, which she kindly mailed to me, and I
believe this book will be definitive on osteoporosis.
If you are unable to get sufficient sun exposure all year, or if your skin
does not synthesise vitamin D well, due to advanced age or genetics, you will
need to take special care to eat foods that contain vitamin D several times each
week, or take supplements. This becomes a bit tricky, because before vitamin D
supplementation is started, you need to be sure that your calcium intake is equal
to, or greater than, 1000mg per day (from supplements and food combined). You
have already learned about inorganic calcium, so derive your calcium from the
recommended raw vegetables, nuts, sardines, etc., and from Maca, which is a fine
source. The reason for this reliance on calcium intake is due to the way low
calcium can mask as low vitamin D. If you are uncomfortable with this, bear in
mind that my female friends and I all place great emphasis on raw vegetables and
Maca, and no supplements, and all of us test high in calcium.
The definitive vitamin D test is called 25-Hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D.
This, according to Krispin, is vital. Some physicians are not familiar with this
test, so it may be your job to gently educate. Then, you must be certain that the
lab you take the prescription to understands which test it is. The test you do not
want is called 1,25 dihydroxy.
Once your 25(OH)D result is in, get a copy for yourself, or at least write
down your level for your records. This test should be available in all countries,
but the technicalities differ.
In Australia, and in many other countries, the levels are measured in
nmol/l. In this instance, according to Krispin, the desirable range is no lower
than 75nmol/l, and no higher than 150nmol/l. She says that the optimal is still
being determined, and is probably 100-150nmol/l. With a level below 75nmol/l,
you would be wise to take steps to improve your levels of vitamin D, whether by
sunlight or food/supplements. If your level is below 75nmol/l, there is a
likelihood of bone loss. Holick, a longtime vitamin D researcher, however, is
suggesting the new value for deficiency be set at 50nmol/l. Levels below
25nmol/l indicate clinical deficiency and possible osteomalacia (adult rickets).
“In the US, and in some other countries,” says Krispin, “the levels are
known as ng/ml. A range between 40 and 60ng/ml is optimal, perhaps dropping
into the 30-40ng/ml range in winter months. Below 30ng/ml there is a significant
chance bone loss will occur. Levels above 60ng/ml are excessive, unnecessary,
and in people very sensitive to vitamin D, have the potential to cause bone loss or
otherwise contribute to disturbed calcium metabolism. 25(OH)D levels below
10ng/ml are considered a clinical deficiency and are associated with
osteomalacia. 28ng/ml is just below the the lowest acceptable range and only a
small adjustment from current supplements, food or sun is needed.” Krispin can
assist people in the US whose doctors won’t prescribe the test.
A friend of mine, who lives on the Gold Coast in Australia and should get
enough sun, evidently doesn’t, or is unable to absorb D effectively, due to her
advanced age. She was tested, and this is the result:
REFERENCE RANGE - 70nmol/l 35-150
The 70nmol/l refers to her vitamin D level, and 35-150 is the range the lab
checks for. When I rang Krispin with this result she said that my friend’s level is
just below the lowest acceptable range, requiring the small adjustment from
current supplements, food and sun mentioned above. When I suggested cod liver
oil, Krispin said my friend should not get more than 400iu (international units) of
D daily and testing should occur every six months for the next three years to
make sure the additional D is enough and not too much. That means no more
vitamin D than 400iu per day from all sources – sun, food and supplements –
without physician guidance. This is not easy to figure out, but well worth the
effort, and frequent testing will monitor progress.
Egg yolks are the second most potent source of vitamin D. If you raise
chickens, see to it that they get plenty of sun. Those who live in areas where sun
exposure is not possible year round can compensate by feeding the chickens cod
liver oil as two percent of their ration. This gives a five-fold increase in vitamin
D in the yolks.
We all know about cod liver oil. Many of us were given it as children,
some have given it to their own children, and it has the reputation of a benign,
effective product. Well, it is, and it isn’t. Under certain circumstances it can be
your answer to osteoporosis. But there is a downside.
The Downside of Vitamin D
The action of vitamin D, whether it is from cod liver oil, sunlight, food or
supplements, is not the same as the action of a conventional vitamin, because it is
actually a pro-hormone, and has to be treated accordingly. There are no
symptoms of chronic marginal overdose, which can be serious and
irreversible. Too much or too little vitamin D will cause calcium to be diverted
from your bones into your soft tissues, where you do not want it. Acute overdose
causes death rapidly! This is the reason sunlight is such a good source. Nature
knows how to apply the brakes, but Man doesn’t, and the latest craze of vitamin
D injections – “One shot a year, to get all the D you need!” – can cause
irreversible damage to soft tissues and premature aging of arteries. D injections
send the vitamin/hormone levels way above normal, then way below, in a
dangerous yo-yo.
After testing, if your physician approves, and recommends a dosage of
vitamin D, it will be necessary for you to be tested again in six months for your
follow-up 25 hydroxyvitamin D level. This way, you and your physician will be
able to make sure that the cod liver oil or other supplements, food or sun, are
having the desired effect, and will not cause an overdose. But do not take any
vitamin D at all if you suffer from Sarcoidosis, or any other disease associated
with D toxicity. Taking vitamin D when it is not needed is dangerous!
What’s The Upside?
Cod liver oil is considered by many health professionals to be the finest,
most-assimilable form of preformed vitamins A and D, which are crucial for
prevention and reversal of osteoporosis. It contains 21% saturated fatty acids and
57% monounsaturated fatty acids, which provide stability, and has the great
advantage of being easy, because a small amount each day will provide all the A,
D and Omega-3 oils you need for the day. These important nutrients are hard to
come by because, as the Merck Manual clearly states, these vitamins in an
assimilable form are found only in animal products, such as cold water fish and
liver, and in egg yolks, cream and butter, but only from animals allowed to graze
on grass. Many people don’t do well on dairy foods and even if they do, many
cannot find products from grass-fed animals. And, as shown elsewhere in this
book, our fish are hopelessly poisoned by mercury.
Vitamin A
You already understand why vitamin D is so important, but vitamin A is
equally necessary for your health, and not just for preventing osteoporosis.
Deficiency can lead to serious thyroid malfunction, eye diseases, night blindness,
birth defects, cardiovascular diseases, skin problems and immune system
dysfunction. This has been known for years, but rarely used by establishment
medicine to help people.
As an example, in 1997 The South African Medical Journal reported on a
study of vitamin A as a therapy for excessive bleeding. They wrote that
Johannesburg General Hospital had documented a 92 percent cure rate, over a
ten-year period. This is encouraging news for women who are being bullied into
having hysterectomies for excessive bleeding, when vitamin A therapy,
combined with a good diet, can normalise the flow quickly. This knowledge is
especially valuable for women with low thyroid function, because they are not
able to convert the beta-carotene in food and most vitamin pills into real vitamin
A. These women are at extreme risk of unnecessary reproductive organ surgery.
In spite of all the nutrients in cod liver oil, I can only recommend it
because we have an accurate test that can monitor what it is doing to your body.
If you are not prepared to take this test (which Medicare pays for in Australia),
please do not use cod liver oil at all.
Downside Of Vitamin A
Experts have widely differing opinions about vitamin A toxicity. Studies
have shown A to be toxic in large doses, but synthetic A, in the form of the toxic
retinol (which can cause birth defects) was used in the studies, so this skewed the
results. To further complicate this subject, many fabricated foods and most
vitamin products contain this unnatural form of vitamin A. This means that, if
you eat manufactured food and take vitamins, you could possibly get an
overdose, if you then add cod liver oil, which contains lots of vitamin A. My
recommendation – never eat ‘fortified’ food. Toxic vitamins are used and it’s
impossible to measure intake.
Krispin told me that too much vitamin A can cause a deficiency of vitamin
D. Because A accumulates very slowly, people can do well on it for two years,
then the same dose can move into excessive. This is complicated, and health
professionals who understand these interactions are rare and extremely valuable.
You may have to become your own expert.
Beta-carotene is not vitamin A. It is only a precursor of vitamin A, and
hard for people with liver problems, under-active thyroid glands and nutrient
deficiencies to convert into ‘the real thing’. Have you ever noticed the way some
people who drink lots of carrot juice have yellow complexions? This is because
their livers are unable to convert the beta-carotene in the carrots into vitamin A.
Misguided health professionals sometimes advise this practice for those with
weak eyes and poor night vision. This is not good advice, as it would take a
carload of carrots to affect the eyes, and the carotene would probably not be
converted anyway. Those who have problems metabolising vitamin A may be
helped by taking zinc.
How To Protect Yourself
Your physician will know about toxicity and can order the right kind of
tests. As Krispin says, “Cod liver oil can be toxic to anyone with liver problems,
anyone on prescription medications, aspirin, or other NSAIDs, or those who
consume alcohol or take multi-vitamins containing vitamin A, or beta-carotene.”
Never combine cod liver oil or vitamin A from supplements with oral or topical
medications for acne or other skin disorders treated with retinoid acid derivatives.
Krispin counsels that the maximum dose is one tablespoon per day, except in
very unusual circumstances, with the above considerations. Your physician will
know that you must not take any cod liver oil if you are diabetic (it can raise
blood sugar), or if you are on Warfarin (cod liver oil is a natural anti-coagulant).
Good Oil
The only good cod liver oils are bottled in Norway immediately after the
fish are caught. Krispin says that Carlson Laboratories (see Resources) makes a
fine Norwegian oil, and they use only cod fish caught during the winter and early
spring because the liver oil content is highest at that time of year. The oil is
separated from the liver tissues without the use of chemicals. To ensure
maximum freshness, the air inside the glass bottles is replaced with nitrogen
before bottling. It even tastes all right, which is more than I can say about the
cod liver oil I choked down as a child.
Dr Joseph Mercola is a cod liver oil enthusiast, too. He says that Carlson’s
oil is put through a molecular distillation process that cleans out mercury, if any,
and that this oil is also tested routinely to ensure freedom from detectable levels
of cadmium, lead, PCBs and 28 other contaminants, including mercury.
Carlson’s Cod Liver Oil contains 2000-2500iu of vitamin A and 400-500iu of
vitamin D in each teaspoonful. One teaspoonful should be adequate for most
people. In extreme cases, those with very low vitamin D levels, who live where
they cannot get enough sun, should take no more than one tablespoon, making
sure to test regularly. Combine cod liver oil with butter from grass-fed cows to
aid assimilation.
If you cannot, or do not wish to take cod liver oil, eating three ounces of
liver twice a week will give you the A and D your bones need. Due to the well-
founded concern people have about poisons in animals, liver has suffered bad
press in recent years. According to Krispin, this is undeserved, because ingested
poisons do not accumulate in liver, they merely pass through as the liver
processes them. She counsels looking carefully at the liver before buying it – if it
looks firm and deep red, it is from a healthy animal. If it is mushy and pale, the
poor animal has had a hard life and it isn’t fit to eat.
For those people who have problems digesting liver, Dr Peat has this
suggestion: “Liver doesn’t have as much fat as other meats. The digestive system
works best with roughly equal amounts of fat, sugar and protein present at the
same time, so it helps to have fruit or fruit juice and some kind of fat along with
the liver.” It can be simmered in pasture-raised butter, as long as the heat is
extremely low and there is no bubbling to cause oxidation, or it can be cooked at
a higher temperature in pure coconut oil. Be aware that all livers contain purines,
which can cause gout.
Krispin Sullivan’s monumental research is not just about vitamins D and
A, but concerns all aspects of bone health. I cannot, in just these few pages, do
justice to her work. I can only cover a few of the main points. Many health
professionals read my book, and I sincerely hope that all of them will send for
hers. It is cutting edge. Her information is so new that it will take up to seven
years for it to disperse, just in the US. Imagine how long it will take to trickle
down in Australia! So, doctors, be the first on your block – take advantage of
Krispin’s research, and do your bit to stem the terrible epidemic of osteoporosis
in Western countries. (And, while you’re at it, lobby the government to stop
poisoning our water supply with osteoporosis-causing sodium fluoride).
Vitamin K
Vitamin K is essential for calcification of bones. People who have
suffered from osteoporotic fractures are often found to have a deficiency of
vitamin K. Those who have had their gall bladder removed, or who have
difficulty digesting fats, are unable to absorb and utilise vitamin K. Aspirin
destroys this vitamin, and this explains why people who take it habitually bruise
so easily. Antibiotics inhibit vitamin K production, so that’s one more reason to
avoid them. The elderly frequently have large black and blue patches just beneath
the skin, and this should be a clue to their doctors that they need supplemental
vitamin K. But it rarely is, as few health professionals know how to treat this
deficiency.
There are conditions and symptoms that can indicate a shortage of vitamin
K in the body, many related to excess bleeding. Excessive menstrual flow and
clotting, bloody vomit and stools, nose bleeding, eye haemorrhages and even the
occurrence of mini-strokes and hardening of the arteries can be caused or
aggravated by lack of vitamin K. And remember, if you are unable to digest fats,
you will need to address that problem before you will be able to assimilate
vitamin K.
Spinach, Brussels sprouts, endive, cabbage, broccoli and lettuce all contain
vitamin K, but if you depend upon food for this vitamin, be aware that high
intakes are necessary in order to get sufficient. Wheatgrass and chlorophyll
contain adequate amounts, but be careful to avoid all polyunsaturated oils, as
they stop K absorption dead.
Krispin says that fermented foods, especially if the ferment is lactic acid,
contain vitamin K. Unfortunately, however, it is close to impossible to get
sufficient K from food, unless you are on a traditional diet. By that, I mean a
time-tested native diet that includes all necessary nutrients, taken from natural
sources – animal and vegetable. Dr Weston A Price investigated diets such as
these in his ground-breaking Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, a book
Hippocrates Health Centre highly recommends to all those interested in the study
of nutrition. It is available from Wise Traditions (see Resources).
In her research, Krispin found that the minimum active dose of vitamin K
is 1 milligram per day, preferably taken as 500 micrograms, twice daily. She said
that any vitamin K, with the exception of K3, is acceptable, and that this amount
reverses calcium loss in urine. But remember, vitamin K must be taken with a
meal that has some fat in it (refer to Chapter 6, Oils and Fats), for proper
absorption. And, before you start hyperventilating about fat, remember that your
calcium levels will not go up on a low fat diet, and that skim milk is a disaster.
In vitamin K deficiency, osteocalcin cannot direct calcium into our bones,
where we need it. This means that, even if your D values are acceptable, your
calcium will end up in your arteries, soft tissues, kidneys and urine, if your level
of K is low. When supplementing with vitamin K, there is an important caveat:
people on anti-coagulants must not use vitamin K without physician
approval and guidance. If you are unable to find a source of K where you live,
check Resources for a supplier.
In addition to maintaining a good vitamin intake and balance, there are
other things you can do to ensure healthy bones.
Progesterone Builds Bones Too
Please review what I have written about Dr Peat’s Pro-Gest oil. It is
essential for your bones, as well as for your overall health.
Maca
See In Other Words… for details about this amazing cruciferous root
vegetable from Peru, where it is used for bone building as well as for all its other
health benefits.
Hydrochloric Acid
You can take the best supplements and eat the best food until the cows
(grass-fed, of course) come home, but if you do not have an acid environment in
your stomach you will not assimilate the nutrients vital for bone health (see
Chapter 3, Stomach Acid for more details).
Protein
A great deal of twaddle has been written about how protein damages bones
– almost as much twaddle as has been written about the importance of taking
bucket loads of calcium. As Dr Robert Jay Rowan reports in his Newsletter,
“Bone density, largely mineral related, contributes only 70 percent to bone
strength. The bone matrix, which is made up of protein, determines the remaining
30 percent of bone strength. Thus, some relatively low-density bones with
excellent protein matrix may be quite resistant to fracture, while high-density
bones with poor protein quality may break!”
This fits right in with an experience I had with two strict vegan women I
knew who lived on fruit. I couldn’t even persuade them to eat nuts, and it wasn’t
from want of nagging. They were both in their early thirties, and it was
disturbing to watch them destroy themselves. Over a period of several years,
their hair became lifeless and fell out by the handful, they lost lots of teeth, and
their bones fractured spontaneously. Even in the face of such compelling
evidence, they would not accept that their lack of protein and minerals had
caused their problems. Both stopped menstruating, and pointed to this as ‘proof’
of health, when it is proof of the opposite – their bodies were not strong enough
to bear and raise children, so nature curtailed their ability to become pregnant.
They belonged to a group of committed vegans – all sweet people, but a sickly
bunch!
There have been many studies proving the need for concentrated proteins
for bone health, too numerous to detail here. One, from Dr Herta Spencer, of the
Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, Illinois, is instructive. She found that
studies concluding that calcium was lost due to high protein diets were flawed
because, as is so often the case, the protein used came from isolated, fractionated
amino acids from milk and eggs. These are unnatural substances. In her studies,
she found that when the protein used is from meat, there is no increase in
excreted calcium, or any change in serum calcium, even long-term. The
American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, April 2002;75:609-610,773-779,
reported that “Bone mineral density may be improved by increasing protein
intake in many older men and women, as long as they meet the recommended
intakes of calcium and vitamin D... You need both calcium and protein for bone,
and if your diet has plenty of both, then your bones are likely to be in better
condition than if you are short on one or both of these nutrients... This study and
other recently published research go a long way toward refuting concerns that
animal protein is bad for bones.”
Just make sure that the animal protein is raised properly and the calcium is
from food, not toxic supplements.
Magnesium
About half of the magnesium in the body is found in the bones. They act as
a reservoir for the mineral, and when the diet is deficient in magnesium the body
will draw calcium from the bones. All of the research I have reviewed concludes
that adequate magnesium intake is more important than calcium intake. Most
Western people are deficient in this mineral due to our dreadful farming methods.
A deficiency of magnesium impairs utilisation of calcium for bone
building, and results in calcium being deposited in soft tissue, rather than in bone,
where it belongs. Calcium levels rise, even without supplementation, when
magnesium is supplied. As an illustration, this experiment was described in
Metabolic Aspects of Health: A calcium-rich diet was given to chickens, with the
result that they laid thin, weak-shelled eggs. The chickens which were given no
calcium, but a diet of magnesium, silica, and various other minerals, laid eggs
with calcium-rich shells. This proved that the animal kingdom is capable of
transforming magnesium and other minerals into calcium, and explains why a
vegetable-rich diet builds strong teeth and bones.
As well as being essential for the development of healthy bone,
magnesium can help reduce cramps and muscle tremors, insomnia, migraine
headaches and stress, and is essential for the prevention of heart disease.
Chocolate craving is a sign of magnesium deficiency, and often fades when
sufficient magnesium is given. Dosage is individual, and the advice of a well-
qualified professional is advised. For example, if you are sedentary, your needs
are smaller than for those who use lots of energy exercising. Further, some
magnesiums act as bowel cleansers and will create diarrhoea if used in excess.
Professionals often recommend taking magnesium to bowel tolerance – which
means learn your individual dose and do not exceed it.
Grains were originally high in magnesium, but the scandalous refining
processes used to extend shelf life and our mineral-deficient soils, has left us with
a legacy of magnesium deficiency in all industrialised societies (see Chapter 16,
Against the Grain). This crucial mineral occurs in greens, and sprouted grains,
nuts, beans, dried fruits and vegetables and is especially high in wheatgrass juice.
Supplementation, especially for menopausal women who are not on perfect diets,
is necessary to maintain bone integrity. Use magnesium glyconate or magnesium
lactate if available, but NEVER magnesium aspartate, as it is an exitotoxin.
Boron
The mineral boron is essential for bone metabolism, including efficient use
of calcium and magnesium, and proper functioning of the endocrine glands. As
well, boron is required for bone maintenance, and normal blood levels of
oestrogen and testosterone. Within eight days of supplementing boron it was
found that women lost 40 percent less calcium and 33 percent less magnesium
through their urine!
Women getting boron supplementation had blood levels of estradiol 17B,
the most active form of oestrogen, doubled to levels found in women on
oestrogen replacement therapy. Further, levels of testosterone almost doubled
with boron supplementation. It is important to emphasise that these are natural
hormones, made by the body, not dangerous hormones made by the drug
manufacturers.
About 35 years ago, Rex E Newnham, of Perth, developed arthritis. A
botanist, he knew that boron was necessary for calcium metabolism in plants, so
he began taking boron twice daily. In three weeks, all his swelling, pain and
stiffness had disappeared.
Because of this experience he returned to school and took degrees in
osteopathy and naturopathy and earned a PhD in nutrition. Eventually, he was
selling 10,000 bottles of boron tablets per month, curing thousands of people
with arthritis.
Then the drug companies, who earn billions each year on cortisone (which,
as mentioned earlier, when taken in pharmacological doses dissolves bone) and
pain killers for arthritis, used their immense influence to change the law so that
boron became illegal. Dr Newnham was heavily fined, put out of business and
moved to England, where he has continued helping people.
Exacerbating the problem of osteoporosis, Australia is the most highly
fluoridated country in the world. Sodium fluoride remains in the bones and leads
to skeletal fluorosis, which mimics arthritis. Boron antagonises fluoride by the
formation of complex ions, which is probably the reason it helps with arthritis
symptoms.
Put simply, boron helps control bone formation and repair by removing
other elements, such as sodium fluoride, from circulation, and by stimulating
natural processes. Obviously, it would be better to take to the streets and riot to
force authorities to stop poisoning our water (see Chapter 19, Water Woes). But,
until that unlikely day, boron is a necessary element, both for prevention of
osteoporosis and for general health.
Boron is richest in vegetables and fruits, especially grapes, apples, dates,
peaches and raisins, and nuts such as almonds and hazelnuts. But not in
Australia, because of our notoriously depleted soil, where we get little or no
boron from food.
Boron capsules are easily available in the USA, Canada, England, New
Zealand and many other countries. But not in Australia, thanks to our
government. They do permit tiny amounts of it in a few supplements that contain
other ingredients, which we do not recommend. It is legal for Australians to have
it mailed here for personal use only. Please buy plain boron only, with no other
minerals added (see Resources).
Since writing earlier editions of this book, Dr Newnham and I have been in
touch. He is a fine man who is dedicated to helping people. He told me that for
those who do not wish to buy boron capsules, it is safe and effective to use
simple borax powder. He recommends taking 6mg of borax daily, well below
toxicity levels. He said that people can simply wet a finger, put it in the borax
powder and lick it off, twice a day. Cheap as chips and, according to Dr
Newnham and several other physicians and naturopaths I’ve spoken to, safe. Dr
Newnham says, “The toxicity of borax powder is about the same as for sodium
chloride, namely 40-60 grams is a lethal dose.” (Please confirm this with your
own physician).
According to Dr Newnham’s research, boron/borax is a must for those
afflicted by osteoporosis, arthritis, allergies and even SLE (systemic lupus
erythematosus). He says that 9mg per day caused great improvement in a patient
in only three weeks, with complete recovery later. Please do not take a high dose
without a physician’s clearance. It is still not known how many other conditions
can be caused by boron-deficient soil, which is common all over the developed
world, due to poor farming methods. Healthy or well, my advice to everyone is to
take this trace mineral as an insurance policy.
Silica/Silicon
Silica is crucial in keeping bones strong because, without silica, the
deposition of mineral salts, especially calcium, cannot take place. The silicon in
silica acts similarly to vitamin D in the hastening of bone formation. It produces
new bone tissue in the bone matrix.
Silicon alone can regenerate the structure of the body, including the
skeleton and skeletal appendages, collagen (the glue that holds us together), nails,
skin, hair, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. Studies in the US and Europe point to
silicon as an essential factor in dealing with bone loss. The older we become, the
more our silicon is depleted, so we need to supplement. Fortunately, the
Australian government has not banned silica. At least not yet.
We recommend Flora Sil Vegie Caps. They are on sale in Australia, or
through the manufacturer (see Resources).
Manganese
Manganese is required for the repair of bones and connective tissue, as
well as for normal growth and development. Studies have shown that it helps to
maintain bone density in post-menopausal women. Diets high in refined
carbohydrates do not supply adequate manganese. Further, manganese is poorly
absorbed, so supplementation is advised, especially for those at risk of
osteoporosis.
Fruits and vegetables contain some manganese, but unless it is organically
grown, Australian produce is unlikely to contain enough for bone health. Other
sources are hazelnuts and pecans, seaweed, avocados, oats, whole wheat and
buckwheat. But not, of course, refined grains. The phytates in grains, unless they
are soaked and sprouted, interfere with manganese absorption. The way grains
are prepared at the Hippocrates Health Centre is bone-friendly.
The optimum daily intake of manganese is thought to be 15 to 30mg, and
manganese gluconate is gentler to the digestive tract.
Zinc
Zinc phosphate plays a critical role in the development of collagen, which,
as Professor Stryer, of Stanford University in the US, wrote in his book,
Biochemistry, “is required for the deposition of calcium phosphate to form
bone.” Bone contains 40 percent of the total body collagen, so you can see how
important it is to the strength of our bones. As it is degraded during the aging
process, it is replaced, but only if the body has the proper nutrients. Put simply,
low zinc creates poor collagen, which leads to demineralised bones. Since
collagen is the glue that holds the body together, this is an important mineral to
take for bone health.
Do not overdose on zinc, because a high intake can reduce calcium
absorption if your calcium intake is low. As with all supplementation, it is wise
to consult an expert. The Hippocrates Centre always recommends looking to
nutritional sources, if possible, rather than to manufactured supplements. Zinc is
found in pumpkin seed kernels, nuts, sprouted wheat, egg yolk and wheatgrass
juice.
Copper
Crucial for bone development, copper is also important for the maturation
of collagen. Supplementation is problematical because many people drink water
from copper pipes, and it is important to keep your copper/zinc ratio correct.
According to Dr Raymond Peat, no synthetic copper supplement has been proven
to be safe. Hit and miss mineral supplementation is not advisable, particularly in
this case. The best way to ensure that all your mineral uptake is sufficient and
natural is by embracing the Hippocrates Health Centre diet. Failing that, it is
advisable to take a mineral supplement, and one we can recommend, and which
is reasonably priced, is Schindele’s from Austria (see Chapter 26, Remedies, and
Resources for more details).
Calcium
The calcium we need, the calcium our bodies can assimilate and utilise for
bone health, is the calcium from the soil of our earth. This is the calcium used for
aeons by native peoples to build perfect bones. The broad leaf vegetables contain
this superior calcium. They also contain vitamins and minerals and other energy-
rich compounds which haven’t even been identified yet.
Manufacturers, with their puny efforts at formulating an effective calcium
supplement, can never hope to approach nature’s perfect answer to our calcium
needs. A large and varied selection of raw vegetables, sprouts and wheatgrass
juice, is a perfect bone friendly diet.
Sesame seeds are reputed to be one of the richest sources of calcium, but
this is not correct. The outside of the seed contains most of the calcium, but it has
to be removed, and the inside contains only 110mg of calcium to 100gr. Raw
kale, watercress, spinach, parsley and Swiss chard are excellent sources (please
do not cook these vegetables as cooking brings out the oxalic acid). Most
vegetables have smaller, but still useful, amounts of calcium.
Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans and
hazelnuts are good sources, as are almonds. Dried figs contain significant
amounts as do dried apricots. Other calcium-containing foods are okra, turnips,
parsnips, red kidney beans, chick peas, lentils, barley, brown rice and egg yolk.
Sardines, of course, contain lots of calcium, but be careful to buy only those
packed in spring water because canners use unhealthy oils. Also, buy low-salt
ones. Carob powder contains lots of calcium, and is delicious when put in
desserts. But avoid confectioneries that contain carob, because they always
contain other ingredients, such as lecithin, sugar, etc, which are dangerous for
your bones. Make your own carob treats from unsweetened carob powder – it’s
naturally sweet.
If you have room and time for an organic garden, you can grow your own
calcium. Even if you only have a tiny space, go to your local herb growers and
tell them you want herbs that have a large calcium content. I did, and came home
with three different dark green, heavy-leafed herbs that are delicious in salads.
One, called South American Crinkle Lettuce, is particularly crunchy and nice.
But don’t neglect the humble dandelion, a perennial herb that has a long and
distinguished history as a food and medicine in many countries. It has been
considered a panacea for centuries, as it contains more vitamins and minerals
than most vegetables. Plant it in your garden (if it isn’t already thriving) or in a
pot, and eat four leaves each day in salad for an easily-assimilated
calcium/potassium/mineral supplement. It tastes all right and the price is right.
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)
The late Dr John Whitman Ray, a scientist whose work we respect, said
that there is no use taking any nutrients at all, unless you also take niacin. The
reason is that the vasodilation, which causes a flushing reaction, carries the
nutrients out to the cellular level. You will need to find your own dose, starting
very slowly. If it does not cause your skin to turn red and burn slightly, you are
not taking enough (but please refer first to important information on Page 342).
This nutrient has the added benefit of protecting us from radiation. But be sure
the bottle says ‘Nicotinic Acid’ not just ‘Niacin’ or ‘Niacinimide’. Take in the
morning before eating, just once per day. Cut the tablets and gradually increase
the size until you find the dose that creates a flush.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B6 is a facilitator in the production of progesterone and promotes
collagen repair. People with osteoporosis are often low in this vitamin. If
supplementation is needed, a complete B complex should be taken because the B
vitamins work in synergy. But be aware that some people suffer from insomnia
from B-12 supplementation.
Vitamin C
Most people are aware of the importance of vitamin C to our health, and
that our bodies do not have the capacity to manufacture it. Because so many are
living on stored, canned, packaged and processed food, we are deprived of the
vitamin C-rich foods many primitive people have in abundance. Further, since we
cannot store vitamin C, as we can other vitamins, it is necessary to replenish our
supply daily. Most people are deficient in this important vitamin most of the
time, due to poor diet and poor soil quality. This has serious ramifications for our
tendency to osteoporosis, because vitamin C is essential to the synthesis and
repair of bones. As well, it facilitates the absorption of various essential minerals,
especially magnesium, which is so important in bone maintenance. The diet
advocated by Hippocrates Health Centre is rich in fresh, organic fruit and
vegetables, so those enjoying this diet need not be concerned with supplementing
vitamin C. Those people not so disciplined would be well-advised to take a
supplement.
For years we were unable to recommend any vitamin C supplements
because all those we have known about have been poorly formulated, using the
cheapest chemicals. Many sensitive people get serious bladder and kidney
irritations from them, and even kidney stones. Gastric distress can also be
caused by improperly-formulated vitamin C. The late Dr John Whitman Ray
preached for years against manufactured vitamin C, as have many other scientists
(Dr Ray blamed C for the high incidence of bowel cancer).
The Australian (20 March 2000) printed a report on the danger of vitamin
C: “New research by the University of Southern California has shown vitamin C
supplements might do more harm than good by clogging the arteries. During the
recent study, the artery walls of 583 people – aged 40-60 – with no symptoms of
cardiovascular illness who took a typical 500mg dose of vitamin C per day
thickened at more than twice the rate of those who took none.” The article did
not mention what kind of vitamin C was used. We assume synthetic.
Fifty years ago, ‘everyone’ said vitamin C was a panacea. Not having
learned my lesson about what ‘everyone’ said, I took some, and was rewarded by
a dreadful bout of cystitis. This painful bladder infection, which often afflicts
women, can easily become chronic. Nothing daunted, I tried different
supplements over the years, which people assured me were different, and all
caused the dreaded cystitis. During the many years since then I must have cured
at least fifty women of chronic cystitis by simply telling them to quit taking
vitamin C.
Because Dr Ray believed that vitamin C is essential for health, and because
so many of his patients were not on good diets, he conducted extensive research
on various vitamin C products, and concluded that all killed the vitally important
gut flora we need to sustain health. Then, he discovered a product from the
Andes, had it tested, found that it did no harm, in fact is beneficial, and was
finally able to recommend this vitamin C to his patients (see Resources).
I first heard about this vitamin C from one of Dr Ray’s instructors, but was
afraid of cystitis and not game to try. Bless her, she gave me some of the
granules, encouraged me, and I screwed up the courage to try a tiny amount. No
problem. Each day I took a tiny bit more, until I had worked up to a normal dose
without any repercussions. I then told friends who also had not been able to
tolerate any kind of vitamin C, and not one encountered problems.
Exercise
Your bones will become sluggish and stop building bone mass if you do
not stimulate them by weight-bearing exercise. It is necessary, however, to do
the right kind of exercise; a ladylike stroll will not build bone, nor will
swimming, which is a great cardiovascular workout, but not much help to your
bones. Exercise improves blood circulation to the bones, and this is vital, due to
bones’ limited blood vessel network. Isometric exercises, properly designed to
pull on bones and stimulate growth, can be excellent, as can judicious use of light
weights (as detailed in Remedies). Dr Robert J Rowen, in his Second Opinion
Newsletter, puts it very well when he says that even on the best diet program,
“… without the subtle electrical stimulation of the bone formers through
exercise, the osteoblasts would have no stimulation to pick up the available
calcium… My recommendation is to rely far more on exercise for maintaining
bones than calcium.”
Housework, gardening and walking in the shopping mall don’t count! A
brisk walk four or five times each week will go a long way toward strengthening
your bones. If you have been sedentary, start by walking ten minutes, adding ten
minutes each day until you have worked up to at least 30 minutes, preferably 40.
Please, no moseying!
When you’re just not in the mood, remember what happens to the bones of
immobilised people, astronauts and any bones in a cast – they begin losing
calcium in two days. You’ll find more on the many other benefits of exercise in
Remedies.
Raw Food
If you have plans for the future that do not include osteoporosis, nagging
illnesses, dangerous medicines, hospitals and untimely death, eat a large
proportion of your food raw, as nature intended.
Cooking kills the enzymes in food that are absolutely essential for life.
Food enzymes become catalysts in the body – substances that help maintain the
tissues and general body functions and digest food. After maturity there is a
gradual decrease in the enzyme content of our bodies. Death occurs when it
becomes so low that metabolism cannot proceed.
When we eat cooked foods, the pancreas must create the enzymes
necessary to digest it. This puts a strain on the body, depletes our enzyme
supply, and causes the pancreas to enlarge. Raw food is bursting with these life-
giving enzymes, and protects us from illnesses, as well as prolonging our
productive years and our lives.
Billions of our cells die daily and must be rebuilt in order to maintain
health. Food is one of the fuels used to replace these cells, and cooked and/or
junk food will build junk cells, which lead to the cemetery.
Before grumbling about the time it takes to prepare a healthful salad, rather
than popping a TV dinner into the oven, please reflect upon all the time stolen by
illnesses. How much time do you throw away each year incapacitated by colds,
flu, headaches, indigestion, allergies, hangovers, PMT, menstrual cramps and just
feeling icky? How much time do you spend nursing children, spouses and other
family members when they’re ill? How many time-consuming trips are you
obliged to make to doctors, specialists, laboratories and hospitals? None, repeat
none, of this is necessary (excepting accidents, of course) for those who eschew
junk and embrace raw fruit and vegetables. Reflect, also, upon the extra years,
possibly decades, of life that you and your family will gain through healthful
habits. Looking at it from this perspective, preparing fresh, wholesome food
saves time.
The medical magazine Nature, 22 September 2000, reported on a study
that was carried out in Switzerland, at the University of Bern, by Roman
Muhlbauer and Feng Li. They head the Department of Clinical Research on
Bone Biology. Following are some details from their research paper:
“Calcium consumed in dairy products has only a small effect on the risk of hip
fractures, and soy has not been shown to be effective in humans. Here we show that a
variety of salads, herbs and cooked vegetables that are common in the human diet can
alter bone metabolism in rats.
“The consumption by rats of onion, for example, increases their bone mass: in male
rats fed 1g dry onion per rat per day for 4 weeks, bone mineral content increased by
17.7%; mean cortical thickness increased by 14.8%; and the mineral density of
trabecular bone increased by 13.5% relative to controls.
“Vegetables eaten by humans can significantly inhibit bone resorption in the rat. A
mixture of 500mg each of onion and Italian parsley, and a mixture of lettuce, tomato,
cucumber, arrugula (rocket), onion, garlic, wild garlic, common parsley, Italian
parsley and dill (100mg of each daily) significantly inhibited bone resorption,
indicating that the effect was additive. There was no inhibition by soybeans at the
same dose, or by foodstuffs of animal origin, and even milk powder had no significant
effect, despite its 1.29% calcium content. The mean 20% inhibition by 1g onion per
day is slightly higher than the effect of calcitonin at doses (per kg body weight) used
to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis... Onion therefore inhibits resorption not only in
male rats, but also in females in which bone resorption is stimulated by oestrogen
withdrawal.
“Our results indicate that several common vegetables in the human diet alter bone
metabolism in the rat. If this also happens in humans, then including an appropriate
amount of these vegetables in the daily diet could be an effective and inexpensive way
to decrease the incidence of osteoporosis.”
The American Journal of Epidemiology (vol 146, 1997) reported, “It’s a
well established fact that consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with
lowered risk of lung cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer and others.” A study
conducted in the United Kingdom found that people who consumed fresh fruit
and vegetables daily had one third fewer strokes, one quarter fewer heart deaths
and one fifth the deaths from all causes. We could add that as a source of vital
minerals and vitamins they also contribute mightily to the health and strength of
your bones.
There are hundreds of studies proving the value of eating much, if not all,
food raw. One study, which is apt for those concerned with osteoporosis
prevention, involved two groups of rats. One group, fed on raw vegetables, had
significantly less bone loss than the other group, which ate soybeans and milk
powder, among other foods, and had a great deal of bone loss.
Many Hippocrates Health Centre graduates, after losing weight and greatly
improving their health during their attendance, have told me that they intend to
continue eating the Hippocrates way. Not all do, of course, but they have learned
enough to shun harmful foods and beverages, and how to grow wheatgrass and
make the delicious dishes served at the centre. When they leave, we counsel
them to at least always eat salad before cooked food, in order to activate their
enzyme systems. The Hippocrates diet has all of the nutrients necessary to build
and maintain buoyant health and strong bones. The sprouted grains and the
wheatgrass juice are filled with vitamins and minerals. Those who cannot or will
not stay on a perfect diet need to take other measures, as detailed in this chapter,
to protect their health, and the integrity of their bones.
Enzymes
One last thought about supplementation: enzymes, which are referred to many
times in this book, are so important that their depletion leads speedily to a
breakdown of health and premature death. Without this “spark of life”, there is no
point in taking mineral supplements, as they will go unabsorbed. Further,
enzymes are essential before food can be broken down and enter the blood
without causing allergies. In perfect health, the stomach, the pancreas and the
small intestine produce the digestive enzymes we all need. But cooked food, and
the wrong kinds of food, destroy our enzymes and impair absorption and
digestion, and accelerate aging.
Even those on perfect diets need to take food enzymes, because they help
eliminate toxic wastes and correct long-standing enzyme deficiencies. The food
enzymes Hippocrates Health Centre imports are formulated to the specifications
of famed enzyme expert, Edward Howell. They are plant-based and contain no
fillers (such as rice bran or rice powder) and no preservatives, and are
encapsulated in vegie-caps.
Dr John Whitman Ray used these enzymes extensively in his practice,
experimenting with them and testing them laboriously, using his renowned
expertise as an iridologist. He explained to me that because they are a food,
rather than a laboratory-engineered product, they have a natural vibration, which
enhances all of the body's functions. They are now available through
Hippocrates Health Centre (see Resources).
Mary’s Story
Some time ago, 58-year-old Mary came to me with an all-too-familiar sad
tale. She had just been to her doctor to get the news about her bone scan, and was
told that she had the bones of an 80-year-old. Mary wasn’t surprised, because she
was suffering incapacitating pain and walked with great difficulty. Her doctor
told her to take HRT, Fosamax, and take lots of calcium, and sent her on her way.
Instead, she came to ask my advice and (after a strict lecture about diet) I
recommended the ‘Big Five’ of osteoporosis – Dr Peat’s progesterone,
magnesium, boron, hydrochloric acid and Maca. This was the most she could
manage on her budget. Six months later Mary had another bone scan and when
her doctor compared it to the original, she was convinced the lab had sent the
wrong one. “This can’t be right,” the doctor said, “no one improves like this.”
The doctor re-checked and once she realised that it was, indeed, the right
scan and that Mary’s bones were infinitely better, she said, “You must have done
what I told you to do.” “No,” said Mary, “I went to Elaine Hollingsworth and did
what she told me to do.” This did not go down well, and the doctor said, “Oh,
yes, I’ve heard about her!”
Two things are instructive about this true story: (1) Osteoporosis can be
reversed, even using only diet and the ‘Big Five’, (2) Mary’s pain had gone and
her bone scan had improved out of sight.
Yet her doctor, a fellow woman who could reasonably be expected to care
about her patients, did not care enough to ask her how she did it.
If your head is swimming with all the pros and cons of supplementing, and
the sometimes difficult-to-implement rules about food, and you think it’s
all just too much trouble, please bear in mind that there are few things in
life more difficult than dragging around with a crumbling spine, or a
broken hip that lands you in a nursing home, prematurely and
permanently. But, when designing your own osteoporosis treatment, do
not guess; it is essential to Test, Treat And Test Again when using
Krispin’s vitamins D and A therapy.
“I have always told my patients that they should avoid hospitals as they
would avoid war. Do your utmost to stay out of them and, if you find
yourself in one, do everything possible to get out as soon as you can.
Understandably, modern medicine is so fearful that you’ll discover its role
in spreading disease that medical texts caution doctors not to allow the
phrase hospital-acquired infections to pass their lips.”
Robert Mendelsohn, MD
Author of MALE PRACTICE
9
Soy – the Abominable Bean

A terrible tale of corporate greed,
bad science, regulatory misconduct…
and how we’ve all been conned!
T o see, read and hear about it in most mainstream and ‘alternative living’
media you’d think that the ubiquitous soya bean and its derivatives are the
most versatile, natural, heart-friendly, health-improving, fat-preventing,
growth-promoting and generally loveable foods ever grown on our good earth. A
simple, easily-cultivated bean which has been part of our diet since the dawn of
civilization, promising health and vitality to the lactose-intolerant, the new-born,
the aged, the menopausal, the frail, the athletic, the health-conscious and just
about everyone else as well.
It’s inexpensive, available everywhere, on its own or as a vital ingredient
in thousands of other food products, such as our daily bread, cakes,
confectionery, baby formula, milk and meat substitutes, breakfast cereal, sauces,
snack food, pasta; it forms the basis of non-stick cooking sprays. It is widely used
in stockfeeds and petfoods. Doctors, farmers, nutritionists, athletes, respected
companies whose household names have become part of our culture, government
authorities – all make a point of telling us how safe and health-giving this
wonder-food is for us. It’s so good and harmless, they tell us, that it’s often not
even listed as an ingredient in many processed foods. And even when it is we
don’t mind; everyone knows it’s safe. Our health watchdogs happily accept the
assurances given by companies who produce and process it that it is ‘GRAS’ –
Generally Regarded As Safe – so it must be.
Around the world, hundreds of millions of acres are devoted to its
cultivation, providing a secure cash crop for millions of farmers who cheerfully
pay a levy to the developers of their genetically-modified strains to help some of
our biggest multi-national corporations spread the gospel that ‘Soy is Good For
You’.
Too bad that for decades these same developers and corporations have
known of and deliberately suppressed the evidence that prolonged ingestion of
soy causes cancer and countless other life-threatening illnesses, destroys bone,
creates havoc with the hormonal systems of humans and animals alike, represses
the sex drive and, even if eliminated from our diets overnight, is so entrenched in
the food chain and the bodies of everyone who has ever ingested it, that its
adverse effects would still plague the health of generations yet unborn.
The truth behind the blatantly commercial integration of the Abominable
Bean into the Western diet is a disturbing tale of fraud, corporate irresponsibility,
greed, bad science, public and media manipulation, corruption, intimidation,
political opportunism, suppression, legal manoeuvring, regulatory inaction and
governmental incompetence which makes the tobacco companies look like Good
Guys.
Find that hard to believe? Maybe after you’ve been acquainted with some
of the evidence for these assertions you’ll share my outrage over the fact that not
only is yet another proven life-endangering product allowed to be cultivated,
manufactured and sold in the first place, but that in this case its producers and
pushers have so successfully created their own mythology around it that
government regulators and so-called health watchdogs have evidently buckled
under and given them virtual carte blanche to continue to misinform, confuse and
poison not only those who are suckered into consuming their noxious products,
but also everyone who is unknowingly obliged to partake of this toxic time bomb
through its placement in all manner of basic foodstuffs and in the feed of animals
and poultry destined for human consumption. Passive smoking is one thing;
forced feeding quite another.
Since my interest in the promotion of safe natural alternatives to many of
the manufactured elements of the Australian diet and medical treatment has
become widely known, I now receive a daily influx of desperate pleas for help or
accounts of terrible personal tragedies directly connected to the use of soy.
Physiological Havoc
And, yes, I do hear from a few people who tell me I’ve got it all wrong and
send me reprints of magazine articles quoting ‘solid scientific evidence’ which
‘proves’ how wonderful and safe soy is for everyone, or assure me that
“Sanitarium wouldn’t sell it if it wasn’t OK.” It doesn’t seem to have occurred to
them, or maybe they don’t care, that almost all this ‘evidence’ and the ‘research’
on which it is based has been published, and usually funded by, the very same
corporations who are producing and selling the stuff. Or that they are
perpetuating the ‘everybody knows’ urban myths so helpfully placed in appealing
editorial features liberally scattered through the pages of mainstream media and,
regrettably, repeated in many health-oriented and alternative lifestyle
publications that should know better!
So, if you’re one of those who feels bound to harangue me with the ‘well
known fact’ that Asian people have thrived on soy for centuries, hold on to your
pen for a while and be prepared to learn just how wrong that particular ‘Furphy’
is. It’s one of the most widely-believed ‘scientific facts’ touted by the proponents
of soy – and one of the best examples of how successful they’ve been in
brainwashing the public.
Far more distressing, and never mentioned in the producers’ “solid
scientific evidence” are the tales I hear, almost daily, from parents whose baby
daughters have commenced menstruation, developed pubic hair, underarm odour
and breasts from as young as four and five years of age. Or whose teenage sons
are too embarrassed to shower with their mates because they have grown breasts
of female proportions or because their genitalia haven’t developed.
For example, following my appearance on the Australian Channel 7’s
Sunrise breakfast program in August 2002, our office was flooded with phone
calls and e-mails backing my warnings on the dangers of soy. The most upsetting
were from mothers whose children suffer from the usual soy symptoms, and by
far the worst was the testimony of a shocked mother who described her son’s
tragic childhood. She had drunk copious amounts of soy milk during pregnancy
– unknowingly poisoning her son with a female hormone. Then, because the
oestrogen had damaged her reproductive system, she was unable to breastfeed
and her baby received more oestrogen (the equivalent of five birth control pills
each day) from the soy baby formula her doctor told her to use. Her son’s
genitalia did not develop, but his breasts did and he refused to go to school until
he had had a double mastectomy. Unaware of the cause of their health problems,
the family continued drinking soy milk and now, at 21, her son needs another
double mastectomy, but they can’t afford it.
The soy pushers, who know exactly what their products do, have ruined his
life as well as those of millions of other unfortunates – but I bet they don’t lose a
wink of sleep over it!
True, such disasters do not befall every child who is fed soy. But neither
are they rare, isolated or anecdotal instances. They are the documented,
widespread, frequent and in many cases predictable results of hormonal
imbalance caused by the assimilation of high levels of oestrogen. And where did
the oestrogen come from? From the baby formula and soy drinks fed to these
unfortunate offspring by their caring parents – often on professional medical
advice. Presumably the same source of ‘professional’ advice that apparently sees
no contradiction in recommending that the identical ingredient prescribed to
menopausal women to manipulate their hormonal levels can be safely fed to
newborn babies!
In simple terms, though obviously not simple enough for some in the
medical profession, feeding an infant soy formula is the equivalent of giving it
five birth control pills a day.
The Swiss Health Service put it this way: “100gr of soy protein has the
oestrogenic equivalent of one contraceptive pill”, and there are numerous other
studies published since the early 1960s which confirm this undeniable fact. Many
enlightened scientists and medical professionals argue that the continued use of
soy in baby formula is a form of genocide, since these effects have been known
and published within the scientific community for decades. In the section In
Other Words…, at the end of this book, you will find a profound article, Peace,
by Theo Colborn, PhD, confirming why no mother should ever risk
compromising her unborn child through the ingestion of chemical substances like
those found in soy. I strongly urge you to read it.
“I didn’t know...”
Frequently, as in the case cited above, drinking soy milk during pregnancy
can cause a failure to produce breast milk, which then leads to feeding the baby
soy formula. It’s tragic that so many of the most distressing cases of soy damage
that I have heard personally are those of women who have had precisely that
experience. Often these women cannot restrain their tears when describing the
dreadful health problems their children suffer. They keep repeating to me, “I
didn’t know, I just didn’t know; the doctor told me to drink it for my bones and
to feed baby the soy formula.”
As you will see shortly, one of the major culprits when it comes to why
soy is so dangerous is the fact that the bean contains high levels of aluminium
absorbed from the soil in which it is grown. In 1997 no less an authority than the
American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Nutrition reported,
“Aluminium in breast milk is 4 to 65 ng/mL. Soy-based formulas contain 600 to
1300 ng/mL.”
Similarly, a recent study at the University of California-Irvine led by
Francis Crinella, professor of Pediatrics, pointed to the increased risk of
significant behavioural problems such as ADHD being triggered by high
concentrations of manganese in soy formula. According to Crinella, “Soy milk
formula contains about 80 times the levels of manganese found in breast milk,
posing the risk that infants could receive too much manganese in the first weeks
of life.”
Apart from the ravaging of delicate hormonal systems, serious
gastrointestinal disturbances suffered by babies on soy formula are now
commonplace.
Money Spinner
The multinational Nestlé corporation, which owns the Carnation brand, is a
major soy advertiser; you may remember them as the company which brought
infant formula to third world countries, discouraging breast feeding and killing,
according to the World Health Organisation, 1.5 million babies each year. Well,
they’re still at it, shamelessly flogging their soy milk formulas such as Alsoy in
spite of all the evidence that it is deadly. Little wonder, really, when one
considers the size of the market for infant formula. The Washington Times’
investigative magazine, Insight on the News (June 26 2001), quoted an
independent expert’s estimate that soy-based formulas account for about $750
million of the annual $3 billion sales revenue for all formulas.
Surely risks such as those mentioned above should have been sufficient for
the use of this killer bean to be outlawed years ago, at least in baby formula?
And even if the regulators are not prepared to act, despite all the well-known and
easily accessible compelling evidence, how can it be that physicians are still
prescribing soy formula – and do you wonder that my website is called
doctorsaredangerous.com? Only the UK government, so far, has begun to take
seriously the warnings of independent scientists and is considering a ban on the
sale of soy-based infant formulas.
Unfortunately, outrageous and preventable as are these crimes against
infants, they are only the tip of the iceberg. The bad seed within the Killer Bean
has no regard for the age or gender of its victims.
I am not a scientist, nor will I subject you to a long technical dissertation,
but a basic understanding of the physiology of the soy plant and its subsequent
processing is helpful in understanding why the bean is far from being the ‘white
knight’ its producers and proponents would have us believe.
Aluminium is one of the most prevalent minerals in soil, but it doesn’t
affect most crops. The soy plant, however, has an affinity for aluminium, which it
extracts from the soil and concentrates in the beans. This contamination is
exacerbated when the beans are dumped in aluminium holding tanks and
subjected to an acid wash during processing. Inevitably, traces of aluminium
from both sources are absorbed into the body through the consumption of soy.
Seen a Soy Cow Lately?
Soy milk contains 100 times more aluminium than untreated cow’s milk.
And, while on the subject of so-called soy milk, have you ever seen a soy cow?
You cannot milk a soy bean; in order to obtain that pure-looking, inviting stream
of white liquid pictured so appealingly in the ads, many processes are needed. It
is necessary to grind the beans at high temperature, and then extract the
remaining oils with dangerous solvents, some of which remain in the meal. Then
the meal is mixed with an alkaline solution and sugars, in a separation process
designed to remove fibre. Then it is precipitated and separated, using an acid
wash. At each stage of processing a tiny amount of poison remains within the
soy. Government regulators say it’s so small an amount that it doesn’t count. I
wonder who told them that? And why don’t they take notice of the scientists who
say it does count, due to its accumulation in the body over long periods of soy
ingestion? Are you really happy to accept the manufacturer’s assurance that it’s
safe to eat a tiny amount of poison each day, perhaps several times a day, until
you have a serious health problem?
During my research for this book I came across twelve chemicals that are
added after these processes, most of them unpronounceable, and the majority
known to be dangerous, if not deadly. I won’t bore you with the names but, trust
me, you wouldn’t want them anywhere near you, much less in your body.
It’s also worth mentioning here that a by-product of soy processing is a
form of lecithin. Unlike the naturally occurring variety found in free-range eggs,
nuts, seeds and avocados, this by-product is always rancid, and is extracted from
the sludge left after the oil is removed from the beans. It contains high levels of
solvents and pesticides. And guess what? Rather than consign it to the toxic
waste dump where it belongs, the manufacturers have instead created another
hugely-profitable market for it as a ‘healthy’ food additive. Among its delightful
qualities is the ability to induce severe joint pains (often mistaken for arthritis),
and serious gout. (During many years as a natural health advocate, I have
counselled countless people who thought they had incurable arthritis. Their
doctors prescribed strong drugs, without discussing improvement through diet.
All reported cessation of symptoms after quitting soy, and/or lecithin; but it
requires time, and lots of water).
But back to the bean. Putting in additional poisons is bad enough, but the
killer bean hardly needs them to accomplish its deadly purpose. It is already
riddled with potential carcinogens and lots of other plant chemicals guaranteed to
wreak havoc within the human body. Yet in the face of overwhelming evidence
of catastrophic effects resulting from their prolonged ingestion by humans and
animals, the soy pushers continue to assert the exact opposite – that all these
things are not only harmless but are actually good for you!
The fact is that the soy bean contains numerous phytoestrogens – a
descriptive name for plant chemicals having oestrogenic (oestrus-inducing)
effects. They occur in nature to help regulate animal breeding cycles and, in
synthetic form, are used in farming for the same purpose. The ubiquitous birth
control pill is, of course, the human synthetic version. At high dosage or over
long periods phytoestrogens become anti-oestrogenic. Much higher doses are
used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells.
The class of chemical compounds called phytoestrogens contains dozens of
sub-classes, such as coumestans, isoflavones, lignans and sterols, each of which
contains further sub-classes. Soy contains many isoflavones, including the sub-
classes genistein, coumestrol and daidzein.
Scientists have known for years that isoflavones in soy products can
depress thyroid function, causing autoimmune thyroid disease and even cancer of
the thyroid. As far back as the 1950s phytoestrogens were being linked to
increased cases of cancer, infertility, leukaemia and endocrine disruption.
Charlotte Gerson, of the Gerson Cancer Clinic in the USA, has published
detailed research (Gerson Clinic: Cancer Research, June 1, 2001 - 61 (11):
4325-8) proving that the phytoestrogen genistein is more carcinogenic than DES
(diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic oestrogen drug that was given to millions of
pregnant women primarily from 1938-1971. Few would be unaware of the death
and misery that particular drug inflicted on countless women and their daughters.
Forbidden Food
Ms Gerson also wrote the following in the Gerson Healing Newsletter:
“Soybeans contain hemagglutinin, a clot-promoting substance that causes red
blood cells to clump together. These clustered blood cells are unable to properly
absorb oxygen for distribution to the body’s tissues, which can damage the
heart.” In his classic book, A Cancer Therapy – Results of 50 Cases, Charlotte’s
late father, Max Gerson, MD, put soy and soy products on the forbidden list of
foods for Gerson Therapy patients.
No less an authority than the US Department of Energy Health Risk
Laboratory has published research showing that isoflavones in soy act in the
same way as the outlawed insecticide DDT to cause breast cancer cells to
multiply. In 1988 a Taiwan University team led by Dr Theodore Kay remarked
that for more than half a century soy has been known to cause thyroid
enlargement, especially in women and children.
Dr Mike Fitzpatrick, a respected toxicologist who is at the forefront of the
New Zealand campaign against soy, wrote a paper in 1998 citing much of the
published work on the dangers of soy isoflavones, which he submitted to the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This paper was also published in the
Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation Journal under the title Isoflavones:
Panacea or Poison?, and subsequently as Soy Formulas and the Effect on the
Thyroid in The New Zealand Medical Journal (February 2000). It is long,
detailed, and frightening.
Here are just some of the things he has to say: “The toxicity of isoflavones
to animals first raised the awareness of the scientific community to the fact that
soy isoflavones are endocrine disruptors... There have been profound negative
endocrine effects in all animal species studied to date.”
In plainspeak, this means that your glandular system can be damaged by
soy, and if your glands don’t function properly, your health will suffer
drastically. There is more: “Soy isoflavones increase the risk of breast cancer...
Soy isoflavone disrupts the menstrual cycle during, and for up to three months
after, administration... Dietary concentration of genistein may stimulate breast
cells to enter the cell cycle... Concern was expressed that women fed soy protein
isolate have an increased incidence of epithelial hyperplasia.”
Neither Safe Nor Natural
With these and numerous other credible studies warning women of the
adverse effects of prolonged consumption of soy, how, in all conscience, can
Australian household brands like Herron, Novogen and those self-proclaimed
icons of good health, Blackmores and Sanitarium, continue to promote the use of
soy and isoflavones extracted from soy as ‘tonics’ for middle-aged women in
menopause? Or health professionals endorse claims that soy is a safe, natural
alternative to HRT. What they are pushing is neither safe, nor natural and they
should be ashamed for suggesting that it is either.
Phytic acid is another jolly little part of the abominable bean’s makeup –
and also totally destroys the credibility of the manufacturers’ claims that soy
products are a good source of calcium and help prevent osteoporosis. Because
soy contains more phytic acid than any other grain or pulse, and because phytic
acid impairs absorption of all minerals, especially calcium, soy actually strips
your body of calcium.
The enzyme inhibitors in soybeans block trypsin and other enzymes
essential for good health. This can produce serious gastric distress, reduced
protein digestion, and chronic deficiencies in essential amino acids.
All the foregoing assertions, and more, are well-documented, and have
been available for many years, with new evidence becoming available almost
every day. Detailed references for all the papers and extracts on which I have
drawn for this chapter are too numerous to be included here, but many of them
can be found in a special section on my website,
www.doctorsaredangerous.com/Abstracts.html, which contains the equivalent of
16 A4 pages of references (almost the length of this chapter) to scientific studies
attesting to the dangers of soy, covering a 50-year period to date.
For reasons I will explain shortly, most of this ‘subversive’ material has
not achieved wide circulation, being the work of corporate-neutral or independent
scientists, who are not in the pay of the multinationals, and who are as voices in
the wilderness. Their papers often appear only in esoteric professional journals,
or ‘alternative’ publications, such as the Australian Nexus Magazine which also
publishes editions in New Zealand, the UK and US, who have been courageous
in pursuing a ‘publish and be damned’ policy by enabling publication of
arguments against the lies of the big corporations.
Nevertheless, through the efforts and
dedication of many enlightened, qualified, Radio activity
courageous, independent and highly-respected Although getting the anti-
scientists, researchers and medical practitioners, it soy message across is
has been possible to unearth volumes of credible unbelievably difficult, there
have been a few occasions
research and evidence which demonstrates clearly when I have been given air time
the criminality of the actions of companies, on Australian radio and
spearheaded by the mighty Monsanto television to bring this
Corporation, whose genetically-modified cultivar particular piece of corporate
is the prime source of all this misery. skullduggery to public attention
– notably on Alan Jones’ 2GB
Bringing the covert actions of the soy Sydney Breakfast Programme,
industry into the public arena has been an Yvonne Adele’s evening
undertaking of truly David and Goliath programme on 3AK Melbourne
proportions. The public relations machine and Channel Seven’s national
breakfast show, ‘Sunrise’.
extolling the virtues of soy has been global and
relentless. It has to be – there are at least 100 In all cases, the audience
million acres of soy under cultivation in the response was phenomenal –
and without exception,
United States alone, much of it genetically supportive of my claims. The
engineered. In Australia it is estimated that about broadcasts also elicited many
50,000 acres are being cultivated. Displaying the more instances of health
kind of ingenious duplicity which even problems directly attributable to
Machiavelli would surely applaud, and conscious the abominable bean.
of the public unease regarding genetically And I was able to gain some
modified foods and the trend towards organically- satisfaction from seeing that
grown produce, Monsanto Corporation has 45 one major Australian soy-
million acres of genetically modified soybeans pusher was so concerned that
its customers might suspect the
growing in the United States. American law truth that it was forced to take
permits these crops to be mixed with a small expensive full-page ads in
amount of organic soybeans, and the resultant national newspapers to
combination may then be labelled organic! And ‘reassure’ listeners and viewers
you still think the government wouldn’t let them that its products were
lie to you? blameless.
With these levels of production at stake a

market must be found, increased and maintained. To this end, American soya
bean farmers contribute approximately US$80 million per year to finance what is
one of the most effective propaganda campaigns ever known to the Western
world. The resultant high-powered publicity blitz ensures that ‘news’ stories
about soy’s benefits are everywhere, reinforced by multi-million dollar
advertising campaigns.
Golden Eggs
Thumb through any popular women’s magazine, read the newspapers,
watch the television commercials and count, for example, those for soy drinks
alone. Soy producers, processors and manufacturers spend billions of dollars
advertising the ‘goodness’ of their products. The economics of the mass media
ensure that such expenditure guarantees the regular placement of news and
feature items extolling the claimed health benefits of soy. The same economics
also guarantee that the chances are minimal of any extensive publicity being
given to reports of tragic cases such as those mentioned earlier, and the dire
warnings of hundreds of corporate-neutral scientific and academic researchers.
What media mogul is going to risk offending the Goose that lays these particular
Golden Eggs by appearing to question the worth of the product or the truth of the
ads?
Sure, occasionally, a report of adverse scientific findings or medical
evidence may be too newsworthy to be ignored and will find its way into the
inside pages. No problem; in the interests of balanced reporting, the
manufacturer will receive their Right of Reply and has an army of in-house or
retained ‘independent’ experts ready with a rebuttal. Even if the rebuttal is
unsubstantiated, or based on limited or inaccurate research, it will be published
and we’re all expected to drink up our soy milk and go back to sleep.
Believe me, this industry has secured the services of some of the best
scientific prostitutes money can buy. And if that doesn’t work, the usual ‘Plan B’
is simply to attempt to discredit the whistleblower. But it’s not only the media
who bear responsibility for helping the soy industry carry out this mass-
manipulation and brainwashing. Most of our health professionals appear so busy,
or so unconcerned, that even if they were prepared to question what you’re told
in the glossy handouts the suppliers give them to hand to you if you ask for
information, they probably wouldn’t consider it worthwhile. People who
wouldn’t believe anything else Monsanto Chemical says swallow, hook line and
sinker, their self-serving lies about soy.
Consider the words of Dr Raymond Peat, the noted endocrine physiologist
at the University of Oregon who was one of the first to blow the whistle on the
dangers of HRT, years before it finally made headlines:
“There is a distinct herd instinct among people who ‘work in science’ which
makes it easy to believe whatever sounds plausible, if a lot of other people are
saying it is true. Sometimes powerful economic interests help people to change
their beliefs. For example, two of the biggest industries in the world, the
estrogen industry and the soy bean industry, spend vast amounts of money
helping people to believe certain plausible-sounding things that help them sell
their products.”
We could add to that the tendency for people to believe what they want to
believe. Especially when it’s comforting, reassuring and comes from ‘someone
who knows’.
Which brings me to my well-intentioned but badly misled critics
mentioned earlier. Those who are so offended that I should dare to question the
masses of ‘independent scientific research’ extolling the virtues of their favourite
health-giving food. Or that I should choose to dismiss the ‘well known fact’ that
people in Japan practically live on soy and don’t suffer from any of the problems
I go on about.
The Asian Myth
Many of the subjects I debate with students during my lectures at
Hippocrates Health Centre and at public speaking engagements are controversial.
There are always some who disagree, but they accept these findings when
presented with evidence. The soy controversy, however, is another matter, and
some simply can’t accept what I say. Their arguments always centre on their
perception that ‘everyone’ says soy is good; they’ve read glowing press releases
on soy; listened to what health professionals have told them; and surely there’s
no question about the ‘fact’ that Asian women do so well on soy food and have
few problems with menopause or osteoporosis.
These arguments are so fallacious and so dependant on what the world’s
most effective commercial publicity machine would have us believe that it’s hard
to know where to begin. But here goes.
To begin with, soy does not comprise a major part of the Japanese, or any
other Asian diet. And it is likely that very little of the domestically produced soy
is grown from the genetically modified cultivar which dominates the Western
market. In any case, except in poverty and during times of famine, Asians
consume soy in tiny amounts – 7 to 8 grams per day – and most of this has been
fermented for from 3 to 5 years to remove the toxins. The fermentation process
also reduces the growth depressants in all soy products, but does not remove
them entirely. The Japanese eat a small amount of tofu and miso as part of a
mineral-rich broth, followed by meat or fish, which offsets some of the dangers.
Dr Raymond Peat and others have shown that tofu (a soy derivative)
consumption is associated with dementia. In a major US study, eight thousand
Japanese-American men from Hawaii were assessed for mid-life tofu
consumption and its relation to brain function and structural changes in later life.
Researchers performed radiologic brain neuro-imaging, extensive cognitive
function studies, and post mortem follow-ups. Among the subjects of the study,
an increased level of tofu consumption was found to be associated with
indications of brain atrophy and cognitive impairment in later life. They even
found, at autopsy, swelling of the brain cavities and a decrease in brain weight
among heavy tofu eaters. This study was reported in The Journal Of The
American College Of Nutrition, April 2000, and reprinted in Dr William
Campbell Douglass’ Second Opinion Newsletter.
Whilst on the subject of soy consumption in Asian countries, one real and
bitter truth that does not appear in the producers’ handouts is that an abnormally
high incidence of cretinism in parts of China where soy is widely consumed
because the people are too poor to get other forms of protein, has been linked to
brain damage caused by the iodine-depleting effect of soy-based goitrogens on
the thyroid. New Zealand toxicologist Dr Mike Fitzpatrick says, “An
epidemiological study in China has shown that high soy intake is not protective
against breast cancer. There have been several similar studies, which have refuted
the theory that soy helps prevent breast cancer.”
Furthermore, Asians, unlike Westerners, do not guzzle soy protein isolate
as a milk substitute. Milk is not a part of their culture.
Bad Science
So how do these ‘myths’ originate? In recent years, several studies have
been published regarding the soybean’s effect on human health. Thanks to the
power of the well-oiled PR machine, the most widely-published results are those
of the studies underwritten by various factions of the soy industry. Not
surprisingly, they are always presented as being overwhelmingly in favour of
soy, even when this is not the conclusion of their own researchers! The primary
claims about soy’s health benefits are based purely on bad science or ‘skewed’
interpretation.
Although arguments for cancer patients to use soy focus on statistics
showing low rates of breast, colon and prostate cancer among Asian people, there
are obvious facts being utterly ignored. While soy-funded studies boast that
Asian women suffer far fewer cases of breast cancer than do American women,
they neglect to point out that these Asian women eat a diet that is dramatically
different from that of their Western counterparts. The standard Asian diet
consists of more natural products, greater amounts of vegetables and more fish.
Their diets are also lower in chemicals and toxins, as they eat far fewer processed
foods. It is likely these studies are influenced by the fact that cancer rates rise
among Asian people who move to the US and adopt American diets. Ignoring the
remarkable diet and lifestyle changes, to assume only that reduced levels of soy
in these American-Asian diets is a primary factor in greater cancer rates, is bad
science.
As for the osteoporosis/menopause protection myth, it is absurd to infer
that soy protects Asian women. Their habits and diets, as mentioned above,
containing little junk food, are totally different from those of Westerners.
Further, they rarely smoke or drink alcohol, and have not replaced vitamin D-
containing butter with the damaging soy oil margarine so popular with misguided
Westerners.
Need more evidence of the soy producers’ dominance of what you can
read about their product? A widely circulated article, Scientists Suggest More
Soy in Diet, by Jane E. Allen, Associated Press’ science writer, cites numerous
speakers in the course of a symposium discussing the probable advantages of soy
under the topic, Health Impact of Soy Protein. Their deliberations are still
widely quoted as proof of soy’s beneficial effects. Less well publicised is the
article’s comment that the US$50,000 symposium “…was underwritten by
Protein Technologies International of St.Louis,” a DuPont subsidiary that makes
soy protein! What price impartiality?
Allergenic
Other popular arguments in support of soy state that fermented soy
products like tempeh or natto contain high levels of vitamin B12. However, these
supportive arguments fail to mention that soy’s B12 is an inactive B12 analog, not
utilised as a vitamin in the human body. Some researchers speculate this analog
may actually serve to block the body’s B12 absorption. It has also been found that
allergic reactions to soybeans are far more common than to all other legumes.
Even the American Academy of Pediatrics admits that early exposure to soy
through commercial infant formulas may be a leading cause of soy allergies
among older children and adults.
And while on ‘Furphys’, one persistent critic tells me that he “knows for
sure” that allowing the bean to sprout removes all the toxins. He remains
unconvinced by the scientific evidence that shows that sprouting allows genistein
to metamorphose into coumestrol, which happens to be 30 times more
oestrogenically potent!
A while back, as information regarding the dangers of soy started leaking
out, the public relations machine went into overdrive, churning out stories about
how the ‘baddies’ known to be in soy are removed during processing. This is a
complete untruth, which has been refuted by many studies, yet is fervently
espoused by the soy adherents. As described earlier, processing actually adds
more deadly ingredients to an already potent toxic cocktail.
There are many more ‘truths’ that the pro-soy lobby will trot out as the
answer to just about any health concern, and if you still believe the claim that
taking soy will improve hormonal health in men and women, consider this.
Eating soy with that intention is not only dangerous, it is futile, as reported in
Nexus Magazine: “Celibate monks living in monasteries and leading a
vegetarian lifestyle find soy foods quite helpful because they dampen libido.”
In developed countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand, governments have established statutory bodies with the power to ensure
the safety of proprietary food and drugs made available to the public. Sadly, as
far as the marketing of soy is concerned, the FDA in the US and the Australia-
New Zealand Food Authority, ANZFA (now renamed Food Standards Australia
New Zealand – FSANZA), have both displayed a willingness to put the
commercial interests of manufacturers ahead of those of the consumers, even to
the extent of falsifying data or withholding commercially unpalatable
information.
In our own region, one recent extraordinary and blatant case of deliberate
government deception has come to light – and been totally ignored by the media.
It concerns, once again, the use of soy in baby formula, and should be considered
carefully by anyone who is still under the impression that “they wouldn’t be
allowed to sell it if it wasn’t safe.”
Hiding the Truth
In March 1999, ANZFA prepared a document with the catchy title, An
Assessment of The Potential Risks to Infants Associated with Exposure to Soy-
Based Infant Formulas.
In Section 3.1, Hazard Identification, some potential hazards are listed:
3.1.2 Stimulation of oestrogen-sensitive tissue; Infertility; Sexual differentiation;

Sexual maturation.
3.1.3 Neonatal brain development.
3.1.4 Thyroid alterations: Immune responses.
5.1.1 Dietary exposures: An exposure to hormone levels 240 times higher than breast
milk.
6.0 Risk Assessment: “It is clear that phytoestrogens pose a potential hazard to the
consumer of soy foods”.
The signatories to this document included the Chief Toxicologist, Dr Luba
Tomaska, together with Dr Fiona Cumming (ANZFA), Dr P Tuohy of the New
Zealand Ministry of Health, and five academic experts in food safety from both
Australia and New Zealand. Among the authoritative references examined by
this committee was a 1999 assessment from a US Federal government laboratory,
Anti-thyroid Isoflavins From Soybean: Isolation, Characterisation and
Mechanism of Action, which examines 50 years of medical reports of thyroid
harm and describes how it occurs.
The committee’s final report was clear and unambiguous in its conclusions
that the inclusion of soy in infant formula was potentially hazardous.
Yet, in May 2002, this same body, ANZFA, prepared a document for the
signatures of all the Health Ministers of the Australian States and Territories and
for the Australian and New Zealand Federal Health Ministers, setting standards
for infant formulas which contained no hint or mention of the hazards detailed in
their own expert committee’s Risk Assessment document.
Following ANZFA’s recommendations, all these health ministers,
presumably unaware of the hazards that someone in ANZFA considered not
worth bringing to their attention, signed the document. The result is that the
agreed Standard for the composition of infant formula sold in Australia and New
Zealand, now approves the inclusion of ingredients which its own expert
committee (as well as many other authorities) have labelled severely detrimental
to health.
Such approval flies in the face of Australian food safety and practice laws
and puts our children at risk of permanent endocrine disruption and infertility.
Barefaced Lies
But it gets worse! Australian politicians, spurred by worried constituents
who were questioning the inclusion of soy in baby formula, asked ANZFA for
more information. The Authority’s standard response was unbelievable – and a
barefaced lie:
“…there is no evidence that exposure of healthy infants to soy-based
infant formulas over 30 years has been associated with any demonstrated
harm.”
Isn’t it good to know that we have such honest and ethical watchdogs to
safeguard our children’s health? And why is this body prepared to continue to
totally disregard not only its own qualified advisers, but also those of a high-
powered UK government committee, whose report is noted on the final page of
this chapter?
The Americans fare no better in trusting their government-appointed
watchdogs. Their Food and Drug Administration has control over what claims
are permitted to be made for food and drug products. They employ scientists and
researchers to investigate and validate the claims made by manufacturers for their
products and ingredients.
But, when it suits, the agency apparently has no compunction in ignoring,
and pillorying, its own experts in order to please a manufacturer. As in the case
of two FDA scientists, Daniel M Sheehan, PhD, director of the FDA’s Estrogen
Base Program in the Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology, and
Daniel R Doerge, PhD, a member of the Division of Bio-chemical Toxicology.
In 1998, they protested the FDA’s handling of a cardiovascular health claim by
the giant DuPont soy manufacturing subsidiary, Protein Technologies
International (PTI).
After examining the claims and making their own tests, Sheehan and
Doerge sent a letter to the FDA management vigorously opposing the claim,
which centred largely on claimed beneficial effects of isoflavones in relation to
lowering cholesterol levels. Both specialists in oestrogen research, they suggested
instead that a warning might be more appropriate.
The FDA’s response was to make the unprecedented move of rewriting
PTI’s petition, substituting all reference to isoflavones with the words ‘soy
protein’ – a move in flagrant contradiction of FDA’s own regulations, which then
resulted in the health claim being allowed. They also banned Sheehan and
Doerge from making public comment on the issue.
In a more passive action, the FDA has now become so acquiescent when it
comes to helping the soy peddlers they have even allowed them to ‘self regulate’.
A manufacturer or processor is, with little, if any, supporting evidence, allowed
to declare their product ‘GRAS’ – Generally Regarded As Safe – a nomenclature
which basically says, “This is OK and won’t harm you because nobody has
complained about it.” Only in America? Don’t you believe it!
Many of those who have dared to speak and act against the industry and its
political protectors have suffered both physically and financially as a direct
result. The story of a New Zealand couple, Valerie and Richard James, who
devote their lives to exposing the evils of this trade, is worthy of honourable
mention. Much of the suppressed research and evidence has been brought to
worldwide attention through their single-mindedness and courage, and they have
been a great source of inspiration, advice and information to me and to many
others in our efforts to spread the word.
The James’ Experience
I first became aware of the James’ work from an article in Nexus
Magazine. Breeders of tropical birds, the couple had been alerted to the genetic
effects of soy when they switched to bird feed which was based on soy protein –
with disastrous results: “…deformed, stunted and stillborn babies and premature
deaths among females, with the result that the total population in the aviaries
went into steady decline.” They then realised that many of the symptoms
suffered by their birds were similar to the symptoms suffered by their children,
who had been fed soy formula. Understandably, they were deeply disturbed by
what soy had done to their children and their birds, and enlisted the aid of
toxicologist Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD, whose work is detailed elsewhere in this
book. Together they formed an alliance to investigate and expose what big
business and government preferred to hide.
While preparing the sixth edition of this book, I rang Valerie and Richard
in Whangarei, New Zealand, to introduce myself and ask a favour. I needed a
paragraph on the reaction of the soy industry and the New Zealand Government
to their nine-year crusade against feeding babies soy formula. As Richard said,
“It’s impossible to compress years of fear and a constant feeling of menace into a
paragraph.” So they sent me, instead, a huge envelope stuffed full of the most
horrifying information, which instilled in me a feeling of menace that remains
with me to this day.
Even I, with my knowledge of cosy industry/government connections, was
shocked by what I read. The James’ enclosed a copy of the painstakingly-
researched scientific proof they had presented to the government. This document
is so damning that I was astonished they had been unable to persuade the
government to even consider the problem. They enclosed hair-raising details of
industry/government threats, lies from officials who were and are protecting the
soy industry, and details of careers that were destroyed, grants withdrawn, and
research papers censored or not published.
The pressure on one of the scientists with whom they worked was so great
that his assistant suffered a nervous breakdown and had to flee the country. Yet
the New Zealand government was and still is prepared to go to any lengths to
protect the soy industry and their multi-billions in annual profits. Even their
Federal Health Minister was firmly aligned behind the baby killers!
Threats and Lawsuits
As they have become recognised as serious threats to the continued
dominance of the pro-soy lobbyists, the James’ have faced all manner of threats,
personal vilification and legal actions. Their own government actually allowed a
soy producer to use government-funded Legal Aid to sue them for telling the
truth about their product! They, of course, had to fund their own crippling legal
defence. Despite this, and with increasing public support, they are preparing to
lead a class action against Monsanto and others on behalf of thousands whose
lives have been affected by the Killer Bean.
Visit Dr Fitzpatrick’s website, www.soyonlineservice.co.nz,, and you will
be able to see not only the mountain of credible evidence he and the James’s have
assembled against the actions of the multinationals, but also get a sense of some
of the lengths to which their detractors will go in their attempts to discredit them.
This courageous couple are being pilloried for trying to save millions of babies
from the crippling effects of soy formula! They should be thanked, instead of
being sued and threatened. It’s not only depressing, it’s outrageous!
It would seem that there is no way decent people can win against the
multinationals when these corporations are backed by governments.
Truth Will Out
But maybe there is hope yet. Slowly, and despite the power of the vested
interests and the complacency and laissez-faire attitude of governments, the truth
is beginning to emerge. The UK government is considering restricting the sale of
soy-based infant formula, and the US Congress is now taking seriously a plethora
of complaints and legal actions being instituted against Monsanto on behalf of
millions of Americans whose lives have been ruined through the corporate greed
of this legalised drug pusher. This is largely due to the efforts of the Weston A
Price Foundation, a Washington public interest charitable organisation, which has
conducted an unrelenting political lobbying campaign in Congressional
Committees.
In other countries, notably OK – it is good for something…
Australia and New Zealand, as well According to a series of tests on the
as the USA, class actions are being ‘Comparative Efficacy of Insect Repellents
prepared which will finally make against Mosquito Bites’ (Dr Mark S Fradin, et
public the human toll and the extent al), published in the New England Journal of
of cover-up, falsification, Medicine, July 4, 2002, a 22-percent soybean
oil product rubbed on the skin gave complete
manipulation, harassment, threats protection for about 95 minutes.
and other illegal activities
Perhaps mosquitos have more sense than
undertaken by powerful
some humans and stay well away from the
multinationals in order to maintain stuff?
the multi-billion-dollar profits
generated by this innocuous-looking, genetically modified and deadly poisonous
bean.
Numerous former advocates of the inclusion of soy in our diet have been
prepared to re-examine the evidence and are now having the courage to publicly
admit they were misled by false claims, incomplete and fraudulent research.
Which, paradoxically, seems to have hardened the resolve of less enlightened
proponents to bury their heads even deeper in the sand and continue to ignore
reality.
The words of one former soy user and prescriber are well worth
considering. Here are some extracts from a letter sent by US hospital dietician
Joyce Gross, MA, RD, LD/N, to her own patients and friends, which she has
kindly allowed me to publish (you can read the full text on my website):
“Some of you may remember that last year I was touting soy along with the rest of the
medical profession regarding its beneficial effects. I was consuming soy for its
phytoestrogen effect to alleviate menopausal symptoms. I was duped like so many
other non-suspecting consumers.
“I have developed Hashimoto’s Disease or acute Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis which is an
acute autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland. (In basic terms this means
that my thyroid is attacking itself and I can no longer produce thyroid hormone). My
initial symptoms included things like severe joint pain especially in my hands,
"trigger" finger(s), carpal tunnel syndrome, excessive weight gain (I gained about 25
lbs. in 3-4 weeks …”
After describing how her self-diagnosis and research established the
cause and condition that physicians she consulted had at first failed to recognise,
Joyce advised her friends:
“… I have since found out that Hashi’s can take 8 years to diagnose (we don’t build
up the antibodies overnight to it)…
“The soybean industry is a multi-billion dollar industry in this country so they are
trying to keep this quiet, even though there have been doctors in the FDA who have
written position papers regarding the dangers of soy.
“With so many new products coming out containing soy, and the continued ‘touting’
of it as a major benefit, more and more women are going to become hypothyroid. I
am currently working as a nutrition expert in treating depression, bi-polar disorder
and substance abuse problems. I can’t tell you how many of the women who are
admitted for depression are also hypothyroid to the point now that the medical doctor
automatically first checks their TSH before the psychiatrists even start prescribing
their meds. If I hadn’t been so adamant about taking over my own health issues last
August, I could have very easily wound up being a patient in my own hospital.”
Would that other influential health professionals had her courage and
honesty.
Buyer Beware
In conclusion, I’d like to share with you a true story indicating the extent to
which members of the soy lobby will go in order to mislead the consumer about
the claimed benefits of their products. In Australia and New Zealand, the
Sanitarium Health Food Company (a commercial but tax-free offshoot of the
Seventh Day Adventist Church) manufactures a wide range of products
containing soy – all of which are claimed by Sanitarium to provide health
benefits.
In 1998, the New Zealand Commerce Commission launched a prosecution
against Sanitarium for publishing over 150 misleading advertisements for its So
Good soy milk, in which various unsubstantiated health-related claims were
made. The NZCC action was settled out of court after Sanitarium signed a
consent decree and entered a Deed of Trust promising not to repeat the claims.
Then, in 1999, Sanitarium formed and financed the official-sounding
International Soy Advisory Board, which sent Sue Radd and others to New
Zealand in May that year to promote Sanitarium’s products. (Ms Radd is an
Australian nutritionist whose media articles, books and public appearances
invariably promote the ‘goodness’ of soy).
In a cooking program on TV NZ’s Good Morning show, Ms Radd,
appearing as a ‘nutritionist guest expert’, spoke glowingly of the claimed benefits
of soy consumption. Cartons of So Good were prominently in view of the
camera.
The following are direct quotes from the published decision of the NZ
Broadcasting Standards Authority in response to complaints about the program:
“The benefits of soy consumption were said to include a lower incidence of heart
disease, improved reproductive health, reduction in the incidence of osteoporosis, and
alleviation of the symptoms of menopause… The material discloses that the
Nutritionist was closely aligned to Sanitarium, makers of ‘So Good’…If an expert is
aligned to product promotion, that ought to be made clear… By failing to disclose this
relationship in a programme where she spoke positively of ‘So Good’, apparently as
an ‘independent’ nutritionist, the Authority concludes that the broadcast, through this
omission, breached the requirement of Standard in Sec G.1 to be truthful and accurate
on points of fact.
“Where making claims about the health benefits of ingredients which are themselves a
matter of controversy, then the Authority considers that the broadcast should at least
acknowledge the existence of that controversy... those claimed benefits are a matter of
contention and there is controversy... the Authority notes that no effort was made on
the programme to point out that there is significant disagreement among the experts
about the claimed health benefits of soy. As these criticisms were not raised or
discussed, the Authority concludes that the programme lacked impartiality and
balance, and that the Standard (G 6) was breached.”
On 23 August 2002, both Sue Radd and I appeared on the Australian
Channel 7 programme Sunrise, where she was again credited as a spokesperson
for the International Soy Advisory Board. My attempts to clarify her credentials
and cite the above case were gagged by the presenters and the ‘independent’ Ms
Radd strongly denied she had any formal links to Sanitarium.
There’s more. Sanitarium admits that it is the ‘convenor’ of the
Australasian Nutrition Advisory Council, another supposedly independent public
advisory body on nutrition. And, from Sanitarium’s own website: “In
1987…Sanitarium established the Nutrition Education Service in order to provide
the community with reliable, easy-to-understand nutrition information.”
So much for all that ‘independent’ research and advice (and let’s not forget
that many of their ‘health’ products are also laced with artificial sweeteners).
Action at Last!
While authorities in Australia and New Zealand continue to turn a blind eye to the proven dangers
of infant soy formula, from the UK comes this report by James Meikle, in The Guardian, February
8, 2003:
The safety of soya-based infant formula milk has been called into question by the government’s
scientific advisers, in a move that could result in it being available only on prescription.
They fear children’s sexual development and fertility as adults might be affected if they take the
products during their first few months of life.
The advisers say there is “clear evidence” of potential risk from using the products and no
evidence that the products confer any health benefit. There is no medical need for it either, they say,
since other therapies could be prescribed for infants allergic to cow’s milk protein.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition believe studies suggesting harmful
effects on the sexual development of marmosets, and “extreme discomfort” in menstruation for
women who had been fed soy formula years before, are cause for “significant concern”.
The use of the soy formula is already officially discouraged by the government, and breast milk
is regarded as giving far better nourishment than formula milk. But the latest warnings about safety
go much further than previous ones.
The tougher stance on soy formula comes from part of a far wider review of evidence of the
health risks and benefits of chemicals called phytoestrogens. These oestrogen-containing compounds
that naturally occur in foods such as soy, may mimic or disrupt hormones in our bodies.
One Last Word

For those who ask if organic soy is safe, I say, “Would you eat organic arsenic?”
10
Hormonal Havoc
A close look at the symptoms,
treatment and prevention of various
hormone-related conditions:
Endometriosis Menstrual Irregularities

Endometrial Cancer Vaginitis
Fibroid Tumours Ovarian Cysts
Uterine Cancer Urinary Tract Infection
Fibromyalgia Incontinence
M
en, please do not skip the next three chapters because, even though they
are more specific to women than to men, there is much of importance
for men’s health in them as well. Further, I hope that male readers will
find that understanding the problems perhaps suffered by their partners may
inspire kindness and a willingness to assist in preventing and overcoming these
distressing conditions.
Endometriosis
According to the American Endometriosis Association, this painful,
chronic disease affects 5.5 million women and girls in the USA and Canada, and
millions more worldwide, and is frequently associated with infertility. It often
occurs when tissue like that which lines the uterus (tissue called the
endometrium) is found outside the uterus – usually in the abdomen on the
ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support the uterus; the area between
the vagina and rectum; the outer surface of the uterus; and the lining of the pelvic
cavity. Other sites for these endometrial growths may include the bladder, bowel,
vagina, cervix, vulva, and in abdominal surgical scars. Less commonly, they are
found in the lung, arm, thigh, and other locations.
This misplaced tissue develops into growths or lesions that respond to the
menstrual cycle in the same way that the tissue of the uterine lining does: each
month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. Menstrual blood flows from
the uterus and out of the body through the vagina, but the blood and tissue shed
from endometrial growths has no way of leaving the body. This results in internal
bleeding, breakdown of the blood and tissue from the lesions, and inflammation –
and can cause pain, infertility, scar tissue formation, adhesions, and bowel
problems.
David Smallbone, MD, from Buxton, England, has been in medical
practice for more than 30 years. For the past 25 years he has successfully and
almost exclusively used nutrition, herbs and homeopathy, combined with diet and
lifestyle changes, to treat his patients. He has been using natural progesterone
for nearly a decade, and is well-versed in the finer points of using nutritional
supplements to reverse illness and create health. Interviewed in Dr John Lee’s
Newsletter, Dr Smallbone said this about endometriosis:
“I’d say that three-quarters of the women with endometriosis that I put on
natural progesterone are 20 percent improved over six months. The more
prolonged and widespread the problem is, the slower the response.
“I think that endometriosis is caused by an incorrect stimulus of blast cells,
which are pre-differentiated cells that can be stimulated to turn into any type of
cell, given the right circumstances. It’s a combination then of estrogen – and
specifically estradiol – over-stimulation and failure to control the cell itself. It’s
similar to the process that produces some cancer cells. I believe one of the
factors in this is a failure to produce enough progesterone early in life. These
would be women who have a lot of non-ovulatory cycles, girls who have early
onset of menstruation but then have a lot of non-ovulatory cycles, and girls
whose menstruation seems to start and stop a lot. It’s in the earlier half of life
that you get the first symptoms of it.
“This is one reason why good nutrition is so important for teenagers. Those
blast cells will be much better equipped to resist stimulation by estrogen if they
are well-nourished. I also believe that birth control pills have an over-
stimulating effect and should be avoided.
“As always, by far the most effective approach to this debilitating illness is
prevention.”
So, eat your fruit and vegetables, with emphasis on raw; keep your
immune system strong; and your digestion thorough.
Endometrial Cancer
Cancer of the womb is due to unopposed oestrogen and/or oestrogen
dominance, conditions that are explained in the Menopause chapter of this book.
As is the case with so many female illnesses, this can be prevented by diet and
progesterone. Even the synthetics, progestogen and progestin, may help prevent
this cancer, but they are most certainly not recommended, as they have serious
side effects. The natural progesterone is the only healthful option.
We strongly recommend that any woman faced with a decision about
endometrial complications read Dr John Lee’s book, What Your Doctor May Not
Tell You About Menopause. He has a most educational chapter on this subject,
in which he states that any doctor recommending a hysterectomy for this problem
is self-serving. “In pretending to act as protector of his/her patient, he/she
manages to convert a side effect of a drug he/she administered (estrogen) into a
lucrative surgical operation.”
Fibroid Tumours
Dr Lee states that fibroid tumours, like breast fibrocysts, are a product of
oestrogen dominance. Oestrogen stimulates their growth and lack of oestrogen
causes them to atrophy. When natural progesterone is supplied, fibroids no
longer grow and can be kept from growing until after menopause, at which time
they gradually atrophy.
Dean Ornish, MD, in Obstetrics and Gynecology, September, 1999, states,
“Fibroids are linked to hormones, such as oestrogen, and while they might not
cause any problems they can contribute to conditions such as anaemia, pelvic
pain and infertility... A diet rich in green vegetables appears to be particularly
effective in preventing uterine fibroids, one of the most common reasons for
hysterectomies.”
Brenda Beeley, in her book, Menopause And Osteoporosis, recommends
the following remedy: “Castor oil packs used 3–5 times per week over a period
of 3–6 months help shrink fibroids. To make a castor oil pack, wet 2–4 layers of
12-inch-square cotton or wool flannel with castor oil. Place the wet (but not
dripping) flannel on the abdomen. Cover it with a piece of plastic, then place a
hot water bottle or heating pad on top of the plastic. Wrap a towel around the
entire pack to hold in heat and leave it in place for one hour. Limiting one’s
intake of estrogen, which is found in birth control pills, estrogen replacement
therapy, and dairy and meat products (from cows fattened with hormones) also
helps shrink fibroids”. Sounds like a pain, but certainly preferable to surgery!
Burton Goldberg, in his Alternative Medicine Guide to Women’s Health
Series, states, “As in endometriosis and breast lumps, the conventional medical
treatment for fibroids is to cut them out, even though almost all cases of fibroids
are benign (fewer than 0.5% of fibroids become cancerous). However, it may be
difficult to remove just the fibroid, so the physician may want to perform a
hysterectomy, removing the whole uterus.”
This is criminal, considering how easy it is to avoid and/or cure this
common problem, and many unnecessary hysterectomies are carried out on
young, childless women. Doctors rarely tell women that they have options, so
they are terrified by the prospect that the fibroids may become cancerous.
Burton Goldberg states, “The deleterious effects of hysterectomy have
obviously not prevented its widespread use. During a Congressional investigation
in 1977, the American Medical Association (AMA), testifying on the reasons for
the high rate of hysterectomy, stated that the operation was used for sterilisation
and as a preventive method to forestall cancer of the uterus in later years. The
truth is the operation is a big money-maker. That aside, the AMA’s justifications
are unconscionable, given the serious consequences of the procedure.”
Women are rarely warned about these consequences; a one-year recovery
period, emotional trauma, accelerated aging of the ovaries, and a seven-fold
increase in heart attacks and angina. When the ovaries are taken also, pancreatic
problems and adrenal weakness occur, along with vaginal dryness, headaches,
mood swings, urinary tract problems, hair loss and fatigue. So many of the
women attending Hippocrates tell us that one of the worst symptoms is that
sexual fulfilment, after hysterectomy, is a thing of the past. All this for an
unnecessary operation that could have been avoided by following the dietary
rules in this book and using natural progesterone!
Uterine Cancer
Diet is a major risk factor in this, as in most cancers. It is well known that
when women from developing countries emigrate to industrialised countries,
their risks for uterine and breast cancer rise substantially. Eating lots of salads
and shunning junk food offers protection, as does progesterone. Doctors Lee and
Peat, who have been so helpful to me in my research, are not the only scientists
who recommend progesterone. There are a great many more. For example, Neils
Lauersen, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at New York Medical
College, and author of PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome And You. Dr Lauersen
says, “No human cancer has been reported during progesterone treatment; quite
the reverse, progesterone has been used in treating specific uterine cancers.”
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, which we have been hearing a lot about in recent years, is a
severe, debilitating, painful condition mostly affecting women. Although not
strictly a hormonal condition, it is included here because of the fact that its
symptoms can mimic those of oestrogen dominance. It is commonly manifested
by pain in the fibrous tissues of the body – the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Other common symptoms associated with fibromyalgia include fatigue, sleep
disorder, cognitive impairments, numbness and tingling sensations, irritable
bowel symptoms, and more. The symptoms are so close to the symptoms of
oestrogen dominance, or progesterone lack, that it appears to be beyond
coincidence. There have been anecdotal reports of women getting rid of all their
symptoms by simply using progesterone.
It is interesting that the symptoms of fibromyalgia mimic those of
oestrogen dominance – particularly when you consider that during pregnancy the
placenta produces ten times more progesterone than is produced normally in an
ovulating woman, and that many women have reported that the only time they
have been free of symptoms was during each of several pregnancies. One
woman who had suffered symptoms for 30 years reported that during her seven
pregnancies the symptoms disappeared. She finally got the message, started
taking natural progesterone, and has been well ever since.
As Raquel Martin, in The Estrogen Alternative says, “What great
protection progesterone provides us during pregnancy! Could it also be critical
for our good health?”
Unless it is in the early stages, however, management of this terrible
condition is not as simple as merely using progesterone on its own. More about
the effect adrenal exhaustion and hypothyroidism have on all aspects of health,
including fibromyalgia, can be found in Chapters 1 and 2.
Menstrual Irregularities
Heavy, painful periods and PMS are easily prevented by faithfully
adhering to a good diet. But I mean really good – follow the rules in this book
and don’t deviate for at least a month to give your body a chance to heal itself. If
it doesn’t, it would be wise to consult a qualified natural therapist about possible
adrenal insufficiency and/or thyroid function. Your life may be so stressful that
your adrenals can’t cope, and your thyroid, which is crucial for all aspects of
health, may have been inadequate since birth or, possibly, so injured by the
wrong foods (such as soy) that it will need support (see Chapter 1, That
“Mystery Illness”and Chapter 2, Adrenal Insufficiency). There are natural
methods for improving these glands, such as homeopathics and acupuncture. And
please don’t forget your natural progesterone!
Oestrogen dominance, relative to progesterone, has a profound effect upon
most aspects of female reproductive system health. PMS and problem periods are
no exception, a fact attested to by so many prominent scientists that there isn’t
space to list them all.
Vaginitis
This unpleasant condition occurs more frequently among women who take
birth control pills. These dangerous little pills prevent hormone-generated
mucous from being produced. This mucous protects the vagina from infectious
organisms. All of which proves, once again, that you can’t play around with
mother nature without consequences. Dr Lee says that natural progesterone will
provide relief for this condition, but that it can take three to four months.
There are many causes of vaginitis: poor diet, bacteria, yeast overgrowth,
parasites, nylon undies and pantyhose and tight clothing. Antibiotics bring quick
relief, but they do not address the causes, and symptoms recur, leaving the patient
with the problems antibiotics themselves cause. Loss of intestinal flora creates a
perfect environment for vaginitis, so it is essential to get into the habit of taking
an effective acidophilus.
Keep your immune system strong through careful diet, as it is needed to
fight off infections. Do not use perfumed products near your vaginal area, and
use warm water, not soap, which can be extremely irritating. Do not use
tampons; the reasons are explained at the end of this chapter.
Alternative medicine can offer help for this condition, but if it is not
effective, see a physician, as vaginitis can spread to other areas of the
reproductive system and cause serious harm.
Ovarian Cysts
Women tend to panic when diagnosed with ovarian cysts, and who could
blame them? Many fear that cancer of the ovaries will be the next step, but in the
majority of women this is not the case. It is wise, however, to have a medical
examination to rule out this possibility. Burton Goldberg, in his helpful book,
Women’s Health, quotes the noted natural health specialist, Ralph Golan, MD, of
Seattle, Washington, who says, “An operation need not be a first option unless
the findings are suspicious for malignancy or there are other clear indications for
surgery. Often the cysts shrink and disappear by themselves.” If surgery is
performed, the surgeon may remove the ovaries and even the uterus. This drastic
measure will send the woman into premature menopause, with all the physical
and emotional trauma that entails.
Several factors need to be identified and corrected; smoking, including
passively, must be stopped. Correcting any thyroid insufficiency is essential, and
diet must be improved, as what women eat can be both the cause and the cure for
ovarian cysts. Dr Lee says that adding natural progesterone from day 10 to day
26 of the menstrual cycle will very likely shrink ovarian cysts and cause them to
disappear without further treatment. The chance of avoiding an operation will be
greatly enhanced by sticking faithfully to all of the above measures.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
This miserable affliction occurs mostly in women, although men who have
had urethral operations can develop it. Sometimes it develops slowly, with
frequent urination and some degree of pain. Untreated, the infection is likely to
escalate, with urination as frequent as every few minutes, accompanied by
burning pain, and even a few drops of blood in extreme cases. I used to call it
‘the kiss of fire’, and had it several times a year. Once I learned how to eat
healthfully, the attacks stopped.
Cystitis is bacterial, so physicians usually prescribe antibiotics, which stop
the pain and mask the infection. These drugs do not, however, cure anything, and
often perpetuate the problem, setting women up for chronic, lifetime cystitis and
frequent antibiotic use. This occurs because antibiotic suppression drives the
infection deeper into the body where it is less apparent and harder to correct, and
reappears when the host is weakened.
As always, the best approach to any UTI is prevention; drink plenty of
pure water and do not turn your intestines into a breeding ground for bacteria by
eating junk food and drinking excessive alcohol.
Ingesting sugar has a profound influence on UTI. Sugars and grains,
which rapidly break down into sugars, will fuel disease-causing bacteria in the
intestine and are likely to infect the bladder.
Keep man-made fabrics away from your body and never wear pantyhose
without cotton panties underneath. In cold weather, keep your nether regions
insulated by warm undies. Avoid tampons.
Good hygiene is important, but be aware that most soap is toxic, and does
not belong on delicate tissues. Very warm water will keep you clean. If you are
not comfortable with that, Nancy Evans has a lovely, safe coconut soap, which is
detailed in Resources. Bubble baths are filled with scary chemicals, talc is
dangerous, and commercial douches contain extremely irritating chemicals. The
anus is a source of contamination, so wipe from front to back after bowel
movements.
Sexual intercourse, I am sorry to inform you, can cause severe irritation,
thus the term ‘honeymoon cystitis’. Cleanliness is essential, and remember that
penetration without sufficient lubrication can cause small abrasions in the vagina
that allow bacteria to breed. Wise women take care to drink plenty of water after
intercourse. Tedious as this is, it sure beats a miserable bout with a UTI!
Contraceptive creams, jelly and foam can irritate, as can spermicidal and/or
lubricated condoms.
A particularly nasty chemical, Nonoxynol-9 (N-9), is found in most vaginal
gels, foams, creams, suppositories, and sponges, and is also used as a lubricant.
According to British medical journal The Lancet, it should be banned, but of
course has not been, and is still a danger. Beware of a product, advertised as
“The answer to a woman’s true sexuality”, which contains propylene glycol,
methylparaben and other must-avoid chemicals, in spite of being promoted as
“safe and natural”.
So, avoid all sexual ‘aids’ and lubricants as they all contain harmful
ingredients, even when not listed on labels. All will increase your danger of
contracting cystitis, or any of the other conditions mentioned in this section.
Stick with pure coconut oil and Dr Peat’s progesterone oil and know that you will
be safe.
Constipation can be an underlying cause of frequent cystitis attacks. If you
are not regular, increase your magnesium intake to establish healthful
elimination. In order to keep your all-important immune system perking, make
certain your thyroid is functioning properly.
Lactobacillus acidophilus helps to restore bacterial balance in the vagina
and urinary tract, and can help prevent cystitis. I have heard good reports about
500mg of acidophilus vaginal suppositories, inserted twice weekly for two
weeks, and once a month for two months.
Cranberry juice is a popular remedy, helping some, but occasionally
aggravating the condition for others. It is necessary to hunt around to find an
unsweetened, unpreserved juice. Don’t drink it if you cannot find a pure one,
because the sugar and additives will aggravate the condition. Cranberry capsules
can be of help for some. Diluted pineapple juice can stop an attack, but it has to
be caught quickly, and it is necessary to eat nothing until the urgency stops. In
Australia all the pineapple juices are contaminated with unnatural vitamin C and
other nasties, so avoid them. Pure juices are readily available in the US.
Parsley can be helpful, as a tea or just eaten raw. Steep a large bunch of
parsley in two quarts of boiling water and allow to sit for 20-30 minutes. This is
both a remedy and a preventative.
Some natural health practitioners suggest going entirely off solid food and
drinking copious amounts of pure water. Some recommend eating nothing but
watermelon for two days, and these remedies are often successful if started
immediately symptoms appear.
Extreme stress can bring on a cystitis attack, as can anger and resentment
which are suppressed. A woman I know was being stalked by a man who
appeared occasionally and frightened her with his menacing appearance. Each
time she encountered him she felt an immediate burning in the vagina, which led
to cystitis. When the police were finally able to persuade the man to leave her
alone, the cystitis attacks stopped.
Far and away the finest remedy we have found for a UTI is D-mannose. It
works perfectly on the 90 per cent of cases that are caused by the E-Coli bacteria.
Reports coming in to us have been conclusive; D-mannose acts both as a
preventative, and as a cure that completely replaces the need to take dangerous
antibiotics. This is a real find: women have been looking for this kind of help
for centuries. See Resources for Australian and US sources.
D-mannose is a naturally-occurring simple fruit sugar (not to be confused
with our old enemy, cane sugar) and is safe for young children, diabetics and the
elderly. The container recommends only ½ teaspoon every three hours during an
attack, but we have found that it’s better to take a full teaspoon. I have had
plenty of experience suggesting this remedy to women, and I can recommend it
wholeheartedly, even for severe, long-term UTIs.
This is how D-mannose does its job: E. coli bacteria stick to mannose
molecules present on the surfaces of the cells that line the bladder. When a
person with an E. coli infection takes D-mannose, the ‘loose’ molecules of D-
mannose surround and coat each E. coli bacterium, so they can’t stick to the
bladder. The next time the patient urinates, the D-mannose-coated E. coli are
rinsed away. This treatment is quicker, and certainly safer than antibiotics.
This excellent remedy also helps some people who do not have an E. coli
infection, but simply have to urinate more frequently than average. Somehow, it
appears to relax the bladder and urethra. A mother, whose nine-year-old
daughter had been plagued by cystitis for years, rang me in desperation. Her
physician had just said he wanted to give the girl a triple dose of antibiotic – a
huge dose of the medicine that had not worked for years, and would add to the
girl’s toxic load. I suggested D-mannose, and she was kind enough to ring me a
month later to report that her daughter was finally well. Then, six months later,
at open house at Hippocrates, she told me there had been no recurrences, and that
her son also benefited. A real godsend!
D-mannose will not, however, cure chlamydia, mycoplasma, and other
non-Ecoli infections. These are mainly caused via sexual contact and will require
a trip to the doctor.
The safest approach to UTI is to employ natural methods as quickly as
possible before the infection takes hold. I recommend always having D-mannose
on hand, just in case. If you do not have it, and if fasting proves unsuccessful, it
is essential not to delay medical treatment, as UTIs can work their way up into
the bladder, and even to the kidneys, causing a serious and painful illness. I’m
advised that ‘Triprim’ is milder and less dangerous than other antibiotics. It is
only necessary to take one tablet per day for three to seven days, depending upon
how quickly the pain and frequency are gone. But remember – it is essential to
re-establish the intestinal flora after taking any antibiotics. Get the best
acidophilus you can find and take it religiously to undo the damage.
Incontinence
Incontinence is a dilemma for many mature women. Symptoms can range
from tiny ‘urgency’ drips to serious leakage. Before submitting to the knife, we
advise trying two natural remedies that can be of help. One is a Celery and
Juniper tablet, which can be found in pharmacies and health food stores. We
have had favourable comments from women regarding this remedy.
Another method, which has been used successfully for half a century, is
the Dr Kegel pelvic floor exercises. This takes time and dedication, and it is
essential to do it properly. It is increases in intro-abdominal pressure that cause
the pelvic floor and urethra to weaken, and these exercises were designed to
strengthen them.
Because most women have not been properly instructed in how to do the
exercises, they are not always successful, and word of mouth is that they don’t
work. But they do, if done properly. First, squeeze the vaginal muscles (the ones
you use to stop the flow of urine) and hold for a count of 10 seconds. Relax for a
count of five, then repeat. Do five sets, three times per day. Consistency is the
key, and results are noticeable in three to four weeks. While doing the Kegels,
do not contract your abdominal or buttock or thigh muscles at the same time you
are contracting the vaginal area. Should you squeeze incorrectly, the problem
will be aggravated.
My experience with D-Mannose is new, but I have reason to believe that it
can help to relieve incontinence in some instances. A number of women have
told me that their problems were eased. Please let me know your experiences
with this effective, safe remedy.
Reproductive Illnesses
Prevention beats being carved up, and one of the most important
measures women can take to protect themselves from all reproductive illnesses is
to shun tampons, unless they are guaranteed to be made of pure cotton.
Amazingly, governments permit manufacturers of these poison tubes to bleach
them, using dioxin, a cancer-causing chemical that is toxic to the reproductive
system. Fibres from tampons left behind in the vagina create a breeding ground
for the dioxin, so male partners are affected as well, and the immune systems of
both sexes are broken down over time. Even sperm counts can be lowered by
this potent poison.
Manufacturers also use asbestos, which is permitted because, since
asbestos-contaminated tampons are not classified as food, they are not considered
dangerous. This is a clue to the intelligence (or could it be the corruption?) of
our regulators. Why asbestos? Because it causes women to bleed more;
therefore,
More Blood = More Use = More Sales = More Profits
for greedy companies.
These extremely dangerous chemicals are easily absorbed, through the
delicate mucosa of the vagina, into the bloodstream. Because dioxins are
endocrine disruptors they can create many life-threatening health problems, and
seriously upset the hormonal balance necessary for female health. Seventy-five
years ago, when these chemicals were not used, there were virtually no reported
cases of endometriosis, versus five million in the US today. This is no
coincidence.
If government ‘watchdogs’ actually did their jobs instead of supporting industry,
these killers would be banned. Instead, manufacturers are permitted to do as they
wish. They can only continue doing this if we cooperate. Complain. Organise
pickets. Warn your friends. It does take time to get their attention, but once their
bottom line is affected changes will come. My optimism, unfortunately, is not
based on experience with industry. Remember when the toxic shock syndrome
was proved to be caused by dioxin-containing tampons? There was a hue and cry,
and much PR about a safe tampon being produced. Nothing happened, and I
don't understand it. After all, tampons are destined for an area where safety is
paramount and beauty will go unobserved.
Useful Instrument
A scientific product which readers may find useful in helping to observe
and understand their natural ovulation cycle better, is the Arbor Test Microscope.
This instrument helps with birth control by using a saliva sample to display and
interpret hormonal changes taking place. Details in Resources.
Coca Cola Does It Again!
Evidently this multinational company is not content with raking in billions
promoting their heavily-sugared, chemical-laden, bone-debilitating old fashioned
Coke, and their thoroughly discredited and despicable Diet Coke (see Chapter 4,
Excitotoxins). They have now hopped on yet another money spinning
bandwagon – a cholesterol-reducing orange juice, called Minute Maid Premium
Heart Wise.
So, what is this magic ingredient that they claim will reduce the
cholesterol our bodies need in order to manufacture essential hormones and keep
our brains perking? In a word, PHYTOSTEROLS! And what will phytosterols
do to our bodies? Simply put, they will create havoc. This is a quote from one of
Coke’s news releases:
The product will contain plant sterols, an additive that has been used in
cholesterol-fighting margarine and other food products. Plant sterols have
been shown to cut bad cholesterol levels by about 10 percent when used
consistently.
Right. Bear in mind that you are probably already getting a surfeit of plant
sterols if you ingest any of the many manufactured foods and supplements that
contain them. And what exactly are they? As my colleagues and fellow anti-soy
activists, Valerie and Richard James of New Zealand, say, “Phytosterols are
natural plant estrogens. Because of their reputations in folklore as abortifacients,
menstrual cycle disrupters and ecbolic (hastening labour or miscarriage) agents
and are known to stimulate uterine tissue and have hormonal influences on the
reproductive tract, the World Health Organisation sponsored a huge study to
investigate ‘Nature's Contraceptives’. This can be accessed through the April and
May 1975 issues of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences including
Farnsworth et al 1975a, and Farnsworth_et al 1975b.”
The study concluded that, “If one inspects the structures of the
estrogenic sterols, one can see a striking similarity of the skeletal structures
of these compounds with the structure of the synthetic estrogen
diethylstilbestrol.”
That’s DES, which those of you with good memories may remember as the
drug given to millions of women so they would not miscarry. What these
unfortunate women didn't know, and wouldn’t discover for years, was that taking
DES condemned their female children to early death from cancer. And now
Coca Cola wants to target a new generation in the same way. As the James’ say
on their website, “Soyonlineservice is appalled and horrified that Coca Cola
would target children with such compounds for profit. We are even more
appalled that this is occurring in the same year that the European Commission
experts calculated that daily exposures could be way beyond twice a safe amount
(http://europa.eu.lnt/comm/food/fs/sc/scf/out192_en.pdf).”
We at Hippocrates Health Centre are appalled and horrified as well, but not
surprised, considering the track record of the food processors. Watch out for this
government-sanctioned poison. Warn your children. Warn your friends. “They”
are trying to kill us all!
“Your hysterectomy is your doctor’s Mercedes payment.”
(Said by millions of women – when it was too late.)
“She who speaks the truth needs a fast horse.”
(Ancient proverb - gender changed.)
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The Menopause
There are safe alternatives to the heavily-touted aids and
treatment, such as HRT, which do more
harm than good
L et me tell you a sad story of medical neglect... mine. Starting with my first
menstrual period, one week out of every month was a misery of pain,
flooding and huge clots that made school, and later, work, difficult, to say
the least.
Inevitably, I had severe anaemia from the blood clots and was given toxic
iron tablets. No physician, and I saw a few, had anything to offer me other than
dilation and curettage (D&C) which did absolutely no good and, of course, left
poisons in my liver from the anaesthesia. Then, 40 years ago, two gynaecologists
told me that I absolutely had to have a hysterectomy if I wanted to survive. By
then I knew what that meant, so I told them they would have to catch me first,
and instead I learned how to eat properly.
Two weeks after going on a strict diet, I had my first normal period and,
from then on, breezed right through. I guess you can imagine that I was
disillusioned by the medical profession, and regretful about all the unnecessary
suffering I was put through because no one told me that if I ate properly I would
have been spared years of misery. It is so simple: those heavy, painful periods
were nature’s way of ridding my body of the rubbish I was putting in it. Once I
learned that, I never took another bite of unhealthy food. It wasn’t worth it. And
on the subject of medical malfeasance, I want to tell you another sad story.
This one is about an American heroine, Frances Kelsey, a pathologist who
practiced in Washington, DC. This brave woman single-handedly kept
Thalidomide out of the USA because she suspected it was dangerous, and she
nearly lost her position, because the pharmaceutical companies put pressure on
her and on the Food and Drug Administration to force her to back down. She
was actually told she would be fired, so she gave a press conference, spilled the
beans, and the FDA had to relent. Of course, you all know the end of that story.
She saved millions of American children from deformity.
Heinous Crime
A story such as this gives you an idea of the corruption endemic in the
agencies that are supposed to protect us. They don’t – they protect the
multinationals. It’s no different in Australia and we have to educate and protect
ourselves and our families.
When the scandal broke, in my naivety I assumed that Thalidomide would
be permanently removed to protect the pharmaceuticals from damage payouts.
Imagine my amazement when I learned that this drug is still being sold, this time
as a ‘treatment’ for AIDS, leprosy and as a tranquiliser. Men and women are
asked to promise not to conceive children while ingesting it. Terrific.
Thalidomide can be transmitted to the foetus by both mother and father,
and it is unknown how long it remains active in the body. To compound this
outrage, the same horrible defects are being passed down to second and third
generation children, who never used the drug. Oh, yes, and it is being sold over
the counter in some Third World countries!
How is it possible that any organisation could commit so heinous a crime?
Who are these fiendish men and women executives who make such decisions,
casually condemning innocent children to lives of misery? And how is it
possible that ‘civilised’ people can be so evil? There! I’m glad I got that off my
chest.
Now that I’ve had yet another dig at the multinational pharmaceuticals,
back to hysterectomies. Dr Kelsey was chief pathologist for Washington DC and
Maryland, and it was her job to examine every sample of tissue from women who
had had hysterectomies, to see if they were cancerous.
Some time after the thalidomide scandal, Dr Kelsey gave another press
conference, during which she stated that an amazing 89 per cent of
hysterectomies were unnecessary! Now I’m not saying that the majority of
doctors are venal. But you would be wise to remember that your hysterectomy
pays for your doctor’s country club dues or Mercedes payment.
British medical journal, The Lancet, declared, “Women who have
hysterectomies after the age of 60 increase their risk of developing incontinence
by 60 per cent.”
Dr William Campbell Douglass wrote, in Second Opinion, “Since
incontinence may not occur until years after a hysterectomy, patients are not
likely to associate it with the previous operation. That is rarely mentioned at the
time of the surgery. How many surgeons are going to say, ‘Oh, by the way, you
may frequently wet your pants or lose control of your bowel movements in 10 –
20 years as a result of this surgery.’?”
Scare Tactics
There is, in my opinion, absolutely no excuse for a doctor to employ scare
tactics that result in a woman having her organs removed. Most symptoms that
can lead to hysterectomy can be corrected by sticking faithfully to a prudent diet.
But remember, prevention is infinitely better than damage control once
symptoms become serious. And, if you neglect your health until cancer invades
your female organs, a hysterectomy may be your only option. Speaking of such
things, a woman who attended the Hippocrates program told me the following
medical horror story. Her physician told her she had breast cancer and uterine
cancer and had to have a hysterectomy and one breast removed. When she
awoke from the anaesthesia, the doctor said he had good news for her – the
biopsy showed she hadn’t had cancer after all. And she didn’t even sue the
bastard!
So, ladies, before submitting to the knife, get several opinions, and try to
find an honest doctor and an efficient laboratory. And remember that, according
to Dr Raymond Peat, “Spotting, breakthrough bleeding and abnormally long
periods are often caused by hypothyroidism. In the light of this knowledge, I feel
that a physician who advocates removal of the uterus for excessive bleeding,
without first trying thyroid therapy, is not practicing medicine properly.”
They are not always easy to find, but there are thousands of doctors with
good motives, and many innovative physicians who have embraced natural
healing. But they are sometimes vilified and even forced out of the profession by
their medical associations, and/or their governments. We should never forget the
example of Dr Ignacz Semmelweiss who, during the 19th Century, had the
effrontery to suggest that childbirth fever might be caused by doctors going
straight from the autopsy room to the delivery room, without washing their
hands. His fellow physicians were infuriated by this slur and the poor man was
ruined, barred from practicing medicine again. This sort of outrage is still
happening, sometimes to doctors who have found natural methods to cure so-
called incurables. Many of these physicians have been forced out of the US, and
have established clinics across the border, in Mexico.
The bottom line is that we must all choose our practitioners with care, ask
questions, must not accept the cop-out diagnosis, “It’s all in your head” and, most
important of all, live so that we do not fall into the clutches of the bacteria-filled
hospitals and drug cartels. They will kill you if you give them a chance.
Fifty Lung Diseases
For example, The Australian, August 31, 2000, reported that the first
World Congress on Lung Health and Respiratory Diseases, which was held that
month in Florence, heard that “…hundreds of drugs supplied for disorders
including high blood pressure, allergies, rheumatism, infections and cancer can
cause lung diseases... French physician Phillippe Camus, of the University
Medical Centre in Dijon, told the congress he had found at least 50 lung diseases
and syndromes – including coughs, breathlessness, pleurisy and acute respiratory
failure – that could be caused, or aggravated by, common medicines. He said
310 drugs had so far been identified as affecting the lungs... Professor Camus’
team has created a website, www.pneumotox.com, which lists drugs according to
the number of reports of adverse lung events made about them.” A few of the
drugs mentioned were beta-blockers, ACE-inhibitors, antibiotics, non-steroidal,
anti-inflammatory painkillers and anti-depressants.
On the subject of drugs and the pharmaceutical cartels, in 1966 oestrogen
suddenly appeared and was touted as the miracle that would keep women young
forever. Gynaecologist Dr Robert Wilson wrote Forever Feminine, a runaway
bestseller (on which you can read my ‘caustic commentary’ elsewhere) that
promised to save women from what he termed “The tragedy of menopause,
which often destroys their character as well as their health.” He also referred to
menopause as ‘living decay’, turning what is a natural life passage, welcomed by
women in primitive societies, into a disease to be treated and ‘cured’. And
probably to even be ashamed of. He actually referred to menopausal women as
“vapid cows.”
Conveniently, he failed to disclose that his Foundation received millions of
dollars from the very laboratories that manufactured the hormone he so
enthusiastically recommended. He was, apparently, unconcerned about the
dismal lack of research to prove its safety and long-term effects.
Mass Murder
The publicity campaign was so vivid and relentless that I remember it well.
As Professor Raymond Peat, the father of progesterone therapy, said,
“Advertising gets a bad name when it can’t be distinguished from mass murder.”
And, make no mistake, this was the mass murder of millions of women who,
advised by their doctors and persuaded by the advertisements, jumped on the
oestrogen bandwagon and took what is now called ‘unopposed oestrogen’.
Which means that, in spite of the research, progesterone was not given along with
oestrogen in order to keep the oestrogen from causing cancer. Which it did, in
alarming numbers.
It was prescribed that way for about fifteen years before doctors finally
bowed to the research, accepted the danger (many were sued and didn’t have any
choice) and started prescribing progesterone as well. Except it wasn’t really
progesterone, that is natural and protective against cancer. It was a synthetic
version, laboratory-made, which actually promotes cancer.
But what about those ill-informed women who took oestrogen before
progesterone was thought important? And what about the millions of women who
are still on the synthetic oestrogen/progesterone combination? In the opinion of
the scientists we trust, they would be well-advised to discontinue these dangerous
drugs, slowly and carefully, and with the help of a qualified professional. Some
researchers claim that women who do this return to a normal risk of cancer after
two drug-free years, which is encouraging. I hope this is true.
The drug companies named these imitation progesterone time bombs
‘progestins’ and ‘progestogens’. Those of us with suspicious natures cannot help
surmising that they were so named in order to confuse doctors and patients into
thinking they were progesterone – the real thing. And this is, of course, exactly
what happened. Further, the drug companies cleverly maligned natural
progesterone so that women, and even their doctors, do not realise that they are
taking a product which does not provide the full spectrum of natural
progesterone’s biological activity.
As John R. Lee, MD, the physician who, using Dr Raymond Peat’s
research, pioneered the use of natural progesterone, says in his best-selling book,
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, “The synthetic
progestins now being heavily promoted in hormone replacement therapy have
undergone molecular alterations at unusual positions. As these strange, not-
found-in-nature molecules travel down the hormone pathways, they occupy
progesterone receptor sites, create actions different from natural progesterone,
cannot be used as precursors of other hormones (as progesterone can), and are
difficult for the body to metabolise and excrete. These molecular alterations
carry a heavy burden of potential undesirable side effects. This, however, does
not seem to deter the marketing of them.”
To illustrate what can happen to women who are given a synthetic version
of progesterone, this is what happened to Lesley Cook, from Russell Island in
Queensland who was given a prescription for tablets which are described in the
Consumer Product Information slip as “...similar to, but not the same as, the
natural hormone progesterone”. Lesley told me she became sicker each day she
took the tablets, and her eyes started stinging badly, and then she could no longer
see to read – having had perfect sight until taking the tablets. She quit after only
three days, but it was too late – her eyes had been ruined. The side effects listed
were long, with “blindness and death” listed last. Since when are these a “side
effect?”
By the time Lesley telephoned me she had been unable to read for eight
months, and her eyes were still stinging badly. As it happened, I was able to
suggest an old remedy, which has been used for centuries, which she tried. I’m
delighted to report that after a few days the pain was gone and her sight was
restored. You can read more on this in Remedies.
Frightening Side Effects
Synthetic progesterones are not all alike, and people are not all alike, and
some will have obvious, immediate bad effects, while others will have delayed
reactions, making ‘pinning it’ on the progestogen/progestin impossible.
It is always wise to read the Consumer Product Information slips which are
inserted in the packaging of medicine. Some of the side effects are so frightening
that it is enough to drive even the most devoted junk food junkies to natural
healing!
It is not difficult to understand why some women have adverse reactions to
synthetic versions of progesterone. The following is from Dr John Lee’s book,
Natural Progesterone: The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone:
To appreciate the scope of progestin side effects, it is instructive to review the
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) pages for medroxyprogesterone acetate. An
abbreviated list from the 1993 PDR follows:
POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE
Warnings:
• Increased risk of birth defects such as heart and limb defects if taken during
the first four months of pregnancy.
• Beagle dogs given this drug developed malignant mammary nodules.
• Discontinue this drug if there is sudden or partial loss of vision.
• This drug passes into breast milk, consequences unknown.
• May contribute to thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, and cerebral
thrombosis.
Contraindications:
Thrombophlebitis, thromboembolic disorders, cerebral apoplexy, liver
dysfunction or disease; known or suspected malignancy of breast or genital
organs, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding; missed abortion; or known sensitivity.
Precautions:
• May cause fluid retention, epilepsy, migraine, asthma, cardiac or renal
dysfunction.
• May cause breakthrough bleeding or menstrual irregularities.
• May cause or contribute to depression.
• The effect of prolonged use of this drug on pituitary, ovarian, adrenal,
hepatic, or uterine function is unknown.
• May decrease glucose tolerance; diabetic patients must be carefully
monitored.
• May increase the thrombotic disorders associated with estrogens.
Adverse Reactions:
• May cause breast tenderness and galactorrhea.
• May cause sensitivity reactions such as urticaria, pruritus, edema, or rash.
• May cause acne, alopecia and hirsutism.
• Edema, weight changes (increase or decrease).
• Cervical erosions and changes in cervical secretions.
• Cholestatic jaundice.
• Mental depression, pyrexia, nausea, insomnia or somnolence.
• Anaphylactoid reactions and anaphylaxis (severe acute allergic reactions).
• Thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism.
• Breakthrough bleeding, spotting, amenorrhea, or changes in menses.
When taken with estrogens, the following have been observed:
• Rise in blood pressure, headache, dizziness, nervousness, fatigue.
• Changes in libido, hirsutism and loss of scalp hair, decrease in T3 uptake values.
• Premenstrual-like syndrome, changes in appetite.
• Cystitis-like syndrome.
• Erythema multiforme, erythema nodosum, hemorrhagic eruption, itching.
Why do you reckon physicians prescribe these drugs when natural
progesterone is available and does not have these side effects?
The following, reprinted with permission from Dr Lee’s What Your
Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, shows how vital natural
progesterone is to your wellbeing.
Functions of Progesterone
• is a precursor of other sex hormones, including estrogen and
testosterone
• maintains secretory endometrium (uterine lining)
• is necessary for the survival of the embryo and fetus throughout
gestation
• protects against fibrocystic breasts
• is a natural diuretic
• helps use fat for energy
• functions as a natural antidepressant
• helps thyroid hormone action
• normalises blood clotting
• restores sex drive
• helps normalise blood sugar levels
• normalises zinc and copper levels
• restores proper cell oxygen levels
• has a thermogenic (temperature-raising) effect
• protects against endometrial cancer
• helps protect against breast cancer
• builds bone and is protective against osteoporosis
• is a precursor of cortisone synthesis by adrenal cortex
It is important to stress that Dr Lee is referring to natural progesterone, not
the synthetic progestins or progestogens which are so frequently prescribed.
We women have an American law, passed in the late 1800s, to thank for
this disquieting situation. At that time the US Congress ruled that medicines
could be patented only if they were not natural substances. On the surface this
seems a good idea, as it would appear to protect herbs and other natural
medicines. In practice, however, it created an atmosphere of suppression, as the
drug companies, becoming more and more powerful, suppressed natural
remedies, even causing some (such as hemp) to be banned, and made synthetic
versions of the ones they perceived as profitable. They learned to isolate and
transform the ‘active ingredients’ in herbs, and these new derivatives could then
be patented.
Aspirin is just one of many evil examples of this process. It has multiple
side effects, hospitalises 30,000 and kills more than 6000 people each year in the
United States, and causes bleeding in the intestines and stomach. Aspirin is
synthesised from willow bark, which works as well and is safe. But willow bark
cannot be patented, so it has been forgotten.
No Easy Explanation
The greatest scientists in the world cannot explain exactly how hormones
do their complex jobs in our bodies. They make a pretty good stab at it, and
perhaps one day they will work it out, but for now, there is an alarming reliance
on guesswork. So how can I, a novice and potential victim of the
medical/pharmaceutical complex, hope to explain this intricate interaction to
others? The answer, of course, is that I cannot. But the one thing I do know for
certain is that hormones fabricated in a laboratory are unnatural and dangerous.
The only people who benefit from these synthetic hormones are the drug
companies that push them on to an unwary and often trusting public, and rake in
countless billions.
Apparently they ignored or suppressed information that Dr Raymond Peat
published in 1972: “I have found that estrogen induces cellular conditions that
resemble those produced by X-rays and carcinogens, and which probably reflect
the production of superoxide or other radicals.” And, of course, it is common
knowledge that X-rays cause cancer.
The oestrogen patch is reputed to be less dangerous than oestrogen pills,
because it is thought to be gentler on the liver. That may be but, according to Dr
Brian Henderson, the patch produces higher levels of oestradiol, which is the
most potent form of oestrogen. This form is even more potent than Premarin
(the urine from pregnant mares) which would seem to negate any liver-saving the
patch may afford. Dr Henderson states, “The effect of that should be to make
one’s breast cancer risk go up substantially more on the patch than on Premarin.”
One of the most persuasive arguments doctors use when prescribing
oestrogen is its supposed prevention of cardiovascular disease. According to Dr
Lee, this is misinformation that was based on one study only, and it was
hopelessly flawed and manipulated. Since that study, there have been many
others that have found that oestrogen has no coronary benefit; on the contrary, its
use increases risk of stroke, bleeding from a brain artery and the risk of
cardiovascular disease. These studies, unfortunately, have received (as you
might expect), little media coverage. Dr Peat wrote in his Newsletter, “By the
1940s estrogen was known to produce excessive blood clotting, miscarriage,
cancer, age-like changes in connective tissue, premenstrual syndrome, varicose
veins, orthostatic hypotension, etc... Estrogen affected the liver’s production of
clot-regulating proteins, and it also relaxed large veins, allowing blood pooling
that slowed the blood sufficiently to give it time to form clots before returning to
the lungs... Progesterone, by opposing estrogen, is universally protective against
vascular and heart disease.”
Idiocy or Subterfuge?
“So far,” Dr Peat continues, “the rule in most estrogen/progesterone
research has been to devise experiments so that claims of benefit can be made for
estrogen, with the expectation that they will meet an uncritical audience. In some
studies, it’s hard to tell whether idiocy or subterfuge is responsible for the way
the experiment was designed and described, for example when synthetic
chemicals with anti-progesterone activity are described as progesterone. Since
one estrogen-funded researcher who supposedly found progesterone to be
ineffective as treatment for premenstrual syndrome practically admitted to me in
conversation an intent to mislead, I think it is reasonable to discount idiocy as the
explanation for the tremendous bias in published research. With the vastly
increased resources in the estrogen industry, resulting from the product
promotion ‘for the prevention of heart disease’, I think we should expect the
research fraud to become increasingly blatant. Rather than being heart
protective, estrogen is highly heart-toxic, and it is this that makes its most
important antagonist, progesterone, so important in protecting the heart and
circulatory system.”
The following quotes are taken from an article of Dr Peat’s which
appeared in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, January 1997:
“In the 1940s, Alexander Lipshuts demonstrated that a continuous, weak estrogenic
stimulus was immensely effective in producing, first fibromas, then cancer, in one
organ after another, and the effect was not limited to the reproductive system...
“The concept of a ‘protective estrogen’ is very similar to the idea of ‘protective
mutagens’ or ‘protective carcinogens,’ though in the case of estrogens, their
promoters don’t even know what the normal, natural functions of estrogen are...
“Pharmaceutical misrepresentations regarding the estrogens rank, in terms of
human consequences, with the radiation damage from fallout from bomb tests
and reactor leaks, with industrial pollution, with degradation of the food supply -
- with genocide, in fact.”
Risky Business
Thousands of other scientists agree with the unpopular stand taken by
Doctors Lee and Peat. But there isn’t any real point in considering the so-called
heart protection of oestrogen. If all of these scientists who think for themselves,
rather than accepting the pharmaceutical industry’s assurances, are wrong, and
even if oestrogen does protect the heart, would it be worth it? If you are still on
the fence, consider the following excerpts from long advertisements that were
placed in many publications by Wyeth-Ayerst, a company that manufactures and
promotes oestrogen:
WHEN ESTROGENS SHOULD NOT BE USED: during pregnancy; while breast
feeding; if you have had any heart or circulation problems; if you have had
undiagnosed vaginal bleeding; if you have had cancer.
DANGERS OF ESTROGEN: cancer of the uterus; cancer of the breast; gallbladder
disease; abnormal blood clotting; heart disease; excess calcium in the blood.
Side Effects
In addition to the risks listed above, the following side effects have been
reported with estrogen use:
• Nausea, vomiting, pain, cramps, swelling, or tenderness in the
abdomen.
• Yellowing of the skin and/or whites of the eyes.
• Breast tenderness or enlargement.
• Enlargement of benign tumours of the uterus.
• Breakthrough bleeding or spotting.
• Change in amount of cervical secretion.
• Vaginal yeast infections.
• Retention of excess fluid. This may make some conditions worsen,
such as asthma, epilepsy, migraine, heart disease, or kidney disease.
• A spotty darkening of the skin, particularly on the face; reddening of
the skin; skin rashes.
• Worsening of porphyria.
• Headache, migraines, dizziness, faintness, or changes in vision
(including intolerance to contact lenses).
• Mental depression.
• Involuntary muscle spasms.
• Hair loss or abnormal hairiness.
• Increase or decrease in weight.
• Changes in sex drive.
• Possible changes in blood sugar.
This is potent stuff, and has motivated many women to quit. If you are one
of them, doctors say it is not wise to stop taking HRT ‘cold turkey’. Because I
am not a physician, I am not permitted to give medical advice on how to stop
taking any drug. The US-based internet site, www.how.to/takemaca, prepared by
physicians, carefully details the way to gradually stop, by replacing with
Peruvian Maca, a wonderful natural remedy about which you will find more at
the end of this book.
Let’s take a moment to sort out some of the confusing technical terms
that have been bandied about so much in the past decade: oestrogen dominance,
estrone, estradiol, estriol, xenoestrogens, phytoestrogens, isoflavones. If you
cannot define these words, you are not alone, and I think it is a scandal that we
women are left to grapple with these confusing and crucial health issues
ourselves. But what can we do? Our doctors have turned their brains over to the
multinational pharmaceutical giants, instead of doing their homework.
Complex Subject
In a way, I can understand this cop-out. After many gruelling years in
medical school, learning what the drug companies decree (after all, they do
finance the med schools) most doctors do not have the stomach for further
research. They have demanding practices to run, lives of their own to live, and it
is so much easier to sit back and believe the glossy, drug-pushing brochures the
‘detail’ people so obligingly deliver to their surgeries. There is no way a busy
doctor could take the time to pore over the huge stacks of research papers and
books that are necessary in order to understand this complex subject. Nor would
they be willing to wade through and throw out the obvious propaganda and
bedevil biochemists and physicians in other countries for information on just this
one subject. I’m only able to do this because I’m retired and able to devote
myself (more than) full time. And, please do not misunderstand me; I do not set
myself up as an expert. I am just a cantankerous woman who wants to know the
truth and trusts precious few scientists to tell it.
I’ll start with ‘oestrogen dominance’, which is not a term you will read in
the newspapers and magazines which extol the virtues of HRT and the many
‘cure-alls’ for what supposedly ails mature women. If you believe this
propaganda on HRT, you will be convinced that oestrogen is all we women need
to be fulfilled, have strong bones and pliable vaginas. According to Dr Lee, this
is not what we need, because oestrogen dominance, common to women in
industrialised countries, is the problem, not lack of oestrogen. In Dr Lee’s book,
he lists the following causes of oestrogen dominance:
1. Estrogen replacement therapy
2. Premenopause (early follicle depletion resulting in a lack of ovulation and thus lack
of progesterone well before the onset of menopause)
3. Exposure to xenoestrogens (cause of early follicle depletion)
4. Birth control pills (with excessive estrogen component)
5. Hysterectomy (can induce subsequent ovary dysfunction or atrophy)
6. Postmenopause (especially in overweight women)
These factors are exacerbated by the tendency of some doctors to prescribe
oestrogen to symptomatic women ten, even fifteen, years before menopause,
when they are suffering from oestrogen dominance. While certain symptoms
may be alleviated by HRT, what these women are really suffering from is
lowered progesterone, not lack of oestrogen! And, had they been given natural
progesterone when symptoms first appeared, rather than HRT, their toxic
oestrogen load would have lessened.
The following, from Dr Lee’s What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Menopause, is a list of symptoms that can be caused or made worse by oestrogen
dominance:
• Acceleration of the aging process • Foggy thinking

• Miscarriage • Uterine fibroids
• Allergies • Headaches
• Osteoporosis • Water retention, bloating
• Breast tenderness • Hypoglycemia
• Premenopausal bone loss • Fat gain, especially around the
• Decreased sex drive
abdomen, hips, and thighs
• PMS
• Increased blood clotting
(increasing risk of strokes)
• Depression • Gallbladder disease
• Thyroid dysfunction mimicking • Irritability
hypothyroidism
• Fatigue
• Infertility
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Memory loss
• Uterine cancer
• Autoimmune disorders such as
lupus, erythematosus, thyroiditis
and possibly Sjogren’s disease.
It is important to remember that, when oestrogen becomes the dominant
hormone while progesterone is deficient, oestrogen becomes toxic to the body.
So, clearly, oestrogen dominance is something to avoid.
Oestriol (or estriol) is the oestrogen that is said by many physicians to be
the safest and is frequently used in vaginal suppositories to counteract vaginal
dryness and thinning skin. Yet Dr Peat states, “When administered
subcutaneously, estriol induced abortions and stillbirths... When added to long-
term culture of human breast cancer cells, estriol stimulated their growth, and
overcame the antiestrogenic effects of tamoxifen, even at concentrations
hundreds of times lower than that of tamoxifen. The data do not support an anti-
estrogenic role for estriol in human breast cancer.” At Hippocrates many have
stated that these suppositories have given them vaginitis.
Phytoestrogens are plants with oestrogen-like activity. They are weaker
than the oestrogens in our bodies, and compete for the same oestrogen receptor
sites throughout the body. They are also known as ‘isoflavones’, and are
deceptive, because they are touted as ‘safe’ vegetable forms which can be used in
place of artificial hormones.
But before you start dosing yourself with these heavily advertised
menopausal aids, (soy products, red clover, black cohosh, ginseng, coumestrol,
anise, dong quai, etc.), consider what Dr Peat has to say about these ‘safe’ plants:
“Women who have cancer fail to eliminate estrogens, including phytoestrogens, at a
normal rate, and so are retaining a higher percentage of the chemicals consumed in
their diets... They (phytoestrogens) suppress the detoxifying systems of the body...
The estrogens in clover have been known for several decades to have a contraceptive
action in sheep, and other phytoestrogens are known to cause deformities in the
genitals, feminisation of men, and anatomical changes in the brain, as well as
functional masculinisation of the female brain… The isoflavones (many of which are
now being promoted as ‘antioxidants’ and ‘cancer preventives’) are toxic to many
organs. They have clear estrogenic effects. They are not only immediately active in
the mature individual, when they are present prenatally, they cause feminisation of the
male genitalia and behaviour, and early maturation of the female offspring, with the
tissue changes that are known to be associated with increased incidence of cancer.”
Most damning of all, Dr Peat wrote, “The phytoestrogens pose a risk to the
breast, and uterus, the liver, colon, and pancreas, which isn’t surprising, since
estrogen is known to be carcinogenic for every tissue.”
This blanket condemnation of the phytoestrogens, or isoflavones, includes
the slickly advertised and hugely promoted soy products, which Dr Peat has
studied extensively and considers extremely toxic. You can learn more about
their dangerous effects in Chapter 9, Soy – The Abominable Bean.
The search for a drug-free treatment for relieving the hot flushes and
some other unpleasant symptoms of menopause has led many women to take
black cohosh. Because it was herbal, they presumed it was safe. Here are just two
instances from impeccable sources, which indicate that, on the contrary, it is very
dangerous.
In the Medical Journal of Australia, 2002 177 (8): 440-443, three eminent
researchers from Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital reported on their
investigations into clinical, biochemical and histological evidence of severe
hepatitis. Peter W Whiting, MB BCh, BAO, FRACP, Gastroenterology Fellow,
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Andrew Clouston, MB BS,
PhD, FRCPA, Histopathologist, Department of Anatomical Pathology, and Paul
Kerlin, BA, MD, FRACP, Senior Visiting Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist,
gave details of cases of liver damage, including one where “One patient required
urgent liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure after the brief use of
black cohosh.”
And in July 2003, researcher Vicki Davis of the Mylan School of
Pharmacy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, told a meeting of the American
Association for Cancer Research that black cohosh may make pre-existing cancer
more likely to spread. Research teams at Duquesne and in Canada fed black
cohosh to female mice bred so that they are prone to breast cancer. They gave
them the daily equivalent of 40mg of the supplement, the amount normally
recommended for menopausal symptoms.
They found that although mice were not any more likely to develop breast
cancer in the first place, those that did develop it were more likely to see a deadly
spread of the cancer. Results showed that 27 per cent of mice fed black cohosh
had the cancer spread to the lung, compared to 11 per cent of the mice that did
not eat the herb.
While the findings do not prove that using black cohosh could endanger a
woman with undiagnosed breast cancer, Davis said it would be risky to take it.
She said that women who have breast cancer – or any other form of cancer – may
need to be especially wary.
Beware these ‘Menopausal Aids’
Promensil, widely advertised as a menopausal aid, is a phytoestrogen or
isoflavone extract of red clover. It is known that permanent infertility has
occurred in sheep grazing on red clover in Australia. Their abnormalities were
similar to other animals who were neonatally exposed to oestrogens. Further,
coumestrol, which is found in red clover, is six times more potent than
isoflavones. In trials with breast cancer cells it was found that the cells
responded identically to red clover as they did to estradiol, a known cause of
cancer. Yet another reason to shun extracts of red clover, which is in many
herbal products.
According to expert New Zealand anti-soy activist Richard James, “Each
[Promensil] pill contains 40mg of contraceptive isoflavones found in soy bean
and red clover. This dose has been proved by a US Federal Government
Laboratory to cause goitre and thyroid abnormalities, and has been designated as
a thyroid carcinogen. Yet, it is being pushed by Novogen as a tonic for women.”
In late 2000, Novogen mounted an elaborate and expensive advertising
campaign for this product. One of their ads featured an impressive two-page
colour spread in The Australian Magazine, December 2-3 2000, extolling the
virtues of their menopausal aids, Promensil and Rimostil – which would have
cost an enormous amount of money. I just wish I could afford such impressive
ads to warn people against their products, as well as the many other dangers
lurking at our chemists, supermarkets, health stores and in our medicine cabinets.
Remifemin, a heavily- Those ‘Trusted Names’…

advertised menopausal product, Novogen actually claimed in some of their
is derived from black cohosh, advertisements, that the prominent Professor
Alistair MacLennon, head of the Gynaecology
another phytoestrogen.
Department of the University of Adelaide, and
According to the brochure, it editor of Climacteric, endorsed Promensil. The
“…contains 50% alcohol by professor did not in any way endorse this product,
volume,” and the “…medium of and asked Novogen to cease using his name.
extraction is ethanol 60% by Surprisingly, they continued, even after being
volume, as well as “… warned by Professor MacLennon’s solicitors. He
then complained to the Therapeutic Goods
isopropyl alcohol 40% by
Administration (TGA), who took action against
volume.” These are petroleum Novogen. Leading gynaecologist and obstetrician
products and are well known to Dr Rodney J Baber, MRCOG, FRACOG, of
be extremely detrimental to our Sydney’s North Shore Private Hospital, wrote in a
health. professional journal on 2 May 2000, “… as a result
of Alistair’s complaints, the TGA found against
Kordel’s Phyto-Femme, Novogen and instructed them to withdraw their
another so-called menopausal advertisement. This was reported in the lay press
aid, is definitely one to shun. It here in a fair and honest way, and I hope the same
contains scary quantities of the will be the case in New Zealand.”
very same isoflavones we need Unfortunately, this has not been the case. As
to avoid. This manufacturer has Richard James reported, “Promotions that the
also been taken to task by a Australian panel condemned are still being aimed at
New Zealand women not only by Novogen, but by
government authority over the
Blackmores, Herron and Sanitarium.”
claims made for its product.
Annette King, New Zealand’s Health Minister, declared on February 18 2003,
that the Ministry of Health “…agrees that the Kordel pamphlet breaches the
Medicines Act by making therapeutic claims to regulate the menstrual cycle,
regulate and correct hormone imbalances, relieve muscular cramps and spasms
and improve circulation. The Ministry will send a warning letter to Kordel’s
with a timeframe for response. Prosecution will be considered if the response is
not satisfactory.”
Revival is yet another isoflavone-based menopausal aid, recommended by
its manufacturer to be taken at a dosage rate of 150mg per day. Are they not
aware that it only takes 32mg per day of isoflavones to depress thyroid function
sufficiently to cause enlargement of the gland, which can lead to goitre? Do they
care? And why does a well-known women’s health ‘expert’ continue to use and
enthusiastically endorse it despite having been diagnosed with hypothyroidism
herself?
Evista, a ‘Selective Estrogen Reuptake Modulator’, actually tends to
increase hot flushes, causes severe leg cramps, and boosts risk of serious blood
clots in the legs, eyes and lungs of sedentary women.
Vagifem (oestrogen used vaginally) is supposed to reduce vaginal dryness,
but causes irritation, headache, vaginal pain and abdominal pain.
All Menopause Aids, other than the few recommended in this book, are
fraudulent and dangerous in my opinion and in the opinions of all the scientists
and doctors I trust and respect.
Xenoestrogens
This brings me to the term ‘xenoestrogens’, a major cause of oestrogen
dominance. We have the chemical multinationals to thank for the calamity of
petrochemical pollution we are forced to live with. Not only food, but most of
the products we use, day in and day out, are contaminated with these chemicals
which, combined with the other risk factors listed above, create oestrogen
dominance. Read what Dr Peat wrote about xenoestrogens in The Townsend
Letter for Doctors and Patients:
“Pollution of the environment and food supply by estrogenic chemicals is getting
increased attention. Early in the study of estrogens, it was noticed that soot,
containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was both estrogenic and carcinogenic.
Since then, it has been found that phenolics and chlorinated hydrocarbons are
significantly estrogenic, and that many estrogenic herbicides, pesticides, and
industrial byproducts persist in the environment, causing infertility, deformed
reproductive organs, tumours, and other biological defects, including
immunodeficiency. In the Columbia River, a recent study found that about 25% of the
otters and muskrats were anatomically deformed.
“Estrogenic pollution kills birds, panthers, alligators, old men, young women, fish,
seals, babies, and ecosystems. Some of these chemicals are sprayed on forests by the
US Department of Agriculture, where they enter lakes, underwater aquifers, rivers,
and oceans. Private businesses spray them on farms and orchards, or put them into
the air as smoke or vapours, or dump them directly into rivers. Homeowners put them
on their lawns and gardens.
“Natural estrogens, from human urine, enter the rivers from sewage. Many tons of
synthetic and pharmaceutical estrogens, administered to menopausal women in
quantities much larger than their bodies ever produced metabolically, are being added
to the rivers.
“In the same way that weak estrogens in the environment may become hundreds of
times more estrogenic by synergistic interactions (J.A. McLachlan, et al., Science,
June 7, 1996), combinations of natural, medical, dietary, and environmental estrogens
are almost certain to have unexpected results.”
Dr Peat is a scientist of world renown and his opinions are well worth
heeding. It should be blindingly obvious to anyone who bothers to read the
research done by the biochemists who are not employed by the multinational
drug companies, that oestrogen replacement is chiefly what we do not need!
What we need is to find ways to avoid oestrogen dominance by limiting our
exposure to environmental and drug xenoestrogens, to at least partially diminish
their deadly effect upon our bodies.
The combination of vaginal dryness and thinning skin is one of the most
irritating symptoms of menopause. I faxed my favourite biochemist, Dr Peat
(who I’m sure will be thrilled if I ever finish researching and leave him in peace)
for information on this subject. At the same time I had the gall to ask him to
answer two pages of medical questions. Incredibly, he took the time to reply,
faxing back four dense pages of invaluable information. I quote here one
paragraph:
“Vagina: vitamin A and E: Thyroid, progesterone and vitamin A all have
important anti-atrophy effects, and vitamin A is known to be essential for maintaining
the activity of mucus-producing cells in mucus membranes. When retinol is added to
vitamin E (in coconut oil or cocoa butter) and applied topically, it often has the
desired effect of increasing the function of the mucus-secreting cells.”
Nothing daunted, I faxed back suggesting that Dr Peat formulate a
suppository of his natural progesterone (the only one we recommend) along with
coconut oil and vitamins A and E. Unfortunately, he isn’t interested in
manufacturing vaginal suppositories, which is a pity but understandable.
Through my network of women throughout Australia I learned that many are
using 500 units of vitamin E (capsule form) inserted in the vagina each night. It
does appear to help - several women have reported success after only a few
weeks. The best results, however, are achieved after two months of faithful use.
It’s a bit messy, and it’s necessary to wear a pad. But it certainly is preferable to
using oestriol suppositories and taking a chance of cancer. A word of caution
when using vitamin E capsules: all are made from the dregs of soy oil processing
and can be dangerous for susceptible people.
Skin Test First
One woman reported that this practice led to an annoying bout with
cystitis. She was positive, because she gave it two tries, several months apart,
and each time she got cystitis several days after inserting the capsules. She
described herself as “...unusually delicate in that area.”
When I got this report, I faxed Dr Peat and asked him about using the
vitamin E capsules for this problem. He replied, “I don’t think people should use
any capsule for applying things to vaginal membranes; some people get good
results using suppositories containing vitamin A and E. Anything that is taken
orally or intra-vaginally should be tested first on the skin; after testing it on the
arm, a drop can be put on the edge of the lip. Any allergic reaction will probably
reveal itself there.”
Judging by Dr Peat’s reply, it seems the culprit causing cystitis was the
capsule material, not the vitamin E. Perhaps simply puncturing vitamin E and A
capsules and inserting that bit of oil would not produce any problems, and might
help the condition. A health professional should be consulted before trying this
remedy, and if anything is inserted into this very delicate area, it must be
immaculately clean!
The remedy for vaginal dryness and thinning of the skin most often
prescribed by physicians is oestriol suppositories. These suppositories do
alleviate symptoms, but many women have reported toxic reactions and vaginitis
from their use.
Many health professionals claim that oestriol is the least dangerous of all
the oestrogens. Some say that if used as a suppository, oestriol is not absorbed
through the vaginal tissues and into the bloodstream. A female American doctor
who should have known better, wrote, “This means that you can safely use estriol
vaginal cream to help restore your vaginal and urethral tissues even if you’ve had
breast cancer or another estrogen-sensitive condition.”
Carcinogenic
Because Dr Peat has repeatedly written that oestriol is dangerous, I faxed
him to clear up the absorption issue. His reply was as follows: “Estriol is very
well absorbed by vaginal membranes; in rabbit studies, for example, its
contraceptive action was clear when applied vaginally. In proportion to its
estrogenic actions, estriol is just as carcinogenic as estradiol.” I trust Dr Peat
implicitly and wouldn’t dream of using oestriol for any condition, nor would I
ever recommend its use to other women, no matter how dire their symptoms.
Natural remedies for this condition must be tried.
If you need a sexual lubricant, do not use any of the commercial products.
Their ingredients read like a chemistry lesson, and these potent chemicals have
no place on delicate membranes, which will absorb them into the bloodstream.
In addition, do not allow your partner to use a lubricated condom, as the
ingredients are carcinogenic and immunosuppressive. A pure olive oil or
coconut oil may be used safely for this purpose, but under no circumstances use a
commercial coconut oil. They are all dangerous! Yes, even most from health
stores.
Natural Progesterone
The first time I heard Dr Peat’s name mentioned was at a lecture given
in Australia by Dr Lee. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Dr Lee’s work,
he is the man who alerted the world, through his writing and many lecture tours,
to the danger of giving synthetic oestrogens and, even more deadly, giving them
without the cancer-mitigating progesterone. Dr Lee said that he first learned
about progesterone from the pioneering work of Dr Raymond Peat, and
according to Dr Lee, most of what he knows about progesterone, he learned from
Dr Peat’s research.
It is well known that an excellent way to deliver natural progesterone is
through the skin. The medical profession denied that this was possible for years,
and only gave in when it was proved that the oestrogen patch was an efficient
way to get oestrogen into the body. But what is not well known is that western
women are being ripped off by poor quality progesterone creams. These contain
wild yam, extracts of fenugreek, black cohosh and various other herbs that
contain steroid precursors of progesterone. The advertisements make these
products sound good, but the human body does not have the necessary enzymes
to convert these vegetable steroids into progesterone, and the actual amount of
progesterone in the creams is insignificant.
As if this isn’t bad enough, some creams contain chemicals which no
woman with any sense would want on, much less in, her body. And don’t be
fooled by the labels that have only benign ingredients listed. Every time I have
insisted upon being given the exact ingredients in writing, I have been shocked
by the discrepancy between the label and the facts. Or, the companies in
question have refused to disclose ingredients. And, it’s important to remember
that these creams are designed to break through the skin barrier. This means that,
along with the safe ingredients, dangerous chemicals are carried through into
your body and bloodstream.
Some of the progesterone creams made at compounding pharmacies, by
prescription only, do contain the correct kind of progesterone in the proper
amounts, but we have had several reports of vaginitis from women using the
vaginal creams, and miserable, itching rashes and wild mood swings by women
using the rub-on variety. We assume that these creams must contain allergens,
but the pharmacists have refused to disclose ingredients when I have told them of
problems and asked for them. When I had one of these creams that caused
vaginitis tested on an AcuBase computer, I was told it was semi-poisonous! I
know for a fact that most contain methyl paraben, propyl paraben and other
deadly chemicals.
Some women on the over-the-counter creams do experience substantial
relief from their hot flushes. These creams, however, do not contain enough of
the correct kind of progesterone to help build bone, which is much more urgent
than dealing with hot flushes.
For many years after Dr Peat’s research was done, other people formulated
and sold progesterone creams in the USA, reaping the benefits of his work. He
was not satisfied by the quality of these creams, did not approve of the way the
progesterone was derived or of the amount in the creams, which in many
instances was not adequate for bone building. He also disapproved of the toxic
chemicals in the creams.
Natural Antioxidant
Finally, only a few years ago, Dr Peat developed his own system for
delivering progesterone, which fitted right in with what we think is right: he put a
10 percent solution of progesterone in vitamin E oil, and designed it to be put on
the gums, one of the most absorptive areas of the body.
This allows the progesterone to enter the blood almost instantly, from the
oral membranes. Because vitamin E is a natural antioxidant, artificial
preservatives are unnecessary. Dr Lee rates this oil the most effective one he has
tested. Further, it is the most economical of all the progesterones. Information
on ordering Dr Peat’s patented Progest E Complex, together with careful dosage
instructions, will be found at the end of this chapter. (Please do not attempt to call
me or Hippocrates Health Centre for advice on progesterone, since there is
nothing we can add to Dr Peat’s own directions and the information contained in
this book).
Importantly, natural progesterone can be beneficial in treating ailments that
are not specifically hormonal in nature. As Dr Peat writes, “For topical treatment
of arthritis, osteoporosis, tendinitis, bursitis, varicose veins, sun-damaged skin,
acne, wrinkles, etc., progesterone oil can be applied directly to the affected area.
To speed absorption it is best to apply a few drops of olive oil [or coconut oil] to
the area, and then to rub the progesterone-vitamin E solution into and around the
affected area. Some of the progesterone will be absorbed systemically, but the
highest concentration is sustained in the local area, helping to correct the problem
locally.”
Experiments have shown that progesterone relieves anxiety, improves
memory, protects brain cells, and even prevents epileptic seizures. It promotes
respiration, and has been used to correct emphysema. In the circulatory system, it
prevents bulging veins by increasing the tone of blood vessels, and improves the
efficiency of the heart. It reverses many of the signs of aging in the skin, and
promotes healthy bone growth. It can relieve many types of arthritis, and helps a
variety of immunological problems.
Not all products with labels stating that they are derived from wild yam
extract or soy actually contain any progesterone. In What Your Doctor May Not
Tell You About Menopause, Dr Lee writes “Progesterone is obtained by
extracting specific components from plants (e.g., diosgenin from wild yams or
soybeans) and then converting them to actual progesterone in the laboratory. ....
Now, with the success of progesterone supplementation, many companies are
producing products listed as containing wild yam extract, but they actually
contain no progesterone.” The process of making the kind of natural progesterone
we need is complex and usually not done by makers of over-the-counter creams.
One aspect of Dr Peat’s progesterone which concerned me was that it is
derived, through this complicated laboratory process, from wild yam, or the
dreaded soybean. Since he dislikes soy as much as I do, I faxed him, asking him
how much soy is left in the oil after processing. This is the answer I received
from his assistant: “As you know, the two main sources of progesterone are wild
yam and soybeans. We have used both sources and there is no detectable
difference. By the time it is the molecule progesterone, there is nothing left of the
original plant. I’ve heard Dr Peat use the following illustrative example when
asked about this: ‘You can made vodka from potatoes, but there is no vodka in
potatoes.’ An issue that is important is purity, and the sources we use are always
USP progesterone.”
Few physicians are aware of an article on progesterone published in the
British Journal of Cancer, reporting the results of a twenty-year study that
tracked every woman having surgery for node-positive breast cancer in three
major London hospitals. At the time of surgery these women’s hormone levels
were recorded. It was found that the survival rate after 18 years for those with
normal progesterone levels was 75 percent. The survival rate for women with
low progesterone at the time of surgery was only 30 percent. Yet, most doctors
don’t know about these landmark, life saving studies! Is this not shameful?
Dr Lee believes that, had these women been on progesterone, they
wouldn’t have developed the breast cancer in the first place! He says that when
he first started prescribing progesterone it was for women who had had breast
cancer or endometrial cancer, and because of this could not take HRT. He then
started giving it to all of his mature patients, and nineteen years later, not one had
died from breast or uterine cancer!
An American study followed 40,000 women for eight years to determine
who died from cancer of the ovaries. Published by The Johns Hopkins Journal
of Epidemiology, the conclusion was that the only fatalities from this malady
were among the women who were on unopposed oestrogen.
Heart Health
The protection from heart attacks mature women get from progesterone
has been amply documented, in study after study. One example is an experiment
using unfortunate Rhesus monkeys. First, the animals were given oestrogen and
then heart spasms were provoked. All died. Then the same experiment was
tried, first giving the monkeys natural progesterone before provoking heart
spasms. The scientists found that it was not possible to produce heart spasms in
the monkeys who were protected by the progesterone.
Premenopausal women, and even young women, can benefit from natural
progesterone if they are experiencing problem periods. Even infertility can be
reversed with progesterone. It is important to stress, however, that often a
dramatic improvement in diet can completely reverse problems that may have
been blamed on hormones. Certainly, no young woman should play around with
even this natural hormone unless she is absolutely certain that she is deficient,
and the way to determine this is not through blood serum tests.
These conventional tests measure only the hormones that are being sent to
the liver for excretion. According to the scientists I respect, saliva tests are more
relevant because they reflect the amount of biologically active hormones in the
bloodstream. That is the important measurement. The World Health
Organisation has adopted the saliva hormone assay, rather than the serum assay,
for that reason. Further, the samples last longer, can be handled less delicately,
and remain accurate longer. If your health professional cannot or will not
organise this test for you, find one who will.
Recently I have been listening to audio tapes of talks Dr Lee has given.
The exasperation in his voice is clear when he describes the obstinacy of his
fellow doctors who insist that artificial progesterone is identical to natural
progesterone. He says that all of the biochemical books agree with him, but that
he cannot convince most other doctors.
Frustration
He vehemently insists that it has been proved that we women can be
protected from breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and ovarian cancer by using
progesterone. In the tape, he says, in frustration, “What are they waiting for? If
we get all women on progesterone, they will have to commit suicide to die!”
Dr Lee’s frustration is understandable – I had the same feelings while
originally researching this book and realising that ‘establishment’ medicine was
using its power and wealth to label us ‘dissenters’ as unscientific ratbags. Then,
almost three years after my first edition appeared, the results of an HRT study
called the Women’s Health Initiative hit the front pages of most newspapers.
Millions of women, all over the world, were stunned and terrified by the findings.
Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the study followed 16,000
women who were on HRT to determine its safety and efficacy. What the study
found demolished Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ claims that HRT is protective. On
the contrary, HRT was found in this study to cause increases in heart attacks,
strokes, blood clots and breast cancer. It was also proved that HRT did not
protect against Alzheimer’s or decrease the risk of bone fractures, as Wyeth
claimed. In other words, it finally proved that Wyeth spread ‘scientific’ lies in
order to rake in billions, over the bodies of women whose doctors fell for their
propaganda.
Wyeth stock fell 24 percent after the report was made public, and it
couldn’t have happened to a more deserving company. It’s undignified, I know,
but excuse me while I gloat!
Our phone lines were clogged after the news hit. Hundreds of women told
us they had thrown away their pills without even consulting the doctors who had
prescribed them. Predictably, Wyeth didn’t offer suggestions to women about
the safe way to quit – slowly and carefully, with the guidance of a qualified
professional. And unfortunately, most of the ‘qualified professionals’ didn’t
have a clue, either.
Purveyors of ‘safe phytoestrogen menopausal aids’ leapt eagerly on the
bandwagon and stepped up their advertising campaigns, hoping to snare millions
of terrified women. Those who had quit HRT were easy pickings – many had
incapacitating symptoms and were desperate for safe substitutes. We warned all
the women who rang, and hundreds of women at my lectures, that these money-
spinners are all dangerous, and will be discredited eventually, as HRT is today.
There are no exceptions. The only good that can come from taking these
products is to the bank balances of the companies that flog them. In May 2003,
the National Institutes of Health released yet another damning report on HRT –
this time showing it was responsible for an alarming number of cases of
dementia, especially Alzheimer’s Disease. Wyeth’s immediate response was
firstly to claim that the 4000 women tested, who had been on HRT for
years, were “older than the age group at which the treatment was aimed”, and
then to announce that they would produce a lower-dosage version of their
medication! They don’t miss a trick do they? And Wyeth isn’t the only “ethical”
pharmaceutical company to turn a negative report into a new marketing
opportunity. As What Doctors Don’t Tell You reported on July 31, 2003:
“The pharmaceutical industry has lost one of its best money-spinners after HRT
therapy was so thoroughly trashed by the influential Women’s Health Initiative trial.
But the pharmaceuticals didn’t get where they are today by being anything other than
resilient (and creative). They are already suggesting that a powerful antidepressant
could be a suitable replacement for HRT.
“Specifically they have been testing paroxetine (Paxil), a selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor. They tested it on 165 menopausal women who had been
complaining of hot flashes-and, compared with a placebo, it seems to be effective
over a six-week period. In fact, the researchers conclude, Paxil could well be a good
alternative therapy to HRT.
“This breakthrough discovery may lose its edge a little if we now reveal three facts:
Fact 1: Paxil is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. Fact 2: three of the four
researchers are full-time employees of GlaxoSmithKline, and the fourth is a
consultant to the company. Fact 3: GlaxoSmithKline paid for the research.
“The employees (sorry, researchers) may also have been diffident to talk about
adverse reactions to the drug. That’s a pity because Paxil is not well tolerated, with
around 16 per cent of users having to discontinue treatment. The more common
reactions include sweating, tremor, dizziness and insomnia (Aren’t they supposed to
be menopausal symptoms? -EH), headache, sleepiness, constipation, and female
genital disorders. Serious reactions have included hypertension, tachycardia, pain,
ulcers, arthritis, osteoporosis, delirium, hallucinations, grand mal, asthma,
conjunctivitis, eye hemorrhage, breast atrophy, and kidney malfunctioning.”
Should Be Banned
Advertisements for ‘safe’ hormone creams were also increased to take
advantage of the hysteria after the original Women’s Health Initiative report
appeared.
We reminded women then that all the bases in these creams are dangerous,
as detailed earlier in this book. Many are in Sorbeline, which is a dreadful
petrochemical product that does not belong on our highly-absorbent skin. It
should be banned; please throw it out if you have any. Some are in bases of
macadamia or other safe-sounding oils, but contain some of the nastiest
preservatives known to man – even when not listed on the labels; they will go
into your body along with the hormones. Compounding chemists who make
them have been known to lie about ingredients or refuse to disclose them. See
page 179 for a compounding chemist who makes products to my specifications.
I wish I could tell you exactly how to negotiate your way safely through
the hormone minefield. But I cannot, because we all have different needs, and it
will be necessary for you to discover for yourself which hormones, if any, are
appropriate for your body. Education is your best, and possibly your only,
defence.
A good place to start is to learn the difference between –
Natural And Synthetic Hormones
If testing proves that you are low in a hormone and you are offered a
natural hormone, which closely mimics your own hormone structurally and
chemically, would you prefer it to a man-made derivative of a hormone that has
been altered so a drug company could patent it?
The answer seems obvious, yet even now, after all the publicity about the
dangers, many doctors are still cavalierly prescribing these tiny troublemakers,
seemingly oblivious to, or uninterested in, the difference between physiologic
(natural) and pharmacologic (synthetic) doses. Physiologic (which means they
are equivalent to your normal body function) hormones, prescribed properly, and
carefully monitored, do not promote abnormal (cancer-causing) actions in the
body. These natural hormones are identical in molecular structure to the
hormones your body produces. They cannot be distinguished from inborn
hormones, even though they are synthesised in a laboratory.
Pharmacologic hormone doses, on the other hand, are much stronger than
normal production and suppress natural hormone production, often leading to
serious health problems. They interfere with normal hormonal receptors, and
create deficiencies of the body’s own natural hormones, because our bodies do
not have receptors for synthetic hormones. Taking them is tantamount to
throwing a monkey wrench into delicate machinery.
For example, as Dr Peat wrote in From PMS To Menopause,
“Medroxyprogesterone acetate (synthetic progesterone) causes cancer, impairs
circulation to the heart, causes birth defects and suppresses the production of
progesterone. I feel that the involvement of the various government agencies in
the promotion of this poison, and the suppression of information about natural
progesterone, has been conspiratorial and deliberately criminal, and those
involved should be identified as criminals.”
I’m with you, Dr Peat, and I hasten to add that several women have told
me that they were blinded by synthetic progesterone. Small wonder, when you
consider that blindness and death are listed at the very bottom of the long list of
side effects enclosed in the synthetic progesterone container.
Natural progesterone has no adverse side-effects, yet most doctors
continue to prescribe the deadly synthetics.
You will need to protect yourself from your doctor in another way –
Learn That Cholesterol is Good
Do not allow an uninformed doctor to persuade you to go on an extreme
cholesterol-lowering diet, nor put you on cholesterol-lowering drugs (see
Chapter 6, Oils and Fats). Judging by the way most physicians have embraced
the cholesterol-is-evil propaganda, they never learned, or have forgotten the
following:
All of the sex hormones are derived from cholesterol. All of the steroid
hormones, which help us deal with stress, inflammation and injury, are derived
from cholesterol. Stick to the low-fat diet favoured by most doctors and you will
deprive your body of the raw materials that enable it to make hormones you
badly need.
And please do not be spooked by what doctors refer to as ‘bad’ LDL
cholesterol. As Dr Peat says, “LDL is extremely good because it is used as a
source for producing progesterone and DHEA.” Many scientists concur, and
research has proved that low cholesterol, particularly LDL, is strongly associated
with death from cancer and shortened lifespan in elderly people (see Chapter 6,
Oils and Fats for details). Of course, this contrary research is not widely
circulated, because it would cut into the revenue of the companies that sell
cholesterol-lowering drugs and polyunsaturated oils. The last thing the
multinationals want you to do is educate yourself so that they cannot poison you
and shorten your life, while making billions.
You will also need to –
Protect Yourself From Surgeons
Beware the scalpel-wielding man or woman in white. Hang on to
your uterus and your ovaries: you need them, and a hysterectomy is never
necessary unless a woman has cancer. Live by the rules in this book and you
should be able to overcome all female problems, if you haven’t waited too long.
If you are considering surgery, rush to the library or bookstore and get What
Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, by John R Lee, MD. What
he says about hysterectomies is a real eye-opener. If it’s already too late you will
need natural hormones to make up those lost because your uterus is gone.
Next, you need to know –
About Precursors
Hormones don’t just spring up in the body, one by one. First, they are
created by cholesterol, as mentioned earlier. Then, precursors get into the act.
Simply speaking, a precursor is a substance that is the source of another
substance. In other words, once cholesterol has worked its magic, and created
the crucial hormone pregnenolone, the pregnenolone becomes a precursor for
other hormones, as shown in the following diagram:
As the diagram illustrates, end-stage hormones are dependent upon the
proper production of precursor hormones. Study the diagram and you will see
that pregnenolone creates progesterone and DHEA, and that progesterone creates
other hormones. So, although the fact seems to have escaped many health
professionals, the crucial hormones are pregnenolone and progesterone, because
often it is not necessary to take any other hormones – some of which can be
dangerous. Further, and this is comforting, after about fifty years of medical use,
no toxic side effects have been found for natural progesterone or pregnenolone.
There are so many compelling reasons to take these two hormones, if you
are suffering a deficiency, that an entire book would be needed to list them all,
and to explain their beneficial effects upon the human body. Dr Peat’s papers on
these hormones are informative and he has kindly given me permission to reprint
them in the section, In Other Words…. Please read them in full – you will get
lifesaving information that will enable you to become your own expert.
You will read a lot about progesterone in the pages of this book so will be
well-informed about this invaluable hormone. But pregnenolone may be new to
you, and it is important to understand that it is considered the ‘mother hormone’,
because it is the precursor to all of the adrenal hormones. Levels of this hormone
decline dramatically with age, and replacement doses can achieve near
‘miracles’, such as noticeably stronger muscles, greatly improved digestion and
energy levels. Arthritis, memory loss, depression and moodiness can also be
helped.
As Dr Peat explains in From PMS To Menopause, “Normalizing the
stress hormones with pregnenolone often seems to have the effect of correcting
the function of the thyroid gland, probably because it is suppressed by stress.
Since pregnenolone is the precursor for progesterone and DHEA (and all the
other steroid hormones) it often has the same effects as progesterone or DHEA,
and it has the advantage that it allows the body to produce just an optimum
amount of those hormones, without creating an excess.” (My italics).
Your Body Understands
Your body is an incredibly complex, sophisticated computer, and it is
wiser than you are, and understands your needs better than any doctor can. If you
provide it with the right kind and amounts of progesterone and pregnenolone it
will very likely be nudged into making its own DHEA and any other hormones
needed for its well-being. Based upon my limited experience with friends,
women who have attended the Hippocrates program, and myself, I believe that
the best way to start a natural hormone replacement program is by taking these
two safe precursor hormones. After a few months, you will discover if they are
going to do a good job of regulating your other hormones.
If they do not, you will then have to depend upon a doctor for advice, and
this can be tricky. Your first hurdle may be to convince her or him to order
saliva hormone tests for you. The World Health Organization is on your side; for
years it has recommended saliva tests as much more accurate and cheaper than
blood tests.
Next, if your tests reveal a lack of DHEA or testosterone, your doctor is
likely to prescribe doses that are way too high. Dr Peat says that at the age of 50,
about 4mg of DHEA per day will usually restore the level of DHEA to a youthful
level. He says that it is important to avoid taking more than needed, because it is
easy to overdose, thus feeding into oestrogen pathways. Large amounts of those
sex hormones can disturb the function of the thymus gland and the liver. Women
have reported that they were prescribed 15 and 20mg per day and had bad side
effects (swollen, painful breasts and anxiety) which indicates that, as Dr Peat
warns, the DHEA turned into oestrogen and/or testosterone. He advises that, if
DHEA is needed badly, it must be carefully monitored, even though the high
levels which are normally present in healthy people would suggest that
replacement doses, to restore those normal levels, would not be likely to produce
toxic side effects. Women have reported to me that they were prescribed 100mg
per day, and that’s foolhardy, in my opinion. I wouldn’t chance taking any more
than the 4mg per day Dr Peat says is safe.
Natural testosterone can have even worse effects: debilitating headaches,
sore muscles, sore throats, usually starting on the first day, and continuing until
the testosterone is discontinued. One woman told me she had never had a similar
headache, and described it as “pumping”. All the women I’ve interviewed told
me that the worst of the symptoms lessened the first day off testosterone and each
subsequent day improved, with total cessation of symptoms after three or four
days. All this for a substance that is supposed to make us feel better!
All the women had very sore breasts, as if they were about to have a period
– a symptom of oestrogen overload. I was one of them. In the interests of
experimentation, I had the hormone salivary test done. When it was found that I
was low in DHEA and testosterone, I tried replacement first on one, then on the
other. The DHEA, which was prescribed as a natural USP DHEA capsule, 15mg,
had to be discontinued after three days because of the above symptoms of
oestrogen overload. Had I insisted upon Dr Peat’s recommended dose of 4mg,
(I’m embarrassed to admit that I’d forgotten), my experience might have been
better. Next, I tried a testosterone cream in a safe base, and the oestrogen
overload symptoms kicked in after the second application, so I quit before any
other side effects could rear their ugly heads.
The question is – am I, and my friends and the women who attend the
Hippocrates Centre, super-delicate, or have we simply been prescribed excessive
doses, or are these substances better left alone? I don’t pretend to know, and
most certainly do not consider myself an expert – and, in any case, all the
‘experts’ have differing convictions. I do know that progesterone and
pregnenolone do not appear to have anything but beneficial side effects, and
these are the hormones I recommend and take myself. Perhaps next time I have a
salivary test, the results will indicate that the pregnenolone I have been taking
will have persuaded my DHEA and testosterone to find levels that are
appropriate for my body. If not, perhaps I will find the courage to try the DHEA
and testosterone in tiny doses.
In the final analysis, we must all listen to our bodies, and with help from
qualified professionals, decide which hormones to take. But pay close attention
to symptoms, and if your breasts get tender, or if you have other unpleasant
symptoms, that will be an indication that you are on the wrong track.
I tried for years to locate a compounding chemist in Australia who was
willing to make up hormone creams that are 100% natural and 100% organically
certified. Finally, I found one and he went to great lengths to use pure
macadamia oil and a plant preservative I trust. He also has a safe porcine thyroid
vegi-cap without preservatives. He is able to ship abroad, with a prescription
from a registered Australian doctor, which is a big help to overseas readers who
cannot find safe creams locally. You’ll find more details in Resources.
The only way women can learn about these life saving substances is
through what Dr Lee calls ‘the women’s network’ – which is one of the reasons I
have written this book. I am alerting you. Each one of you can then alert ten
friends, to tell them how to get the correct progesterone from Dr Peat in the USA.
Then they alert their friends. The women’s network is a powerful weapon, and
it’s the only one we have to use against the hugely powerful, immensely wealthy
multinational drug companies, who are unconcerned about the damage they are
doing to women in the name of the bottom line.
Five years ago I was grappling with the problems many women face in
menopause when, just as my friends and I needed it most, I discovered Maca, a
health-giving cruciferous root vegetable which grows only in the High Andes of
Peru. Used for over 10,000 years, this ancient remedy has proven to be of great
benefit in dealing with both female and male ailments, and as a general aid to
wellbeing and good health. Rather than attempting to describe it myself, I
strongly recommend you read two interesting and informative articles describing
the history and benefits of this truly amazing vegetable (taken in powdered form),
which the magazine Nature and Health has kindly agreed to allow me to reprint
in the In Other Words section.
To conclude, I’d like to quote the words of famous anthropologist
Margaret Mead on mature women: “The most creative force in the world is the
menopausal woman with zest.”
True. But we are not going to have zest if we permit the
menopause/osteoporosis industry to turn this natural, liberating change into a
shameful condition to be fought every inch of the way, and treated with
devastating drugs.
How to Order and Use Dr Peat’s Progest-E Complex

A patented formula containing 10% natural progesterone in natural vitamin E oil
28ml (2,800mg per ounce)
Prices (subject to change)

1 to 2 bottles: $US24.00 each
12 or more: $US18.00 each
IMPORTANT: Please do not telephone Hippocrates Health Centre to

order progesterone oil. We do not, and cannot, import this product – we
merely recommend it. You must order it yourself from the USA.
To Order, fax Dr Peat’s company, Kenogen, in Eugene Oregon. If
faxing from Australia, dial 0011 first, to get out of the country.
Then, dial the USA code, which is 1, followed by 541-485-8781.
Alternatively you can e-mail them at [email protected]. Kenogen
accepts Visa and Mastercard; they need your credit card number, the
expiry date, the number of bottles you want, and your name and
address printed carefully. If you do not have a fax or a credit card,
we suggest you ask a friend. Do not expect Kenogen to acknowledge
your fax or answer any questions or return phone messages. They
merely fill orders when they arrive by fax or email.
Ordering eight bottles at a time is economical: the shipping
charge of approximately US$20 is the same for one bottle as for
eight, so many of our readers club together to save money. A bottle
should last between three and five months. It is wise, if ordering lots
of bottles, to ask Kenogen to put several names on the package so
Australian Customs will understand that the import is for several
people, and for personal use only. Resale is not permitted. Kenogen
gives a small discount to my readers, so be sure to mention this
book, or Hippocrates Health Centre, when you order.
To repeat: please do not phone us for any other information on
Progesterone. We are being flooded by calls and cannot handle
them, as we are overwhelmed by orders for this book. Absolutely
everything we have learned about progesterone, from many
scientists, is in this book.
Here are Dr Peat’s instructions for using his progesterone oil.
For general purposes, it is most economical and

effective to take progesterone dissolved in vitamin E
orally, for example taking a few drops on the lips and
tongue, or rubbing it into the gums. (It is good for the
general health of the gums.) These membranes are very
thin, and the progesterone quickly enters the blood.
When it is swallowed, the vitamin E allows it to be
absorbed through the walls of the stomach and intestine,
and it can be assimilated along with food, in the
chylomicrons, permitting it to circulate in the blood to all of
the organs before being processed by the liver.
Preferred storage is to refrigerate after opening
(However, this is not necessary for daily use. And if the
product is refrigerated, it will increase the amount that is in
one drop. Please adjust your dosage accordingly).
Women’s needs and symptoms vary, so each must find
her own dose. Overdosing may produce a feeling of
euphoria, but is not dangerous. The oil should be used in
sufficient quantity to make symptoms disappear.
Menstruating women should time its use so that the
cycles are not disrupted: apply the oil 14 to 15 days before
the period is due, and quit when it starts, or the day before it
is due.
Postmenopausal women should use the oil for 14 days of
each month, allowing “time off” for the pituitary to remain
active. If symptoms are severe, increase by individual
drops, as often as needed, for the entire month if necessary,
cutting back to two weeks per month once symptoms clear.
Alternatively, one half the normal dose may be used for the
second two-week period. Once the system has regained
equilibrium, the aim is to use the oil for only two weeks
each month.
“Doctors see breasts as sacks of money to be
milked, rather than fountains of nourishment
for the nation’s babies, and lovely symbols of
the feminine gender.”
“Breast cancer therapy is a failure, but no one

wants to own up to it.”
- William Campbell Douglass, MD
12
Breast Health
Why prevention, not surgical mutilation,
is the way to go; how to avoid becoming
a cancer statistic
In this chapter:
1: WHAT YOU CAN DO
2: WHAT YOU MUST AVOID
3: ‘PREVENTION’ DRUGS
4: SELF EXAMINATION
5: MAMMOGRAMS
6: MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
7: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR
1: WHAT YOU CAN DO √
√ Get On a Healthful Diet and Stick With It
There have been innumerable studies linking breast health with the
plentiful consumption of vegetables and fruits. These studies have been so
impressive that the evidence is impossible to refute. For example, Dr John Lee
quotes a study which found 48 percent less breast cancer among enthusiastic
vegetable and fruit eaters. The International Journal of Cancer reported a
significantly reduced risk of breast cancer among those on high potassium diets.
Apricots, bananas, avocados, figs, raisins, almonds, pistacios, pumpkin kernels
and tomato paste all have extremely high levels of this important mineral.
There are, of course, other factors involved. People who eat lots of fresh
food are less likely to pig-out on junk food, and that will substantially lessen their
likelihood of getting breast cancer, or any other cancers.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported a study
proving the link between overweight and breast cancer risk. It was conclusive, so
eat those healthful vegies and fruits, and shun the junk, fattening foods.
√ Apply a Natural Progesterone
The natural progesterone oil specially formulated by Dr Peat, Pro-Gest,
will protect your breasts and all your other female organs from cancer if used
faithfully. Dr Lee, in his Newsletter, February 2000, wrote the following
interesting paragraph: “I believe that progesterone is a potent protector against
the 80 percent of breast cancer that is hormone-related. My colleagues and I have
asked thousands of women the following question: ‘Of all the women you know
who got breast cancer, how many were using natural progesterone?’ Except for a
handful who by coincidence (or intuition) started using it a few weeks or months
before their diagnosis, we haven't found any. I would like to pose the same
question to you. If you know of a woman using natural progesterone who has
gotten breast cancer, please e-mail me at [email protected], or send a letter to
P.0. Box 3527, Santa Barbara, CA 93130.”
√ Live a Tranquil Life
There is a profound connection between stress and breast cancer. If you
find it difficult to cope, you may well find it worthwhile to learn meditation.
√ Make Exercise a Rule of Life
Take a daily walk. If it’s raining, don a raincoat and boots, or use a
rebounder indoors if you have one. If not, walk smartly in place in a well-aired
room, while breathing deeply.
√ Sun Yourself Regularly
Get out in the sunshine regularly, without sunscreen, to absorb the crucial
vitamin D that will protect your breasts. Read why in Chapter 8, Bone Health II.
√ Take a Selenium Supplement Daily
The value of this important mineral is explained in Chapter 8, Bone Health
II. Although for Australians it’s a bit of a nuisance to have to send to New
Zealand for a supply, it is worth the effort. All countries with high
concentrations of selenium in the soil have low cancer rates; in Senegal the soil
has the highest concentration of selenium in the world and the population has the
lowest death rate from cancer of any place on Earth.
√ Drink Pure, Fluoride-free Water
F. Batmanghelidj, MD, in his book, Your Body’s Many Cries for Water,
says that chronic dehydration contributes to the development of breast cancer.
“The breast,” he explains, “is a water-secreting organ... If a woman already has
breast cancer, drinking plenty of water will assist with any therapy by flushing
out toxins... If you want to prevent metastasis from occurring, it is urgent that
you drink enough water. If you don’t, your breast may suffer horribly because of
its unique role in supplying fluids.”
√ Wear a Soft Brassiere – or None at All
Fifty years ago a top-rated breast specialist shocked me. “Persist in
wearing boned brassieres,” he said, “and you will substantially increase your
likelihood of breast cancer.” I quit. Subsequently, I learned that he didn’t go far
enough, and that he should have warned me against wearing all bras.
Have you ever noticed how red the areas around your breasts are after
removing your bra? This is a sign that the bra has slowed the lymph flow, which
is crucial for filtering out the toxins that naturally collect in the breast. Without
this lymphatic drainage, your breasts cannot keep themselves healthy. There
have been some exceedingly persuasive studies that concluded that the more
hours each day you wear a bra, the likelier you are to suffer from breast cancer.
Some women actually sleep in their bras, and their risk is the highest.
As you know, boned bras were replaced by wired bras years ago, and they
are even more dangerous because of the way the wires dig in and compress the
flesh. My advice is to go bra-less as much as possible. When you must wear a
bra remove it as soon as you get home, and only wear soft ones.
√ Try Iodine
William Campbell Douglass, MD, writing in Wise Traditions, makes this
suggestion: “Take one drop of Lugol’s solution (iodine) daily in a glass of water.
Iodine is excellent for breast health. A few people are allergic to iodine –
observe closely for rash after the first dose. An even more effective treatment
with Lugol’s solution is to paint the cervix with it. Often the lumps will
disappear before the patient leaves the doctor’s office.” I have never encountered
this therapy before, but I like the old-fashioned, non-invasive sound of it, and I
invite feedback from readers.
√ Breastfeed
Breastfeeding is not only best for babies; it also protects their mothers
from breast cancer.
2: WHAT YOU MUST AVOID X
X Soy – and Everything Made From It
Avoid the Abominable Bean in all its forms! Chapter 9 explains why this
insidious killer is to be shunned. Never forget that the US Department of Energy
Health Risk Laboratory has published research showing that isoflavones in soy
act in the same way as the outlawed insecticide DDT to cause breast cancer cells
to multiply.
X Dental Amalgam Fillings
Don’t let your dentist inflict them on you. If you have any – get your
dentist to remove them. They contain mercury, the second most hazardous thing
on Earth. If your dentist won’t co-operate, find one who will. See also Chapter
17, Dental Health.
X Excessive Alcohol Intake
Keep your alcohol consumption to a bare minimum. All alcoholic
beverages contain some carcinogenic elements which could increase your
susceptibility to breast cancer.
X The Beauty Parlour
Beauty parlours and hairdressing salons are filled with hazards for breast
health. Hair dyes are a witches’ brew of cancer-causing chemicals, all of which
are easily absorbed through the scalp. Shampoos and conditioners are filled with
a shameful array of dangerous petrochemical substances. Even if you don’t have
ceramic nails put on, some silly woman in the same room will, and the pungent
odour from that is enough to make some people faint on the spot. Others
complain of searing pains in their lungs when exposed to these toxic chemicals,
which should be against the law. Refuse to patronise salons where they are used.
Eventually the message will get across.
Cosmetics are chock-full of cancer-causing chemicals (see Chapter 25,
The Banned List). Choose carefully and don’t be taken in by the slick ads. Refer
to Resources for some cosmetics that are safe.
X Flax Oil
Don’t be influenced by the flax oil enthusiasts; they are as misguided as
those who beat the drum for soy. It is always rancid, and even if it were fresh it
would still, like soy, be oestrogenic due to the isoflavones they both contain,
which can contribute to cancer, or make existing cancer worse.
X ‘The Pill’
The contraceptive pill will double your breast cancer risk. A number of
studies over the past few decades have shown that the chance of getting cancer
increased by about 25 percent in women who used oral contraceptives compared
to those who have not. In March 2002, Australia’s ABC News reported the
findings of a major ten-year Norwegian study involving over 10,000 women,
which not only confirmed those earlier findings, but also concluded that for
women aged over 45 who take the pill, the risk of breast cancer is doubled.
If you have been taking the pill, my suggestion is to quit and become
serious about your diet to overcome the damage. The body is very forgiving and
will reward you.
X Pollution
Living near nuclear plants, hazardous waste disposal sites, chemical plants
and sources of electromagnetic radiation contribute to breast cancer, as well as all
other cancers. Living in the US puts women at a higher risk than does living
anywhere else in the world – and the farther northeast, the greater the risk. There
are many variables involved in this statistic, but certainly the degree of pollution
is a significant factor.
X Sugar
I know it’s hard, but, ladies, please eliminate or at least substantially
reduce sugar from your diet. Next time you’re tempted to tuck into that
‘irresistible’ treat, consider the findings of an important study reported in
Medical Hypotheses, July 1983, based on a comparison of breast cancer deaths
in 21 countries. The study found that the higher the sugar consumption, the
higher the death rate. For example, in the UK, where sugar consumption is
145gm per person per day, there were 23 breast cancer deaths per year, per
100,000. In Japan, where daily per capita sugar consumption is only 57.4gm,
there were only 6.8 breast cancer deaths annually per 100,000. Data from other
countries provided comparable results, and there have been many other studies
with similar findings, too numerous to include here. Trust me, they all point the
finger at White Death as a major cause of breast cancer. Get the sugar monkey
off your back, and look forward to a longer, healthier life in all ways.
And don’t switch to artificial sweeteners instead; they have their own
perils – see Chapter 4, Excitoxins.
X Polyunsaturated Fats
Polyunsaturated fat is another substance you must avoid in order to protect
your breasts. But the good news is that you won’t have to deprive yourself of the
delicious, old-fashioned fats our forebears ate with relish and in robust health.
These fats – coconut oil, olive oil and meat and butter from animals that graze on
grass and are organically raised – are protective of your breasts.
But you must keep away from the highly-promoted polyunsaturated oils
that have been conclusively implicated as major causes of the huge increase in
breast cancer. If the proponents of polyunsaturates thought about them logically
they would understand that they cause cancer. These fats have been used for
decades to suppress the immune systems of transplant patients. In other words,
when an organ is transplanted, the immune system tries to expel it. The
polyunsaturates are so immuno-suppressive that they are utilised in emulsions to
stop the immune system from doing its job. This is fine for a transplant patient,
but the rest of us want our immune systems to be as strong as possible. Without
a well-functioning immune system, we have no defence against breast cancer or
any other diseases. How the medical system can recommend a substance for the
‘health’ of our hearts, and then use the identical substance to render inactive the
immune system of a transplant patient, is both mysterious and amazing.
And what about the ‘essential fatty acids’ that are so heavily promoted as
crucial for our health? According to Dr Peat, this fad originated due to faulty
interpretation of certain tests performed on rats in the 1930s. He says, “It is now
known that polyunsaturated fats interfere with thyroid hormone in just about
every conceivable way – and they have a strong estrogen-promoting action.”
And oestrogen is known to contribute to breast cancer. “Consumption of these
fats leads directly to the development of such degenerative scourges as cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, and connective tissue disease,”
says Dr Peat.
Study after study has found that trans-fatty acids, from partially
hydrogenated vegetable oils, contribute to cancers of organs that are rich in fat
tissues, such as prostate glands and breasts. These mechanically altered oils are
used in most processed foods, and avoiding them takes dedication. Healthy
traditional people never had these oils and still do not consume them. Prior to the
20th Century, they were rarely used in industrialised countries. Since then,
polyunsaturates have taken over, and so have breast cancer, lung cancer, and
many other scourges. So, please, shun all these man-made, plastic oils, along
with sugar, and your overall health will benefit enormously. There’s more on this
in Chapter 6, Oils and Fats.
X Smoking
Don’t get the idea that you can simply avoid sugar, the ‘bad’ oils and the
other no-nos listed above, and keep breast cancer at bay while continuing to
smoke. According to Professor Samuel S Epstein, MD, this killer addiction
“...represents the greatest source of breast-cancer-causing radiation in consumer
products. It brings toxic levels of radioactive lead and polonium into the lungs of
smokers as well as second hand smoke recipients... What is most disturbing is
that the risks of breast cancer are highest among those who start smoking heavily
in adolescence... One study found that very young smokers raised their lifetime
risk by a remarkable 80 percent.”
A Canadian study found that women who start smoking as teenagers are 70
percent more likely to develop breast cancer than non-smokers. Those are not
good odds, and it’s hard to feel pity for anyone stupid enough to take up this
deadly habit, considering the evidence. I do, however, feel sympathy for those of
us unfortunate enough to be exposed to selfish individuals’ second-hand smoke,
which contains “... up to 150 times higher levels of carcinogens than smoke
directly inhaled by cigarette smokers,” according to Dr Epstein. Don’t allow
your friends to expose you to breast cancer!
X Milk
There is a great deal of persuasive evidence that all milk products are
breast cancer risks. The purveyors of soy ‘milk’ point to the low breast cancer
incidence in China, which is one in 10,000 women, compared to one in 12
women in Australia and England, and one in nine in the US. But this huge
difference is not due to soy consumption, which is much lower in China than the
multinational propagandists would have us believe. In China, the women who
have been seduced by Western food, due to their financial and social status, are
the ones who contract breast cancer. Milk products, and the other Western foods
and drugs they ingest, are to blame.
Dairy herds in industrialised countries are kept in deplorable conditions,
and the milk they produce, in abnormally large amounts due to drugs, is
subjected to various chemical processes that are in themselves hazardous to
health. The poor cows are pumped up with dangerous chemicals and dosed
regularly with antibiotics. They are subjected to growth hormones to increase
production, and these hormones create havoc in women’s breasts. This is all
done in the name of profit; tremendous profit. And of course, the drugs the cows
are given go into the milk. This is self-evident. Don’t doctors warn lactating
women to avoid certain foods and drugs because they will affect their breast
milk? They should also warn women to avoid the drugs in commercial milk!
So, my advice is – ignore the fear-mongers who warn that we must guzzle
milk and eat cheese and yogurt for the sake of our bones; their claims are now
thoroughly discredited.
X Oestrogen
A Harvard University research team reported that oestrogen feeds cancer,
while progesterone inhibits it. There are hundreds of other equally convincing
studies implicating oestrogen as a cancer risk. So, if your physician doesn’t want
you to go off HRT, or is pressuring you to go on it, point him or her in the
direction of the Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, June 3, 1998, for
enlightenment. Or at least show him or her Chapter 11, The Menopause, in this
book.
X Constipation
This common complaint is an enemy of breast health, so keep your bowels
open. This also holds true for fibrocystic breasts, which is not a disease, but a
benign condition present in almost all women to some degree. The sometimes
painful, lumpy breasts connected with this condition can be frightening, but do
not lead to cancer. According to Dr Lee, progesterone solves this problem.
There is also a correlation between caffeine consumption and these breast
lumps, and good diet, with special emphasis on regular elimination, will go a
long way toward clearing up the symptoms. In constipation, food moves slowly
through the colon, causing excess waste to pass into the bloodstream, creating a
toxic environment, which is bad for all aspects of health. Don’t let this happen to
you – taking magnesium to bowel tolerance will cure the worst cases of
constipation. Never take the excitotoxin magnesium aspartate.
X Anti-perspirants
There is evidence that anti-perspirants can lead to breast cancer. They
prevent perspiration, which is one of the means the body uses to purge poisons, a
safeguard for our breasts. If these poisons remain in the body, they do not go
elsewhere to be eliminated; they become deposited in the lymph nodes. The
lymph nodes are located in the upper outside quadrant of the breast area, which is
the location of most breast cancers. It is postulated that ordinary deodorants are
safe, provided they do not contain aluminium, because they merely control odour
and do not suppress perspiration. So far as I know there haven’t been any studies
on this. Who would fund them?
To avoid offending, spread a bit of bicarbonate of soda, slightly dampened,
in your armpits.
3: Q: WHAT ABOUT THE ‘PREVENTION’ DRUGS RECOMMENDED
BY DOCTORS?
A: They Don’t Work!
And they’re dangerous. The drug Tamoxifen has shown a slight decrease
in breast cancer risk in the women who have taken it. The very serious risks,
however, associated with Tamoxifen preclude its use: a 700 percent increase in
fatal blood clots, serious risk of liver and uterine cancer and hepatitis, corneal
opacities and damage to the retina. Dutch investigators who studied more than a
thousand women found that those who had taken Tamoxifen for two years or
more had a greater risk than previously reported of dying from endometrial
cancer.
When the patent on Tamoxifen expired, three companies came up with
new versions: Novartis is flogging Femara, AstraZeneca has Arimidex and
Pharmacia is pushing Aromasin. The public relations campaigns promoting
these drugs are first rate, but the side effects include nausea, bone pain, fatigue,
thinning hair and arthralgia. These are the short-term effects. Since these new
drugs are very similar to Tamoxifen, the long-term effects are probably going to
prove to be similar as well. After years of raves in the press and wholesale
prescribing of Tamoxifen, it was discovered that long-term use caused blood
clots, severe gynaecological problems and uterine cancer.
And for what? These drugs are aimed at women who do not have breast
cancer, but have a family history of it. How about explaining to women how to
live so that they will give their immune systems every weapon to fight back?
Does it not occur to the physicians who prescribe these ‘preventatives’ that
‘family history’ includes common diet and other habits?
Watch out for ‘new improved’ versions; there is one thing you can count
on from the pharmaceuticals – new drugs will always come along, followed by
little-publicised side effects, often followed by quiet removal from the market,
frequently followed by lawsuits and out-of-court settlements. Drugs for
‘protection’ from non-existing breast cancer are no exceptions. They are,
however, more immoral than the usual drug puffery, because these drugs are
incredibly dangerous, they don’t cure anything, and women use them as a
substitute for learning about and practicing the prudent life.
4: SELF EXAMINATION
“… better off examining your thumbs”
Women in the industrialised world have been whipped into a state of near-
hysteria by the cancer industry. They have been urged to examine and rush to the
doctor if a lump is felt. The industry neglects to mention that breasts are
composed of glandular tissue and are naturally lumpy, some more than others.
They also don’t mention that by the time a lump can be detected by palpation, it
has been there a long time and contains millions of cells. It should not be
disturbed. As Dr Douglass says, “If the cancer is the extremely malignant
‘eating’ kind, the patient is already doomed. If it is a slow-growing tumor, then
finding it early will make no difference, except it will usually lead to unnecessary
armpit surgery as well as removal of the breast. The armpit surgery (removal of
the lymph nodes) is likely to spread the cancer if the armpit has already been
invaded by cancer cells; if it hasn’t been invaded, then the surgery is
unnecessary.”
The tendency to panic is understandable, and I fully empathise, having
been there myself. Years ago, I was caught up in the self-examination routine
and found a lump. The specialist I consulted uttered the dreaded “I don’t like the
feel of that,” and turned his back on me, leaving me to hyperventilate while he
fiddled with something on a table. Then, without a word, he advanced upon me,
brandishing a syringe that would have been excessive even for a horse doctor. I
backed up, holding up my hands for protection, feeling that he was planning to
assault me. Which is precisely what he intended; if I had allowed that cowboy to
plunge a long needle into my breast, he would have sent millions of cancer cells
into my body, had the lump been cancerous. If the biopsy proved it to be benign,
he would have no doubt urged a lumpectomy, a disfiguring and usually
unnecessary, sometimes dangerous, procedure. As it happened, it was a simple
clogged milk duct, which a second specialist diagnosed simply by palpation. Had
it been more sinister, I would not have submitted to the “cures” of Cancer Inc. I
would have blitzed my body with detox and wheatgrass juice.
In February of 2003 big cancer news was reported – finally it had been
proved that Breast Self-Examination (BSE) was not only useless, it could be
dangerous. 266,064 women in Shanghai were divided into either a BSE
instruction group or a no-instruction group. The women received periodic
instruction and were followed for ten years. The number of breast cancer deaths
was nearly identical in both groups. BSE, however, did detect more benign
breast lesions, prompting authorities to warn that BSE increases a woman’s
chances of having a benign breast biopsy. BSE may seem harmless, but causes
anxiety for many women, and has a high rate of false positives. As Susan Love,
MD, wrote in the New York Times when this news broke, “It is time to entirely
rethink the question of early detection of breast cancer.”
Dr Douglass tells of a friend “...who lived in a state of constant anxiety,
bordering on terror, because she has lumpy breasts and was always examining
them. She had suffered through five operations, all negative. She would have
been better off examining her thumbs.”
5: MAMMOGRAMS
Mammogram Madness
For decades, the mammogram industry has been scaring women into
having regular mammograms to ‘prevent’ breast cancer. Their government-
supported public relations campaigns have been so successful that women have
the idea that ‘mammograms prevent cancer’. The truth, however, is that
mammograms can cause breast cancer. There are at least two reasons for this –
radiation and physical compression – both integral parts of the procedure. It
seems to have been forgotten that radiation was the first proven cause of cancer,
and, if you have ever been subjected to a mammogram, you know that they
squeeze the breasts tightly in a vice before shooting radiation through them. The
danger is exacerbated due to the fact that breasts are more susceptible to radiation
than other tissue.
In 1996 John W Gofman, MD, PhD, revealed in his book, Preventing
Breast Cancer: The Story of a Major, Proven, Preventable Cause of This
Disease, that past exposure to ionizing radiation – primarily medical x-rays – is
responsible for about 75 percent of the breast cancer problem in the United
States.
What the proponents of mammograms fail to tell us is that, after all this
squeezing and squashing and possibly spreading cancer cells, an all-clear on a
mammogram is not a guarantee that there is no cancer developing. Not only do
they miss 10 to 15 percent of all cancers, but interpreting them is far from an
exact science. There is a high risk of false negative and false positive findings.
A further problem with mammograms is that they may help spread an
existing mass of cancer cells. The compression during testing, according to
pathologist Lorraine Day, MD, can cause existing cancer cells to metastasise
from the breast tissue. If there are cancer cells, they are more likely to spread to
other parts of the body, because cancer cells are now circulating in the
bloodstream.
University of Illinois’ Emeritus Professor Samuel S Epstein, MD, points
out that “Since 1928, physicians have been warned to handle cancerous breasts
with care – for fear of accidentally disseminating cells and spreading the cancer.
Nevertheless, mammography entails tight and often painful breast compression,
particularly in premenopausal women, which could lead to distant and lethal
spread of malignant cells by rupturing small blood vessels in or around small
undetected breast cancers.”
Dr Charles B Simone, former clinical associate in immunology and
pharmacology at the (US) National Cancer Institute, concurs. “Mammograms
increase the risk for developing breast cancer and raise the risk of spreading or
metastasising existing growth,” he states.
According to Dr Douglass, “One animal study found that the number of
metastases will increase by 80 percent if the tumour is manipulated. A human
study reported in the British Medical Journal confirms these ominous findings.
They discovered that there were 29 percent more deaths from breast cancer in
women who had had mammography.”
All this disturbing and reliable information, unfortunately, does not filter
down to the people who need it most, women. Mammograms are big business!
The last thing the industry will admit is that they can cause cancer, and are not
even accurate.
There has been a huge increase in breast cancer during the past
twenty years and, as the New York Times, January 24 2002, reported, regular
mammograms have contributed to them. And for what? As Dr Lee wrote in his
newsletter, “For a breast cancer cell to become large enough for detection by
palpation, the cancer has to have been growing for about 10 years. If found one
year earlier by mammography, the cancer has been growing for about nine years,
which is plenty of time to spawn metastases if the cancer is prone to do that. The
one-year difference between palpation and mammography detection is ultimately
of little importance.”
No Way of Knowing
Dr H Gilbert Welch, senior researcher from White River Junction,
Vermont, discovered that in women who die from other causes, 40 percent have
had common lesions that showed up on mammograms. According to Dr Welch,
no expert is capable of knowing which of these will develop into cancer, and
which will remain dormant.
Biopsies of a suspicious lump found in a mammogram do not improve
survival rates, because cutting into the lump invades the protective pocket that
helps keep it from spreading. Research in Germany showed that women who had
not had biopsies lived longer than those who did. Surgeon Emeritus George
Crile, from the Cleveland Clinic in the US, says, “It gives credence to what our
patients already think and tell us – that cutting into cancer spreads it and makes it
grow.”
If your physician is nagging you to have yearly mammograms, I strongly
recommend you refer him or her to the following public statements made by two
world authorities with intimate knowledge of the procedure.
At a meeting of the British Royal Society of Medicine in 2002, Professor
Michael Baum said that screening for breast cancer should be scrapped, because
it caused hundreds of healthy women to undergo risky, mutilating and
unnecessary treatments even when they may never develop the disease. An
eminent breast surgeon and researcher, Professor Baum’s statement drew
considerable attention because he was one of the physicians who helped set up
the UK’s £50-million-a-year breast-screening service.
And on the other side of the Atlantic, similar views are held by Samuel S
Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition and Professor
Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Illinois
School of Public Health, Chicago, who adds, “Screening mammography poses
significant and cumulative risks of breast cancer for premenopausal women. The
routine practice of taking four films of each breast annually results in
approximately 1 rad (radiation absorbed dose) exposure, about 1,000 times
greater than that from a chest x-ray. The premenopausal breast is highly sensitive
to radiation, each 1 rad exposure increasing breast cancer risk by about one
percent, with a cumulative 10 percent increased risk for each breast over a
decade's screening. These risks are even greater for younger women subject to
‘baseline screening’.”
Far more preferable to this uncomfortable and hazardous treatment are two
relatively new diagnostic tools now gaining wide acceptance; CRT-2000, which
uses computer technology, and Digital Thermal Imaging (DITI), a 15-minute
non-invasive test. In an article entitled Thermography vs Mammography
published in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, January 2000, Rose
Marie Williams, MA, of New Paltz, New York, gave the following clear
description of CRT-2000:
How CRT-2000 Works, and Why it is a Marked Improvement
on Previous Technologies
Using a heat sensitive instrument wired to a computer, the CRT-2000 takes
quick measurement of 112 point locations on the face, torso and arms. The body is
then exposed to cool ambient temperature for ten minutes and the procedure is
repeated, taking about 30 minutes for the entire scan, performed by a trained
technician.
Descriptive medical literature explains how the mechanism relies upon the
interface of the autonomic nervous system and the cutano-visceral circuit – since 70
percent of the thermoregulation of the skin is modulated by the locally underlying
organs and tissues. When the skin is exposed to cool air, a capillary constriction
usually occurs, while the body shunts blood to the head. The response phenomenon to
cold as reflected in skin temperature is controlled by internal organs such as the liver,
pancreas, breast, or teeth. (CRT-2000 is also useful for dentists who choose to
practice in a holistic manner).
Because this scan is a direct measurement of the Autonomic Nervous System
it is considered a vital key for physicians to approach the underlying disturbance
mechanisms of disease and health. CRT-2000 is not the infra-red thermography of
decades ago which resulted in false positives and was ultimately abandoned by the
medical community.
The scan offers a more complete revelation of the patient’s ‘vitality’ and ability to
‘regulate’ or adjust to stress from different vital organs. Additionally, it determines
the integrity for detoxification, creating a picture of the ‘global’ health status. CRT
facilitates information about early cellular and metabolic dysfunction which often lead
to disease. Dr Beilin brought it through the FDA for marketing approval, and he
testified to a Congressional Committee with NIH and NCI interest and enthusiasm.
In use by over 1,500 physicians in Europe, the CRT-2000 scanning device is
used to compile physiological information that may be as valuable as MRIs or X-rays.
For seeing dysfunction in tissue integrity in its earliest stages, it may be a most
important adjunct to X-ray or MRIs.
CRT truly offers the possibility of early detection, even before degeneration
such as a malignancy is manifested, offering practitioner and patient the opportunity
to implement physiological and lifestyle changes that reinforce a healthy immune
response. Follow-up scans can easily chart the patient’s progress in health promotion,
or suggest another approach may be indicated.
My friends in the US tell me that the top health professionals are using this
machine. People are becoming increasingly aware of the dangers of X-rays, and
this technology from Germany has proved to be a popular way to avoid radiation
and still get a correct diagnosis. Up until now it has not been available in
Australia, which is not surprising, considering how backward-thinking many of
our physicians are. So, when I read the above article, I rang Rose Marie
Williams in New York to learn what I could about distribution. To my delight,
she put me on to Jenny Burke, Laboratory Director of Australian Biologies in
Sydney, where they are now using this machine. At present, as far as I know,
there are only three other professionals using it in Australia – in Victoria and
Perth (see Resources), and I would be interested to hear of any others. The
machine is amazingly inexpensive, when you consider how valuable it is, and I
think we should all nag our health professionals to invest in them.
The second innovative diagnostic tool is Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging
(DITI), which involves a 15-minute non-invasive test (see Resources). There is
no contact with the body of any kind, no radiation and the procedure is painless.
DITI detects the subtle physiological changes that accompany breast pathology,
whether it is cancer, fibrocystic disease, an infection or a vascular disease.
Utilising infra-red technology, thermal imaging technicians capture a digitised
image of the breasts in the form of an infra-red thermogram, or heat picture. The
resultant data is stored in a computer and can be printed on high-resolution colour
printers, or sent electronically to a doctor for analysis.
The doctor then compares the thermal patterns in each breast. Any
significant asymmetries, or any specific blood vessel patterns in one breast that
do not appear in the other, indicate a physiologic abnormality. This may be
pathological, or it might indicate an anatomical variant. A positive thermogram
should be a wake-up call for further monitoring and serious preventative
measures.
All thermograms are kept on record and form a baseline for future
routine evaluations. I have been told that this technology can detect
abnormalities two to five years ahead of palpation and mammograms.
6: MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS
Slash, Burn, Mutilate, Poison – Take Your Pick
Dr Douglass offers this unequivocal advice: “If you develop a large lump
in the breast, do not submit to more surgery than a simple lump removal and do
not allow them to cut into the lymph nodes in your armpit... Pass on the radiation
and chemotherapy. Radiation is highly destructive of not only tissues, but the
immune system, which then makes you more susceptible to all diseases. It is
usually a terrible price to pay for a temporary shrinkage of a tumour.”
Keep in mind that when hundreds of oncologists were sent questionnaires
asking if they would submit to chemotherapy, 80 percent said they would not.
They know, from gruesome experience, what chemotherapy does to people, but
they keep recommending it. One reason for this is financial, of course, but I
think the main motivation is that chemotherapy, radiation and surgery are the
only approved ‘cures’ for cancer, and physicians can get in trouble with their
medical boards if they do not push the ‘big three’.
This is tragic and evil, when you consider that there are many natural
detoxification procedures for cancer which all medical associations and
governments suppress. The latest ‘buzz’ therapy for metastatic breast cancer is
bone marrow transplants and high-dose chemotherapy. The women who have
undergone this procedure have suffered horrendously. The American Society of
Clinical Oncology has discredited a study purporting to prove the effectiveness of
this therapy. The Society revealed that questionable data produced by the
University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, indicated that this
procedure was more effective than it is, and that the university fired the
researcher, Dr Werner Bezwoda, when they discovered he had faked this data.
Yet, despite this, the Society has not abandoned the procedure, and advises
women to undergo it “only if they are enrolled in a clinical trial.” In other words;
if they are willing to be guinea pigs.
Is Chemotherapy As Bad As They Say?
No. It’s worse. Somehow the medical profession and the pharmaceuticals
decided it would be a good idea to inject poison into the veins of desperately ill
people to kill cancer cells. It was conveniently ignored that the poison also kills
good cells, has terrible long-term effects and can destroy hope for recovery.
A new study confirms that women with breast cancer who receive
chemotherapy (in addition to surgery and radiation) have a 28 times greater
chance of developing leukemia than those who avoid such drugs. The Townsend
Letter For Doctors And Patients, December 2000, reported:
French doctors looked at over 3000 breast cancer patients treated between 1982 and
1996. Ten developed acute leukemia and all ten of these had also received
chemotherapy. In comparison, women who received no chemotherapy had no
increased risk (J Clin Oncol 2000; 18:2836-42). The increased risk was especially
apparent in younger women who received the drug mitoxantrone (Novantrone). “In
women with early breast cancer and potential long survival, short term beneficial
effects of mitoxantrone should be weighed against possible long-term threatening side
effects,” the researchers concluded.
Here is yet another reason that we should spare no effort to find truly non-toxic
alternatives to chemotherapy.
The following appeared in the Gold Coast Bulletin, Queensland Australia,
July 14-15, 2001:
Chemotherapy Affects Bones
Chemotherapy given to women with early-stage breast cancer causes their bone
density to decline at a faster rate than previously known, increasing the risk of
osteoporosis, say US researchers.
Scientists led by Dr Charles Shapiro at Ohio State University said they were surprised
to find that 35 premenopausal women treated with chemotherapy experienced up to an
8 percent loss in bone density after 12 months of treatment.
The bone loss in the patients treated with chemotherapy was so significant that the
study was halted to allow the women to seek care from their own doctors.
What About Surgery?
We’ve commented elsewhere on the ‘adverse incidents’ endemic in the
hospital system. Again, from the Gold Coast Bulletin, February 1 2003, comes
another example of such an ‘isolated incident’ with particularly disturbing
relevance to the subject of this chapter:
Hospital Admits Dual Breast Removal Error
A 46-year-old American woman who was told she had advanced breast cancer had
both breasts removed, only to learn doctors had given her another patient’s diagnosis.
“There was an accidental switch. Two patients’ slides were switched. It was a once-
in-a-lifetime mistake,” said Terri Dresen, a spokeswoman for United Hospital in St
Paul, Minnesota.
Linda McDougal, an accountant from Woodville, Wisconsin, was diagnosed in May
2002 with an advanced stage of breast cancer and had both breasts removed three
weeks later. Two days after the surgery, her surgeon informed her that biopsy results
showed she did not have cancer.
“It has taken me seven months to be able to talk about this,” McDougal, a mother of
three, told the Pioneer Press, a local Washington newspaper.
“This is an isolated incident. We’re talking here about an exceptional doctor who is
distraught about what happened,” Dresen said. “We’re truly sorry.”
McDougal is still being treated at the same hospital for infections she developed after
undergoing reconstructive plastic surgery.
She plans to sue the hospital for damages.
I should hope so!
For those women who elect to have breast cancer surgery, the following
statement by Dr Johnathan Collin in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and
Patients is of the utmost importance:
A study published in November in the journal Cancer concluded that women who
have breast cancer surgery in the first 10 days of their menstrual cycle had a worse
long term outcome than women who had their breast cancer surgery in the latter two
weeks of their cycle. This is not a brand new theory. It was bantered around in the
80s with some researchers claiming exactly the same theory; repeated studies were
unable to confirm it. Surgeons were divided but primarily considered menstrual cycle
irrelevant in scheduling breast surgery. Intriguing as the research was, too many
surgeons considered the improbability of such a theory; how could the timing of
surgery play any role in determining the long-term survival of a cancer patient? The
answer appeared to be hormonally-related. The early phase of the menstrual cycle is
estrogen dominant, the latter phase is progesterone-dominant. Conceivably breast
cancer surgery done while estrogen hormone is elevated may permit rogue cancer
cells a better chance to implant in distant tissues metastatically; progesterone hormone
elevation may block such implantation and theoretically prevent metastasis from
occurring. At this point the theory remains unproved; all the scientists have is
evidence that distinguishes breast cancer patient outcome between two groups – those
having their surgery early in their cycle versus those having surgery later in their
cycle. If estrogen-versus-progesterone dominance is not the deciding factor, what
other explanation could there be for different survival outcomes based on timing of
surgery?
Such is the paradox in examining women’s health. As rational as we may be in
seeking answers with clinical trials, there are times when treating women may require
more than science. Not all healing is surgery, antibiotics and vitamins. Neither is it
listening and hugs. Sometimes healing only comes forth from deep within the female
mystique and we healers need to pay attention to its demands.
If your surgeon refuses to cooperate with this timing, I suggest you find
one who will. Just remember two things; it is your life at stake, not the surgeon’s,
and you are employing him or her, not the reverse.
7: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR
If You’ve Been Given a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Some oncologists only tell the patient what should be done after a positive
diagnosis. The Newsletter of Alternative Medicine Research Foundation, has
published a list of questions you are entitled to ask, and a review of what the
answers indicate, which can be viewed at http://topica.com/lists/altresearch.
Men occasionally stumble over the
truth, but most pick themselves up
and hurry off as if nothing had
happened.
- Winston Churchill
“Whose bread I eat,

His song I sing.”
(Ancient Proverb)
13
Male Sexual Dysfunction

Causes, Remedies, and
Why You Should Avoid the
Unkindest Cut of All
M ost prescription drugs and even over-the-counter nostrums contribute to

sexual dysfunction in both men and women. They can damage the
vascular system, the nerves and the endocrine system. And endocrine
problems lead straight to low serum testosterone, which leads straight to
impotence.
Hundreds of men have asked me if it is true that Maca powder is a natural,
safe substitute for Viagra. My answer is that doctors in Peru and the US say that
it is, provided, and this is crucial, provided the man is not taking drugs to lower
cholesterol, or to lower blood pressure. These drugs can have such a damaging
effect upon erectile function that nothing, not even Maca, can revive it.
In these cases, the only hope I can offer is that men who have been given
virtual death sentences by their cardiologists recover by embracing the
Hippocrates Health Centre program. Even men who have been told they would
die if they didn’t have triple bypasses! They can often discontinue these libido-
dampening drugs, but only under medical supervision. It is, as I’m sure you’ll
agree, preferable to get your dietary act together before your physician tells you
the end is near.
According to a report in the Journal Of The American Medical
Association), Prozac (the anti-depressant) causes sexual dysfunction in 75
percent of the patients who take it! If you were depressed prior to taking Prozac,
think how much worse you would feel if it caused you impotence. So, men, stop
thinking every problem can be solved by a pill and look to your medicine
cabinets and lay the blame where it belongs – with a medical profession that
hands out drugs like jellybeans, and often does not warn men about this dreadful
side-effect, and wouldn’t know the right diet if they fell over it.
It’s up to you. Go over your kitchen with a critical eye and accept
responsibility for your condition. Be resolute when tempted and remember that
artery disease contributes to impotence, as the result of atherosclerotic disease of
the vessels that supply blood to the penis, and to the nerves that make erection
possible.
Is that chocolate mousse really worth such a sacrifice? Are those highly
promoted plastic oils (which are in nearly all manufactured food and which have
been clogging your arteries) so delicious that you are prepared to lose your
masculinity? Re-read Chapter 6, Oils and Fats, and resolve not to become yet
another victim of the oil cartels. They don’t care if you become impotent, or have
a killer heart attack, and most doctors do not know that the very oils which are
touted as heart-friendly are deadly for your arteries.
If you are considering a vasectomy, think again. The first bad news to
surface when they became popular was that arthritis sometimes is a side-effect of
the snip. More pertinent to the subject at hand, there is persuasive evidence that
vasectomies can lead to impotence. William Campbell Douglass, MD, in Second
Opinion, January 2000, tells of a study run at a Well-Man clinic in London,
which reported on 445 men who complained of impotence. A ‘marked
reduction’ in testosterone levels was found when more than 10 years had elapsed
since the vasectomy. Dr Richard Petty, who runs the clinic, said, “Men
contemplating a vasectomy must take a calculated risk and accept it could have
an erosive effect on testosterone levels. I would not have one myself.” Dr Petty
said there is no explanation why testosterone levels go up following vasectomy
surgery and then, years later, drop off.
Dr Peat says, “When impotence occurs after vasectomy, a few small doses
of progesterone, about 5 or 10mg per day [there are three mg of progesterone in
each drop of Dr Peat’s progesterone oil], will often restore normal potency in
just two or three days. This is because damage to the vas deferens can
specifically, but temporarily, suppress progesterone production. This is one of the
situations in which I recommend the use of supplemental progesterone for men.
The others include arthritis, epilepsy, dementia, stroke and some other circulatory
problems, migraine, and cancer.”
Dr Douglass says, “I have always maintained that a man cannot escape
harm from a vasectomy any more than a woman can escape harm from a tubal
ligation. In both cases a natural channel is being blocked. Where does the sperm
go? Where does the blocked egg go and what effect does this blockage have on
hormone levels in males and females?”
In other words you can’t, at least you shouldn’t, mess around with Mother
Nature. For example, Viagra can have unpleasant side-effects, including death,
and cannot overcome impotence when erectile-dampening drugs and a hopeless
diet are contributing factors. It’s better and safer to look to natural methods, such
as magnesium, zinc, boron, Co-enzyme Q10 and Maca powder when problems
arise.
Approximately one-third of all cases of impotence occur due to endocrine
problems. According to physicians in Peru and the US, Maca helps alleviate
impotence because it regulates and supports the endocrine glands. It will not,
however, overcome the deleterious effects of powerful drugs, and it is not
recommended for men with enlarged or cancerous prostates.
Pharmacological testosterone replacement, as opposed to natural, through
injections, tablets, implants and patches, is widely used in the US and Europe, as
well as in Australia. This therapy may give a temporary improvement in
function, followed by problems you don’t even want to think about. Except in
cases of documented testicular degeneration, this potent hormone should not be
taken in pharmacologic doses.
Dr Michael Colgan explains that testosterone production can be improved
by melatonin, seligiline, DHEA and acetyl-carnitine, but do not attempt self
medication here. Just remember, prevention is much better than a chancy ‘cure’,
and your very first effort should be to follow the rules in this book. If, after a fair
trial, your manhood does not come bouncing back, sterner measures may be
warranted, such as studying Dr Colgan’s book (see Resources) and then taking it
to a knowledgeable physician.
Are you confused? Then you are not alone. I’m confused, most
physicians are confused, if not downright dangerous, because of their sketchy
understanding of what occurs in the body when one pharmacological hormone,
such as testosterone, overwhelms the others. This field is in its infancy and
should be approached with great care, and only if you are convinced, beyond a
shadow of a doubt, that your physician knows exactly what he is doing.
And, if you find one who does, and if you have a satisfactory long-term
result, please let me know so I can advise other men.
“Your doctor might recommend
surgery. But that’s easy for him to say
– he doesn’t have to wear the diapers.”
- Dr William Campbell Douglass
14
The Perils of Prostate
What can happen to the prostate gland,
and what you can do to make sure
it doesn’t happen to yours
N ormally the size of a walnut and situated at the base of the bladder, the
prostate gland forms a vital part of the male reproductive system.
Hormonal changes after middle age can cause it to become enlarged, and
subject to a number of conditions ranging through varying degrees of discomfort,
inflammation and cancer.
In 1995, a British survey reported in The Times revealed that most men
were largely unaware of the significance and potential health dangers relating to
the prostate. Some 89 percent of men surveyed didn’t know where the prostate is
located, while 62 percent of them mistook it for the bladder itself.
Although it appears that men today are becoming more aware of the
possible health implications resulting from neglect or abuse of this important part
of their anatomy, many misconceptions still abound. Most ‘problems’ are quite
preventable and certainly not inevitable, particularly if a sensible diet is followed,
and many men live to enjoy a ripe old age untroubled by the natural changes to
their metabolism. On the other hand, painful conditions such as prostatitis, an
inflammation of the prostate caused through infection, can affect both young and
old.
Since 1973 the incidence of prostate cancer has risen by 50 percent. As far
as I am aware, no studies have been done to ascertain the reason for this huge
increase. Studies cost millions of dollars, and there’s no grant money available
for finding ways to prevent illnesses – only billions available for studies to
discover new moneymaking drugs, or to perfect more intricate surgery to
‘correct’ problems. I have done a study of my own. It has cost nothing and was
merely the result of meeting hundreds of men and talking to them. This was the
conclusion, and I pass it on free of charge; men who eat really well, do not
smoke and do not drink alcohol to excess or take legal or illegal drugs, do not
contract prostate problems. It’s as simple as that – men, you are doing it to
yourselves!
Physicians have concentrated upon treatment of prostate enlargement,
infection and cancer, rather than giving a bit of thought to the rise of our junk
food culture, which corresponds directly to the soaring rate of prostate problems.
It’s the same old story – there isn’t any money to be made by prevention, but
there is a pile to be made in treating and operating on terrified men.
Dr William Campbell Douglass, an invaluable source of sound information
and advice on medical problems affecting men and women, has this to say on the
Perils of Prostate: “It is absolutely vital that you get your diet, nutritional needs,
and hormone levels in balance. If you don’t, getting rid of the cancer will be a
temporary fix. You’ll need to work with an alternative-minded doctor to do so.
“The thing men over 60 dread most is not prostate cancer, not a heart
attack, not a stroke – it’s prostate enlargement. Not being able to urinate
naturally and always worrying about a bathroom being close at hand is a truly
humbling way to live. While prostate enlargement is not related to prostate
cancer, it causes symptoms in one-fourth of men by age 80, and nearly all show
signs of ‘Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy’ (BPH) by the age of 85. If you have
early symptoms of BPH – frequency of urination, a burning feeling at the pubic
area after urinating, and a stream that isn’t what it used to be – take saw palmetto,
one capsule twice daily.”
Throw Out the Junk
So, what else can you do if you already have – or want to avoid –problems
with this essential little gland? For a start – throw out all the junk food in your
kitchen; attend Hippocrates Health Centre if possible, for a serious toxaemia
cleanout; quit smoking this minute, and avoid passive smoke, stop drinking and
eliminate all grains from your diet. And, yes, I do mean pasta, bread, and all the
grains that are in vogue and considered healthful by misguided professionals.
Hard as it is, at least give it a fair try. You will probably find that shunning these
indigestibles will ease symptoms and make you feel much better. Wean yourself,
with professional help, from any drug dependence you may have – legal or
illegal. According to the UK magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You, “Many
medicines, including antihistamines, decongestants and anti-depressants, can turn
a partly obstructed prostate into a fully obstructed one.” On this point, be
particularly wary of HCB (Hexachlorobenzene), as it is known to cause prostate
cancer.
So many natural remedies are offered for prostate problems that it would be
impossible to swallow them all, and I certainly don’t suggest you try. My
suggestion is to find a natural practitioner with first-rate credentials and with his
or her help decide which of the many recommendations that follow will suit your
particular circumstances. And remember – prevention is always preferable to
cure!
WHAT YOU SHOULD TAKE √
√ Selenium
The mineral selenium should be at the top of your must-take list
for prevention and for alleviating existing symptoms. Selenium is one of our best
safeguards against cancer of any kind. For example, a Finnish study of 10,000
people found that those with low levels of serum selenium were six times more
likely to suffer from fatal cancer. As Robert Jay Rowen, MD, reported in his
Second Opinion Newsletter, “In 1996 Dr Larry Dark, of the University of
Arizona, published startling data suggesting that prostate cancer could be reduced
by as much as an amazing 60 percent by supplemental yeast-derived selenium,
200mcg per day. Selenium is a powerful antioxidant that participates in key and
crucial detoxification and free-radical scavenging enzymes. His work is being
confirmed in other ongoing studies.” In effect, selenium actually provokes
cancer cells into committing suicide. See Resources for a reliable source.
√ Zinc
Chronic prostatitis patients usually suffer from low levels of this mineral,
which is crucial for prostate health. But it isn’t enough to pop zinc tablets.
Phytates in soy products interfere with zinc absorption, so it is important to stay
entirely away from soy, and that includes lecithin, soy oil and soy flour. Many
drugs also interfere with zinc absorption: diuretics, corticosteroids, Tagamet,
Zantac, Pepcid, etc. Stay away from drugs, soy and junk food if you value your
prostate, and I’m sure you do, and take a zinc tablet for prevention and/or to ease
the pain and reduce the swelling of existing prostate illnesses. But do not
overdose, because a high intake of zinc can reduce calcium absorption if your
calcium intake is low. Jonathan V Wright, MD, recommends zinc picolinate or
citrate, “…at a dosage of 30 milligrams three times daily to start, tapering down
slowly as symptoms recede.”
When grappling with protocols for prostate problems, it is wise to
remember that people don’t die from a deficiency of any of the recommended
herbs. What does kill, however, is a deficiency of essential nutrients. The zinc
and fatty acids that are needed for your prostate are also needed for all of your
tissues and organs. Unroasted pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are great
sources of essential fatty acids and zinc. But please be sure to soak them
overnight to remove the anti-enzyme actions. Then, if you prefer, you can put
them in a food drier or in your oven, turned to the lowest possible setting for a
while, to make them crunchy. Zinc also occurs in other seeds and nuts, oysters,
liver, meats, poultry, raw egg yolk and wheatgrass juice. Food sources are ideal
for prevention, but if your prostate is already in strife, more extreme measures
should be adopted.
√ Boron
Dr Rex Newnham, leading expert on boron (see Resources), told me that
this mineral contributes to prostate health. As it is scarce in most soils, it is
crucial for those of us who are not able to grow our own food organically. See
Chapter 8, Bone Health II, for further information.
√ Tomatoes
Eat lots of tomatoes, for the lycopene they contain. A recent study found
that men with early prostate cancer who took lycopene showed signs of
decreased malignancy. Lycopene produces the red colour of tomatoes, and it is a
natural antioxidant. The trials quoted in the study used lycopene supplements,
not tomatoes, because one would have to eat about a kilo per day to get the same
therapeutic result. Lycopene tablets and capsules are sold in health stores. A
tomato-rich diet would be of benefit to everyone, as other studies indicate that it
appears to protect against colon, rectal, oesophagus, stomach, mouth, throat and
cervical cancer, as well as prostate cancer.
√ Saw Palmetto
The herb favoured by Dr Douglass and most recommended by alternative
practitioners is saw palmetto, said to block the formation of
dihydrostestosterone, which is believed to be responsible for prostate
enlargement. What Doctors Don’t Tell You reported, “In one double-blind trial
of 100 men with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) the herb decreased night-
time urinary flow rate by more than 50 percent, and reduced by 42 percent the
amount of urine left in the bladder after urination.”
In Second Opinion, January 2000, Dr Douglass advised, “If you have a
prostate problem, make a strong tea out of saw palmetto berries (weak at first to
test your sensitivity, then gradually increase the strength), or make an infusion
(prolonged soaking in water). Keep refrigerated and drink the tea or the
infusion, one cupful, three times a day. This simple treatment is supported by a
great deal of scientific evidence.” Even the AMA recommends it.
√ Pygeum Bark
This natural remedy, botanical name Pygeum Africanum, has been used in
France, with good results claimed, although some adverse effects have also been
reported.
√ Cernilton
A pollen extract used in Sweden, cernilton produced an improvement in
nearly 70 percent of patients in a controlled study. The conclusion of the trial’s
authors was that cernilton is of benefit when treating mild to moderate BPH
(British Journal of Urology 1990, 66:398-404).
√ Citrus Pectin
Traditional Chinese medicine offers citrus pectin (MCP). Michael
Broffman of Pine Street Clinic, San Anselmo, California, has found that his
patients with prostate cancer remained stable or improved on this treatment, and
metastases stabilised in some.
√ Epilobium
A high-profile herb highly recommended by many people. Ron
Gellatley, ND, writing in Nature and Health, June/July 2000, described it as “...a
botanical miracle for anyone with prostate problems, and a specific for helping
the bladder to empty properly. I take it in tincture form.” He credited many
things – Cat’s Claw, Pau D’Arco, Astragalus and the homeopathics
Carcinosinum, Cancer, Thymus and T4 for helping him in his successful fight
against inoperable prostate cancer. He recommends having a qualified
homeopath make up your specific constitutional remedy.
√ Quercetin
Occurring naturally in tea, onions, leafy vegetables and apples, quercetin
disarms androgens, which fuel prostate cancers, and causes dramatic reduction in
the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). It is also available in supplement form, and
practitioners recommend taking 400mg three times daily, for prevention.
√ Stinging Nettle Extract
Readily available and highly recommended by Dr Jonathan Wright for
relief from an enlarged prostate. Milk thistle and turmeric (curcumin) are also
natural supplements that help the prostate.
√ Vitamin E
Most therapists recommend taking vitamin E, claiming that, especially
when combined with selenium and vitamin D, it will lower the risk of prostate
cancer, because it inhibits Androgen Recepton (AR) activity in the prostate
cancer cells. The reason for this is that vitamin E regulates, or even halts, the
genes responsible for prostate cancer growth. While I most certainly recommend
selenium, due to its lack in so many soils, I do not recommend taking ‘natural’
vitamin E capsules, and most certainly not the synthetics. Stick to food sources
for your vitamin E, and you will benefit greatly (see Chapter 15, Dietary
Supplements, for details).
√ A Daily Dose of Sunshine
Sunlight is important; researchers in the US found that prostate cancer
mortality declined with increasing sunlight intensity. It is known that vitamin D3
inhibits the growth of tumours, and that UV light is needed for synthesis of D3 in
the body. This means exposure without sunscreen, at least three times each
week. If you live in an area with little intense sunlight, be sure to supplement
with vitamins A and D, as advised in Chapter 8, Bone Health II, and Chapter 15,
Dietary Supplements.
√ Progesterone
Dr Joseph Mercola, director of the Optimal Wellness Center in
Schaumburg, Illinois, wrote in The Townsend Letter For Doctors And Patients,
December 1998, “As a male ages, his progesterone level decreases just like it
does in women... When progesterone levels decrease, the male’s 5 alpha
reductase converts the testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, which is useless at
removing the prostate cancer cells that estradiol stimulates. Estradiol also
stimulates the enlargement of the prostate. This allows the prostate gland to
swell and enlarge and in many cases transform into prostate cancer... All cells,
with the exception of brain and muscle cells, multiply continuously. The genes
which regulate this cell growth are p53 and bcl2. If the gene bcl2 dominates, the
opposite will occur and the cell growth is controlled and the cancer does not
occur... Estradiol turns on the cancer gene bcl2, and progesterone turns on the
anti-cancer gene p53! Standard chemotherapy, using poisons to stop cell
hyperplasia, do not work, as they kill normal cells easier than cancer cells.”
According to Dr Mercola, progesterone inhibits 5 alpha reductase far more
effectively than the drug Proscar and saw palmetto (mentioned previously),
which are often used to treat prostate problems by conventional and alternative
medicine.
Dr Raymond Peat is a leading authority on progesterone, so I faxed him a
list of questions regarding prostate problems and impotence. He faxed back, “In
benign prostatic enlargement, a little progesterone can help to shrink the gland,
but the important thing is to keep estrogen low with adequate protein and thyroid.
Pregnenolone [see Chapter 27, In Other Words…] is easier to use than
progesterone, since a person who isn’t very familiar with his physiology is likely
to have trouble interpreting his reactions to progesterone, which antagonises both
testosterone and estrogen.
“Progesterone would seem to be a logical part of treating prostate cancer,
but the dose would depend entirely on the particular situation. For example, in
large doses, it can help to control pain. The right way for a man to maintain
normal progesterone levels into old age would be to eat a high protein diet with
the lowest possible level of polyunsaturated fats, and a moderately low level of
iron.”
Dr John R Lee, in What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Menopause, wrote, “Men with a lack of progesterone, such as men castrated
either surgically or chemically, will experience accelerated osteoporosis within
two to three years. Since there is no evidence that progesterone is a risk for men
with prostate cancer, I would hope that a clinical trial of progesterone would be
offered to protect their bones in conditions of testosterone deficiency.”
Regrettably, I feel that to be unlikely, since the pharmaceuticals can’t make
money from natural progesterone.
Dr Mercola, again writing in The Townsend Letter For Doctors And
Patients, said, “The dose of natural progesterone for men is 10 to 12mg per day.
Men do not need time off like women and can take the progesterone daily.”
Because the dose needs to be as precise as possible, please consult a qualified
therapist when using this natural hormone. It is essential to use the right
progesterone – see Resources for the only one we recommend. Do not touch the
pharmaceutical versions, progestogen and progestin.
Bent Formby, PhD, from Sansum Medical Research Institute in Santa
Barbara, California, uncovered further evidence that progesterone may help men
with prostate problems. Dr Formby found that progesterone inhibits the growth
of prostate cancer cells – and that estradiol and DHT accelerate prostate cancer
cell growth.
New Zealand doctor, Earl Conroy, for whom I have great respect, also
believes that men need progesterone as much as women do, both for prevention
and cure of prostate problems. This hormone counteracts the high oestrogen in
our environment that is creating hormonal havoc in both men and women.
Maintenance of the thyroid gland, according to Dr Conroy, is also exceedingly
important, as is sticking faithfully to a good diet and cutting all polyunsaturated
oils out of your life.
√ Co-enzyme Q10
Wayne Martin, a natural health advocate with encyclopaedic knowledge,
wrote in The Townsend Letter For Doctors And Patients, December 1999,
“...results of trials have been so good that there is an indication that if every
prostate cancer patient were maintained on co-enzyme Q10 from day one of
discovery, death from prostate cancer could drop to near zero.” He advises
buying the brand made by Bio-Tech (see Resources), although it is costly for
Australians, and taking 500mg per day.
According to scientist Karl Folkers, an expert on Q10, it is necessary to take
it the following way so it can be assimilated: get a cup of hot tea or water and put
a teaspoon of pure coconut oil in it. Then empty a capsule of Q10 on the surface
and watch it melt. Drink it hot.
Water, and plenty of it, is called for here in order to flush out the toxins –
at least eight glasses per day.
It is not advisable to flood the body with a wide assortment of herbs, no
matter how highly touted. Combining the right ones, chosen carefully, with the
diet and detoxification program at the health centre, or strict adherence to the
rules in this book, is ideal.
√ Hyperthermia
Dr William Campbell Douglass, in his Second Opinion Newsletter,
February 2001, reported on the latest treatment for prostate cancer, hyperthermia.
It is a long report, so only the pertinent sections are quoted here.
There are currently two types of hyperthermia being used. One uses microwaves and
the other uses radio waves. The microwave treatment hasn’t seen the success the
radio-wave therapy has, and it burns both cancerous and non-cancerous tissue alike.
In prostate-cancer patients, the microwaves cause agonising urethral pain, which has
caused many doctors to abandon the treatment altogether. The radio-wave treatment,
on the other hand, seems to have a much greater success rate and doesn’t cause
urethral pain.
The radio-wave technique has two ways it can heat the cancer: locally (which hits
only the affected region) and whole body. Both types require heating the body to a
temperature of 107-111 degrees Fahrenheit. With local treatment, the heat is directed
straight at the cancer by passing electromagnetic waves from a transmitter through the
patient to a receiving plate. Cancer tissue is more dense than normal tissue and radio
waves are more readily absorbed by denser tissue, so the heat is concentrated in the
tumour, killing it.
The whole-body treatment is used with cancers that have spread beyond the organ,
which is oftentimes the case with prostate cancer. Early diagnosis of prostate cancer is
very difficult, so by the time your cancer is found, it has probably spread beyond the
prostate. In some cases, many doctors will use both the whole-body and the local
treatment together.
How does hyperthermia work? High temperatures kill cancer in several ways. The
details get a little technical, so hang with me. Heating the body breaks down glucose
into lactic acid, thus causing the body to enter an acidic state, called acidosis.
Acidosis causes the oxygen supply in the body to decrease significantly. And because
cancer needs oxygen to survive, the acidosis suffocates the cancer cells.
The high acidity and low oxygen supply also break down the vessels that supply
blood to the cancer. Cancer cells have a very primitive infrastructure of blood vessels,
so any breakdown prevents the cells from dispersing heat, which also is fatal to cancer
cells.
The heat also damages the membranes, proteins, and enzymes of cancer cells, making
them much more vulnerable to anti-cancer agents. That means almost any treatment
currently used to treat cancer, whether it be chemotherapy, radiation, herbs, or
nutritional agents, will be more effective if used in conjunction with hyperthermia.
Many studies have shown that cancer cells succumb to chemotherapy and radiation
much faster after being exposed to high levels of heat.
In my opinion, chemotherapy for prostate cancer is malpractice and will be so viewed
some day, even when used in conjunction with hyperthermia. Radiation by itself is a
desperate measure, offering temporary relief, but at a terrible price due to immune
depression. It might be useful when used with hyperthermia, but I think the nutritional
approach is a better way to fight a tumour.
As I said earlier, most of the doctors in the US are using the microwave form of
hyperthermia. I don’t recommend this type of treatment for prostate cancer because of
the pain it causes in the urethra. In order to get radio-wave hyperthermia, you’ll
probably have to go to Europe. The treatment has been approved by the FDA, but
doctors in the US have been slow to make the move.
Dr Douwes, who cured my friend Ellis using hyperthermia, told Alternative Medicine
magazine that ‘killing malignant tumours is usually not difficult, and a synergy of
treatments works best for that. The biggest challenge comes about afterward, to keep
tumours from coming back once patients leave the clinic and resume a normal
lifestyle. To prevent their reoccurrence, one must keep the immune system strong
with diet, exercise, nutritional supplementation, and especially a positive mental
attitude.’
These are the same things you need to do in order to prevent the cancer from
developing in the first place.
Hyperthermia is not readily available, and is too expensive for many, but
Dr Robert Jay Rowen has discovered another option, a budget heating device
called the Delwa-Star Rectal/Vaginal Heater, which he says has an 80 percent
success rate in chronic prostatitis. As Dr Rowen says, this device, “…may have
far-reaching preventive and immune stimulating effects against cancer-causing
pathogens.” In other words, it is likely that it will assist in management of cancer,
but no one dares make that claim for serious ethical and legal reasons. Please see
Chapter 26, Remedies, (Pages 316 and 317) for more on this device, which can
also help women's ailments, and Resources for ordering details.
√ Magnetism
Dr Earl Conroy says, “For serious prostate problems, I always have
patients buy a magnet they can sit on for a couple of hours a day. This relieves
inflammation of the prostate.” See Chapter 26, Remedies, for details.
√ Herbal Tincture
As well, Dr Conroy has developed a herbal spray tincture which contains
a crucial configuration of herbs – traditional, Ayurvedic and Chinese, to maintain
optimal prostate function. He believes, as do many first-rate scientists, that
“oestrogen dominance” (caused by xeonestrogen pollution) has contributed
mightily to our epidemic of prostate illnesses. Prolactin (a pituitary hormone) is
another contributing factor, as it can cause enlarged prostates. These enemies of
your healthy prostate are triggered by the excessive oestrogen mentioned above,
as well as by low DHEA and low progesterone. Dr Conroy's tincture is designed
to address these risk factors.
√ Action to Take
Dr Douglass makes these recommendations for those in the US who are
diagnosed with prostate cancer; they may also be helpful to readers elsewhere.
• Do not submit to surgery
• Contact the North American Hyperthermia Society at 630-571-2904,
or www.thermaltherapy.org.. Alternatively, contact the European Society
for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) at www.cv.ruu.nl/radiotherapy/esho.
• You can also contact Dr Friedrich Douwes directly at the Klinik St.
Georg, Rosenheimer Str. 6-8, 83043 Bad Aibling, Germany. Telephone:
49-8061-398-0; e-mail: [email protected]; www.klinik-stgeorg.de.
WHAT YOU SHOULD AVOID X

X Flax Oil
The next time you are impressed by a glossy ad for flax oil, or a
naturopath raves on about how important it is for your general health, and
especially for your prostate, remind him or her that flax (linseed) has never, until
recently, been a human food or medicine. Martindale’s Pharmacopoeia
categorises it as an emetic for cattle, a contraceptive/abortifacient and a modifier
of the menstrual cycle in India. Now, suddenly, it is being heavily promoted as a
‘health’ food, in the same manner as soy, with similar catastrophic results, due to
the effects of phytoestrogens which both contain. Please bear in mind that flax
is known to destabilize the thyroid and is highly oestrogenic. Men, do you really
want that female hormone in your body?
Lots of well-credentialed health professionals are now singing the praises
of flax oil, and those of us who are warning about it are dramatically
outnumbered. But consider this, from Charles E Myers, MD, medical oncologist
and former Director of the Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Editor-in-Chief
of The Prostate Forum, and founder of the American Institute for Disease of the
Prostate in Charlottesville, Virginia: “Nine published studies have analysed the
impact of Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA) – one of the very substances in flax seed
that is thought to be healthful for most people – and have found that it can
increase your risk of developing prostate cancer or speed the progression of
an existing condition.”
If that isn’t scary enough, the Harvard School of Public Health did a study
involving more than 15,000 physicians and found that the men with the highest
level of ALA had nearly a 300 percent increase in their risk of developing
metastatic prostate cancer. “I’ve done some laboratory research of my own,”
says Dr Myers, “and I found that ALA more than doubled the growth rate of
human prostate cancers. In fact, it was a greater stimulus than testosterone.”
Dr Myers says that people need the omega-3 fatty acids for prostate health
but should get it from cold-water fish, not flax oil. He and Dr Joseph Mercola
both stress that the fish (salmon, herring and sardines) must be harvested from
the ocean, not from fish farms. Farmed fish do not have sufficiently high levels
of vital EPA and DHA due to the artificial diets they are fed rather than the
naturally-occurring algae on which they feed in their natural habitat.
In case you are still on the fence, Dr Peat says that flax is the most
carcinogenic of all oils, and What Doctors Don’t Tell You found that all flax oils
available in England were rancid. What’s more, a trial from the Registro
Nacional de Cancer, Montevideo, Uruguay, found that the two major risk factors
associated with prostate cancer are a family history of prostate cancer and the
intake of alpha-linolenic acid (from flax oil).
X Flax Seeds
Yes, seeds ground fresh daily and beloved by so many health professionals
are indeed an improvement on flax oil, as at least the rancidity problem is solved
with that treatment, provided it is eaten before oxidation sets in. But flax seeds
contain the highest concentration of lignans of any other food, and like the soy
isoflavone genistein, can bind to oestrogen sites and produce oestrogenic activity.
That is bad news, but even worse news for the flax seed enthusiasts, is that these
lignans contain alpha linolenic acid (ALA) and will deliver a dangerous dose of
the very chemical that, as stated above, Dr Myers and many other scientists have
proved to dramatically increase the risk of prostate cancer. More on lignans on
Page 221
X Soy and Soy Products
Swimming against the tide again, my strong recommendation for prostate
health is a total avoidance of all soya products. The same practitioners who are
pushing dangerous flax oil are also pushing soy, in spite of the huge amount of
evidence that it is a killer. Most don’t appear to know, care, or have forgotten,
that soy strips zinc from the body – and zinc is essential for prostate health.
Further, few practitioners bother to warn men that soy, like flax oil, is highly
oestrogenic, and does not belong in the body of a male. Consider the conclusions
of a definitive scientific study (Santti R and others: Developmental
estrogenization and prostatic neoplasia; Prostate 1994;24(2):67-78), into the
effects of soy ingestion on developing males:
“Evidence indicates that estrogen exposure during development may initiate
cellular changes in the prostate which would require estrogens and/or androgens later
in life for promotion of prostatic hyperplasia or neoplasia.
“ . . . the critical time for estrogen action would be during the development of
the prostatic tissue. We further suggest that estrogen-sensitive cells may remain in the
prostate and be more responsive to estrogens later in life or less responsive to the
normal controlling mechanisms of prostatic growth.”
In other words, exposure of the developing male child to phytoestrogens in
soy may make him more susceptible to prostate cancer later in life. Now, while
I’m not inferring that this particular report suggests that ingesting soy as an adult
will lead to prostate cancer, it sure looks bad for a male child exposed to it, and
who is to say that an adult male won’t have the same reaction?
Even though no double blind studies have been done on this subject (you
can be sure the soy pushers won’t fund one, because they know the likely
outcome and don’t like it), I can say with confidence, that since soy has been
shown to be so detrimental for all other aspects of health, it is extremely unlikely
that it can in any way be good for the prostate. You decide. But before you do,
please read Chapter 9, Soy – The Abominable Bean, for more bad news on this
non-food whose clever and unscrupulous marketers have insidiously managed to
hoodwink even those who should know better and forced it into almost every
item of food on our supermarket shelves!
X Gelatin Capsules
The material used to produce these little containers is contaminated with
xenoestrogens and present a danger to your prostate. Do not take them.
Oestrogen pellets are put under the ear skin of cattle in some countries. These
ears, along with other inedible body parts, are sent to rendering plants and used to
make gelatin for capsules. Only accept vegetable capsules, or remove the
contents from gelatin capsules before use.
X Sugar
Sugar should be completely eliminated from the diet of any man who has
prostate illnesses, or who wishes to prevent them. Stay away from this poison.
Study labels, or better still, do not buy manufactured foods. Read the section in
this book on Sugar and start taking your health seriously by shunning one of the
most dangerous substances in our food supply.
X Polyunsaturates
All polyunsaturated oils must be completely eliminated from your diet.
Stick to triple virgin olive oil, pure coconut oil and butter. Re-read the
information in Chapter 6, Oils and Fats, and follow the suggestions carefully,
since most oils used today in practically all prepared foods and bakery goods are
dangerous for your prostate health, as they are for your general health.
X Calcium Supplements
Don’t take them, because calcium suppresses the synthesis of a form of
vitamin D that inhibits prostate cancer.
X Synthetic Oestrogens from Plastics, Pesticides and Household Chemicals
Be vigilant in avoiding these pollutants, as your body can absorb them, and
they are a causative agent in prostate cancer.
X Mercury Amalgam Fillings
Mercury poisoning from amalgam fillings is a primary cause of cancer.
Get them out. See Chapter 17, Dental Health, for important details.
X Drugs
Be wary, and remember that all drugs have side effects. The FDA
approved Hytrin and Proscar, yet Hytrin can cause fainting spells, nausea,
dizziness, blurred vision and heart palpitations, and outright impotence can be a
result of taking Proscar. I’ve seen and heard many reports and case histories and
have only bad words to say about them; they work only occasionally, and have a
list of horrible side effects.
Look to natural methods first.
X PC-SPES
It has been discovered that a Chinese botanical formula, PC SPES, which
was credited with fighting prostate disease, is contaminated with three
pharmaceuticals: cancer-inducing DES, the pain killer indomethacin, and
Warfarin (a blood thinner). Avoid it – but don’t allow this to put you off natural
remedies. They are infinitely safer than anything the pharmaceuticals can come
up with, in spite of a few bad apples.
X Chondroitin Sulphate
Men with prostate cancer must avoid chondroitin sulphate. According to
prostate expert Charles E Myers, it can cause prostate cancer to “explode and
spread widely.” Several researchers have reached the same conclusion.
Chondroitin sulphate is often combined with glucosamine for osteoarthritis relief.
Dr Myers says that there is no evidence that the glucosamine aggravates prostate
cancer, so it is safe to take. Further, it isn’t necessary to combine it with the
dangerous Chondroitin for a therapeutic effect.
X Cadmium
The March 1996 issue of What Doctors Don’t Tell You contained a report
on how cadmium levels in men’s bodies stimulate the growth of human prostatic
tissue. “Enamels containing cadmium compounds are still used as an internal
coating for quite a large number of kitchen casseroles. When these are heated,
small quantities of cadmium oxide may be formed and released into the food
being cooked. Another common source of high cadmium levels is tobacco
smoke (both by smokers and innocent bystanders). Draining the cadmium
homoeopathically … should correct that.” So, avoid tobacco smoke like the
poison it is, and cook only in glass and stainless steel.
X Cereals
Ross Horne, in his book, The Health Revolution, makes a strong case for
eliminating all cereal products for prostate protection, and replacing them with
fresh fruit. He mentions one case, among others, “... in which two years on the
Pritikin regression diet failed to correct the man’s prostate trouble, but when he
stopped eating cereals the problem was eliminated in about two weeks.” We
have observed similar improvements on the diet at Hippocrates Health Centre.
X Oestradiol
Oestradiol is a hormone that has contaminated US meat products, and is
the rationale behind the French ban on US meats. Those canny, romantic French
are carefully guarding their prostates!
So, unless you have faith that your government does not permit hormones
in cattle feed and in pellets to be implanted in cattle, shun meat and poultry,
which is also contaminated, or eat only organic and join the French in protecting
your prostate. Oestradiol is a potent, gene-damaging, cancer-causing oestrogen,
which is blamed for a 190 percent rise in prostate cancer, a 120 percent rise in
testicular cancer and a 55 percent rise in breast cancer. All in the name of profit
by a meat industry so rich and powerful that the US regulatory agencies don’t
even try to control them!
X Milk
Milk is also a danger to your prostate, as the calcium in dairy may inhibit
the absorption of vitamin D, and thereby promote the growth of prostate cancer.
According to the Physician’s Health Study, men who consume more than 600 mg
per day of dietary calcium had a 32 percent higher risk of prostate cancer than
those who consumed 150 or fewer milligrams per day. (From the Moss Reports
Newsletter 11/29/03).
Remember, when tempted by yogurt, cheese, ice cream or a glass of cold
milk, what Dr Robert Jay Rowen wrote in Second Opinion, December 2001, “A
study documented 1012 cases of prostate cancer among 20,885 men, and found
that those with the highest milk consumption had a 30 percent increase in the
incidence of prostate cancer.”
When you consider the obscene things that are now done to what used to
be a pure food, it is not surprising that it causes so many health problems. To
make this statistic even more worrying, the study was conducted prior to the
widespread use of Monsanto’s Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH). I shudder to
think what the long-term dangers of that money-spinner will be.
WHAT ABOUT SURGERY?
It is a popular truism that men, on the whole, will do anything rather than
visit a doctor. Well, maybe, they have a point! Dr Douglass, no fan of prostate
surgery, says, “Autopsies done on men in their eighties show that many of them,
up to 70 percent, actually had some form of prostate cancer that they were
unaware of and never required treatment for, since all the men died of other
causes. Early prediction of prostate cancer leads to unnecessary treatment,
anxiety, and a decrease in quality of life for many men. All of this hassle for a
‘problem’ that may never have impacted their lives.”
Dr Michael Colgan, in his book, Hormonal Health, has encouraging
information for men: “...benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) eventually leads to
prostate cancer in most men. But they never know. The prostate cancer remains
localised lifelong, without symptoms. The majority of men with prostate cancer
die from other causes.”
At least they did before the Prostatic Specific Antigen test (PSA) arrived
on the scene. This test ferrets out cancers so tiny they can barely be seen under a
microscope, and leads to operations that are totally unnecessary and kill men,
make them impotent, or make sex too painful to bear. Since this test was
developed it has frightened so many men into having their prostates removed that
prostatectomy operations went up 600 percent in the US! This wouldn’t be so
bad if cures increased correspondingly but, according to the Journal Of The
American Medical Association, radical prostatectomy fails to prolong life by
even one month, over men who have refused the operation. Since most of the
surgeons who perform these operations are men, it seems unconscionable that
they would inflict such misery on their fellow males. But then, their fees of
$37,000 per operation, in the US, tend to blunt conscience.
“But,” you may ask, “my doctor says I should have PSA screening every
year. Won’t that protect me?” I’m sorry to say it won’t; and according to
countless doctors and scientists you will be worse off. Furthermore, you will be
confused because, as Dr Rowen says in his Newsletter, many men with ‘normal’
PSA results have prostate cancer, while many whose PSAs are elevated, don’t
have cancer at all. This lack of precision frequently leads to unnecessary
operations, which, in turn, can lead to tragic side effects. As Dr Rowen says,
“no conventional therapy has shown any value for
prostate cancer over doing nothing.”
So many prestigious physicians agree with this opinion that it
would be repetitious to quote them all. Lending further support to the ‘leave well
enough alone’ protocol, this information comes from the Dr Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Centre in Seattle; after carrying out extensive research on the
reasons for the huge surge in prostate cancer, they found that it was due to PSA
testing. And, no, it was not the test that was dangerous; it was the inexact
reading of the test, and the chance of over diagnosis. If the PSA levels are found
to be high, physicians do not want to risk doing nothing, even though elevated
PSA levels alone don’t indicate the presence of cancer. Physicians are afraid of
being sued, and with good reason, and at the very least will no doubt recommend
a biopsy, which frequently comes back negative. That should bring a surge of
relief to the patient, but often does not, because prostate biopsies are not risk-free
– infections and bleeding often follow.
Professor of medical oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory
University, Dr Otis Brawley, says, “The concept that every cancer that can be
found early can be cured is a faulty concept... By the time a dangerous cancer is
detected, whether in the breast, prostate, or elsewhere, chances are great that it
has already spread.” Doctors Brawley and Rowen both say that they will not
have a PSA test done.
As Dr Colgan says, “The PSA and other tests have become a fixture of
annual physicals. And at the first hint of trouble, men are led to surgery like
lambs to slaughter.” The same way they lead terrified women to hysterectomies.
He adds, “External beam radiation therapy and hormone therapy, the other two
main treatments, have an even worse outcome than surgery. More than 50
percent of all radiation patients become impotent. With hormone therapy
impotence is virtually certain.”
The January 2003 issue of What Doctors Don’t Tell You reported
remarkably similar findings from a number of impeccable professional sources:
Prostate cancer is often a slow-growing condition that is not necessarily life-
threatening. Other types of tumours, such as sarcomas, are also generally slow to
grow.
Unfortunately, doctors are often ill-equipped to discriminate between slow-growing,
less aggressive cancers and those that are aggressive and life-threatening. This is the
‘X factor’ that prompts doctors to advise regular screening programmes and, on
detection of a potential cancer, swift treatment with chemotherapy and radiation
treatment.
These slow-growing – and sometimes non-growing – tumours look the same as life-
threatening ones under the microscope; they only behave differently in the body. The
latest evidence suggests that regular screening is most likely to pick up these slow-
growing, non-lethal cancers and lead to over treatment that may actually increase
death rates rather than reduce it. (Arch Intern Med, 2000; 160: 1109-15; Lancet,
2001; 385:1340-2, 1284-5).
Chaos and clinical controversy rage at hospitals worldwide over the best way to treat
prostate cancer. Doctors are unsure whether to treat, and those who do take positive
action are uncertain about the type of treatment. (Br J Urol, 1997; 79: 749-55; BMJ,
1998; 316: 1919-20; Med J Aust, 1998; 168: 483-6).
Prostate cancer is very slow-growing and doesn’t spread; two studies have shown that
86 percent of patients with prostate cancer survive 10 years after diagnosis and, in
two-thirds of cases, the cancer hadn’t spread. (N Engl J Med, 27 January 1994;
JAMA, 22-29 April 1992).
If nothing else, all the above surely point to the fact that medical science
still doesn’t know the answers – but that nature, as is so often the case, is quite
capable of looking after things if allowed to do so without interference and abuse.
Impotent Victims in Diapers
So what about Trans-Urethral Resection Protocol (TURP)? Surely that’s
safe? OK – most doctors say it is. But then they would, wouldn’t they? Here’s
how it works: a quarter inch pipe is inserted into the penis, to just below the
bladder. This is used to fry your prostate with a hot wire loop. A year later,
according to studies, 41 percent of victims will be in diapers, and 88 percent will
be impotent. Do you still think quitting polyunsaturated oils, sugar and all junk
food is “just too hard”?
Dr Douglass has a little good news: “Men have, in their lifetime, a 15
percent chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer, but only a three percent
chance of dying from it. In other words, leaving it alone is safer than submitting
to the knife and/or radiation and chemotherapy. Prevention, as always, is the
way to go.”
More Scary News on Lignans/Flax
Men, I have a prediction to make – soon you will be bombarded by
propaganda about the latest prostate-saving chemical. It will be brought to you
by those neat people at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), who are right up there,
high on my list of despicable companies, nearly neck-and-neck with Monsanto
Chemical. ADM grows immense amounts of soy and pushes it relentlessly, as
does Monsanto, fully aware how dangerous their products are.
Now they have a licence that gives them “exclusive world-wide rights to
produce and sell a flax lignan complex for use as an active ingredient in
functional foods, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, animal feed additives and
veterinary products,” according to a puff piece written by Bernard M. Collett,
PhD., and printed in Townsend Letter For Doctors, who should have known
better.
Pity the poor animals, not to mention the poor men who will be advised
and propagandised into taking this “cure-all” phytoestrogen (female hormone) for
their ailing prostates.
Men, you’d better duck! (See more on flax/lignans on pages 214 and 215).
Leave Them the Hell Alone!
Dr Colgan says that in Sweden they have “...the best approach to
microscopic or localised prostate cancers – they leave them the hell alone.” He,
like so many health professionals, recommends saw palmetto and pygeum, zinc
picolinate, pyridoxine and silica, as they help prevent prostate overgrowth. “By
this simple action, I and my colleagues intend to take our prostates to the grave
untrammeled.”
I’m with you, doc – at least I would be if I were a man!
So Sue Me!
To those manufacturers who
may feel the urge to take me
to court for telling the truth
about your products – please
do. I would welcome the
opportunity to bring this truth
to the attention of the general
public. My address is in this
book.
Go for it!
- E.H.
15
Dietary Supplements
The good, the bad, the so-so
and the downright dangerous
E veryone wants a magic bullet. I’d love one myself, if only I could find it.
I’d also like a good-tasting snack food to have handy when I’m busy and
need a quick pick-me-up, or to carry in the car. I thought I’d found one
when I was introduced to the Brain Garden products. The following exchange of
e-mails will serve to explain my disappointment:
Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 15:36

To: [email protected]
Subject: carob bits
Dear Sirs,
Could you please tell me the ingredients that are in the small bits of carob that are in the
Carob Pulse? They taste quite sweet and I need to know if they contain any sugar or anything
other than carob. I emailed the company in the US some time ago, but they have not
answered. I hope that you will be able to give me this information at your earliest convenience
so I can place an order soon.
From: Chris [email protected]

Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 7:45 PM
To: ‘Elaine Hollingsworth’
Cc: ‘ [email protected] ’
Subject: RE: carob bits
Hello Elaine
Carob Chips are made from, Ingredients: Whole grain malted barley and corn, palm kernel
oil, carob powder, soy lecithin (added as an emulsifier).
We look forward to you enjoying this and other items from our current product range.
Kind regards
Chris Neville
General manager Australia
Sent: Thursday, 4 July 2002 07:14
To: ‘Chris’
Subject: RE: carob bits
Dear Chris,
What a shame! Another great-tasting, convenient food that I cannot eat and cannot
recommend. What other hidden ingredients are in Brain Garden products that are not on the
label? What loophole exists in FDA labelling laws that allows your company to neglect to put
the ingredients in the carob chips on the label? Is the TGA aware that your company has
“fudged” on labelling? Allergic persons need, and deserve, to be warned about these
ingredients.
Corn is a common allergen and lecithin is one step above poison. There is a mountain of
evidence regarding this dreadful product, and it is easy to access. You might start by logging
in to my website, www.doctorsaredangerous.com. My site links to the superb site,
www.soyonlineservice.co.nz.
As I’m sure you know, lecithin is just a waste product of soy milling. It is suitable only as an
emulsifier for paint. Certainly not for human or animal consumption. When Mr Tolman was in
Queensland I warned him about soy, but he obviously didn’t take me seriously. Because your
products are heavily promoted as contributing to health, I take this lapse very seriously, and
must warn people about them.
From: “Christopher Neville”

Forwarded To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, 4 July 2002 9:56 AM
Subject: Fw: carob bits
Hello Jeff, Ben and Sharm,

Attached is a reply from one of Australia’s pre-eminent healing and health farm authorities. I
would like to suggest we take a look at her comments and recommendations for an
alternative ‘supply’ of carob.
Please let me know if this is a possibility, as you know more people are becoming informed
about ingredients and dangers.. so we need to be responsive and responsible.
regards Chris
That exchange took place over two years ago and, so far as I know, Brain
Garden’s labelling has not been rectified. I hope readers will take this as one
more example of our need to be highly suspicious of all labels. Of course, one
could always eat the pulse after sieving out the little carob/soy lecithin/malted
barley and corn bits. But if they ‘neglected’ to include those highly allergenic
ingredients, what else may they have ‘neglected’ in their entire range?
Energy Bars
Candy bars have a terrible reputation, and with good reason. But the food
processors, ever ready to capitalise on a trend, have come to the rescue with
Energy Bars. They are touted as healthful, but I would rather take my chances
with an old-fashioned Hershey Bar.
The ingredients list on most bars is deliberately misleading, to say the
least. They try to pull the wool over your eyes by trumpeting the fruit and nut
content, but the main ingredients are food industry waste products – soy protein
isolate, lecithin and whey proteins. Sugar is rarely listed because processors
finally realise that health-minded people prefer to avoid it. So how do they
sweeten their ‘healthful’ bars? High fructose corn syrup, fructose and other
‘natural’ sweeteners that have been proven to be worse for test animals than
sugar. Some even contain artificial sweeteners like aspartame, which every
manufacturer on Earth must know by now are killers.
Whey protein, a favourite of many nutritionists as a protein supplement,
contains a high proportion of tryptophan, the only amino acid that is known to
cause cancer. Most people have heard of whey, but few are aware that its use
stems from the ‘whey problem’ inherent in the cheese, butter and cream
manufacturing process. The processors have to dispose of their whey so, with an
eye on the bottom line as usual, they claim it is a health food and off-load it onto
manufacturers of energy bars and protein powders. The manufacturers and their
in-house food scientists and nutritionists know very well that this is no ‘health
food’.
These poisonous little convenience foods contain lots of soy protein
isolate, which, as stated earlier, is a toxic waste product from the soy oil industry.
Rather than disposing of this sludge in the hazardous waste section of the dump
where it belongs, the industry found a way to make us eat it – and increase their
profits.
You’ve probably got the message by now that my advice is to shun these
nasty, enticingly-wrapped profit bars. Carry fruit and nuts when you go out so
you won’t be driven to them by hunger.
Deadly Powders
Protein powders, which people make into shakes, take pride of place in my
food supplement hate list. They are all deadly. No exceptions. They contain soy
protein isolate, whey and lots of suspicious-sounding chemicals. Some aren’t
even merely suspect – they are known to cause cancer. In the many years that I
have been advising people who complain of various symptoms, hundreds have
been miraculously ‘cured’ by simply throwing protein powders in the bin, and
drinking plenty of pure water to flush out the toxins. Normal health is absolutely
impossible for people who use them for any length of time.
There are also ready-made shakes. One, called Lifestyles Dream Shakes,
has such terrible ingredients that it would be hilarious if people were not actually
drinking them. Watch out for all of them. If you want a shake, try this:
Soak almonds overnight to de-activate the anti-enzymes in them (this
applies to all nuts). Next day, drop them into very hot water for a few minutes.
This will loosen the skin so you will be able to easily slip it off. Put them in pure
water and blend well, adding any fruit that takes your fancy – frozen bananas
give it a rich smoothness – and carob powder if you like a chocolate flavour. Let
your imagination run wild, and stay away from food industry waste products.
Dangerous Ingredients
Now, about dietary supplements. First, I must apologise to any processors
who are formulating a pure, effective one that I haven’t mentioned. There may
be one somewhere in the world that is wonderful, but it has not yet been brought
to my attention.
I do not, unfortunately, have the time or space to analyse all the popular
dietary supplements, including those heavily-promoted ‘sports’ and ‘energy’
drinks. Almost all of those I have investigated have come up short. Very short.
Some are so bad, in that they contain dangerous or dubious ingredients, that I feel
obliged to warn my readers against them.
Even those few manufacturers that I have found to come up with
acceptable products in this category let themselves down by what they put into
many of their other products, so again I urge readers to study all labels and to be
wary of descriptions such as ‘all natural ingredients’, and ‘no artificial colours or
flavours’. Just because something hasn’t been produced in a laboratory doesn’t
mean it’s good for you, and such generic terms as ‘natural colouring’ or ‘natural
flavouring’ can still cover some very dangerous ingredients.
MANNATECH is a pricey, multi-level example. When their line of
neutraceuticals first appeared in Australia, I was taken in by their protestations of
utter purity and their Ambrotose complex, which seemed to be helping people. I
have learned since, however, that what people thought was making them more
energetic was really just stimulating them. Recently I was sent one of their new
brochures and was shocked by the ingredients in most of the products listed.
Their sports drink, EM-PACT, contains some things I wouldn’t touch. Their
Body Toner Revitalisant ingredient list reads like a chemical lesson. For instance
it contains: propylene glycol, dimethicone, methylparaben, propyl-paraben, etc.
etc. I was shocked to find such ingredients in a cream that could go into the
body.
Herbalife’s Formula 1 Meal Replacement for Weight Control is pretty
scary stuff. It contains my old enemies, isolated soy protein, whey, fructose,
lecithin, canola oil and a bunch of unpronounceable chemicals. The company
certainly appears to love soy, as their Protein Powder contains, not surprisingly,
soy protein isolate, whey protein, natural flavour (and there is a great deal of
leeway permitted with this additive) and silicon dioxide. Their Thermojetics
Protein Bars have a long ingredient list and the only one I like is water.
Approach this company’s wares with care.
Neways’ vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements appear to be okay.
They have a large range, and most of the ingredient lists pass my extremely fussy
muster. A few of the formulas contain lecithin, but they can be easily avoided.
However, their toothpaste, Ultrashine, looks as if a different company formulated
it. I was shocked to find that it contains sugar and artificial sweeteners, as well
as some chemicals I don’t like the look of. They need to go back to the drawing
board on the toothpaste and do some homework on what lecithin does to the
human body. (See Page 244 for a cheap, safe toothpaste recipe you can make
yourself, It will save you from poisonous commercial toothpastes and improve
the health of your gums.)
Juice Plus, claimed by the American manufacturers, NSA, to be “the next
best thing to fresh, raw fruits and vegetables,” is a fruit and vegetable supplement
that has good word-of-mouth, but most of it seems to come from the people who
are selling it multi-level. On the surface it seems to be much better than average,
but it does contain soy. An American colleague spoke at one of their seminars
and they muzzled him unpleasantly when he tried to bring up the dangers of soy.
Finally, two other network-distributed brands are worth dishonourable
mention. Shaklee’s supplements have some scary ingredients, soy being the least
nasty of them, as does the widely-promoted Sunrider range, which includes
Vitalite, Kandesen, Sunergy and Sunsmile.
In fact, most dietary supplements contain soy, and it is not because the
formulators think it is healthful. It is because it is dirt cheap and plentiful. It is up
to us to vote with our wallets and refuse to be poisoned by the soy-pushers.
Amino Acids
There is so much hype about how great the proteins are in amino acids that
most people have been snowed. The truth, according to Dr Peat, is that “Despite
research that clearly showed that adults assimilate whole proteins more
effectively than free amino-acids, much of the public has been led to believe that
‘predigested’ hydrolyzed protein and manufactured free amino acids are more
easily assimilated than real proteins, and that they are not toxic. Even if free
amino acids could be produced industrially without introducing toxins and
allergens, they wouldn’t be appropriate for nutritional use.”
He continues, “Although several amino acids can be acutely or chronically
toxic, even lethal, when too much is eaten, tryptophan is the only amino acid that
is also carcinogenic... There are people who advocate the use of tryptophan
supplementation to increase serotonin in the tissues as a treatment for the
fibromyalgia syndrome, but the evidence increasingly suggests that excessive
serotonin, interfering with muscle mitrochondria, is a major factor in the
development of that syndrome.”
Hans Selye, in 1965, showed that the injection of serotonin caused
muscular dystrophy. Amino acids are widely sold in health stores and
recommended by therapists, often for muscle building. They are not something
to play around with.
Vitamins and Minerals
As readers must know by now, I am not a fan of man-made foods. My
dislike applies to vitamins as well, because no test tube jockey could formulate
anything that even remotely reproduces what nature intended. It takes an organic
seed, sunshine, uncontaminated water and the good bacteria and worms in
organic soil, plus some mysterious alchemy, for nature to produce the perfect
vitamin C – a tiny rose hip or a crunchy, small green capsicum (green pepper).
And I am not referring to the watery, large, flabby, supermarket capsicums,
which are an insult to nature and contain nothing much but pesticides and
superphosphate. There are no doubt, many nutrients in that organic capsicum
which work in harmony with the vitamin C, and haven’t even been identified yet.
So how could a processor copy what it can’t fathom? Grow your own vitamin C.
Plant a Brazilian Cherry Tree, and enjoy. If you don’t have a garden, get a big
pot and tend a capsicum lovingly on your balcony or window-sill. It will reward
you.
Failing these measures, the only vitamin C that I consider safe and
effective is listed in Resources. This does not mean that I don’t recommend
supplementing the diet, because many people cannot afford or even find organic
produce, and are in need of certain nutrients. This applies particularly to victims
of osteoporosis, who must ingest certain minerals in order to protect or rebuild
their bones (see Chapter 8, Bone Health II). Then, there is the vitamin B12
vegetarians must have. If this nutrient is neglected, after seven years irreversible
brain damage occurs.
Vitamin E is another valuable nutrient. Men badly need it for prostate
health, but consider this; in the huge Nurses’ Study, with over 120,000
participants followed for 12 – 14 years, it was found that vitamin E from food,
but not from supplements, gave the best protection from Parkinson’s Disease.
Similar results were found with cognitive decline.
Supplements had little effect. A study on development of Type 2 (adult
onset) diabetes at the University of South Carolina followed 895 adults over five
years. They found that foods containing significant amounts of vitamin E offered
protection, but supplements did not. It’s just as well, because synthetic vitamin E
has detrimental effects, as it is incompletely metabolised and can disrupt the
metabolism of natural vitamin E in the liver. So, be wary of all multi-vitamins,
because most contain this synthetic.
But don’t get the idea that the WARNING
“natural” E capsules are safe (see my All of the so-called “natural” vitamin E
WARNING). I urge you not to touch any capsules are derived from the dregs of
of this dangerous rubbish, and instead soy oil processing tanks, mostly from the
derive your vitamin E only from food: dreaded Archer-Daniels-Midland or
soaked almonds, sunflower seeds, hazel Cargill conglomerates, whose nefarious
practices are detailed elsewhere in this
nuts, dark green leafy vegetables such as book. The vitamin E tocopherols are
kos (romaine) lettuce, chard, kohlrabi, distilled out of this glop, and I can testify
pumpkin, dandelion greens and mustard from painful personal experience that
greens. E is also in chicken, egg yolk, taking any vitamin E made from this
liver, turkey and salmon. Other fish semi-poison is a big mistake. The side
contain E, but are contaminated by effects creep up, but are insidious, and by
the time the damage is done it is difficult
mercury. to pinpoint the culprit. There are no doubt
Because vitamins A and D are so millions of people taking this
important, and supplements are iffy, to misleadingly-labelled Vitamin E who are
ill and/or in severe pain and have no idea
say the least, I recommend cod liver oil
why they are suffering.
for those of you who are not able to be in
the sun twelve months of the year. In I have phoned every big vitamin
company and learned that all their
Australia, during the winter, this applies vitamin E is soy-based, and that they are
to all those who live south of Coff’s not obliged by the government to
Harbour. disclose this on the label. If you have
been taking these capsules and are in
Dr Joseph Mercola, an expert on
strife, quit immediately, drink lots of
this subject, says, “Almost all fish has water, and your problems should melt
mercury that will absolutely compromise away in a few days or weeks.
your health. The one apparent exception
are very small fish like sardines or anchovies that haven’t been in the ocean long
enough to accumulate much mercury.” He explains that the Carlson brand of fish
oil/cod liver oil goes through a molecular distillation process and is routinely
tested to ensure freedom from cadmium, PCBs, lead and 28 other contaminants
that are regularly found in fish and fish oil products. Dr Mercola says that he has
seen substantial improvements in cholesterol levels, rheumatoid arthritis,
Raynaud’s and scleroderma in his patients who use Carlson’s oil. It would be
ideal if we could just eat fish to get these nutrients, but industry and compliant
governments have so polluted our waterways that one of the healthiest foods on
the planet has been devastated. But, be warned, those with compromised livers
may have problems with cod liver oil. See Chapter 8, Bone Health II, for more
information and Resources for ordering details.
Lactobacillus acidophilus is another supplement I recommend, to colonise
the intestine with friendly bacteria and overcome the serious damage antibiotics
do.
To compound our confusion, vitamins and minerals often interact among
themselves in ways that are not fully understood by nutritionists: if you take too
much of one, you may damage your ability to utilise another. But nature has it
all figured out and has thoughtfully combined just the right amounts and
combinations in her own brand of supplements – fresh, raw, organic vegetables
and fruits.
Wheatgrass juice is an example. It contains all of the vitamins and minerals
our bodies need, and it contains them in an easily-digested and assimilated form.
One day, if the big pharmaceuticals have their way, you may have to rely upon
this perfect supplement, because vitamin and mineral supplements will be
unavailable. These evil organizations have been working on the European
Parliament legislators in Brussels for years, trying to deny us our health freedom,
and it is only due to huge public outrage in England and Europe that they have
not succeeded – so far.
But they haven’t given up and are now chipping away, in Australia and the
US. When they go public, I hope all concerned citizens will be as outraged as I,
and write to their representatives, picket and do what it takes to stop them in their
tracks. If they win, I don’t think they will be powerful enough to ban wheat seeds
or wheatgrass juicers, and we will all have to grow our own perfect supplement.
It’s a nuisance, but it’s cheap and it’s the best! There are books on this subject,
complete with directions (I recommend Anne Wigmore’s – see Resources). But
be wary of manufacturers of all-purpose vegetable juicers who claim their juicers
will do wheatgrass. You must have a proper, purpose-built, juicer so this precious
substance will not be heated and/or oxidised by bad handling (you’ll find one in
Resources).
If you can’t eat all organic, and you don’t have time to grow your own
wheatgrass, you might like to consider a mineral supplement. There have been
lots of them, many sold multi-level and highly recommended (at least by their
vendors). I’ve tried quite a few for experimental purposes, and most taste so
gruesome that I gave up immediately.
I didn’t notice any difference in wellbeing from any of them until I gave an
Austrian powder, Schindele’s, a try. That one made a positive difference in my
health, and that of my friends, so I have taken it religiously since early in the
1990s, in spite of the difficulty of having it sent from Austria. It is a powder
from magmastones, or molten rock found deep in the earth, from which igneous
rock is formed. Its history is interesting and is detailed in Resources. About four
years ago, I suggested to the Founding Director of the Hippocrates Health Centre
that he import and sell it here, so it is now much easier to get.
Folic Acid (The Synthetic form of Folate)
Folic acid is particularly important for women – especially those who are
on or have been on, oral contraceptives. It is believed that these contraceptives
can cause a localised folic acid deficiency in cervix cells, making them more
susceptible to cancer-causing chemicals and viruses. A deficiency of folic acid
can lead to cervical dysplasia, which is an abnormal growth of tissues.
Supplementing with folic acid (also known as folacin or folate) can save these
women from operations for this condition. Better, of course, is to supplement
before the cell division commences. Even better is to stop taking oral
contraceptives!
It has been known for decades that deficiency of this vitamin in pregnancy
can lead to birth defects. Certainly, it is vital for women who have been on oral
contraceptives to be doubly sure that their folic acid stores are restored well
before conception. The USA Public Health Service states: “In order to reduce the
frequency of neural tube defects and their resulting disability, all women of
childbearing age who are capable of becoming pregnant should consume .4
milligrams (400 mcg) of folic acid per day for the purpose of reducing their risk
of having a pregnancy affected with spina bifida or other neural tube defects.”
Supplementing with B12 in addition to the folic acid makes it more effective.
This vitamin protects people from colon cancer and cardiovascular disease, as it
normalises elevated homocysteine levels.
In 1999, research from the United Kingdom was released which detailed,
in the most persuasive manner, folic acid’s relationship with Alzheimer’s
Disease. The scientists involved in the lengthy trials proved, conclusively, that
this dreadful affliction can be prevented, and even partially reversed, if caught
early. There are, of course, many other factors involved with this disease, which
is discussed in Chapter 24.
There is a danger in folic acid supplementation. If anaemia is present, it is
essential to determine if it is caused by B12 deficiency or folic acid deficiency. If
folic acid is given to someone who is deficient in B12, a dangerous B12 deficiency
will develop. Conversely, if B12 is given to someone deficient in folic acid, a
dangerous folic acid deficiency will result. Medical advice is essential. As
always, we advise food as the best way to get minerals. Our favourites, deep
green vegetables, contain this valuable mineral, but not if cooked.
Selenium
Selenium is another important mineral that is illegal in Australia, probably
for the same nefarious reasons as the ban on boron (see Chapter 8, Bone Health
II). This mineral has a role to play in regulating hormonal imbalances in women,
and is crucial, along with zinc, for male sperm health. It is also important in
cancer prevention.
Selenium has been proven in American studies to hugely reduce the
incidence of lung, prostate and colorectal cancers. It helps to detoxify heavy
metals, fights autoimmune disorders, helps increase insulin efficiency, protects
against free radical damage, activates an important tumour-suppressing gene
called p53, and protects people from heart attacks. So, you can see that the
importance of this mineral in our diets cannot be overstated.
Dietary sources of selenium come mainly from plant foods. But in places
where selenium content is low, unless the food is grown organically, people will
be deficient. In China, for example, the soil contains low amounts, as does the
soil in the US, with the exception of the States of Colorado, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah and North and South Dakota.
There is little selenium in Australian soils, and I suggest you do what I do
– play it safe and take 200mcg daily. It won’t hurt to add 1/3cup of soaked
Brazil nuts, which are the richest source, and/or other sources, such as meat, fish,
eggs, almonds, and wheatgrass. Selenium from all sources does not become
toxic if kept below 2500mcg per day. Supplements are available in most
countries. Australians need to order it from New Zealand. (See Resources.)
The Latest Whiz-Bang Cure-All: Goji Juice
Once again, multi-level marketing hype raises its head, and this time it’s
for a berry that grows in the Himalayas. And who knows? When eaten fresh it
may, indeed, have amazing curative powers. But by the time it is picked, packed,
shipped, “reconstituted” and combined with lots of other juices, plus “natural goji
flavour”, (whatever that is), as well as the highly-suspect “natural flavours”
(which can legally mean just about anything), and preserved with sodium
benzoate and potassium sorbate, I’m not game to try it. Several cluey health
professionals reported to me that their patients experienced quick energy,
followed by sleeplessness that disappeared only days after the juice was
discontinued. Further, all the kinesiology testing they did showed negative
results.
Maca Powder
Last, but certainly not least, is my Number One Favourite supplement,
Peruvian Maca. In 1998, after reading an article in an American medical journal,
I imported enough Maca to experiment on four friends and myself. We were all
thrilled by its effects, so I became a reluctant pioneer and was the first person in
Australia to grapple with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in order
to obtain permission to bring it in. Now many others are importing this nutrient.
Some is good, but some is not properly grown (it is pale in colour and doesn’t
“work”) and some has additives we wouldn’t touch, such as guarana (caffeine)
and some is in contaminated animal gelatine capsules. Regrettably, such inferior
products are giving Maca a bad reputation. Please refer to Chapter 27, In Other
Words, for two articles published in Nature and Health which explain, far better
than I can, what Maca is all about, and to Resources for a source of guaranteed
100% pure Maca.
16
Against the Grain

The staples that
are better left alone
C
utting all grain products out of your diet could prove to be the remedy for
many of your ills. Yes, I know you love your pasta, rice, sandwiches, and
breakfast cereals. But they don’t love you! The reason is simple:
mankind has not had time to adapt to these ‘new fangled’ components of our diet,
which have only been in existence for a few thousand years.
Prior to the discovery of agriculture, our primitive ancestors were hunter-
gatherers, and had never been exposed to any unnatural food. If it didn’t grow on
trees, if it didn’t spring unaided from the soil, if it couldn’t be easily dug up, if it
couldn’t swim, or fly or run, our ancestors didn’t, and couldn’t, eat it. If we lived
similarly, we would not be plagued by degenerative diseases. And here is the
really scary part; our trillions of cells, our digestive systems, in short our entire
physical makeup, is virtually the same as it was three million years ago. Our
bodies have not had time to adapt to grains in the few thousand years since our
ancestors learned to grow and harvest their food. Perhaps in another three
million years our bodies will find a way to adapt, and we will evolve into a junk-
eating species. If we survive.
Grains are pushed aggressively by most ‘health’ organisations, and by
governments. But what do they know? Certainly governments have hopeless
track records in areas of health care, and the various organisations that profess to
help sick people are, for the most part, financed by the food processors they
recommend. Most of these organisations wholeheartedly recommend nasties
such as polyunsaturated oils, soy, and artificial sweeteners, as noted in Chapters
6, 9 and 4 respectively. Just to be consistent, it stands to reason that they would
love grains!
To compound the problem, mothers often don’t breast feed and, even if
they do, they frequently supplement with cereals before the baby is 12 months
old.
Because a baby’s digestive system is extremely delicate, and adapted to a
diet of only mother’s milk for the first year, this is a disaster. It leads to a
permanent allergy to grains of all kinds. Unfortunately, this allergy does not
necessarily take a form that is obvious, such as vomiting or hives. It can manifest
as a constant mucus build-up, sometimes culminating in serious, life-threatening
illnesses and premature decrepitude.
During my lectures at Hippocrates Health Centre, people who want an
excuse to keep eating grains refer to the excellent health of grain-eating cultures.
I point out to them, however, that there have been hundreds of studies which
have proved conclusively that grain consumption is detrimental. Asians have
been known for 200 years to have hypertrophy of the pancreas as well as severe
tissue degeneration, due to their heavy reliance on rice.
Not Heart-friendly
Wheat causes calcium salts to be deposited in tissues, is one of the most
allergenic of all foods, and causes hardening of the arteries. One of the worst
aspects of grain ingestion is that grains metabolise rapidly to simple sugars and
disrupt insulin levels. Those with diabetes should avoid grains (in spite of
misguided medical advice), as should those with high blood pressure, high
homocysteine levels, and high cholesterol.
For decades, the ‘experts’ have eagerly recommended grains to prevent or
reverse heart disease. This is ironic, considering that grains are well known to
raise triglyceride levels, and a high triglyceride level is a well-established risk
factor for coronary heart disease. Twenty studies involving approximately 50,000
subjects have confirmed this: high triglyceride levels raise the probability of heart
disease by 76 percent in women and 32 percent in men.
And what raises triglyceride levels? The diets pushed by the low fat,
polyunsaturated, high-carb dictocrats. This is because when carbohydrates are
consumed, levels of insulin are elevated, and cause triglyceride levels to rise.
Now, this does not mean that triglycerides themselves cause heart attacks. What
it does mean is that whatever elevates the triglycerides leads to heart attacks. And
that is the low fat, high-carb diet.
The ubiquitous, grain-pushing ‘food pyramid’ is a crock. Instigated by the
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the 1950s, publicised relentlessly by
governments, it has brought billions to the grain-growers and has done huge
damage to the health and profiles of people in Western countries. And, of course,
readers of this book are by now aware that any time government endorses
anything – be it food, drugs, vaccinations, war – we had all better be suspicious.
Thanks to the power and influence of the USDA, this evil pyramid is
printed on many grain foods, bread wrappers, cereal boxes, etc.,
published in university textbooks and posted on school bulletin boards. Heavily
promoted and considered almost holy writ by nutritionists, the food pyramid
advises daily consumption of up to 11 servings of bread, pasta, rice and cereal,
with all other foods used sparingly. Wow! People following this government-
sanctioned nutritional advice are bound to end up resembling Porky Pig. And,
indeed, they do: just have a look at the stomachs and backsides of the
populations of developed countries who have been told for decades that their diet
should be grain-based.
Being overweight is not the only negative. This is what Dr Peat has to say
about grains (the italics are mine): “Nutritional deficiency diseases probably
wouldn’t have been discovered if our diets hadn’t been based on grains. The
starches in grains aren’t their only problem, but starch is uniquely suited to
activate the formation of fat, and to stimulate appetite, especially an appetite for
more carbohydrate, to restore the blood glucose that has been used up in making
fat. Starch also has the ability to stimulate allergic responses, to plug small blood
vessels and to accelerate aging, according to the work of G.Volkheimer, and
others.”
Coeliac Disease
During the last 200 years the amount of cereal grains consumed
has increased tremendously, and in the past four or five decades people have
become more and more dependent upon fast food, which consists to a large
degree of junk grains. Grain growers have exacerbated the problem, by
increasing the amount of gluten in wheat by 50 percent through genetic selection.
This was done to make grains easier to cultivate and harvest, and to facilitate
baking. This change benefited bakeries and the USDA, but it created an
epidemic of gluten intolerance and coeliac (or celiac) disease.
Coeliac Disease (CD) is a severe allergy to the gluten in wheat,
rye, oats, triticale, barley, spelt and kamut. It is hard to diagnose. So hard, that
people who are diagnosed as having cancer, liver disease, osteoporosis,
autoimmune diseases, diabetes, sleep apnoea, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis,
psychological stress, diarrhoea, lupus, spastic colon, anaemia, CFS, gall bladder
disease, migraine headaches, viral gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.,
are sometimes just coeliacs in disguise. Many would get over their life-ruining
symptoms if a doctor would simply test them for CD and put them on the right
diet.
Then there are the people who are gluten intolerant, or gluten sensitive,
and while they will not test positive for CD, eating grains causes them serious
health problems. I mean, really serious, like death, if they continue poisoning
their bodies with grains. For example, lupus, which establishment medicine
considers incurable, is often caused by gluten. The only people I’ve ever
observed with long-term lupus who got over it were at the Gerson Institute in
Mexico and at Hippocrates Health Centre. And, of course, bread is a no-no, in
both places.
When Jonathan Wright, MD, was visiting Australia in the 1980s,
Dr Christopher Reading, of Sydney, showed him proof that 100 of his patients
who had ‘incurable’ lupus remained symptom-free for five years, after
eliminating all gluten grains, as well as dairy, and taking oral and intravenous
nutritional supplementation.
As Dr Wright said, “Even today, in 2002, just about any ‘lupus
specialist’ in the United States will say that’s impossible... and then resume
writing prescriptions for prednisone.” Which doesn’t work, of course, and
causes serious problems.
One of the worst aspects of CD is that it can lead to a misdiagnosis
of leukemia. This is the way it can happen:
A virus, bacteria, or anything else the body perceives as a foreign invader,
can result in a raised white cell count, because the body utilises white cells in its
constant efforts to protect itself and heal. To physicians, this white cell elevation
can mean leukaemia. In many cases, this diagnosis is correct – after all, we are
bombarded by ionising radiation, benzene and many other chemicals, all of
which are known to contribute to leukaemia. There is, however, a chance for
tragic misdiagnoses if the particular type of leukaemia is CLL (chronic lymphatic
leukaemia). In this illness, white cells may have been elevated by the body, due
to the individual having a severe intolerance to gluten.
Forever Compromised
Simply cutting all gluten-containing foods from the diet can result in
cessation of all the symptoms that led to blood tests indicating leukaemia. This
can mean that the patient did not have leukaemia, but coeliac disease, and if the
physician prescribes conventional treatment for what he erroneously diagnosis as
leukaemia, the patient’s health will be forever compromised by chemotherapy,
antibiotics and blood transfusions.
Gluten, as you have just learned, is in most grains, but it is also hidden in
almost all manufactured foods and even vitamins. It is a cheap filler, used
extensively, and usually not mentioned on the label, so effort is needed to
identify and avoid it.
My suggestion is that before submitting to chemotherapy or any other
drug, simply eliminate all grains, as well as dairy, which can also cause white cell
proliferation, and within a few days a strong reaction should occur, as the body
expels the offending substances. If the ‘leukaemia’ was merely an allergic
reaction, the patient should feel much better after recovering from the elimination
crisis, and must then maintain a strict grain-free diet permanently.
Your oncologist probably will not be that crazy about your ‘miracle cure’,
but, hey, it’s your body.
In my opinion, gluten isn’t good for anyone, although many professionals
say that some people do well on it. I like to remind these grain enthusiasts that
when you put gluten into a Petrie dish with human internal organs, the gluten
damages the tissues. That’s enough to keep me away from it!
If you know that you are a coeliac, or gluten intolerant, it is important to
remember that your bones will be compromised. You will need to supplement
with magnesium, zinc, vitamin D and vitamin K, and pay lots of attention to
Chapter 7, Bone Health I, on osteoporosis.
According to some experts, rice, corn, amaranth, millet, buckwheat and
quinoa will not adversely affect people with gluten intolerance. They do,
however, have their own problems, and need to be approached with care,
particularly millet, which can affect the thyroid. First, get all gluten-containing
grains out of your life. After at least three weeks, you might like to try these
foods, one at a time, and watch for symptoms. Your body will tell you.
If you don’t have a serious illness, but just feel ‘yucky’, try eliminating
grains from your life and see if you feel lots better. A three-week trial is needed
to identify any food sensitivity, and it’s worth the effort. I’ve never encountered
anyone who did not benefit from quitting grains, but if you find it too
inconvenient or too traumatic to give them up, at least cut way down. Fill the
resulting void with lots of health-giving vegetables and fruits, good quality
proteins and the right kind of fats. This will protect you from most illnesses,
especially heart disease, the Western world’s biggest killer.
When friends or health professionals say that “everyone” knows grains are
healthful, remember what Bertram Russell said:
“The fact that an opinion has

been widely held is no
evidence whatever that it is
not utterly absurd.”
The Blood Type Diet
Hardly a day goes by without someone asking my opinion of this
hyped diet plan. Simply put, had I started following the recommendations for
my blood type, I would have been pushing up daisies for the past decade,
instead of having fun blowing the whistle on establishment medicine and
silly diet plans. Looking at it logically, take the example of two girls born with
identical blood types.
One is breastfed for two years, and given a wonderful diet throughout her
childhood by parents who never allowed anyone to smoke in her presence. This
girl will be robust throughout life and will be able to eat what she likes, even “fun
food”, for many years without repercussions. The other girl never sees a breast,
and must make do on pasteurised, homogenised, chemicalised milk, and is then
given cereals at six months, long before her digestive system is ready. She will
have a lifelong allergy to many things and especially to grains because her
digestive system has been so compromised by a dreadful start in life. Further,
her thyroid, adrenals, lungs and entire body have been damaged, because
everyone in her extended family chain-smokes. This girl is destined to be
delicate all her life and will have to watch her diet carefully in order to survive.
Yet, these girls, because they were born with identical blood types, are advised in
this book to eat identical food. Does this make sense to you?
I have a confession to make: I am the second girl, and my delicate
constitution was a motivating factor in my lifelong study of health. It was learn or
die young, and I learned that grains and soy are poisons to my body, even though
they are recommended for my blood type.
17
Dental Health
Mercury, fluoride, industrial waste –
are you sure your dentist isn’t making
both of you sick?
I strongly advise everyone to stay away from any dentist who uses mercury,
even if he or she promises not to use it on you. Mercury fumes permeate
surgeries of dentists who use it, and many dentists are being mentally affected
in the same way as were hat makers in Edwardian England, who used mercury in
their work – hence the expression, “Mad as a hatter”. One day, when everyone is
aware of the truth, the expression may change to “Daft as a dentist”.
In any case, old-school dentists, who do not seem concerned about the
health of their patients, would be well-advised to think about their own health.
Autopsies reveal that these dentists, who persist in working with one of the most
toxic substances known to man, have higher brain mercury than controls, and
have more suicides, spontaneous abortions, infertility, kidney damage, poisoning
of the pituitary gland, and brain tumours than any other health professionals.
Shun dentists who want to paint a rat poison on your teeth, and do not let
them put glass ionomer fillings in your mouth; they exude fluoride and do
continuing damage.
To make sure your oral hygiene contributes to your healthy lifestyle, I
suggest you keep well away from the dental products and practices that follow.
X Root Canals
While you are choosing your alternative dentist, be sure that he or she
understands that root canals are to be avoided. They have the potential to do a
great deal of damage to your health. A high percentage of chronic degenerative
diseases can originate from root canalled teeth; brain and nervous system
diseases, arthritis, circulatory and heart diseases are common problems. Better a
gap in your smile than an early death.
X Mercury Amalgam Fillings
It is impossible to achieve true health in the face of constant, low-level
mercury poisoning. This is what occurs in those who have mercury amalgam
fillings. From the time the mercury is put in your mouth, until the day you die
(or you lose the teeth), chewing causes mercury vapour to escape. It then enters
your bloodstream and is delivered to all parts of your body, including your brain.
Because of the huge number of lawsuits in the US, claiming mercury-caused
damages, it is only a matter of time before it is banned there. In California,
dentists are required by law to inform patients of mercury risk. Several European
countries have outright bans, and the German government reimburses people for
mercury removal. It is commonplace for dental associations to deny the dangers,
due to their fear of being broken by successful lawsuits from people they have
damaged over many decades. Mercury fillings, unfortunately, are still widely
used in Australia, and are still vehemently defended by many dentists. I leave you
to determine their motives.
To illustrate the position taken by the ‘regulators’, the American Dental
Association made this statement: “The ADA owes no legal duty of care to protect
the public... If you are a dentist still using mercury amalgam, be careful. If you
tell your patient that it is harmful, you already know that the ADA will come
after you.” That’s their way of saying they will revoke the dentist’s licence to
practice. “But in light of these new findings if you don’t tell your patient you
might now be sued for not providing informed consent.” Scary stuff, and the
situation isn’t any better in Australia, judging by the defensive way so many
dentists deride the fears of their patients.
The California State Board of Dental Examiners published a warning that
mercury is a known toxin that has been shown to escape into the body. The US
Environmental Protection Agency classifies mercury filling material, once
removed from the mouth, as a toxic waste that must then be carefully handled in
special containers.
The World Health Organisation announced that the mercury in fillings
leaks into the patient’s system at the alarming rate of 3-17 micrograms a day by
chewing. If your dentist pooh-poohs this, he hasn’t read the research.
Prominent American researcher, Roy B. Kupsinel, MD, wrote, “The
California Dental Association may be dissolved for their failure to obey a nine-
year-old law to inform citizens of the dangers of the mercury-amalgam fillings at
the offices of their dentist members. The State of Maine has recently passed such
a law. The truth is becoming known by more and more people.” These
medical/dental associations are too powerful for our own good. The only way we
can prevail is by refusing their dangerous procedures and finding natural dentists
and doctors.
Encouraging news has come in from California, as reported in The
Townsend Letter for Doctors, May, 2003. “For the first time, dentists will be
required to post a warning about the dangers of mercury in their dental fillings.
A California Superior Court judge has finalised the language for the warning to
be posted in dentists' offices.” The warning will read as follows:
Notice to Patients, Proposition 65

Warning on dental amalgams, used in
many dental fillings; causes exposure
to mercury, a chemical known to the
state of California to cause birth defects
or other reproductive harm.
Root canal treatments and restorations
including fillings, crowns and bridges,
use chemicals known to the state of
California to cause cancer.
The US Food and Drug Administration
has studied the situation and approved
for use all dental restorative materials.
Consult your dentist to determine
which materials are appropriate for
your treatment.
This is the first admission by organised dentistry in the United States that
amalgams pose a health risk. It has, of course, been well known in most
European countries. What a shame that it is 100 years too late!
When having mercury/amalgam fillings removed, stress to the dentist that
you want every speck out of your mouth. Several women have told us that their
dentists drilled out just the top layer and filled over with composite to make it
appear the mercury was all gone. These dentists should be taken out and shot!
Their victims were unable to reverse serious health problems until the teeth were
done over by ethical dentists.
In Sweden, the government actually pays citizens to have their mercury
fillings removed in order to eliminate the need to spend money treating them for
mercury-caused cancer in the future. And in Germany, where mercury is no
longer permitted, physicians have pioneered the difficult, important work of
removing the mercury from the nerves and tissues after it has been removed from
the teeth. We need doctors such as these in English-speaking countries, and we
could use some clued-up politicians as well.
There are bio-compatible dentistry practitioners throughout Australia who
know of the mercury danger and Natural Metal Removal
specialise in careful removal. It takes There is evidence that the herb cilantro
a bit of digging to find one, but it is (also known as coriander and Chinese
worth the effort and the expense (see parsley) helps the body remove mercury,
Resources). lead and aluminium.
While this sounds wonderful, it is not
X Toothpastes
something to approach casually. First, you
Toothpastes are dangerous. must be absolutely certain that there is no
One of the culprits is sodium laurel mercury left in your mouth. If there is, and
you go on a detoxification program using
sulphate (SLS), a fierce detergent cilantro, more mercury than the body can
used as a foaming agent. You may detoxify will be released, creating serious
get the impression that your teeth are problems.
going to become sparkly clean when If you wish to detoxify with cilantro, once
you see all that foam, but the truth is, you have had the mercury removed from
SLS is officially listed as a poison, your teeth, it is essential to be monitored by
and as a primary irritant. It binds to a qualified health professional, as mercury
tissues, so is not removed by simply detoxification is extremely tricky.
rinsing the mouth with water. SLS An Hippocrates graduate rang recently to
also damages the friendly bacteria in report to me that he had been on the cilantro
the mouth, while leaving others, such ‘cure’ for six weeks, taking three to six
grams of the fresh herb daily. He was
as streptococci and E coli, unharmed.
supervised by his doctor, an expert in
The worst news of all is that SLS chelation therapy, who prescribed frequent
causes periodontitis (gum disease) enemas, and chlorella, wheatgrass juice,
which is extremely painful and extra fibre and lipoic acid to bind the metals.
expensive to treat, and can lead to He did not report unpleasant side effects
tooth loss. and said that his urine tests showed that he
was excreting mercury and lead.
SLS, which is common in
cosmetics, shampoos, baby wash and Large amounts of cilantro must not be
bubble bath, has been known for taken during pregnancy, as it stimulates
uterine muscle contraction.
years to cause brain, heart and lung
damage if used long term. As well, it can cause permanent eye damage, severe
skin irritation, eczema, hair loss and degradation of the immune system. There
has been so much backlash because of public education about SLS that
manufacturers now often list it as ‘SLS, derived from coconuts’. What they
neglect to mention is that it is prepared with sulphur trioxide, chlorosulphonic
acid, and neutralised with aqueous sodium hydroxide. Sodium laureth sulphate,
used in cosmetics claimed to be ‘natural’, is only slightly less dangerous. These
chemicals, which are found in many products, must be carefully avoided.
Toxic Wastes
Further, some toothpastes are too alkaline, while others are too acid,
etching the teeth and making them more vulnerable to decay. Believe it or not,
chlorhexidren, bromchlorophen and even formaldehyde are included in some
toothpastes as antibacterials – and those awful fluoride ‘stripes’ are made from
yet another toxic waste product that manufacturers would rather sell to you than
pay to dump responsibly.
As far as I know, only one government has had the sense and decency to
outlaw the use of fluoride as an aid to oral health. Fluoride tablets, fluoride drops
and fluoride chewing gum, for decades promoted as the crown jewels of
dentistry, are to be taken off the market in Belgium because the government now
agrees that they are poisonous and pose a great risk for physical and
psychological health.
An example of the cavalier attitude of toothpaste manufacturers came from
an American truck driver. He reported picking up a 44,000 pound load of
aluminium dioxide powder in Bauxite, Arkansas. When he asked why the load
was destined for a toothpaste manufacturer, the shipping agent told him that the
aluminium mined in Arkansas is too low grade for manufacturing purposes, but
that the brilliant, white aluminium powder is perfect for toothpaste. To allay the
fear of Alzheimer’s Disease-conscious consumers, it is concealed on the label as
an “inactive” ingredient.
You can see that we must not be lulled into a false sense of security by the
ingredient labels on tubes. Many are downright fraudulent, and most list only the
benign-sounding ingredients. When I warn students at Hippocrates Health Centre
about toothpastes, some tell me they have a ‘good’ one – guaranteed by a
multilevel salesperson or a health food store to be safe. They bring me the tube
for inspection and usually I find several ingredients I know to be dangerous.
When there is nothing dangerous listed, I often fax the company requesting a
complete list. Some refuse to divulge the ingredients, which makes me really
nervous, and those who do, invariably fax lists that read like a poison manual.
Most contain SLS, even if it’s not on the label, and some contain artificial
sweeteners, which you should by now know are deadly, and many actually
contain sugar, which you are brushing your teeth to remove!
It is against Australian law for importers to label incorrectly. Too bad the
authorities don’t enforce it. When I discovered the true ingredients of several
imported toothpastes, I naively wrote Carmen Lawrence, who was then the
Federal Health Minister, sending proof and requesting that something be done.
Years later, I am still waiting for a reply, or for the companies to be stopped.
What To Do?
The question is – what to do until a safe toothpaste is available? My
dentist assured me that it is not necessary to use any toothpaste. Just brush
thoroughly and floss, of course. If, after several weeks, you find that your teeth
look a bit discoloured, brush with a bit of ground pumice, very gently, and they
will clean up nicely. You can get it at a pharmacy or from a cooperative dentist.
Do not use it too frequently, because it will remove some enamel; but then, so
does toothpaste.
There is another option, and I prefer this one because I love prevention. An
American dentist, Dr Paul Keyes of the International Dental Health Foundation
in Reston, Virginia, claims that using baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), three
percent hydrogen peroxide, and salt will clear up gum disease, as well as kill
harmful bacteria. His recipe: dip your toothbrush in the peroxide, then into the
bicarb and brush your teeth and go over your gums thoroughly, so the mixture
can get into all the crevices.
Because the three percent hydrogen peroxide that is commonly available is
stabilised with chemicals best left out of your mouth I prefer this method: get a
bottle of food grade, 35 percent hydrogen peroxide from your pharmacist (it may
be necessary to order it). Because it is not stabilised with chemicals, you will
need to store the excess in the freezer. Warning: Do not use it neat, and keep it
off your skin. Dilute a very small amount (one part peroxide to nine parts water)
and use it with the bicarbonate of soda, as described in the previous paragraph.
After thorough brushing, gargle with salt water. Not ordinary salt, please;
use Celtic salt. Dr Keyes says that his patients have saved loose teeth, reduced
gum inflammation, stopped bleeding, cured bad breath and halted other problems
that were connected with gum disease. If children are started on this technique,
Dr Keyes says, tooth-destroying gum disease will probably never take root. You
and your children may not love the taste but, trust me, it is miles better than
submitting to painful, expensive gum surgery. I’ve seen some wonderful results
with this, but please don’t neglect going to your dentist for regular cleaning as
well.
For those who do not wish to gargle with salt water, Epsom Salts
may be used instead. But please remember never to use Listerine or any of the
other dreadful commercial mouthwashes. They are all filled with nasty
chemicals that will go straight into your body and create havoc.
X ‘Smart’ Toothbrushes
Several years ago toothbrush manufacturers came up with a new selling
tool; they put a coloured stripe on toothbrush bristles that was designed to fade
over the weeks, thus indicating when a new brush was needed. Duh! Without
their help, you’d never have been able to work that out for yourself, would you?
Either they didn’t think or they didn’t care what happened to that dye. All it
takes is a little commonsense to figure out that the dyes are chemical, not food
dyes, and that as they fade, they are absorbed through your gums into your
bloodstream!
It is becoming more and more difficult to find a dye-free brush in this
country. Once it becomes impossible, we may have to import them from Europe.
One Last Word About Dentists
Do not let them intimidate you! Just because dentists wear white coats,
have fancy offices and superior attitudes does not mean that they are better than
you are. And it certainly doesn’t guarantee that they know what they are doing,
or are even honest.
As an example, a periodontist told me that I had eight ‘pockets’ in my
gums and that they all had to be treated surgically if I wanted to keep my teeth.
Foolishly, I submitted to three hours of harrowing cutting, on just one ‘pocket’,
and when she told me how many more weeks of misery I would have to endure, I
was deeply depressed. It was upsetting that, in spite of my extraordinarily good
diet and careful dental hygiene, my mouth could have deteriorated so badly.
I had to drive two hours for a second opinion, but it was worth it, because
this periodontist assured me that the first one had advised over-treating, which is
a euphemism for sticking it to you. Nothing needed to be done, other than a
small amount of painless scraping, and no problems have surfaced in the many
subsequent years. So watch out!
Dental horror stories abound at Hippocrates Health Centre, yet even I, with
all my knowledge of dental perfidy, was victimized by a dentist who assured me
he was putting white composite material into a tooth. He lied. Upon
examination I discovered the substance was dark gray and when I rang him, he
said it was glass ionomer, a “benign’ substance.
The manufacturing data of this ‘benign’ substance describes it as heating
glass powder with cryolite (sodium aluminium fluoride), which acts as a flux and
leaks not only fluoride, but lead, arsenic and aluminium, along with aluminium
fluorosilicates. According to The Australian Fluoridation News (Nov-Dec
2003), “The data shows that freshly cured glass ionomer releases 215ppm
aluminium, 112ppm fluoride, and 100ppm of lead.”
For several weeks I felt as if I had been poisoned, which I had been. It had
to be replaced, by a new dentist of course, who warned me that I might lose the
tooth due to the additional trauma. I suffered a great deal of pain, inconvenience
and expense before the pain subsided. The tooth was not lost, and the miserable
feeling of being poisoned gradually wore off.
WARNING: It is not enough to specify that you want the white composite
filling material. You must tell the dentist, in no uncertain terms, that the
composite must not contain any fluoride. Many do, and the dentist may have to
order fluoride-free material especially
Bizarre Behaviour
Give some thought to the ease with which dentists can obtain drugs, and
consider the possibility that the man or woman you trust with your invaluable
teeth may be addled on narcotics. People have told me of bizarre behaviour by
dentists, and I have started a registry of deranged or drug-addicted dentists. The
dental associations are there to protect their members, not the public, and no
matter how dangerous one of their members may be, they turn a blind eye to
complaints. They also do everything possible to discredit people and
organizations that warn of the incredibly toxic materials blithely put into the
mouths of trusting people.
Let me know about your bad experiences, so I can warn others. And see
page 339 of this book for information about ASOMAT, The Australian Society Of
Oral Medicine And Toxicology. They can guide you to a poison-free dentist in
your area.
A prominent Australian dentist told me that at least half of the dentists in
this country are deranged, due to years of mercury exposure. He has also been
affected and is still trying to expel the stored mercury from his body.
Good dentists are out there. But a great deal of effort needs to be made to
find one. Ask your friends for recommendations. Vet dentists before making
appointments, and don’t go to any dentist who uses mercury. Make the effort,
and don’t let a cowboy, masquerading as a dentist, damage you. Mercury
poisoning is so serious that your life may depend upon your choice.
18
Cancer
“Statistically, life expectancy of
untreated cancer patients is
greater than treated ones”
Y ou have mutating cells in your body all the time, and the only thing
standing between you and full-blown cancer is your immune system. If it
is strong, it acts as a scavenger and nips abnormal cells in the bud, day
after day, year after year, just as long as you look after yourself properly. If you
don’t keep your immune system in top form, it will eventually collapse under the
onslaught of junk food, drugs, tobacco and excessive alcohol.
The next step may be a diagnosis of cancer, and if the cancer industry gets
hold of you, chemotherapy and radiation will polish off what is left of your
immune system, and your chances of ever being well again will be slender.
In Western countries, oncologists (cancer specialists) are forbidden by law
to recommend any natural therapies. Only the Big Three (Radiation,
Chemotherapy and Surgery) are allowed; and this in spite of their dismal track
record. Your best hope is to prevent this disaster from overwhelming you. If it is
already too late, then the answer is thorough detoxification to allow your body to
heal itself, followed by a lifetime healthful regimen. Cancer is a wake up call to
alert people that, like alcoholics, they must be forever vigilant. Slip back into old
habits and cancer cells will be re-activated.
When the American Cancer Society (ACS) was founded in 1913 (for the
purpose of eradicating cancer) the cancer rate was one in 100 people. In spite of,
or more likely because of, ACS’s activities, the cancer rate is now one in three,
and rising. This is not a good outcome from such a well-funded organization, and
is not surprising, considering what Hardin Jones, MD, said when he resigned as
its President, “If a cancer cure suddenly appeared, there would be a rash of
suicides as ACS executives jumped out of windows.”
Do you reckon this is the reason the ACS, aided and abetted by the US
Government, pharmaceutical companies and medical associations, have devoted
their vast resources and power to discredit every non-toxic cancer cure that has
been discovered since then? In his speech of resignation, Dr Jones went on to
say, “Statistically, life expectancy of untreated cancer patients is greater than
treated ones.”
Nonetheless, due to its blinkered and uncompromising policy, the ACS has
effectively forced millions of Americans to seek safe therapies in Mexico, where
medical freedom is permitted, and the cruel poison-mutilate-radiate ‘cures’ so
beloved of conventional oncologists are not obligatory.
Lucrative Business
Healers in Mexico are not routinely jailed, as they are in the English-
speaking world. Because of this, Tijuana, a California border town, has been
transformed from a dusty backwater into a wall-to-wall therapy haven, some
amazingly good (the Gerson Clinic has been doing phenomenal work there for
thirty years that I know of), some mediocre, and some downright dreadful. Had
Gerson’s system, and some of the other excellent modalities, been investigated,
tested and encouraged in the US, the Charlatans would have been eliminated, the
effective modalities permitted, and the cancer death rate would have plummeted.
But that didn’t happen, of course, because as Dr Jones said, “Cancer is one of the
most lucrative businesses in the world.”
Take chemotherapy, for example. Most people, who have been spared up-
close experience with this ghastly experiment, are not aware that the serum
injected into already poisoned bodies is a potent poison. The rationale is that this
poison will kill the cancer cells that have been detected. And so it does, but it
also kills healthy cells, compromising, if not altogether destroying, the patient’s
immune system. These are a few of the side effects:
• Vomiting • Loss of appetite
• Pain • Loss of hair, sometimes baldness
• Diarrhoea • White blood cells destroyed
• Fungus • Intestinal vilii sheared off
• Exhaustion • Death
Worse Than The Cancer

I watched as the doctors tortured my best friend to death. Her magnificent
hair fell out in great chunks, her beautiful face was contorted with pain and she
told me, when she was able to speak, that the chemo was infinitely worse than the
cancer. In the end she begged for death, but the doctors refused to even help her
with this.
How can this happen? Perhaps this will give you a clue; thanks to
chemotherapy, oncology has become one of the most lucrative fields of medicine.
In the US, and presumably in many other countries, patients are given
chemotherapy in the offices of their oncologists. This procedure is a shortcut to
riches for the doctors, because they buy the poison low and sell the poison high.
This profit-oriented treatment is referred to as ‘chemotherapy concession’,
and it can lead to abuse. For example, even if an oncologist realises from
experience that the patient is too far gone to benefit from chemotherapy, he or
she may carry on regardless, making the patient’s last days on Earth a living Hell,
and beggaring the patient’s family to boot.
“Hard to Justify”
In 2001, Ezekiel J Emanuel, MD, who is an oncologist and bio-ethicist,
examined the records of nearly 8000 cancer patients. He found that when
chemotherapy was administered in the last six months of life, one-third of the
patients had cancers that are known to be unresponsive to chemotherapy!
Reflecting on this, Dr Emanuel said, “Providing chemotherapy to patients with
unresponsive cancers is hard to justify.” I’ll say!
Some of the cancers that are known to be unresponsive to chemotherapy
are pancreatic, melanoma, renal cell, gallbladder and hepatocellular. So, if you or
a loved one is diagnosed with any of these nasties, and your oncologist
recommends a course of chemotherapy, you will know that he is either ignorant,
a sadist or integrity-challenged, and that his treatment will kill the patient before
the cancer does.
Government legislation continues to outlaw proven alternative natural
methods of cancer treatment, while chemotherapy, a proven killer, is officially
sanctioned and effectively forced on unwilling children by the medical
establishment. Investigative journalist Eve Hillary recently uncovered yet
another tragic case of a child sentenced to undergo chemotherapy – much against
the wishes of her parents. Distressed by the devastating physical effects of the
treatment, they carried out their own research, and discovered that:
Chemotherapy originated from mustard gas, from which the first family of cytotoxic
(cell killing) drugs were synthesised. Nitrogen mustard is still listed on schedule one
of the Chemical Weapons Convention. Since then, many other equally toxic chemical
agents have been developed and used as chemotherapeutic agents. Because of its high
toxicity, staff must use protective clothing, goggles, boots and specialised rubber
gloves when administering chemotherapy. The floor below the preparation area and
intravenous stand is protected from accidental spills, as just a few drops of
concentrate are so corrosive that it can damage surfaces and cause chemical burns to
human skin. An accidental spill kit is located on the wall of chemotherapy rooms.
Staff mopping up spills carefully handle the hazardous material and dispose of it as
toxic waste. The chemotherapy is infused into the patient and it immediately kills
fast-dividing cells including cancer cells, but also cells forming bone marrow,
immune system, digestive system, hair follicles and reproductive cells of the testes
and ovary. It also kills healthy cells throughout the body, including liver, kidney and
brain cells. Parents of children having chemo are cautioned to wear gloves when
bathing their children or coming into contact with their urine. The chemicals saturate
the body tissues, killing red blood cells, which carry oxygen to body cells. This
causes fatigue, anaemia, and shortness of breath. Low white blood cell count occurs
due to the death of white blood cells, the cells responsible for fighting infection. The
patient develops a severely compromised immune system incapable of fighting off
infection.
The immune system’s natural killer cells are destroyed by the chemicals, and unable
to continue seeking out and destroying cancer cells. Platelets are destroyed and with
them the body’s blood clotting ability. This causes nosebleeds and the potentially fatal
risk of haemorrhage into lungs, intestines, brain or other organs, depending on how
low the platelet count falls. Most patients retch, vomit and experience diarrhoea
shortly after chemo starts. In some cases chemotherapy has to be stopped or the
patient will die. Three percent of patients die from the therapy. Many others die later
from longer-term complications, when the deaths are attributed to cancer and not to
the treatment. Some 67% of people who do not survive the course of treatment die
because of their weakened immune system’s failure to overcome infection, directly
attributable to the chemotherapy. Those that survive the treatment often experience
longer-term sequelae.
Chemotherapy drugs are often in themselves carcinogenic chemicals that break and
damage DNA. This creates a seed for a new cancer that may emerge years later as a
direct effect of the treatment. The most common cancers that are caused by
chemotherapy are leukaemia and lymphoma. Apart from the relatively temporary
effects of hair loss, this type of therapy most often causes permanent damage to
ovaries and testes causing sexual dysfunction and permanent inability to have
children.
The above condemnation of this “preferred” treatment is only a small part
of Eve Hillary’s thorough and disturbing report, which can be viewed on the
Reference pages at www.hippocrates-foundation.org. I recommend you read it
and get your doctor to do the same.
Fruitless Effort
What about surgery, to cut the darn thing out? Sure, sometimes it’s
successful, but slicing into an established cancerous tumour is risky, even when
they ‘get it all’. Unfortunately, however, they can’t be certain that they’ve ‘got it
all’, so they often insist upon radiation after surgery. This is usually a fruitless
effort to search out and kill the billions of cancer cells the surgery disturbed and
sent flooding into the patient’s system.
After surgery, swarms of these wily microbes can be seen in the patient’s
blood under a darkfield microscope; Gaston Naessens, in Quebec, has a video
illustrating this. So, the tumour may be gone, but the mutilated patient is sent
home with billions of cancer cells lurking, awaiting an opportunity to proliferate
and concentrate in another tumour. Then that one will have to be cut out, and
then another and another, until nothing is left to remove.
As for radiation ‘therapy’, it is ghastly to endure, and since radiation has
been known almost since inception to cause cancer, I’m at a loss to understand
how ‘Cancer, Inc.’ came up with the notion that it could cure.
Dire Consequences
Alternative treatments, scoffed at by mainstream medicos, can and do
work, although it takes great courage for victims of this scourge to go against the
advice of well-meaning family and friends and refuse to succumb to conventional
practice. One patient who did so is an Oxford University academic, Michael
Gearin-Tosh, whose book, Living Proof – a Medical Mutiny, describes in great
detail his experience in researching conventional treatment and dumping it in
favour of an alternative regime. Says Michael, “I was told I had cancer and that I
must expect to die soon. Almost eight years later I still do my job and enjoy life.
I have not had conventional treatment. Did my cancer simply disappear? Did I
do nothing? Far from it.” Most of the physicians he saw encouraged him to
submit to chemotherapy, warning of dire consequences when he demurred. Only
one warned that the chemo itself could kill him and advised against it. He chose
to deal with his cancer naturally, and his story is not only a ‘warts and all’
description of what he went through to beat the illness, it also serves to show how
poorly the medical profession really understands the role the body can play in the
treatment of cancer. His book is inspiring reading (see Resources) and I am
happy to report that we stay in touch and that he continues to lead a very busy
and healthy life.
Prevention Ignored
Prevention, the only sane way to deal with the scourge of cancer, has been
ignored by the ACS, and by the medical schools. We haven’t heard a peep of
protest out of any of them regarding junk food, pesticides, dangerous fertilisers,
preservatives, soy, artificial sweeteners, pollution, chemicalised milk, etc.
If the ACS, and its sister associations in other countries, were doing the job
they were paid for, they would tell people that it is imperative to eat organic food,
and they would lobby to put a stop to the Western world’s catastrophic farming
methods. They would encourage the addition of selenium to all soils where it is
low and advise people to take supplements of this proven enemy of cancer. They
would warn that excess body iron stores are cancer-causing and petition the
government to make willy-nilly iron fortification of food illegal. They would
have pithy words to say about parents who inflict second-hand smoke on their
helpless babies. They would blow the whistle on the polyunsaturated oils pushed
relentlessly by heart specialists and heart foundations. They would publicise the
huge body of research proving that these oils are semi-poisonous and are so
immunosuppressive that they cause cancer and are killing people by the millions.
They would pay attention to the studies that prove how well-formulated
progesterone protects women from all the hormone-related cancers. They would
encourage people to get adequate vitamin D, citing many studies that prove this
important vitamin from the sun offers amazing protection from cancer. They
would publicise the use of intravenous oxygen treatment, instead of encouraging
the government to jail its proponents.
But they don’t do any of these things, and what exactly is it that they are
doing to justify their salaries?
To give you an indication of how important diet is, the Native American
Pueblo and Hopi tribes had a cancer incidence of one in 1000 in 1940. Then the
US Government jumped in and encouraged them to eat ‘good old wholesome
American food’. The Pueblos agreed, and in a short time their cancer rate had
increased to one in four. The Hopis didn’t, and their rate remained low until, in
1982, they succumbed to the ‘do-gooders’. You guessed it – their rate zoomed.
Please don’t follow in the footsteps of the Americans, and always bear in mind
that reckless living now will lead to cancer later.
Definition of A Spontaneous Remission

A natural therapy the patient didn’t tell the
oncologist about.
My strong recommendation to all readers is: Do not support any of the so-
called “health societies”. They are all backed by “the bad guys” and suppress
natural remedies while shilling for killer therapy. Please, starve them of funds!
My donations go to ethical organisations, such as Guide Dogs, Greenpeace and
many charities that assist animals.
If a cancer cure suddenly appeared, there would

be a rash of suicides as ACS executives jumped
out of windows.
- Hardin Jones, MD,
Former President,
American Cancer Society (ACS)
19
Water Woes
“Tragically, we are exposing people to deadly
elements of arsenic, lead and radium,
all carcinogenic”
W
hen contemplating the vast number of toxic chemicals governments
permit in water supplies, one has the inescapable impression that they
are out to get us. But wait – if we’re all dead, who will pay the taxes
needed for their salaries, cushy retirements, and fund their grandiose schemes and
overseas trips? Could it be that they are simply ignorant or stupid? Or should we
blame the chemical companies’ lobbies – the strongest in the world? No matter
the reason, once again we must think for ourselves, distrust authority, and never
drink any of the stuff, especially if it is fluoridated, “for the sake of children’s
teeth”.
In certain parts of the world calcium fluoride occurs naturally in the water
and it causes teeth to be yellow and mottled and ugly – but extremely strong.
What is dumped, willy-nilly, into the water supplies of too many English-
speaking communities, however, is not calcium fluoride, but silicofluorides,
which are 85 times more toxic than calcium fluoride.
According to an article in The Weston A Price Foundation Magazine,
Summer 2001, by Anita Shattuck, “They are non-biodegradable, hazardous
wastes taken from the pollution scrubbers of industries. If not dumped in the
public water supplies, these silicofluorides would have to be neutralised at the
highest rated hazardous waste facility at a cost of US$1.40 per gallon (or more
depending on how much cadmium, lead, uranium and arsenic are also present).
Cities buy these unrefined pollutants and dump them – lead, arsenic and all – into
our water systems.”
This has to be one of the greatest con jobs ever pulled on an unsuspecting,
trusting public; in their search for a profitable way to rid themselves of their
waste problem, industry came up with a brilliant idea – they decided to make us
drink it! A brilliant idea for industry, but disastrous for citizens who drink and
bathe in water contaminated by the uranium, arsenic, aluminium, cadmium and
lead removed from the scrubbers.
If your dentist encourages you to have your teeth, and those of your
children, ‘protected’ by sodium fluoride, just remember that in all probability he
or she also considers it perfectly safe to fill your teeth with mercury, the second-
most dangerous substance on Earth (see Chapter 17, Dental Health). Further,
those dental associations who ‘advise’ governments and the general public on
dental health are not scientific bodies, but trade groups that are heavily
influenced by the chemical companies and drug cartels.
Somehow all of the organizations, politicians and medical people
who should be looking after our health, have decided to ignore or suppress the
fact that sodium fluoride was used as an insecticide, rodenticide, herbicide and
fungicide, was incorporated into nerve gasses, and used in frosting and etching
glass, due to its powerful scouring ability. These poisons from industrial
scrubbers do not simply pass through your body – they remain there to create
havoc.
For example, they are known to cause:
• Cancer • Abdominal pains

• Genetic damage • Depression
• Neurological impairment • Chronic fatigue
• Lowered IQ in children • Muscle spasms
• Osteosclerosis • Eczema
• Osteoporosis • Leg swelling
• Spondylaxis • Hair loss
• Goitre • High blood lead levels
• Chromosomal aberration • Learning disabilities
• Dizziness • Violence
• Joint pain • Sickle cell anaemia
• Fatigue • Down’s syndrome
• Bloody vomit • SIDS
• Skin rashes • Immune system suppression
• Gastroenteritis • Dental fluorosis
• Hypersensitivity • Thyroid dysfunction
• Headaches • Lead uptake
• Urinary tract infections • Bone fractures
• Muscular stiffness and aches
Alzheimer’s Disease is epidemic in heavily-fluoridated Australia and New
Zealand, and in all other fluoridated communities. Decades ago the connection
was discovered when doctors observed that when kidney dialysis was carried out
with fluoridated water the patient, no matter the age, was quickly afflicted with
Alzheimer’s Disease. In heavily fluoridated areas patients died during treatment
because of fluoride, and hospitals soon learned that they had to use pure water for
dialysis. Governments were made aware of this, yet continued dosing water
supplies.
In 1986, 1100 scientists, Scientific Fraud
who worked for the Environmental
A list of 119 scientists who oppose fluoridation
Protection Agency in the US, tried
was compiled by the London Anti-Fluoridation
to sue their own agency for Campaign. The list includes Nobel Prize winners,
ignoring important data on the and reads like a Who’s Who of the scientific
dangers of fluoridation. community. This is one of the statements they
released to the press:
Even Australia’s own war
hero surgeon, the late ‘Weary’ “Fluoridation is the greatest scientific fraud of
Dunlop, came out strongly against this century, if not of all time.”
fluoridation, labelling it “poisonous”.
Despite all the authoritative and peer-reviewed research published to date,
as far as I have been able to establish, only one government has had the sense and
decency to outlaw the use of fluoride as an aid to oral health. Fluoride tablets,
fluoride drops and fluoride chewing gum, for decades promoted as the crown
jewels of dentistry, are to be taken off the market in Belgium because the
government now agrees that they are poisonous and pose a great risk for physical
and psychological health.
A Brave and Principled Man
Dr Hardy Limeback, BSc, PhD in Biochemistry, DDS, head of the
Department of Preventive Dentistry for the University of Toronto, and president
of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, is now on our side. He was
formerly Canada’s leading sodium fluoride authority and was the main Canadian
promoter of fluoridation.
When I heard that Dr Limeback had had a dramatic change of heart, I rang
him at the University. He told me that he had addressed students and faculty at
his University and apologised for his former stand. He told them, “For the past
15 years I had refused to study the toxicology information that is available to
everyone. Poisoning our children was the furthest thing from my mind. The
truth was a bitter pill to swallow. But swallow it, I did.”
A very brave and principled man, Dr Limeback is now working to stop
Canadian fluoridation. “Tragically, we are exposing people to deadly elements
of arsenic, lead and radium, all carcinogenic. Because of the cumulative
properties of toxins, the detrimental effects on human health are catastrophic…
Residents of Canadian cities that fluoridate have double the fluoride in their hip
bones, compared to the rest of the population. Even worse, we have discovered
that fluoride is altering the architecture of bones.” Australia and New Zealand
need some dentists with integrity and courage to speak out the way Dr Limeback
has done.
The bottom line: This stuff is poisonous, in all its forms. Tell your
children’s schools that you will sue them if they put it in your children’s months.
Never buy fluoride toothpaste. Shun dentists who want to paint a rat poison on
your teeth, and do not allow glass ionomer fillings to be put in your month: they
exude fluoride and do continuing damage. And please, write letters of complaint
to your political representatives. This is the only way we can effect change.
Perhaps one day governments in English-speaking countries will come to
their senses and stop allowing industry to poison us with their toxic waste.
Judging from experience, it will be a long wait. Meantime, there are several
alternatives to drinking tap water. Reverse osmosis filters remove the fluoride, as
well as chlorine and other poisons. But the water this system produces is ‘dead’
and it also wastes lots of water, which is a serious problem in drought areas.
Distilling water is not a good option, as the mineral-free water that distillation
produces tends to leach minerals from the body.
Ideally, every household that uses municipal water should have efficient
filters at source. Most cannot afford such luxuries and are left with little choice,
other than bathing in a chemical stew which, inevitably, is absorbed by the body.
For country people, when pesticides are not in the air, rain water is the obvious
answer. But this is not advisable in suburbia, or in areas close to big cities, due
to air pollution.
Wonderful Water
Most bottled water is rubbish. The only one I drink myself and can
recommend is called Alpha Lyte, and it is in a class of its own. This water comes
from a 10,000-year-old deposit in Cooroy Mountain, Queensland, and it goes
through a series of filtration processes. Then, ionic, crystalloid, plant-based trace
minerals are added. These minerals are not produced in a laboratory, but are as
nature made them, and they are crucial for health. Next, and this is important, the
water goes through an energizing process that makes it ‘alive’. It comes in
600ml bottles, and several therapists I trust have told me that drinking only one
bottle per day can confer significant health benefits.
This system was developed after six years of research by a team of
naturalists, including Dr Michael Halliday and the late Dr John Whitman Ray,
whom I knew well and whose work in this area I respect. See Resources for
ordering, and their website, www.alphalyte.com, for local suppliers, more
information and news regarding their expansion into overseas markets.
20
Legal Drugs
Whatever happened to
‘Ethical Pharmaceuticals’?
Y ou’d better duck, because the drug barons are out to get you! Pfizer,
Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis, Aventis and
other pharmaceutical giants (with a total market valuation in the trillions
of dollars) have developed a cosy cartel to provide them with a global
marketplace. This means that they are in charge. They own the EU, they own
politicians, they own governments – and they want to own you. They want to
make you dependent upon drugs and keep you that way for the rest of your life.
If you allow them to ‘hook’ you, they won’t care if their drugs shorten your life,
because there are plenty more where you came from.
Pharmaceutical profits are immense, and growing every year, because
people have come to believe, through brilliant propaganda, that there is a magic
pill for every twinge, a happiness capsule if you are down in the dumps, and a
miracle ‘cure’ for every illness. Dr Joseph Mercola recently revealed that US
drug companies alone spend $15 billion per year on physician marketing, and
Americans spend $1 trillion (that’s one thousand billion US dollars) each year on
drugs. Pharmaceutical companies finance the medical schools so that budding
doctors learn about drugs, but not about the role of nutrition and toxaemia in
illnesses. If it became public knowledge that nutrition can prevent all illnesses,
and detoxifying can cure, the pharmaceuticals would be finished!
They lie and cheat and stoop to the lowest tricks to hide the toxic effects of
the drugs they flog. They find the best scientific prostitutes available to falsify
trials ‘proving’ that their drugs are safe and effective. Scientists who have the
courage to bring the truth to the public are vilified. The mainstream press,
largely owned by trans-national corporations, often refuses to print anything
negative about drugs until the news is so hot that they have no choice. Even
then, they usually drag out some tame doctor or scientist who will make a
statement they can use to make the pharmaceuticals look less villainous. All
Western governments tag along with this scandalous state of affairs and the only
way we citizens can protect ourselves is through word of mouth, and the internet.
The power of the bottom line rules our world. And the bottom line for the
pharmaceuticals is amazing, which explains, but doesn’t excuse, their immoral
behaviour. You can see by the following figures, revealed by the Life Extension
Foundation Magazine, that they have compelling motives for keeping the truth
hidden from their customers:
Prozac: It costs the manufacturer, Eli Lilly, eleven cents to make 100 of
the 20mg tablets. This amount retails for US$247.47 – a neat 224,973
percent mark-up.
Xanax: It costs the manufacturer 2½ cents to make 100 of the 1mg
tablets. If you are foolish enough to buy them, they will set you back
US$136.79 for the 100 tablets. A spectacular 569,958 percent profit.
These drugs will shorten your life and keep you in a confused state while
you are still here. Much wiser to get your dietary act together, so you won’t need
to drug yourself to overcome the damage junk food does to your brain. The
magazine cited many more examples, but I guess you get the idea.
To be fair, the pharmaceuticals do have heavy expenses: research,
distribution, publicity, packaging, marketing, out-of-court settlements and the
occasional lost lawsuit, setting up and funding quasi-legitimate ‘foundations’,
‘institutes’, ‘associations’ and ‘advisory boards’ to provide ‘independent health
information and advice’ to the public and sponsoring genuine organisations to the
extent that they will never criticise the hands that feed them, bribes to politicians,
scientists and government agencies such as the notoriously corrupt US Food and
Drug Administration.
They are entitled to a profit, but these figures do seem a bit excessive. Of
course, they couldn’t do it without your cooperation. So, watch out, and save
drug consumption for extreme, life-threatening emergencies, such as pneumonia.
Remember, if you have been popping antibiotics for every sniffle, you may very
well die from pneumonia, should you contract it, because your body can no
longer respond to antibiotics.
The Medicines Control Agency is the drugs licensing authority in
the United Kingdom. Taxpayer-funded, it is supposed to protect consumers from
dangerous drugs. It is, unfortunately, one of the most secretive organizations in
Britain. The British Medical Journal, 2003; 326:119, reported, “Its meetings
are held in secret, and no minutes of proceedings, apart from revealing the names
of attendees, are ever made public. Any member who would dare step out of line
and reveal proceedings to the press could face two years imprisonment – if the
information compromised a drug company and its work.” Wow! One can’t help
wondering exactly what the British taxpayers are getting for their money.
Perilous Pills
If I were to devote the space necessary to really blow the whistle on the
dangers of drugs, this book would expand to a thousand pages. So I will content
myself with just a few examples:
BENADRYL, a popular antihistamine, can cause speech disorganization,
poor attention span, delirium and unconsciousness. Studies at Yale University
found that some people who were being treated for psychosis were actually
suffering from Benadryl overdose. So, if your nose is running and you think you
need an antihistamine, reach for your water bottle instead. Sip all day to keep
hydrated, and chances are your symptoms will abate. And if your granny
suddenly shows signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, check that the nursing
home isn’t doping her with Benadryl or something even more sinister, to keep
her compliant.
BAYCHOL, a cholesterol-lowering drug, was removed from the market
belatedly, after it was proved to cause a muscle-wasting disease.
LOTRONEX is used to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which the US
Food and Drug Administration classifies as a serious condition. Because of that
status, Lotronex went through an expedited approval process, which may have
led FDA investigators to ignore danger signals about its safety. Some doctors say
it’s a great help for some people – but it’s little or no help to many others, and for
some it causes serious problems or even death. What’s more, doctors can’t tell in
advance how Lotronex might affect a patient. Lotronex can cause ischemic
colitis, a potentially fatal condition that can restrict the supply of blood to the
colon and cause gangrene. This may require surgery to remove part of the colon.
Lotronex’ maker GlaxoSmithKline and the FDA have been blamed for
rushing the drug onto the market despite its known side effects – then, after a
temporary recall, pushing the drug back into circulation without properly
protecting consumers. Three months after the launch of Lotronex in February
2000, British medical journal The Lancet published a scathing editorial branding
the FDA “a servant of the industry” for the way it approved the drug. The
agency was compromised both by the funding it receives from drug makers and
by pressure from Congress to favour the industry, author Richard Horton said.
Serious side effects were known before the FDA approved Lotronex, and the
agency brushed aside the safety concerns of its own scientists, he said. Patients in
Lotronex studies suffered from severe constipation and from ischemic colitis,
caused by restricted blood flow to the bowel. After the drug’s approval, further
cases of the two potentially fatal side effects forced its recall nine months later –
followed by the FDA unaccountably allowing its reinstatement.
A series of class actions against the makers, and the FDA, are now being
pursued in the US, and I hope the scandal will bring this corrupt organization to
its knees.
TROVAN, a fluoride-based antibiotic, caused acute liver failure. Pfizer, its
maker, conducted an unethical trial in Nigeria and killed and maimed many
children. Of course, it’s no secret the drug companies love Third World trials
because they can literally get away with murder.
Four hundred drugs for colds, coughs and weight control have been
removed from stores in the US because they have been linked with an increased
risk of hemorrhagic strokes (brain bleeding) in young women. The offending
chemical is phenylpropanolamine, and the products are ALKA-SELTZER,
CONTAC, ACU-TRIM, DIMETAPP, DEXATRIM, ROBITUSSIN, TAVIST-D and
TRIAMINIC. One more reason to steer clear of all drugs, even when they are not
on the above list. It’s only a matter of time before that ‘benign’ drug you are
taking will be found to cause serious illnesses, and it may be too late for you.
You won’t need drugs of any kind if you follow the rules in this book. But please
don’t get the idea I am suggesting that you quit drugs ‘cold turkey’. Some are so
strong that they must be phased out, with the help of an understanding doctor.
PROZAC, the huge money-maker mentioned earlier, did not get approval
from the German authorities because they found that manufacturer Eli Lilly’s
studies showed that previously non-suicidal patients who took the drug had a
fivefold higher rate of suicide than those taking placebos. A few of Prozac’s side
effects include agitation, manic symptoms, aggression and loss of impulse
control. Hey, I thought those were the very symptoms that caused a physician to
prescribe it in the first place.
The Boston Globe reported, “Using figures on Prozac both from Lilly and
independent research, Dr David Healy, an expert on the brain’s serotonin system
and director of the North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine at the
University of Wales, estimated that probably 50,000 people have committed
suicide on Prozac since its launch, over and above the number who would have
done so if left untreated.”
According to Dr Raymond Peat, “Eli Lilly and Co. earns over US$2 billion
annually on Prozac. Each suicide caused by Prozac would appear to be balanced
by several hundred thousand dollars earned by the corporation. If the war on
drugs were serious, this would be a good place to start.”
Several years ago, the US government issued warnings about tryptophan
supplements. According to Dr Peat, these warnings were “...widely dismissed,
because the government has so often lied. Even when the public health agencies
try to do something right, they fail, because they have done so much wrong.” Dr
Peat, in his Newsletter, November 2000, warns about the use of tryptophan
because it is easily converted to serotonin and melatonin in the body. “The most
popular kind of tranquiliser/antidepressant/phychotropic drug, the ‘serotonin
reuptake inhibitor’ is said to act by increasing the action of serotonin in the brain.
(Drugs of this type are prescribed for depression, anxiety, panic, and obsessive-
compulsive disorders). ...The only amino acid that has ever been found to be
carcinogenic is tryptophan. ...Serotonin research is relatively new, but it rivals
estrogen research for the level of incompetence and apparent fraudulent intent
that can be found in professional publications.”
All antidepressants are dangerous. Banish junk food and drink, drugs and
tobacco from your life and you won’t need them.
The good news about the anti-inflammatory prednisone is that it can bring
relief from pain, often within hours. The bad news, however, is very bad –
pharmacologic doses suppress the adrenal glands so much that it can take years to
wean a patient off of it, and the side effects include stomach ulcers, diabetes,
cataracts, and many more. Another instance of the ‘cure’ being worse than the
illness. Except, it isn’t really a ‘cure’, because drugs cannot cure, they merely
suppress illnesses. The only true cures come from detoxification.
Check The Short and Curlies!
An interesting bit of trivia came my way years ago, and I shall pass it on to
you, like it or not; people who are fortunate enough to have strong adrenal glands
have kinky pubic hair. In youth, of course, all healthy people have kinky pubic
hair, but those with weak adrenals find that the curl lessens with age, and comes
to resemble a drowned mouse by middle age, or even earlier. I wouldn’t mention
this somewhat touchy subject except that it is instructive; when a weak-adrenal
type becomes seriously ill and takes an extremely strong drug, his or her pubic
hair will suddenly become curly again. This happens because of the way the
drug works. It is not, contrary to what people may surmise, because the drug is
smart, and zeroes in on the cause of the illness and zaps it. It is because the drug
whips the already exhausted adrenal glands, and forces them to do their job of
suppressing the illness. So, the patient is not getting better, but is getting over the
worst of the symptoms, because his or her adrenals have been stimulated. Once
the drug is discontinued, the lank pubic hair returns, and the illness, which has
been suppressed but not banished, lies in wait for the next opportunity to surface.
If the patient does not get serious about diet, more drugs will be given, and
eventually the poor, exhausted adrenals will simply lie down and give up. So,
my advice is – have a look at your private area, and if the short and curlies are
not curly, and if you want to have a long, healthy life, adopt the rules in this
book.
Time to Ask Questions
Should you feel that I have gone somewhat overboard on my criticism of
those multi-national drug empires who spend millions of your dollars on warm
and fuzzy ads which portray them as caring, responsible, and philanthropic
purveyors of life-enhancing products, I suggest you do a little internet research
through visits to the many whistle-blowing websites (just key in ‘drug
companies’ to your search engine), and see for yourself the depths to which these
once-respected ‘ethical pharmaceuticals’ companies have sunk in pursuit of
profit. If you are a shareholder in any of them, maybe it’s time for you to start
asking questions. But don’t expect any honest answers from your board of
directors. They’d all end up in jail if they were ever to admit the truth. And so
they should!
Do you still have some lingering respect for the multi-national legal drug
pushers? Then consider what Dr Sherri Tenpenny sent to Betty Martini, the
American aspartame activist, who sent it to me: “CellCept is a drug that they
give to patients who have had organ transplants!! Inactive ingredients in
CellCept Oral Suspension include aspartame, citric acid anhydrous, colloidal
silicon dioxide, methylparaben, mixed fruit flavour, sodium citrate dihydrate,
sorbitol, soybean lecithin, and xanthan gum.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/cellcept.htm.
There is nothing in the above ingredients that isn’t known to be unhealthy
and much that is well known to be extremely dangerous. Yet, it is formulated for
some of medicine’s most vulnerable patients. I rest my case.
Oral Care?
Throughout this book you will find explanations and
descriptions of the effects of a wide variety of toxic chemicals
and substances which manufacturers are permitted to put into
food and other products, with disregard to the short- and long-
term health effects they may have on susceptible people. With
that in mind, here’s a list of ingredients taken directly from the
packaging of Listerine CoolMint Pocket Pak Oral Care Strips.
The makers, Warner-Lambert, a division of Pfizer, instruct you
to place a strip on your tongue and let it dissolve. Good Luck!
Pullilan Cineole (eucalyptol)

Flavours Methyl salicylate
Menthol Glycerol oleate
Aspartame Thymol
Acesulfame Locust bean gum
Potassium Propylene glycol
Copper gluconate Xanthan gum
Polysorbate 80 Fast green FCF
Carrageenan Phenylketonurics:
Contains Phenylalanine
To be fair, they do include a warning on the pack; that the
little pouch containing the strips “may present a choking
hazard”. That’s all right, then.
21
Vaccinations
At best – useless;
at worst – dangerous.
F lu vaccines are nearly useless in preventing flu, and the shots weaken the
immune system, making victims more predisposed to illnesses. Severe
nervous system damage from the injections can take years for the body to
repair, if it can be repaired at all. Side effects from the vaccines include
headaches, muscle pain, fever, exhaustion and a bad case of, you guessed it, the
flu, and sometimes even pneumonia. This is what Dr Joseph Mercola has to say
about these medical/pharmaceutical moneymakers:
“When one digs into the vaccine history (check out the Swine Flu vaccine if you want
a real horror story) and scientific research (especially in Europe), it quickly becomes
apparent that nobody really knows what these toxic stews of chemicals and micro-
organisms do in the human body. ...I have heard some authors state that there is a
direct correlation of the number of flu shots one has and the incidence of Alzheimer’s.
This would be due to the aluminium and mercury that is in every flu shot.”
When a doctor approaches brandishing a hypodermic, bear in mind that the
contents are prepared with chicken embryo fluid, which has been inoculated with
the living flu strains. It is then treated with formaldehyde (embalming fluid) to
inactivate the virus. Then, mercury is added to preserve the chemical stew. But
that’s not enough – anti-freeze (ethylene glycol) and phenol are put in to
disinfect, and even animal viruses are sometimes introduced, undetected. It also
contains aluminium, which contributes to Alzheimer’s disease. My advice is to
keep your immune system strong through strict eating habits, and sail through the
flu season unvaccinated and healthy.
You still want to be vaccinated for the flu or for anything else? So be it –
it’s your life and your decision. It is, however, a totally different issue when
helpless babies are offered up as sacrificial lambs to the inoculation industry. Let
me recount just one instance of the duplicity that seems to be endemic amongst
those ‘caring’ pharmaceutical giants. It has recently been revealed that Eli Lilly
& Co. have known for decades that their mercury-based vaccine preservative
thimerosal caused neurological injury to infants. Thimerosal is the most common
preservative used in vaccines and biologics marketed in the United States and
most other countries. It’s widely used to help prevent a vaccine from spoiling,
for inactivating bacteria used to formulate several vaccines, and in preventing
bacterial contamination of the final product. However, reports have surfaced
linking thimerosal to mercury poisoning in infants – often causing autism.
That Lilly have been aware of this danger for all these years has only come
to light as a result of the discovery process in a series of co-ordinated US lawsuits
against Lilly on behalf of injured babies. Yet they are still using it, as are other
drug companies, and the company itself even put out warnings to doctors in 1999
citing:
“Primary Physical & Reproduction Effects: Nervous System and Reproduction
Effects…
“Effects of exposure include fetal changes…
“Mercury poisoning may occur…
“Exposure in children may cause mild to severe mental retardation....
“Hypersensitivity to mercury is a medical condition aggravated by exposure…
“CERCLA Hazardous substance - toxic waste disposal…”
The evidence which has been uncovered comes from Lilly’s own archives
and shows that for some 70 years numerous well-credentialed researchers have
provided the company with many papers indicating concerns about the safety of
their vaccines. The documents clearly demonstrate that thimerosal was known as
early as April 1930 to be dangerous. In its apparent eagerness to promote and
market the product, in September 1930 Eli Lilly secretly sponsored a ‘human
toxicity’ study on patients already known to be dying of meningococcal
meningitis.
According to Andrew Waters, a senior law partner in the firm handling the
lawsuits, “Lilly then cited this study repeatedly for decades as proof that
thimerosal was of low toxicity and harmless to humans. They never revealed to
the scientific community or the public the highly questionable nature of the
original research.”
Waters adds that while Eli Lilly made every effort to prevent the results of
its questionable secret study appearing in medical and scientific literature, other
researchers have provided Lilly with numerous articles since the 1930s indicating
concerns about thimerosal and its potential hazard to humans who might be
exposed or injected with the substance. The evidence clearly demonstrates that
Eli Lilly was advised repeatedly that their conclusions of low toxicity were not
warranted and that they failed to pass the information on to appropriate federal
and public health authorities.
But they just didn’t care then and they certainly don’t care now. They
have powerful friends to look after their interests as “a matter of national
security.” Just before President Bush signed the Homeland Security Bill into law
(an allegedly anti-terrorism measure) an unknown member of Congress inserted a
last-minute provision into the legislation, which effectively blocks lawsuits being
launched against major pharmaceuticals like Lilly. The action was shrouded in
mystery until House Majority Leader Dick Armey told CBS News he was behind
it. “It’s a matter of national security. We need their vaccines if the country is
attacked with germ weapons,” said Armey, apparently concerned that if these
large companies were bankrupted through losing class actions, the US would
have no defence against biological warfare!
Is it just coincidence that Lilly is a major GOP campaign donor, has a large
lobbying presence in Washington, and connections to the White House that
include CEO Sidney Taurel’s appointment to the White House Homeland
Security Advisory Council itself? Or that, having created an epidemic of infant
neurological disorders, Lilly is now making more billions out of manufacturing
drugs to treat those conditions?
Ask Your Doctor
What about the doctors? Are they warning mothers that vaccinations may
kill or destroy their baby’s health? I don’t think so. Consider this bit of news
from www.redflagweekly.com:
July 8, 2002
DOCS GET BONUS FOR GIVING MMR VACCINE
What Next? It seems that in the UK, GPs have been getting payments for rounding up
their patients for the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine. If 90 percent are
vaccinated, they receive £2,865, but the payola drops to £955 if only 70 percent are
vaccinated.
It seems now that the docs are concerned that they may be wrecking their credibility
with their patients. Sure, especially since the MMR has become so controversial.
Let’s get this straight: they’ve been receiving extra money for vaccine targeting? Isn’t
that a CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Or are British docs too dumb to understand that?
I wonder whether this corrupt practice is occurring in Australia, in the US,
in Canada, in Europe? Maybe it is, but I don’t have the evidence. Why not ask
your physician?
In Indiana, USA, (the State that just happens, coincidentally, to house the
corporate headquarters of Eli Lilly & Co) where vaccinations against eight
diseases are now mandatory before a child may start school, the number of
autistic children grew from 116 in 1989, to 3789 in 2001. Local Congressman
Dan Burton described what happened to his grandson: “Shortly after getting a
round of childhood vaccinations, he became a different child. He no longer
spoke. He would not look anyone in the eye. He cried endlessly, banging his
head. He began running around flapping his hands. We now know he was
suffering from an adverse reaction to his vaccines.”
Victims of the Pharmaceuticals
Is this what you want for your child? For your grandchild? For any child,
anywhere? Coulter and Fisher, in A Shot In The Dark, say, “The childhood
vaccination program is the only possible cause of the mass epidemic of clinical
and sub-clinical encephalitis.” The authors provide strong evidence that DPT
vaccine causes encephalitis, and state that 12,000 to 15,000 cases of severe
neurological damage are caused by childhood vaccine each year in the US. But,
and this is really scary, “one child in five or six is affected to some degree.”
This means that the millions of ‘difficult’ children, ADHD children, children
with intractable behaviour problems who are making the lives of parents and
teachers miserable, could simply be more victims of the pharmaceuticals. There
are no studies to prove or disprove this hypothesis – who would fund them? But
I am positive of one thing; when I was young there were no crazy children
running around, teenaged murderers were unheard of, and there were no
mandatory childhood injections. Sure, there were a few kids with discipline
problems, but principals and fathers with straps soon sorted them out. They
were not made insane by legal drugs and a polluted food supply, and were
amenable to reason.
How, in a relatively short period of time, did the Western world go so far
wrong? The answer is simple, of course, and we can lay the blame on the
pharmaceuticals who wrested control of governments, bribed (with cushy perks)
and snowed doctors, and turned formerly self-reliant Westerners into drug-
dependent wimps.
What is so terrible about having measles, whooping cough and mumps?
They left us with lifetime immunity and bodies that had not been severely
compromised by deadly vaccinations. Of course, this approach meant that
mothers, or members of the extended family that existed in those days, had to be
home to look after us. Nowadays, mothers work, grandparents are languishing in
nursing homes drugged out of their skulls, and daycare facilities freak out if a
child shows symptoms of illness.
There are some compassionate doctors, and the Association of American
Physicians and Surgeons proved it recently when they voted unanimously for a
moratorium on vaccine mandates. Part of the statement read, “Vaccinations
should be based on decisions made by fully informed parents, and not imposed
by health officials zealous to comply with unwise vaccine laws.”
Sure, and how are parents expected to become informed, and what do they
do when schools ban their children?
The following letter appeared in The Australian in October, 2000:
Again the Australian Government is a day late and a dollar short in protecting the
health of its citizens. Two years ago, New Zealand banned blood donations from
people in danger of transmitting CJD. What did Australia do? Nothing! One year ago,
the US withdrew from use the Hepatitis B vaccine containing mercury because it had
the potential to cause brain damage in infants. What did Australia do? Worse than
nothing – we introduced this very vaccine into the infant schedule! Our Government
and our Minister for Health have shown time and again that when it comes to
ensuring Australians have the best and safest medicines and vaccines, they are asleep
at the wheel. John Howard and Dr Wooldridge, wake up while you still have a
population to govern.
Meryl W. Dorey, President, The Australian Vaccination Network www.avn.org.au
Well, Dr Wooldridge no longer holds the Health portfolio, but regrettably
we have seen no affirmative action from either of his recent successors.
What in the world are the pharmaceuticals thinking of, putting mercury,
one of the most deadly poisons on our planet, into injections?
Can no one put a brake on these profit-obsessed egomaniacs?
For every complicated problem,
there is a solution that is simple,
direct, understandable and wrong.
- H. L. Mencken
22
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,

your hair, your skin, your lungs,
and everyone else’s
C
hances are, since you’re reading a book on natural health, you’re not a
smoker. People who are capable of sucking deadly poisons into their
bodies are not likely to care much about natural health. What possible
difference can it make? So, smokers, I leave you to your fate – my concern is for
us passive smokers.
Second-Hand Smoke
The smoker pollutes the air you breathe in two ways: with mainstream
smoke, which the smoker inhales, then exhales, and with side-stream smoke,
which comes directly from the burning end of the cigarette, cigar, or pipe. A
cigarette smoker spends only 24 seconds in the actual process of inhaling and
exhaling mainstream smoke. But the cigarette burns for approximately 12
minutes and during that time it pollutes the air continuously with side-stream
smoke. Smokers can keep cigars and pipes burning much longer. And of course
all smoking pollution remains long after the smoker has stopped.
Even when a smoker inhales, researchers have calculated that two-thirds of
the smoke from the burning cigarette goes into the environment. The percentage
of pollution from cigar and pipe smoke is even higher. The amount of carbon
monoxide generated from one cigar, in fact, is twice as high as from three
cigarettes smoked simultaneously.
Insidiously, side-stream smoke contains far more of the carcinogenic tars
and smoke particles and concentrations of noxious compounds than the
mainstream smoke inhaled by the smoker. This exposure is deadly, because the
toxic and carcinogenic chemicals released from the burning tip of the cigarette
enter the atmosphere totally unfiltered by a mat of tobacco. Some studies show
there is twice as much tar and nicotine in side-stream smoke compared to
mainstream. And three times more of a compound called 3-4 benzopyrene, which
is a carcinogen. And five times more carbon monoxide, that robs the blood of
oxygen. And 50 times more ammonia.
There is also evidence that there is even more cadmium in side-stream
smoke than in mainstream. Cadmium damages the air sacs of the lungs and
causes emphysema. Once cadmium gets into your lungs, you’ve got it. It never
goes away.
An Efficient Way to Commit Suicide
Tests made in enclosed areas found that one pack of burning cigarettes
produced levels of nitrosamine carcinogens ten times higher than in the inhaled
smoke itself, and carbon monoxide levels of 70 parts per million. In this
environment, the carboxyhemoglobin level of the non-smokers – a measure of
carbon monoxide inhalation – doubled. And remember, the carbon monoxide
emissions from a vehicle’s exhaust in a closed garage provides an efficient way
to commit suicide.
Side-stream smoke also contains free radicals and aldehydes, so the smoke
delivers a double molecular-level injury by introducing pathological free radicals
into the system and destroying cysteine. And, ladies, it is the free radicals and
aldehydes that create wrinkles.
The Thoracic Society of Australia, in a report in the Medical Journal of
Australia, states that an hour a day in a room with a smoker is nearly one
hundred times more likely to cause lung cancer in a non-smoker than 20 years
spent in a building containing asbestos. Another study shows that after only 30
minutes in a smoke-filled room the carbon monoxide level in the non-smoker’s
blood increases, as well as the blood pressure and heart beat.
And now for the worst news of all; it has been discovered, through
autopsies, that the lungs of smokers contain radioactive particles, called radon
daughters, in amounts equivalent to what would be accumulated from 300 X-rays
per year. The sources of the radiation are polonium 210 and lead 210, both found
in phosphate-fertilised tobacco plants and in tobacco smoke. What is most
alarming is that 75 percent of the radiation in tobacco smoke enters the
atmosphere and is inhaled by others. Us. You and I, our children, our aged
parents, our friends. We don’t need this additional radiation. It’s bad enough that
we have to have occasional medical and dental X-rays, that we are exposed to
radiation from flying, from the atmosphere and from irradiated food. There is no
such thing as a safe dose of radiation. It is nothing short of criminal that smokers
expose us all to additional, preventable doses of this deadly poison.
The most vulnerable passive smokers are babies in the womb. If you are
pregnant and still smoking, quit now if you have a shred of human decency. Your
unborn baby cannot protect him or herself – that is your job. Just remember that
with every puff, the amount of blood and oxygen going to the foetus is decreased.
This is what creates brain damage. Five minutes after you have a cigarette, your
baby’s heart speeds up and breathing movements decrease. These are signs of
foetal distress. Blood pressure is raised during and after smoking. This is harmful
to both mother and child. Your risk of having a stillborn baby is significantly
increased, and you are 80 percent more likely to have a spontaneous abortion
than a non-smoker. According to Dr Samuel S. Epstein, American Professor of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the School of Public Health in
Illinois, just one cigarette per day can damage the foetus!
Assault With a Deadly Weapon
If you smoke, your baby’s body and brain will weigh less at birth and its
chances of mental retardation and birth defects, such as cleft palate and harelip,
will be higher. There is strong evidence of development problems later in life,
and your child’s height may be affected. Lower IQ scores, reading disability,
behavioural problems and hyperactivity are all seen in the children of smoking
mothers. Nothing can excuse a woman who allows such life-threatening things to
happen to her unborn child!
Babies have small lungs and very small airways, so smoke-filled air
impairs their breathing. Babies and young children breathe much faster than
adults, meaning they inhale more air – and more pollution – in comparison to
their body weight. Infants whose parents smoke at home have a higher rate of
pneumonia and bronchitis. Many researchers have found that the dreaded sudden
infant death syndrome is passive smoking-related. Zinc, which is vital for healthy
growth in babies, becomes deficient in babies who are forced to breathe tobacco
smoke. The breast milk of smoking women contains significant amounts of
nicotine.
If we lived in a decent society, people who smoke in front of babies and
children would be jailed for assault with a deadly weapon. And kept there until
they kicked their murderous habit.
Years ago the Surgeon General of the United States declared smoking the
most important health issue of our time and urged non-smokers to avoid passive
smoking. That is easier said than done. But if you don’t, you’ll have lots more
illnesses, and you’ll die prematurely. So, if you’re exposed to it in the workplace,
do your best to educate your boss and your fellow workers. If your friends
smoke, set up new ground rules or replace your friends. And if your spouse
smokes, convert him or her, or run screaming to a divorce lawyer.
For further details on the dangers of passive smoking, visit my website,
www.doctorsaredangerous.com.
Voltaire wrote this 250 years ago:
Physicians pour drugs of which they know little, to
cure diseases of which they know less, into humans of
which they know nothing.
Has anything changed since?
The art of medicine consists in

amusing the patient while nature
cures the disease.
- Voltaire
“A lie can run around the world

before the truth gets its boots on.”
Mark Twain
23
Radiation Rampage
Unfortunately it’s almost inescapable,
but here are some steps you can take
to protect yourself
N owadays it’s virtually impossible to escape electromagnetic radiation,

unless you live on a primitive island; everywhere you go, you are likely
to be exposed to these dangerous and invisible rays. No matter how hard
you try to limit your exposure, there are always people nearby jabbering on
mobile phones, zapping themselves, and you, simultaneously. Other electronic
devices like television sets, computer monitors, hand-held games, watches,
cordless phones, household appliances and the overhead power transmission
cables, miniature batteries and transmission towers which make them possible,
are all around you. There’s no magic shield that I can offer to protect you from
the dangers inherent in this inevitable hazard of modern living; but I can offer
some recommendations and aids that should at least lessen their effect on your
well being and health. So, let’s examine the culprits.
X Mobile Telephones
Some scientists say you are safe only if you are 10 metres away from a
mobile phone, others say 30 metres. Not only are we ‘passive smokers’, we are
now ‘passive phoners’. My only consolation when people sit down next to me in
a place from which I can’t escape and start talking into their mouthpieces, is that
their brains are being deep-fried, while mine is merely being sautéed.
Our brains and eyes have never before had such concentrated exposure to
microwaves such as they get from using a cellular phone, jammed close to the
skull. This is unprecedented in evolutionary history, and will have, and is
having, profound effects upon people who foolishly use them, and those of us
who are unwillingly exposed to them. Don’t be seduced by the hands-free
mobiles. The earpiece concentrates the radiation even more, and zaps it straight
into the head. To give an indication how serious the problem is, the Japanese buy
clothes made from shielding materials.
Mobile phone use has been linked to human cancer in a scientific study,
with research showing it may induce eye cancer. While most fears about mobile
phones have related to brain tumours, a study of 500 people in the UK found a
threefold increase in eye cancer among people who regularly use the devices.
The mechanism by which the radiation might cause cancer is uncertain, but
it is known that the watery content of the eye assists the absorption of radiation.
Other research showed that cells called malanocytes found in the uveal
layer started growing and dividing more rapidly when exposed to microwave
radiation. Multibillion-pound lawsuits against Verizon Horizon – an American
mobile phone company 45 percent owned by the British Vodaphone telecom
provider – have been launched. Customers claim they got brain tumours and
other conditions from using the devices.
And at least one concerned medical professional has come out strongly
against the urge of masses of people to submit themselves to these biological
hazards. Time Magazine, February 24 2003, reported, “ ‘This is the largest
biological experiment in the history of the world,’ shouts Leif Salford, an
unusually animated neurosurgeon at Lund University, in Sweden. Salford’s not
talking about his own work. He’s talking about the 1.3 billion people around the
world who regularly chat away on their mobile phones, ‘freely pressing
radiological devices to their brains.’ ” Do you really want to be a part of that
experiment, especially as the results are becoming more and more apparent?
If you must use a mobile, consider buying a protective case that shields the
head. There is research indicating that these reduce emissions. If you use a
mobile inside a car, bus, train or ferry, the radiation will be increased
considerably, because in order to overcome the metal shielding the power is
increased to maximum. If it’s your decision to court brain tumours and all the
other dangers associated with mobiles, so be it. But please, spare a thought for
your fellow passengers.
In fact, much of the danger to ‘passive phoners’ and cell-phone users could
be avoided by redesigning these communications devices; except that
manufacturers refuse to incorporate technical safeguards that have long been
available. The New Zealand Herald, April 4 2003, reported a claim by Dr Neil
Cherry, associate professor in environmental health, Lincoln University,
Christchurch, that, “Even though science shows that mobile phones are more
dangerous than tobacco, they [the manufacturers] use the fact that radiation is
invisible and can’t be seen or smelt like smoke. There are more than 50 patents
for devices or methods to make phones safer that are not being used by
manufacturers.”
As usual, keeping costs down and profits up are more important to
manufacturers than the health of their customers. After all, there’s plenty more
where they came from.
In Russia, evidence that mobile phone usage can be dangerous has been
taken very seriously, and the Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection (RNCNIRP) published the following in March, 2003:
RNCNIRP ADVICE ON THE SAFE USE OF MOBILE PHONES
The RNCNIRP offers the following advice on the safe use of mobile phones. These
recommendations are based on the precautionary principle of the World Health
Organization, published scientific and medical studies, reviews and recommendations
by scientific groups and the expert opinions of RNCNIRP members.
1. Children under the age of 16 should not use mobile phones.
2. Pregnant women should not use mobile phones.
3. Those suffering from neurologic diseases such as neurasthenia, psychopathy,

psychosteny, and all neurosis with asthenic, obsessional hysterical disorders and
reducing of mental, physical activity, memory loss, sleep disorders, epilepsy and
epileptic syndrome, epileptic predisposition should not use mobile phones.
4. The duration of calls should be limited to a maximum of three minutes, and after
making a call the user should wait a minimum of 15 minutes before making another
call. The use of headsets and hands-free systems is strongly encouraged.
Manufacturers and retailers of mobile phones should include the following
information together with the engineering specifications:
All of the above recommendations regarding use; all relevant health and
epidemiological data on mobile phones, together with the radiation exposure levels
associated with the phone and the name of the measurement lab.
X Cordless Telephones
Mobile phones have gotten the bad press, but portable, cordless, phones
are nearly as dangerous. And the latest, more sophisticated, models operate on
higher radio frequencies (2.4 GigaHertz), which puts them in the same category
as the mobile phones.
It has long been known that medical radiation can cause baldness. Now
evidence is surfacing regarding baldness behind the listening ears of heavy-to-
moderate users of cordless phones. These bald patches conform exactly to the
shape of the antenna’s receiver. Even more disquieting, much smaller patches of
baldness are showing up behind the passive ear, indicating that the phone’s
radiation is sailing right through the head! This information was confirmed by a
hairdresser, who told me that this is a common problem among people using the
2.4 GigaHertz cordless models, that doctors are baffled (aren’t they always?), and
that the hair will grow back once use is discontinued. Yes, but will the brain
tumour the radiation may have caused dissolve?
The Hobart Mercury, July 6 1999, reported that “Cordless telephones
could pose the same threat to health as mobile phones. Scientists say radiation
emitted by the handsets could interfere with the brain, causing memory loss,
headaches, dizziness and even cancer.”
Associate Fellow of Physics at Warwick University, Dr Gerard Hyland, an
expert on electro-magnetic radiation, says cordless phones could pose a greater
risk than mobile handsets because they are used frequently and for long periods.
He adds, “You could say these are worse than mobiles because you have the
phone and the base station, both emitting microwave radiation, sitting in the same
room with you. This has got to be looked into.” (Sure, and the ‘study’ would no
doubt be funded by the very companies which manufacture the phones; care to
guess what the findings might be?)
Because of the many electromagnetic devices in our office, my associates
and I were extremely uncomfortable. This is understandable, considering that we
were being subjected to constant electromagnetic bombardment. One attributed
her daily headaches to glasses that needed to be adjusted. When I smartened up
and had the office de-zapped, there was an immediate improvement; headaches
gone, never to return, and a lovely, peaceful feeling.
We never thought we’d do something that ‘far-out’, but we all (including
the entire staff at Hippocrates) are now wearing Tesla pendants around our necks
to protect us in the outside, mobile phone-crazy world, and they really work. As
well, we are protected from our own mobiles. Many of our students buy the
pendants and have reported relief from pain, increases in energy, improved sleep
and a feeling of calm. The devices range in size from tiny (for mobile phone
protection) to large plates (for easing pain). Amazing stuff! There are many
such devices on the market, but after testing we found that those made by Tesla
(of specially treated titanium) are the best. Check Resources for details.
X Radar Antennae
Keep as far away as possible from radar installations. When travelling,
avoid airport hotels, because many people are so disturbed by radar emissions
that sleep is impossible for them.
X Radio, TV and Mobile Phone Transmitters
Don’t build, buy or rent a house close to these transmitters. If the
government decides to allow one to be built near you, organise your neighbours
and make a huge fuss. Download scientific reports from the internet, remind the
politicians that alpine forests in Europe located near large aerials are dying;
threaten lawsuits, organise pickets.
The UK newspaper, The Telegraph, April 25 2003, reported,
Residents of a hamlet near a mobile telephone mast have recorded high levels of
illness, including seven cases of cancer, raising fresh concerns over the safety of the
transmitters. Among the 50 people living in Wishaw, Warwickshire, 34 people have
reported medical complaints in the past two years. Five women have been diagnosed
with breast cancer and two men have been told they have tumours. All live within a
mile of the mast.
Regular complaints include sleeplessness, skin irritation and problems with the
immune system. Now an application has been submitted to build another transmitter
next to Wishaw. The Government says mobile telephone masts are no threat to public
health.
Now, why does that last sentence come as no surprise? Or this, from a
representative of the phone company involved, “T-Mobile is satisfied that the site
meets with national and international guidelines, is safe and does not present a
health risk to any member of the public.”
The siting of phone masts, with the usual government acquiescence, is yet
another example of corporate greed being allowed to triumph over the health of
the citizens despite credible evidence of the inherent dangers involved. Dr
Hyland again: “No research has been undertaken into this system and its safety.
People are being used as guinea pigs. Their fears [about masts] are not
unfounded.”
X TV and Computer Screens
Keep the television as far away from viewers as the room will allow.
Remember that the backs and sides of TV sets and PC monitors are even more
dangerous than the screen. Limit your exposure as best you can, and be strict
with children who want to sit close, as they are in even more danger than adults.
There are devices for computers that offer protection, and there are screens that
can be installed in front which cut radiation. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and
Thin Film Technology (TFT) computer screens are said to be radiation-free, and
plasma and back-projection television screens are safe.
X Electricity Meter Boxes
Take care that any meter boxes installed on an exterior wall of your home
are well away from where your family lives and sleeps. No matter how well
built, your house walls will not stop the radiation. Exposure, especially for
young people, is dangerous, sometimes fatal. There have been many instances of
children dying from leukemia from such exposure. These boxes can create
electro-stress 50 times above normal tolerance. In Australia, Carol Fisher, from
Tesla’s, will make house calls to check for danger areas (see Resources).
X Microwave Ovens
On the right, Dr Mercola Ten Reasons to Throw Out Your

gives ten very good reasons for Microwave Oven
1 Continually eating food processed from
discarding this ‘essential’ kitchen a microwave oven causes long term, permanent,
aid. Perhaps a bit drastic for some – brain damage by "shorting out" electrical
but, you have been warned! impulses in the brain (de-polarizing or de-
There is a simple solution to magnetizing the brain tissue).
this problem; eat mostly raw, and 2 The human body cannot metabolise,
when you must cook, use an old- break down, the unknown by-products created
fashioned stove. If you decide you in microwaved food.
3 Male and female hormone production is
just can’t remove your microwave,
shut down and/or altered by continually eating
at least be sure to disconnect it, microwaved foods.
because the darn things leak 4 The effects of microwaved food by-
radiation, even when not in use. products are residual (long term, permanent)
Your health will improve, as within the human body.
microwaved food causes cancer- 5 Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all
type effects in the blood, lowers microwaved food are reduced or altered so that
haemoglobin values, causes white the human body gets little or no benefit, or the
blood cells to decrease and leads to body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be
serious degeneration of the body. broken down.
6 The minerals in vegetables are altered
According to Nutrition And into cancerous free radicals when cooked in
Healing, June 6, 1999, microwave ovens.
“Doctors Hertl and Blanc of 7 Microwaved foods cause stomach and
Switzerland tested luminescent intestinal cancerous growths (tumors). This may
(light-emitting) bacteria by explain the rapidly increasing rate of colon
cancer in America.
exposing them to the blood of test
8 The prolonged eating of microwaved
subjects who had eaten, or not
foods causes cancerous cells to increase in
eaten, microwaved food. They human blood.
found that the luminous power of 9 Continual ingestion of microwaved food
bacteria in contact with serum of causes immune system deficiencies through
test persons who consumed food lymph gland and blood serum alterations.
prepared in the microwave oven 10 Eating microwaved food causes loss of
was significantly higher than those memory, concentration, emotional instability,
subjects who ate food not exposed and a decrease of intelligence.
to microwave radiation. So there is Joseph Mercola, MD,
a strong suggestion that some form writing in
The Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients
of radiant energy may be transferred
into our cells as a result of eating
microwaved food.”
Definitely food for thought!
X Wrist Watches
Battery-operated watches emit low-level radiation. Also, beware of
watches which glow in the dark – they will radiate you.
X Electric Blankets
Scientists have found extremely high levels of radiation in beds using
electric blankets and in heated waterbeds. If it is so cold that you must warm the
bed, do so before retiring, then switch off the power. Remove the plugs also, as
even when the appliance is turned off, the electricity is still flowing. Motorised
beds are worse, because the spine and organs are directly above the motor.
X Bug Zappers
These devices are bad news. According to Annals Of Internal Medicine,
June 1, 1998, “When a common house fly gets zapped by an electric trap,
bacteria that have collected on the surface of the insect are blasted into the air. In
a still air environment, a zapper can hurl bacteria as far as six feet.
“And if that zapper is near a fan or an air conditioning vent, who knows
how far those bacteria will travel? Because the study shows that the bacteria
covering the legs and bodies of house flies are obtained from human or animal
wastes, the bug zappers may be spreading more disease than they prevent.”
X Medical X-Rays
Avoid being X-rayed unless absolutely necessary. The procedure is often
ordered by doctors eager to cover themselves from lawsuits, which is
understandable, but hard on patients. There is no safe level of radiation! ‘Photo
opportunity’ X-rays and ultra-sounds of babies should be considered child abuse.
Use your common sense – why bombard a vulnerable foetus with either of these
powerful energies? What might it do to the delicate mechanisms of the brain, the
eyes, the ears? Do you want to be responsible for the subtle brain damage that
investigators believe is caused by these unnecessary procedures?
I’d love to get my hands on the gung-ho American doctors who are
condemning thousands of children to early death from radiation-induced cancers.
Overused CT scans (US doctors are prescribing 2 million of these annually) are
the culprits, as doses of radiation from a single procedure can be hundreds of
times larger than the effective dose of radiation from a conventional radiographic
procedure. What parents are not told when their doctors schedule this relatively
new procedure is that these scans are calibrated for adults, so children absorb up
to six times the radiation needed to produce clear images. These doses are much
larger than the doses to which the victims of Three Mile Island were subjected.
Children have more rapidly dividing cells than adults, and they are much more
susceptible to radiation damage.
Look at it this way: you would want to think long and hard before
subjecting your young daughter to the equivalent of up to 20 mammograms in
one procedure. What did doctors do before these diabolical things were
invented? Somehow we all managed to get along with the family doctor who
gave us a real physical, looked at our irises, and asked pointed questions about
our diets.
X Fluorescent Lighting and Halogen Lamps
There is a great deal of evidence that these forms of lighting are damaging.
Stick, as much as possible, to natural sunlight and incandescent lighting, and if
you must use fluorescent, use only the full-spectrum tubes.
X High-Voltage Transmission Lines
According to researchers, every fourth home in the US is built near
electrical high tension wires. Cancer incidence in those homes is twice as high as
it is in homes not subject to this form of radiation.
Governments, electricity providers and electronics companies are doing
their utmost to falsify studies and sweep ones they can’t refute under the carpet.
Or just ignore them altogether.
Here in sunny Queensland (at Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast) a large
school was built a stone’s throw from huge transmission towers, when it is
common knowledge that 500 metres distance from these monstrosities is the
absolute minimum. Hippocrates Health Centre staff joined concerned parents in
protesting, and even our State MP spoke up. He said that official reports had
shown the school site had magnetic field radiations in excess of two milligauss
(a dangerous level.) “I find it absolutely appalling that a minister [then
Education Minister David Hamill] would go ahead with a school on this site
when he knows the dangers involved and when the community has clearly
rejected it,” he told the Gold Coast Bulletin, September 20, 1995. Some parents
refused to enrole their children, but most went along, like sheep, when they
should have been picketing.
When driving under these lines with a car radio on, there is suddenly a
great deal of interference, as I’m sure most have noticed. This also happens, to a
lesser degree, close to ordinary power poles, most noticeably those that support
transformer boxes. This interference phenomenon also takes place in the body,
with repercussions that have not even been considered by government authorities.
Certainly, we cannot live without electricity, unless we give up our
‘civilised’ lifestyle. What we can do, is try to limit our exposure and bear in
mind the location of electricity wires when positioning our houses, and especially
our bedrooms.
X Household Appliances
Switch off the electricity to any device you are not using, to reduce your
exposure. Use hairdryers as little as possible. Clock radios generate
electromagnetic fields and should be kept well away from people.
X Irradiated Food
Governments are pushing this technology down the throats (literally) of
hapless citizens, and they are doing it without any studies of the effects it will
have on our health, long-term. Short studies have been done, and some are
disquieting. A group of children in India were fed irradiated wheat and they were
found to have chromosomal damage after only six weeks.
Immune system damage, cardiac blood clots, testicular damage, fibroplasia
and kidney disease have been indicated in several studies. Food irradiation
creates radiolytic products that include formaldehyde and benzene, known cancer
risks. It has been known since inception that food irradiation kills enzymes and
vitamins and destroys food’s nutritional value. Further, disposing, storing and
transporting deadly cobalt-60 is a huge problem, aggravated by slack regulations.
What are governments thinking of? Have they all gone mad? All we can do is
complain to our representatives and hope that they are not ‘owned’ by the
multinationals, and make a fuss at the supermarket. Money speaks loudly. If the
supermarkets get the idea that we won’t buy irradiated food, they will use their
considerable clout to stop this dreadful practice.
Manufacturers and growers are already scared of a strong consumer
backlash against this process, if a disturbing report I received just recently is
anything to go on. In the US, Senator Tom Harkin has been largely successful in
his underhanded attempts to rename irradiation – presumably to put the
opponents off the scent. Harkin, who belongs in the nation’s Hall of Shame,
added an amendment to the Farm Bill that would allow irradiated foods to be
labelled as ‘pasteurised’. Food corporations seeking to use the ‘pasteurised’ label
would only have to apply for permission to do so from the secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS). No checks, no balances. Moreover, Harkin’s
amendment also directs the HHS to revisit all the existing irradiation
requirements, with no provision for public input.
Formerly, when religion was strong
and science weak, men mistook
magic for medicine; now, when
science is strong and religion weak,
men mistake medicine for magic.
- Thomas Szasz
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Alzheimer’s Disease
On the increase – and often avoidable
T here has been a staggering increase in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in recent

decades, mostly caused by Western governments. These ‘authorities’
have permitted and encouraged the doping of our water supplies with
silicofluorides, which have been proven over and over again to cause AD (see
Chapter 19, Water Woes).
The evidence against fluoridated water is compelling and has been a matter
of public knowledge for nearly a century, yet we citizens in Western democracies
sit back like sheep, permitting our governments to force us, through taxation, to
pay for our own poison! Rather like the way the Chinese government makes
family members pay for the bullet they use to execute their loved ones. Here, the
middle class can afford to buy filters for their drinking water but the poor are on
their own. Only the wealthy can afford the luxury of filtering their water at
source so they will not have to bathe in a known neurotoxin.
I’m angry, and I don’t apologise for that, and hope you agree with me that
we shouldn’t have to fight to keep hazardous wastes out of our water supply! We
must protest, because nothing will break the government/industry stranglehold
until we do.
Of course, silicofluoride is not the only cause of AD. The December 1996
issue of Neurology reported on a study showing a substantially increased risk of
AD in occupations that exposed workers to high levels of electromagnetic
radiation. Such people will be well advised to find some way to protect
themselves, as their risk is four times higher than that of the general public (see
Chapter 26, Remedies). If on top of this risk, these workers are also exposed to
fluoride, I don’t like their chances.
Because we cannot see electromagnetic radiation, it is easy for
governments and industry to ‘pooh-pooh’ concerns, and even make statements
such as, “There is no peer-reviewed literature supporting these outlandish
claims.” But this is a bald-faced lie. Neurology is the official journal of the
American Academy of Neurology, and is one of the most respected scientific
journals in the world.
Then there is the danger of aluminium. The investigators at Neurology
don’t like it any better than I do, and reported on a study from the University of
Toronto that found a 250 percent increased risk of AD in people who drank
municipal water high in aluminium for ten or more years. Researchers found that
even small amounts of aluminium in the water increased AD by 70 percent.
These are scary statistics, and my advice is: shun aluminium in all its
forms – cookware, foil, self-raising flours (including bread-making flours), non-
dairy creamers, cake mixes, antacids, medicines, pesticides, many processed
foods and drinks, certain cheeses, antiperspirants and buffered analgesic
products, all of which would be against the law if we had governments dedicated
to the public good instead of the protection of industry.
Try this experiment to see what you are drinking. Boil some water in an
aluminium saucepan for half an hour. When it cools, pour it into a glass and hold
it up to the light. If you see a faint cloud, it is aluminium salts. Make tea with this
water and, if your community water supply is fluoridated, there will be a 1000-
fold increase in the aluminium. This combination will eventually lead you to a
nursing home with a broken hip and/or Alzheimer’s Disease.
AD, in common with other serious diseases, is much easier to prevent than
to reverse, and it’s never too late to start. So, to save yourself from this calamity,
shun aluminium, flouridated water, toothpastes, dental fluoride and glass ionomer
fillings, which exude fluoride, doing continuous damage. There’s more, much
more, you can do:
• Eat according to the suggestions in this book
• Drink plenty of water
• Take folic acid and vitamin B-complex, to keep your homocysteine level low
• Take hydrochloric acid, if indicated (see Chapter 3, Stomach Acid)
• Get plenty of sun without sunscreen for crucial vitamin D
• Get the mercury fillings out of your mouth
• Have no flu vaccinations – they contain mercury and aluminium and
can cause AD (see Chapter 21, Vaccinations)
• Take niacin – it can actually reverse AD in certain cases
• Strictly avoid poisonous aspartame, which is hidden in many medicines and is in at
least 9000 commonly-consumed products (see Chapter 4, Excitotoxins)
• Take a good quality Co-enzyme Q10 (Co-Q10)
• Keep grain consumption very low to reduce your homocysteine level
• Take as much magnesium as the bowel will tolerate.
If you have a loved one who is afflicted with this dreadful condition, don’t
look to the medical profession for help. All they have to offer are drugs with
such adverse side effects that many countries have banned them. People who
take them are often left with severe liver damage, and no improvement in their
symptoms.
Many frequently-prescribed drugs contribute to our AD epidemic. L-dopa
(Senemet) increases homocysteine levels, contributing to AD. Bactrim and Septra
do the same. People who have been on Tylenol for two years have a 35 percent
higher rate of AD. The cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are a one-way trip to a
nursing home – they strip the body of essential Co-enzyme Q10. The
pharmaceuticals are aware of this but refuse to issue warnings. They also know
that their hugely profitable, aluminium-laced, antacids are a major cause of AD,
yet there are no warnings on these over-the-counter killers. I don’t have the
studies to hand, but my educated guess is that all drugs contribute to AD, and I
urge everyone to get off them as soon as possible, slowly and carefully, with the
help of a trained health professional. Follow the rules in this book and you won’t
need drugs
If it all seems just too hard, take a careful look at a victim of AD.
My doctor told me to stop having
intimate dinners for four.
Unless there are three other
people.
- Orson Welles
Nature gave us two ends –

one to sit on and one to think with!
Our success depends upon which

one we use the most.
Heads we win –
tails we lose.
25
The Banned List
Stay away from these if you want
to enjoy a long and healthy life
O
ur modern way of life is very different from that of our parents and earlier
forebears. In many ways it may be considered better. But as far as the
goodness of what we eat and the things we do to our bodies are
concerned, it could be argued that we are at greater risk of being harmed than our
ancestors ever were. Manufacturers, food processors, scientists – they all come
up with ‘New! Improved!’ delights to tempt us on a daily basis. They try to
convince us that we “Can’t live without them.” I suggest that the truth is more
likely that “You won’t live long with them.”
Here is my list of Things To Avoid if you want to give your body – and
mind – a decent chance to survive to a ripe old age. It is not in any particular
order, and quitting some of them may not cause any pain or inconvenience.
Others may be hard for you to even consider giving up, so where possible I also
list some safe alternatives that you might like to consider.
X Regular Cosmetics
During my lectures at Hippocrates, the information I give regarding
cosmetics creates consternation. It’s understandable, because women hate to
think that they have been poisoning themselves expensively for years. I know
how I felt when I discovered that those unpronounceable names on cosmetics
were deadly coal-tar products that are known to cause susceptible people cancer.
Invariably, one or more of the women who attend tell me about a multi-
level cosmetics company that guarantees their products are safe and pure. When
I suggest that they bring the bottles and jars to the table, they really get
depressed. Each and every label on these ‘pure’ and ‘safe’ products lists
dangerous ingredients, all of which you must avoid: propylene glycol (a primary
skin irritant), sodium lauryl and laureth sulphate (SLS), any parabens and any
chemical which has the word propyl in it – at the front of the word, in the middle,
or at the end. Bear in mind too, that the ingredient quanternium is simply
formaldehyde in disguise.
For example, when Usana, a high-profile vitamin producer from the US,
came out with Sense, a cosmetic line, I was interested to see the ‘natural’
ingredients the salesman told me about. Their fancy brochure, which I pored
over, used lovely phrases, such as “delicate soap-free formula, pure plant
extracts, soothing botanicals, whole grape extracts,” etc. Reality, alas, was not
reassuring, and in such tiny print that I had to use a magnifying glass, the awful
truth surfaced: aminomethyl propanol, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol,
isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, butylparaben, just plain propylparaben,
aluminum silicate, methylparaben, sorbitol, ethylparaben, and on and on and on,
with each ‘beautifier’ containing between 30 and 60 ingredients, none of which I
would ever allow to get anywhere near my body. Nor should you.
I’m picking on Usana because I happen to have their brochure in front of
me, but all of the heavily advertised ‘natural’ cosmetics contain ingredients that
should be avoided.
In the book, Dangerous Beauty, Peter Dingle, BEd, BSc Hons, PhD, a
lecturer at Murdoch University in Perth with over 60 scientific publications on
chemical exposure and indoor air quality to his name, says, “None of the
chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products are fully tested and for most,
there is only very basic information available on their health effects. The
magnitude of their potential adverse effects is therefore unknown. Increasingly,
there appear to be large numbers of the population affected by many of the
chemicals contained in these products. Our research results indicate that between
15 and 20 percent of people are acutely affected.”
And let’s not forget the cruelty to animals the cosmetics companies
continue to practice.
X Shampoos and Hair Treatments
Those warm and wonderful companies that make shampoos containing
sodium lauryl and laureth sulphate (SLS) don’t seem to care that these chemicals
have been linked with cancer, vision disorders, dandruff, rashes, hair loss, the
breakdown of cell membranes, and allergies. In industry, SLS is used in engine
degreasers and floor de-waxers.
Anything that foams up is likely to contain SLS, of course, plus these
dangerous chemicals. Most shampoos read like chemistry texts: coicamido
propyl betaine, peg-3 distearate, glycol distearate, polyquaternium-16,
hydroxypropyl, and on and on with a depressing list of extremely dangerous
substances that belong in the toxic waste section of your local tip, not on your
scalp and from there into your body.
According to biochemist Hulda Regehr Clark, PhD, ND, who has done
exhaustive research, of all the chemicals contained in cosmetics and toiletries the
solvent propyl alcohol is the worst of the lot. She has written three books (see
Resources) on the connection between this solvent and intestinal parasites. She
claims that all cancer patients have both the human intestinal fluke and propyl
alcohol in their livers. Dr Clark says that this parasite typically lives in the
intestines, where it does not do life-threatening harm. “But if it establishes itself
in the liver,” says Dr Clark, “it causes cancer.” Fortunately, Dr. Clark claims that
it only establishes itself in the livers of people whose bodies contain propyl
alcohol, so wise people will avoid this solvent.
It is not enough to just avoid propyl alcohol. All of the hundreds of
dangerous chemicals that are put in our cosmetics, willy-nilly, must be shunned.
Some are so terrible that it would be laughable that governments permit them, if
it were not deadly serious. The scope of this book does not permit long lists and
explanations of the dangers of each chemical. There are already many books
available if you wish to research – if not, study labels and refuse to buy anything
which lists chemicals. Unfortunately, most labels don’t always tell you the whole
truth, as you will see elsewhere in this book.
The shampoo I use and recommend contains coconut oil, olive oil,
vegetable glycerine, organic honey, spring water, Shikakai and Celtic sea salt.
Good enough and pure enough to eat, and the result is infinitely better than any
of the fancy, ‘name’ shampoos I stupidly used before learning the truth. It’s made
and sold by Queenslander Rebecca Kingsbury and you’ll find her details in
Resources.
Please do not fall for any of the propaganda spewed out by companies
claiming to sell ‘organic’ cosmetics, and/or cosmetics which are ‘all natural’.
Most are not. Our pathetic labelling regulations make it legal to claim ‘organic’
status for cosmetics filled with cancer-causing chemicals, because any compound
containing carbon is chemically defined as organic. Buyer Beware! All I use is
the pure coconut oil we have at the Centre – definitely not the contaminated
versions you’re likely to find elsewhere! I use it for cleansing, moisturising and
on salads, as Dr Peat so strongly recommends (more details in Resources).
As the late Henry Bieler, MD, who was one of the wisest doctors in the
US, said to me, “Dear, if it isn’t pure enough to eat, it isn’t pure enough for your
skin.”
Hair dyes and hair sprays are extremely hazardous, as they are chock-full
of evil chemicals that are easily absorbed through the scalp. Many people cannot
even walk into a beauty salon without becoming ill from the toxic fumes, and
hairdressers themselves are at great risk of premature illnesses and death.
X Fluoride
This industrial waste-product only benefits manufacturers who can actually
make money out of selling it instead of paying for it to go to a toxic dump, thanks
to “the greatest scientific fraud of this century” quoted in Chapter 19, Water
Woes. Other reasons why all forms of fluoride should play no part in your life are
detailed in Chapters 7 and 8 on Bone Health, and Chapter 17, Dental Health.
X Ceramic Nails
The chemicals used by beauticians to apply ceramic nails are so toxic that
just being in the same salon is extremely dangerous due to the fumes they give
off, to say nothing of what is ingested through the nails and skin. I urge all
women to boycott the salons that permit those deadly chemicals to pollute the air.
Some women describe their reactions as “feeling as if I’ve breathed fire.”
X Fragrances
Scent, perfume, aftershave, some essential oils, incense and scented
candles are laden with chemicals that make susceptible people ill. Those strong
people who don’t notice any ill-effects might give a thought to those of us who
are disgusted by the strong smells and sometimes made quite. Fabric softeners
used in laundering are especially noxious and can cause serious allergic
reactions. Speaking of offensive smells, please don’t buy scented paper goods –
tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, etc. Remember, those strong and, to many,
offensive, odours are not achieved by the addition of Chanel Number 5, but by
dangerous petrochemicals. It is necessary to open wrappers and give these
products the sniff test at the market, to be sure. Even plastic garbage bags are not
immune to this nonsense, and let us remember how these chemicals pollute our
environment. Further, please shun dyed and bleached paper products. Toilet
paper dyes have been shown to contribute to, or even cause, cancer of the anus.
And, again, think of our precious environment when buying dyed products to
‘pretty up’ your kitchen and bath. In a properly run society, in which the
multinationals do not call the shots, these dangerous, polluting and totally
unnecessary products would be outlawed.
X Cleaning Products
When I learned that all the ‘tried and true’ cleaning products in our house
were dangerous, a light went on in my brain. It was the old “ah hah!” syndrome,
and suddenly I understood why every time I washed dishes, clothes, or used any
cleaning product, I sneezed and sometimes felt slightly ill. And here had I been
thinking those symptoms were due to a dislike of housework!
It was the previously-mentioned research of Dr Hulda Clark which alerted
me to the carnage created by certain chemicals in household products and our
food. The information in Dr Clark’s book was so persuasive and horrifying that it
galvanised us into action; all of our conventional household cleaning products
were gathered and taken to the Hazardous Waste section of the tip. They were
replaced by baking soda, borax and cheap white vinegar, which work adequately.
We had not used air fresheners, talc, sprays or poisons of any kind for many
years, having learned decades ago how damaging they are. Dr Clark’s books are
filled with photographs of common products and foods with notations underneath
saying either that they are safe (precious few) or that they are contaminated with
benzene, propyl alcohol, etc. She is a very brave woman, because the products
she condemns are produced by huge, powerful companies that few people are
courageous enough to defy. Her books are must-reading, but, like this one, may
be hazardous to your emotional health.
There are at least 17,000 different chemicals in ordinary household
cleaning products, most of them untested for toxicity. Interactions among them,
and interactions in the body when absorbed through inhalation and skin contact,
are unknown. What is known is that they are deadly for young children and
dangerous for adults. Some people are so susceptible that they cannot even walk
down a supermarket aisle where they are displayed without becoming ill.
X Gelatin
Avoid anything made with gelatine, and don’t take capsules unless they are
made with vegetables – ‘vegie caps’. Ordinary gelatine is made from the ears
and other inedible parts of animals, which are sent to rendering plants. Because
of the hormones used in rearing the animals, particularly the oestrogen pellets
implanted under the ears, the gelatin is contaminated by xenoestrogens.
X Camphor/Moth Balls
The fumes from moth repellents made from camphor are extremely
dangerous. They are made to kill insects and do a good job. They also kill
animals, children and adults, but slowly. Instead, I recommend you use essential
oils to protect stored clothes from moth attack.
X Synthetic Fabrics
The only fabrics healthful to wear are the natural ones – cotton, hemp,
linen, silk and wool. As reported in Clinical Ecology, Vol 4, No 2, 1986, A.
Rashid Seyal, MD, and others observed 4000 subjects, 2000 wearing synthetic,
2000 wearing cotton next to their skin. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate
were significantly higher in those wearing synthetics, and premature ventricular
contractions were significantly more frequent. Synthetic fabrics are made with
many dangerous, caustic substances, which have not been properly tested. Some
of these chemicals interact with enzymes in the skin and are absorbed, then
stored in the liver. Synthetics are particularly dangerous when worn by children,
especially infants. It’s an effort to avoid chemical fabrics, but it pays off,
especially in hot weather when cottons are cool and allow your skin to breathe.
Crinkle cotton is great because you don’t have to iron it.
X Metal Cookware
If you have aluminium cookware, please discard it, and never use foil. Dr
Arthur Furman used to demonstrate aluminium’s toxicity by putting two bowls of
water on his lectern. As he explained to his audience, one bowl had been boiled
in a Pyrex pan, the other in aluminium. He then placed a goldfish in each
(cooled) bowl. By the end of his lecture, which only lasted one hour, the
unfortunate goldfish that was in the aluminium pan water was dead. Not a nice
thing to do to the poor fish, but most instructive.
Never use pans lined with polytetrafluoroetheylene (often sold as Teflon®
and Silverstone®) because the toxic fumes generated during cooking cause
illness in people, and are a frequent cause of sudden death in caged birds.
Stainless steel is all right, but not ideal. Copper is toxic. Titanium is safe – but
very expensive. There is excellent glass cookware available, and this material is
by far the best. But when it comes to food, remember, raw is better!
X Old-fashioned Dentistry and Dental Products
Good oral hygiene is essential for overall good health. Unfortunately, we
are at the mercy of practitioners who are ignoring the well-documented dangers
of mercury and amalgam fillings, and manufacturers who, among other shameful
practices, have created a profitable market for the use of toxic industrial waste
products in toothbrushes and toothpastes. There is so much to say on this that
Chapter 17, Dental Health, is devoted to the subject, which I strongly urge you
to read.
X Mercury in Fish
We cannot blame the dental profession for all of our mercury exposure;
industrial mercury has polluted our air, soil and sea. As reported in The Felix
Letter, Spring 2003, methylmercury tends to accumulate up the food chain –
“with large fish at the top carrying the biggest loads. Swordfish, sea bass, halibut
and ahi tuna steaks from various worldwide waters all tend to accumulate high
contents of methylmercury.” All it took was eating two cans of tuna a week for a
woman to lose verbal skills and even forget how to tie her shoes. Her blood-
mercury level was 13 parts per billion. The good news is that these dangerous
levels will drop after six months on a fish-free diet, or simply switching to the
sorts of fish that don’t accumulate mercury. The fish with very low mercury
levels are king crab, catfish and scallops. Those with non-detectable mercury
levels are sardines, non-farmed salmon, sole, tilapia, clams and shrimp. Children
and pregnant women should exclude tuna from their diets, according to
authorities who don’t go far enough. I think we all should!
X Sugar: White Death
Refined sugar is lethal. Man has crystallised and bleached the sap of cane
and beet, and refined what was once a whole, balanced food into an addictive
drug that contains nothing but sweet taste and calories. It is doubtful that there
has ever been a greater threat to the human body since man first walked upright.
Sugar leaches the body of precious minerals and vitamins because of the
heavy demands its detoxification and elimination make on the entire system. It
produces an over-acid condition, and more and more minerals are required from
the body in the attempt to rectify the imbalance. To protect the blood, so much
calcium is leached from the teeth and bones that osteoporosis and decay, and
weakening of the entire body, results.
Every organ in the body is affected. Initially, sugar is stored in the liver as
glycogen. But the capacity of the liver is limited and repeated abuse will make it
expand like a balloon, similar to the way alcohol causes the swelling which
becomes cirrhosis of the liver. Then, when the liver is filled to its maximum
capacity, the glycogen is returned to the blood, as fatty acids, and transported to
the buttocks, thighs, breasts and stomach. Not a pretty sight! The next
distribution in the destructive course of this deadly substance is to the organs of
the body, which begin to slow down until finally their tissues degenerate and turn
to fat. The entire body, of course, is affected by the inability of these organs to
function properly. The lymphatic and circulatory systems are invaded, and an
excess of white cells occurs, which is very dangerous. Every ounce of sugar eaten
reduces the ability of the body to resist infection, because it damages the immune
system, leaving the body prey to every possible illness, including arthritis, heart
disease, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis and cancer. In fact, any health problem
will improve if sugar is eliminated.
Hyperinsulinism, hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar – call it what you may
– has become the ‘in’ disease in recent years, because of the accelerated use of
sugar. The symptoms are many and unpleasant: fuzzy thinking, irritability,
inability to handle stress, fatigue, sometimes crippling exhaustion, eye troubles
(including ocular migraine), headaches (including migraines) and, in the worst
cases, blackouts, recurrent seizures, mental aberrations, including insanity,
insulin shock and even coma. All this from that sparkling white stuff they put in
practically everything we eat!
The insidious factor is the delayed action. If only refined sugar brought
about disturbing symptoms immediately, it would have been discarded in 1500,
shortly after the Dutch established the first sugar refinery in Antwerp. But the
buildup is slow, it tastes good, we’re addicted and most people, especially
children, won’t listen to the many warnings about sugar destroying their health.
Hypoglycemic symptoms occur because refined sugar (in the form of
glucose) pours into the blood like a torrent, causing the insulin level to soar. This
makes us feel ‘up’ temporarily. But then the bottom drops out as the blood sugar
level plummets. If sugar abuse continues, the adrenal glands become exhausted,
due to the whiplash effect of the sugar level skyrocketing, then plummeting,
countless times a day, year after year. As the adrenal glands are of utmost
importance to the body, many illnesses (including severe allergies) result from
their depletion. The next step can be diabetes, unless the diet is improved
dramatically.
Most disturbing is the effect this syndrome has upon the brain. Experts in
the field have found that the cells of the brain depend wholly upon the blood
sugar level for nourishment, and are very susceptible to damage. Lack of
concentration, inability to function mentally, temper tantrums and violence all
can spring from the effect wildly oscillating sugar levels have on the brain.
Patients have been incorrectly diagnosed as manic-depressive, having
psychopathic personalities and schizophrenia, when all they have is what author
William Dufty calls Sugar Blues. Enlightened physicians are recommending that
blood sugar levels be routinely checked before making any psychiatric diagnoses,
as hypoglycemia is a great mimic of psychosis and neurosis. Dr John Tintera, a
famous American endocrinologist, said, “It is quite possible to improve your
disposition, increase your efficiency, and change your personality for the better.
The way to do it is to avoid cane and beet sugar in all forms and guises.” Amen.
And that includes ‘raw’ sugar; those delicious, appetising-looking dark
sugars are nothing but refined white sugar to which molasses has been added.
Honey, maple syrup and molasses are simple sugars and aggravate
hypoglycemia, but at least have the saving grace of being closer to nature than
refined, white sugar.
Honey and maple syrup contain minerals and vitamins, and molasses
contains a great deal of calcium, iron, B vitamins, and other heat-stable vitamins,
as well as pesticides, because it is a by-product of sugar refining. Further, it has
been heated, so it can cause disruption to blood chemistry, as can maple syrup,
which is boiled during processing. So, if you must have a concentrated sugar,
unprocessed honey is the best of a poor lot. But it should be used in small
quantities, and as special treats.
Refined sugar poses an even graver danger to the mental functioning of
children than it does to adults. Children’s brain development may be altered, or
even retarded, and they may be incapable of functioning in school. How long it
takes for symptoms to surface depends upon the child’s genes and the strength of
the glands, especially the adrenals.
X Artificial Sweeteners
Popular sugar substitutes, NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, Canderel,
Benevia, E951, etc., are all forms of aspartame, one of the deadliest neurotoxins
on Earth! Its devastating effects on health are detailed in Chapter 4, Excitoxins.
Nor is sucralose (sold as Splenda) any better. It has a chlorinated base like
DDT and causes autoimmune disease. Asculfame K causes cancer and leukemia.
The herb Stevia is safe, but doesn’t taste very good. At least it won’t kill you.
Xylitol is a sweetener that has been getting lots of attention lately. It is
being billed as a safe sweetener to take the place of aspartame and its clones.
The good news is that it tastes good and isn’t the killer aspartame is. The bad
news is that the studies I trust list the following side effects: weight gain similar
to sucralose, diarrhoea, tumour growth, liver and kidney dysfunction. Before I
had read about the side effects, I tried some and had severe stomach cramps and
diarrhoea for two days after using it. I tried it a month later just to be certain and,
sure enough, the bad effects came back. When I rang the manufacturer in the
US, I was told, “People have to get used to it.” Not this cookie!
X Fructose
Please don’t be taken in by the fructose fans. It’s easy to be led astray
because people tend to associate fructose with fruit. HFCS (High Fructose Corn
Syrup) is everywhere; Americans consume more of this sweetener than sugar,
and Australians have a tendency to embrace America’s bad habits. This additive
is, unfortunately, a favourite ingredient in ‘health foods’. Linda Joyce Forristal,
writing in Wise Traditions, says HFCS has the same taste as sucrose, but “...it is
obviously much more complicated to make, involving vats of murky fermenting
liquid, fungus and chemical tweaking.”
According to Ms Forristal, a team of investigators at the USDA, led by Dr
Meira Field, compared the effects of glucose and fructose, using rats. They
found that the glucose group was unaffected, but the fructose group had horrible
results – their bodies fell apart! Dr Field reported, “The medical profession
thinks fructose is better for diabetics than sugar, but every cell in the body can
metabolise glucose. However, fructose must be metabolised in the liver. The
livers of the rats on the fructose diet looked like the livers of alcoholics, plugged
with fat and cirrhotic.”
Dr William Campbell Douglass, in Second Opinion, says that HFCS
significantly raises triglyceride levels, which is known to increase the risk of
heart disease. And they push this stuff for diabetics and our children! What can
we do about this incredible mess civilised people have gotten into?
Kicking the sugar habit is a start, of course. This is, unfortunately, a lot
easier said than done, because refined sugar is highly addictive, as are smoking,
alcohol, aspartame, coffee and many drugs. But kick it we must, if we are to be
healthy and live out our expected lifespan with our teeth, brains and organs
intact, and with a vibrant feeling of health. Yes, that is possible!
X Soya and All Soy Products
See Chapter 9, Soy - The Abominable Bean, and be vigilant in avoiding
this dangerous non-food.
X Green Ketchup
For reasons known only to themselves (it looks like something Linda Blair
spewed up in The Exorcist), H J Heinz has developed a green ketchup, which has
now hit the Australian market. If you’ve succumbed, exorcise it from your home!
Ketchup was bad enough already, because of the high fructose corn syrup and
‘natural flavours’ (a source of MSG) but in order to make it green, food dye
Yellow #5 (which can cause ADHD) is added, as well as Blue #11, (aka
Aluminium Lake, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and kidney
problems). And, how do you reckon they remove the original red colour?
Chlorine?
X Processed Food
If you eat processed food you can be sure it will be filled with potent
chemicals that the human system never encountered prior to the advent of the test
tube. This is yet another subject worthy of careful examination, so refer to
Chapter 5, Processed Foods, for full details of what is being done to our diet.
X McAnything
For some time now I have been using a very neat visual aid in my public
lectures and classes at Hippocrates, courtesy of those friendly Golden Arches
people, whose contributions to the diet of young and old the world over are so
well known. It is a McMuffin, given to me by a friend who after purchasing it,
had put it in a paper box and totally forgotten about it for a series of reasons too
boring to detail here.
She knew I would be interested in it because after 13 months hidden away
in its paper box she discovered this geriatric muffin to still be in pristine
condition. Bugs had shunned it, the shape was unchanged and there was not a
trace of mould; nor were there any other signs of what we have come to expect
from the breakdown of real food.
Today, four years later, it still looks, feels and smells the same. I allow my
students to examine this aged example of modern junk food marketing, but have
to be watchful that none of them attempts to take a bite; it still looks ‘good
enough to eat’.
Once news of this venerable taste treat began to circulate, students and
people who read a letter about it in Nexus Magazine have told me of similar
experiences with McDonald’s food; even a cheeseburger, pushed to the back of
an office drawer and forgotten for six months, did not break down.
Several people told me they made the experiment to try to break their
children of the fast food addiction. Try it yourself – it works!
And now, according to New Vegetarian and Natural Health, Summer
2001/02, McDonald’s is supplying cheap cheeseburgers to primary school
tuckshops, allowing the schools to tack on a profit in order to sweeten the pot.
This helps the under-funded schools, but certainly does not help the health of our
children.
X Epidural Anaesthesia / Spinal Injections
Let’s finish this long list of no-nos with yet another ‘needling’ practice
beloved of the medical profession. This is what Mosby’s Medical Dictionary has
to say about epidural anaesthesia (spinal anaesthetic):
The most common adverse effects include dural membrane puncture during
placement of the Touhy needle with resulting postdural puncture headache and
hypotension that result from sympathetic nerve block and vascular dilation.
In other words, you get a God-awful headache that lasts for several weeks
and can only be endured by constant morphine intake. And, if that is the only
‘adverse effect’ you get, you will be incredibly lucky. What they don’t tell you is
that many patients who submit to this form of anaesthetic have serious health
problems for the rest of their lives.
Common sense would surely indicate that puncturing the spine, with its
many nerves, is a stupid and dangerous thing to do. The whoops! factor is very
much in evidence here, as the slightest deviation can lead to horrendous
problems. The scar tissue that forms on the spinal column can create spinal
rigidity, and cause bladder and kidney problems, muscle spasms, impotence,
vertigo, migraines, allergies, thyroid conditions, and sacroiliac conditions; in fact,
just about everything, depending upon the amount and position of the scar tissue.
Symptoms can occur immediately, and when they do, the physicians deny any
connection to the anaesthesia. Some symptoms only surface later, and are even
more difficult to trace to the spinal injection. One thing is certain; no liability
will ever be admitted by practitioners who refuse to accept that they should never
inject or cut into the spinal column.
And it’s not just the physical act of puncturing the spine that leads to
countless painful problems. A dye known both as Myodil and Pantopaque, that
was used between 1945 and 1987 as an injection into the spinal column to
enhance the x-ray image called a myelogram, has led to thousands of Australians
now having to endure chronic pain. In July 2002 the UK newspaper, The Daily
Telegraph, published documentary proof that many health authorities, including
the Australian Federal Government, state health authorities and doctors,
sanctioned the use of the dye even though they knew of its devastating effects. It
contains the chemicals benzene, hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid, and its use
results in burning back pain, incontinence, loss of bladder control, visual
impairment, seizures and paralysis. The condition, known as adhesive
arachnoiditis, can take up to 10 years to develop.
The notorious Glaxo pharmaceutical giant that manufactured Myodil, was
well aware for at least 40 years that the procedure could result in arachnoiditis,
caused by the inflammation and fusion of the nerves and membranes of the spinal
cord. Doctors were even warned not to spill the chemical on rubber because it
destroys it and dissolves polystyrene cups, yet apparently it was OK to inject into
the spine! The Australian so-called health watchdog, the Therapeutic Drugs
Administration (TGA), never even tested the product and permitted its use long
after the first cases surfaced.
“The most startling fact about 2002 is that the combined profits for the
ten drug companies in the Fortune 500 (US $35.9 billion) were more
than the profits for all the other 490 businesses put together (US $33.7
billion). When I say this is a profitable industry, I mean really
profitable. It is difficult to conceive of how a wash in money big
pharm is.”
Marcia Angell
Former Editor of the
New England Journal of Medicine
See her website:
www.nybooks.com/articles/17244?email
26
Remedies
A simple guide to self-diagnosis,
and some safe, effective and
proven natural remedies
W
henever I had a health complaint, one of my first teachers, Henry
Bieler, MD, always asked me the same question: “What have you been
doing that’s different, Dear?” This taught me an invaluable lesson,
which I pass on to you. Invariably, his question led me to discover that I had
caused my own problem through deviating from the strict diet I was on. So
remember, if you develop symptoms, pains, etc., always think back to any
changes or additions to your diet, rather than rushing to a doctor who might
prescribe an inappropriate, probably dangerous, drug. First try the Dr Bieler
method, and eliminate any suspicious food or beverage, drink lots of pure water,
give it a fair trial and then, if symptoms haven’t vanished or lessened
dramatically, see a doctor. Dr Bieler said that most illnesses are self-limiting.
Some, however, are so serious that only a physician can help. Don’t take self-
diagnosis so far that you are beyond help.
Carmen Ross-Munro wrote to tell me about her experience with gingko
biloba. She said, “I was suffering terribly with an aching vein which goes from
my bottom to my ankle. It was so bad that I couldn’t sit for any length of time, as
the pain was unbearable, and sitting seemed to put pressure on this vein.”
Fortunately, Carmen’s daughter happened to mention that she can’t take
gingko biloba because it gives her aching veins and haemorrhoids. Carmen then
checked a multi-vitamin with herbs that she had been taking, and discovered that
it contained gingko biloba. She quit taking it and started improving. Often the
remedy for what ails us is quite close at hand – you just have to know where to
look for it.
Here are some useful remedies and treatments for common health
problems that will save you a lot of searching. The first section covers specific
conditions and their treatment; the second is devoted to treatments or devices that
have been found effective for treating a wide range of ailments.
CONDITIONS and THEIR TREATMENT
Exhaustion
Liquorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is often prescribed for tired people. It
is popular because it creates a quick surge of energy. Dr Bieler used to say to me,
“Beware anything that gives you energy quickly, because it is not supporting
your glands, it is whipping them.” After just a few weeks your glands (especially
the adrenals) become so enervated that they can’t function properly and you are
much worse off than before. Liquorice does this, as do so many other ‘quick
energy’ herbs and concoctions. This applies to the hyped ‘miracle’ pills, many of
which contain contaminants.
Migraine Headaches
The Hippocrates diet, followed faithfully, has been very successful in
banishing migraines, which are often caused by a build-up of toxemia. For those
unprepared to eat a healthful diet, Dr Raymond Peat had this to say in one of his
newsletters: “Because of my own experience in finding that eating a raw carrot
daily prevented migraines, I began to suspect that the carrot fibre was having
both a bowel-protective and an anti-estrogen effect. Several women who suffered
from premenstrual symptoms, including migraine, had their serum estrogen
measured before and after the ‘carrot diet’, and they found that the carrot lowered
their estrogen within a few days, as it relieved their symptoms.” Because it
counteracts the damage done by oestrogen, progesterone is important in
preventing migraines.
There is persuasive evidence that chronic dehydration is the root cause of
many migraines, so drink two litres of pure water each day (no substitutes!) and,
once your water-starved body has re-hydrated, you may conquer migraines
forever. Neither of these remedies will work overnight, nor are they likely to
overcome consuming junk food and gluten, which is notorious for causing
migraines. There is also some helpful migraine-related information in Chapter 1,
That “Mystery Illness”, and Chapter 2, Adrenal Insufficiency.
Colds, Flu and Coughs
The best treatment, if possible, is to eat nothing until the cold passes,
taking care to drink a great deal. The old saw, “Stuff a cold and starve a fever” is
a corruption of the correct adage, which is “Stuff a cold and you will have to
starve a fever”. In other words, if you eat when you have a cold, chances are it
will turn nasty and you will have a fever. Of course, fasting when you have to
work is a problem, and that is when people get in trouble, by taking suppressing
drugs so they can continue working. In the end, time is lost, because when an
illness is suppressed, it is likely to turn up later, in a different, and worse, form. A
cold is an elimination crisis – the method your body uses to flush out toxins.
Look at a cold as a cleansing wake up call, and resolve to stop eating junk so
your body will not be forced to eliminate it in an unpleasant manner.
Zinc lozenges can offer relief, according to naturopaths I know. Dr Joseph
Mercola offers the following remedy, which must be used immediately
symptoms hit. Put three drops of food grade, 3 percent hydrogen peroxide into
one ear canal. It will bubble and sting. In five or ten minutes, drain onto a tissue
and repeat with the other ear. According to Dr Mercola, this old-fashioned
remedy has an 80 percent success rate.
A remedy that works wonders on a chronic cough is a tablespoon of honey
mixed with ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon either in tea or “neat” for as long as
it takes.
Arthritis, Joint Pains, Swelling, Stiffness
All these miserable afflictions can be helped by natural methods. First,
shun all soy products – they are bound to inflict joint and bone pains, sooner or
later (see Chapter 9, Soy – the Abominable Bean, for more information on this
non-food).
This ban includes that commercial money-spinner, lecithin, which is a by-
product of soy processing, is always rancid, and gives susceptible people almost
immediate gout, due to the purines it contains. After getting soy out of your life,
flood your body with water to chase out the purines from your joints. It is also
important to make sure your thyroid is functioning correctly. Come to
Hippocrates Centre to detoxify, or go on a strict diet at home, as outlined in this
book. It takes years of the wrong diet to get bad arthritis, and it will take time to
flush it out of your system. Persevere and you should become pain free.
Dr Rex Newnham, world authority on arthritis and boron, told me of
experiments which proved to him that people with osteoarthritis who take three
tablets of boron (nine mg) per day showed marked improvement. He said that
those under 60 generally got better in one month, those in their sixties took two
months, while those in their 70s and 80s took three months before a cure was
seen. “Those patients with rheumatoid arthritis often show an initial aggravation
after about a week, and then after another week they are quite right. This is a
Herxheimer reaction. There were no unwanted side effects, and these were
sought for.” He also said that juvenile arthritis can be helped in just a few days.
“The youngest patient was only nine months old, with swollen joints and much
pain. She was given half a tablet twice a day and was quite better in ten days.
That is the dose for those under two years old.” (No more than 3milligrams).
These quotes are from Dr Newnham’s book, Arthritis Without Drugs (see
Resources). The doses are larger than usual, so I suggest consulting a health
professional.
Diet is crucial. If you are addicted to grains and sugar, get over it or learn
to love your pains. Eat and drink absolutely no junk, and drink plenty of pure
water. Chances are you are low on hydrochloric acid (see Chapter 3, Stomach
Acid) and you may have some serious food sensitivities that can be discovered
through testing. Try eliminating all nightshade vegetables for a few weeks as an
experiment. They are tomatoes, potatoes, capsicums (peppers) and eggplant. A
minority of arthritis sufferers are sensitive to these vegetables, and you will soon
discover if you are one of them. Mandarines (tangerines) and oranges can cause
severe pains in susceptible people if eaten in large quantities. You might try
eating fresh ginger root, but it can take up to three months before producing
results. Supplementing with natural DHEA can be helpful, if testing shows that
you are deficient. Consider taking cod liver oil for the vitamin D, if you are not
able to get sunshine year-round. See Resources for details.
Many people have reported to me that they can create pains all over their
bodies simply by having a meal seasoned with chili pepper. That includes the
much-recommended cayenne pepper. Researchers at Harvard Medical School
have recently announced that the receptor chemicals in ‘hot’ chili peppers are
responsible for ongoing, burning pain associated with inflammation, arthritis and
tissue damage. They can upset the stomach, irritate the bladder and even make
urinating painful. These additives have been exempted by food labelling acts and
are hard to avoid if you buy manufactured food. My suggestion: eliminate all
strong seasonings for a few weeks as an experiment. Avoid passive smoking as
tobacco can aggravate joint pains.
Nature didn’t intend us to be afflicted with pains like these – we are doing
it to ourselves by not living according to her laws.
Skin Conditions and Complexion
First, choose your parents carefully, as it is hard to overcome heredity.
You can, however, go a long way toward improving your skin by following these
guidelines:
• Never smoke, and avoid passive smoking

• Protect your face from the sun with a hat, but not toxic sun-block
• Shun alcohol, junk food, unsaturated fats (in your diet as well as
on your skin)
• Avoid fancy cosmetics and stick to pure coconut oil or olive oil
for cleansing and moisturising.
Vitamin A capsules with D, pricked and spread on the face, will eliminate
milia (the small, hard white lumps some people get on their faces) in one or two
months of daily use. Cod liver oil may be used instead if you can’t find these
capsules.
Many women have reported great results using Dr Peat’s Progesterone Oil
(see Resources) on their faces. Because the oil is viscous, first spread coconut oil
or olive oil on your face, then put a drop of progesterone oil on each cheek and
spread. Probably most important of all is to keep your skin well hydrated by
drinking plenty of pure water.
Excess Weight
Every obese or chubby person I have ever known has been on one diet or
another for years, sometimes for decades. Diets do not work. Strictly-planned
eating programs are inhuman. They are too complicated, tedious and hard to stick
to, and lead to bingeing and depression when, inevitably, they fail to deliver. The
only way to lose weight and keep it off is to establish rules and never deviate.
Cut polyunsaturated oils out of your life (see Chapter 6, Oils and Fats)
and make your kitchen a grain and sugar-free area. Re-read Chapter 16, Against
the Grain and Sugar: White Death, in Chapter 25, The Banned List, for details on
how they create obesity and destroy health. Eat loads of vegetables, some fruit,
and the healthful fats and proteins recommended in this book and your only
problem will be, eventually, keeping weight on so you won't look gaunt!
Difficulty Swallowing Tablets
Some people find that tablets and capsules get caught in their throats.
When this happens, simply coat the tablet or capsule first with a pure oil, and it
will slip down easily when you tip back your head and swallow water.
Nausea, Vertigo, Motion Sickness
Ginger root (one gram per day), or capsules containing ginger root extract,
are said to help these conditions. Ginger appears to be more effective than drugs
and has no side effects.
Constipation
Magnesium (obtainable in tablet form), taken to bowel tolerance, will help
the most intractable cases. A good lactobacillus is also most effective.
Asthma
Milk, grains, poor diet, passive smoking, atmospheric pollution etc., cause
and contribute to this condition, and it is easily controlled with the proper diet.
Giving steroids in pharmacological doses before trying natural methods is
inexcusable. Re-hydrating can cure asthma. Sip water all day.
Leg Cramps
Leg cramping which occurs in bed at night can be a sign of lack of
hydrochloric acid and/or magnesium. If this is the cause, the cramps will often
stop shortly after taking the tablets. Lack of potassium can also cause leg cramps
– yet another good reason to eat your vegies and fruit.
Anaemia
Anaemia is a common ailment among women, especially those with heavy
periods. When blood tests show low iron levels, doctors usually reach for their
pads and write out prescriptions for iron tablets. If these don’t help the
symptoms, the next step is iron injections. These forms of iron are inorganic and
badly tolerated by the body, although they do raise the iron levels and help
restore energy. The bad news, aside from the damage inorganic iron can cause, is
that, almost invariably, women on iron tablets get dark circles under their eyes,
which are unattractive and rarely fade, even after the tablets are discontinued.
Dr Raymond Peat, in his book, Nutrition For Women, calls it “iron
poisoning”, and says, “It is known that excess iron accumulates in the liver, since
there is no mechanism for excreting it. It has been noticed that infections are
higher in people who are getting an iron supplement. In tests in vitro, iron
damages the capacity of antibodies to destroy germs.” He also says that when
iron pills are taken with a normal diet, vitamin E is destroyed. This, according to
Dr Peat, does not happen with natural sources of iron, such as red meat.
Without fail, every time I have talked with anaemic women, they tell me
that their doctors prescribed iron tablets without asking any questions about diet
and, more to the point, about hydrochloric acid (HCl). This really gets my back
up, because of the desperate need anaemic patients have for HCl (see Chapter 3,
Stomach Acid). Without this crucial digestive aid the body simply cannot absorb
nutrients properly, and especially vitamin B12, which is essential in order to avoid
or reverse anaemia.
So, if you’re exhausted and want to save yourself a trip to a doctor, who
may get stroppy if you say you’d rather not take inorganic iron, first have a look
at the insides of your lower eyelids and your fingernails. If they are white instead
of a healthy looking pink, you may be anaemic. If this is the case, take vitamin C
(either in food or the supplement recommended in Resources) with meals, as this
vitamin increases absorption of iron. Eat broccoli, beetroot, peas, dried apricots,
prunes and raisins, and plenty of leafy green vegetables. Eat parsley with every
meal, as it is one of the finest sources of safe iron, as well as natural calcium (and
is an effective breath-freshener).
Nuts and seeds help, especially pepitas and almonds. If you are not a
vegetarian, recovery will probably be quicker, as red meat, fish and the dark meat
of chicken are rich in iron and easily absorbed, provided you have sufficient
hydrochloric acid in your digestive tract.
If, after adhering to a good diet, as recommended in this book, and
following the above suggestions for correcting anaemia, you do not feel better, I
strongly suggest that you get a diagnosis from a physician who is willing to take
the time to examine you thoroughly and order blood tests.
Allergies
The Hippocrates diet stops most allergies in their tracks. As always, look
to the cause and, in this case, it is almost always low adrenal function.
Concentrated proteins, eaten every three or four hours, often bring quick relief
because protein supports the adrenal glands. Large amounts of pantothenic acid
can bring temporary relief, but take care not to make its use habitual, as it will
overbalance the other B vitamins. In an emergency, flooding the body with water
will have an antihistamine effect, often stopping nose running and sneezing
quickly. You might also benefit from sipping all day.
Depression
Many people are on anti-depressants, which are addictive, dangerous, and
are themselves causes of depression. Following the rules in this book, with
particular emphasis on avoiding all artificial sweeteners, is often enough to
banish this debilitating condition. Re-hydrating the body is essential. As Dr
Batmanghelidj’s book (see Resources) explains, “With dehydration, the level of
energy generation in the brain is decreased. Many functions of the brain that
depend on this type of energy become inefficient.” And I don’t mean taking
coffee, tea, soft drinks, milk, etc. I am referring to pure, un-fluoridated water.
Make this a part of your life, and never deviate. Should you elect to stop taking
anti-depressants, remember that this can be tricky, and should be done with the
help of a qualified, understanding professional. Despite the claims of the
manufacturers, who, as usual, lie shamelessly to protect their profits, these drugs
are addictive and quitting should be done under careful supervision. Depression
can often be banished by correcting an under-active thyroid gland (see Chapters
1 and 2)
Sleep Apnea
Try going off all grains and sugar. If the problem persists, cut out all dairy
products. Give the experiment at least three weeks. Taking folic acid can help
correct thyroid /adrenal problems (Chapters 1 and 2) which can be causes of
sleep apnea.
Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) counsels their members to fill
up on carbohydrates. They also recommend drinking as many diet soft drinks as
desired, so any other advice they offer should be regarded with suspicion – if not
outright disbelief (see Chapter 4, Excitotoxins).
I know why the ADA pushes diet drinks – the industry funds them and
they are suitably grateful. But why such reliance on grains when it is well known
that diabetics do so much better without them? Could it be that the United States
Department of Agriculture is also a sponsor?
When diabetics attend the Hippocrates program they do amazingly well.
They are all told not to quit their medication, because this should not be done
cavalierly. Yet many feel so well that they go against instructions and stop all
medicine after the first week on the program. The reason for this is simple – the
toxic load of rubbish food, and particularly grains, is eliminated and many report
feeling ‘reborn’. Diabetics need to stay away from grains, eat loads of
vegetables, good concentrated proteins, and the right kind of fat (see Chapter 6,
Oils and Fats).
Diabetes expert, Diana Schwarzbein, MD, in her book, The Schwarzbein
Principle, reports on her success with diabetics using this diet. She writes that
she searched medical literature for studies that showed low-fat diets are healthful,
but as she says, “I was surprised to learn that there are no long-term studies
showing such results. But numerous studies concluded that fat is necessary to
maintain good health.”
Dr Schwarzbein believes, as do I and my colleagues, that the low-fat fad is
one cause of Type II (adult onset) diabetes, the Western world’s epidemic of
obesity and many other serious illnesses.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Contrary to what the medical profession apparently believes, and wants
you to believe, this terrible affliction need not end in disaster. It can, in fact, be
prevented and even reversed, and I have seen this happen many times. An
excellent diet, of course, is absolutely essential, with special emphasis on getting
enough first class protein. MS typically affects women during their reproductive
years, and it is associated with hormone imbalances. Natural progesterone (not
the fake ones frequently cautioned against in this book) is crucial, as is thyroid
supplementation, and they will help to repair and maintain the myelin sheaths
that deteriorate in MS. An early diagnosis helps: by the time a patient is
wheelchair-bound, recovery is slow. Be warned – artificial sweeteners, combined
with polyunsaturated fats and oils, are a major cause of MS. Quitting these can
reverse symptoms, if caught early enough.
Tinea
This is a general term referring to a group of related fungal skin infections.
Some pretty nasty topical drugs are recommended, but my suggestion, and please
don’t scream, is putting your own urine on the infection, frequently, until it is
gone. Many of our patients at Hippocrates have reported better results with this
cheap, plentiful remedy, than with expensive, toxic drugs.
Cataracts
Russell Blaylock, MD, wrote in his book, Excitotoxins, The Taste That
Kills, “Cataracts are known to be related to free radical damage to the lens of the
eye. Experimental studies, using chemicals that induce cataracts in rats,
demonstrated that alpha-lipoic acid prevented cataract formation.” Dr Blaylock
said that when the supplemented animals were examined it was found that there
were significant elevations of glutathion, ascorbate and vitamin E in their lenses,
indicating that alpha-lipoic acid caused their bodies to make these important
substances. Vitamins C, A and D, and the herb, bilberry, all protect against
cataract formation. One of the best, and by far the most economical, steps you
can take to protect your eyes is to never allow your body to become dehydrated.
Eye Strain, Eye Pain, Blurred Vision
Use an eye cup or an eye dropper and put your own urine into your eyes,
regularly. Many have reported curing themselves of painful, incapacitating eye
problems in just a few days with this simple, free remedy. (See Resources for
reading material on this subject.) The water from inside a coconut, put in a
dropper and put in the eyes several times daily offers relief. It will keep in the
fridge for several days.
Macular Degeneration (MD)
Eating your fruit and vegies will offer the best possible protection from
this tragic fate. The more, the better. Lutein and zeaxanthin, which act as
antioxidants, protect cells against free radicals, and free radicals are known to be
a major cause of MD. These important nutrients are not made by the body, but
are found in large amounts in broccoli, spinach, Brussels sprouts, kale, mustard
greens, turnip greens and egg yolks. In order to facilitate absorption when you
eat these foods, you will need to combine them with a bit of olive oil or coconut
oil or butter. And please – no polyunsaturated oils. They are known as a major
cause of MD.
Selenium, vitamins C and E, zinc, taurine and the omega-3 fats are needed
to promote the health of your eyes. But be sure to remember the importance of
hydrochloric acid (see Chapter 3, Stomach Acid). Without this all-important
element, you might as well throw these minerals in the bin, for all the good they
will do you. Also, be sure to watch your iron level, as too much will damage
many sensitive tissues in your body, especially your eyes.
Avoid smokers and exposure to their second-hand smoke, which
contributes to MD because it weakens blood capillaries, uses up your vitamin C,
and increases damage to your retina.
According to Dr Stanley B Covert, of the USA (see Resources),
glutathione by injection is causing immediate and significant improvements in
MD. He says that it is not yet known why the oral form doesn’t work, while the
injections do. He wrote in The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients:
“The procedure is quite simple. We purchase intravenous glutathione from
a compounding pharmacy in strengths of 200mg/cc. The usual starting dose is
1000 mgs, and later sometimes 1500 mgs. A 20cc syringe is used and after
withdrawing the glutathione, the remainder of the syringe is filled with normal
saline. This is given through a 25 gauge butterfly in the dorsum of the hand over
a period of fifteen minutes. The usual cost of the glutathione is about ten dollars
a gram. No adverse reactions have been seen.”
Please don’t forget – drink at least two litres of pure water daily, and for
serious eye problems, see a qualified opthalmologist.
Back Pain
The ever-growing ‘Bad Back Industry’ usually urges sufferers to try
ointments, chiropractors, acupuncture, magnets, vibrating beds, hot baths, cold
packs and a whole range of new wonder “cures” which seem to appear daily.
Most of these don’t appear to work. However, I have heard consistently good
reports from people who, after suffering for years from episodes of back pain,
have gained long-term relief through a simple daily exercise program developed
by Kass Antanaitis, BSc. The daily regime that he proposes consists of five easy
and non-stressful exercises, mostly performed sitting down, which take no more
than five minutes a day to complete. The booklet accompanying Kass’ Better
Back Program (see Resources), also offers some sound information explaining
how good diet and drinking sufficient water will further relieve many back
problems.
MULTI-PURPOSE TREATMENTS
Water
Few of us drink sufficient water. Eight glasses per day is the absolute
minimum, and will go a long way toward curing illnesses that physicians prefer
to suppress with dangerous drugs. Not coffee, not tea, not juices and,
emphatically, not soft drinks. If you wait until you feel thirsty, your cells have
already suffered from dehydration. Amazing as it may seem, many serious
illnesses can simply be due to chronic dehydration. Chronic dehydration is
extremely common and dangerous to your health.
Without sufficient water, your body has no way to eliminate toxins and waste, or
the histamines which cause allergies. Hydration will improve your skin
amazingly, plumping it out in a youthful way. Dehydration, from which most
people suffer, creates an imbalance of minerals, and disrupts hormone balance.
Because of this crucial balance, and because water improves the uptake of
hormones by the cells, it is important for menopausal health.
Dr Karen Coates told me about a simple, effective way to hydrate the body
and the skin. Every morning, fill a two-litre bottle with pure water, and add one-
quarter teaspoon of pure Celtic salt. Drink it all during the day, but not during
meals, although in some instances sipping all day can be helpful. I have seen this
method work extremely well with some allergies, as the water dilutes histamine
and relieves symptoms. Sipping can sometimes help with chronic coughing. If
your eyes become puffy or gritty, the salt should be cut down or eliminated.
Dr Coates cautions, however, that people on medications, or those with
high blood pressure or kidney disease must check with their health practitioners
before commencing. She warns that some drugs may change the body’s
biochemical response to salt and water metabolism.
Sunshine
Sunshine has long been recognised as essential for the bountiful growth of
plants, yet few people realise humans need it as well, particularly for the
synthesis of vital vitamin D. Despite this, governments all over the Western
world have been warning us to shun the sun, when they should have been
warning us to shun the junk food and oils that have caused our epidemic of skin
cancers. When I was young, I never heard of skin cancer, and it wasn’t because I
led a sheltered life. It was because polyunsaturated oils were still only a
multinational dream of avarice. Now these plastic oils are everywhere, and so is
skin cancer, and it is no coincidence.
These unnatural oils, along with all the other appalling junk people are
eating and drinking, come out with sweat and, combined with the sun, contribute
to skin cancer. But it’s not the fault of the sun – it’s the fault of the people who
are foolish enough to eat junk.
At the same time governments are bombarding us with horror stories about
the danger of the sun, they are pushing sunscreens as if their budgets depend
upon them. It makes you wonder just how much influence the manufacturers of
sunscreens have on our lawmakers. Defying their edicts will mean treating
government agencies and sunscreen-pushers with the contempt they deserve.
The ‘authorities’ should pay attention to Caryl Nowson, of Canberra’s
Deakin University School of Health, speaking about the value of vitamin D in
preventing osteoporosis, who said, “Nursing home patients and veiled women are
among high-risk groups... The main source for Australians is exposure to
sunlight.” And this, of course, means without sunscreen.
But bear in mind that studies comparing the abilities of 20-year-olds and
80-year-olds to synthesise vitamin D from the sun found that the 80-year-olds
have fourfold less ability to make vitamin D in the skin. So, if you are not 20 any
more, be careful to get enough sun, without burning. The sun is our friend if
approached prudently, and it will protect us, not only from osteoporosis, but from
all illnesses, including cancer. Warning: shun artificial tanning in UV beds as
they dramatically increase the risk of malignant melanoma.
And, since we’ve mentioned sunscreens, while governments push
sunscreens aggressively, they fail to mention studies that have proved them to be
dangerous. For example, a study conducted by the Norwegian Radiation
Protection Authority found that a weak dose of OMC (octyl methoxycinnamate),
a chemical used in 90 percent of sunscreens, killed half the mouse cells it
touched. Shining a lamp on the OMC-impregnated cells, to simulate sunshine,
made the chemical even deadlier. In these tests the concentration of OMC was
only five parts per million, a much lower concentration than that used in
sunscreens. More than 90 percent of the cells survived in the solution without
OMC. Terje Christensen, the biophysicist who ran the tests, suggests that the
reactions between OMC and light are twice as toxic as OMC itself, and he
believes that OMC will damage human cells if it penetrates the outer layer of
dead skin. The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association, which represents
sunscreen manufacturers in Britain, says that OMC is safe. But they would,
wouldn’t they?
On the other hand, The British Medical Journal, 20 January 1996,
concurs with the Norwegians: “Scientists don’t know which part of the sun’s
spectrum is responsible for bringing on skin cancer.... Without this knowledge,
sunscreens are useless and, worse, may in fact be responsible for bringing on the
cancer in the first place.”
So, in the words of the song, “Let The Sunshine In”.
Oxygen Therapy
In your search for health, nothing is more important than oxygen – the air
that you breathe. Of all the elements your body must have, oxygen is Number
One – it is in constant demand, and its absence will bring death in minutes. Low
concentrations of oxygen in the blood will inevitably bring ill health.
Before industrialization and deforestation brought pollution to our world,
about 35 percent of our atmosphere was composed of oxygen. Now, if we are
lucky enough to live away from cities, we have only approximately 20 percent
oxygen in our air. If we live in a city, or even near a city, levels can fall to as low
as 10 percent. This is not the way nature intended us to live and we are suffering
as a result.
Dr Kurt Donsbach, who was President of the National Health Federation in
the US for 15 years, now has a clinic in Rosarita Beach, Mexico, close to the
California Border (see Resources). Using intravenous H2O2, his clinic has
achieved cancer remission rates exceeding 70 percent in many hundreds of
patients, most of whom were told they were beyond hope. Similar results are
being achieved in the many European countries that offer this therapy.
Even though Nobel Prize winner Dr Otto Warburg and famous heart
surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard were advocates of oxygen/ozone therapy,
governments in English-speaking countries have contrived to demonise this safe,
incredibly effective healing method. Because of this, only a handful of brave
doctors are game enough to administer it to their patients. We can, however,
oxygenate our bloodstreams ourselves if we wish, by absorption of oxygen water
at very low concentrations. It is amazing that something so simple, and within
reach of all budgets, can provide such remarkable results. So far, ‘they’ haven’t
been able to take hydrogen peroxide away from us!
It has been found in many experiments, over decades, that viruses cannot
tolerate high oxygen levels in the blood. Every disease organism tested so far
appears to have the same weakness, including AIDS. Even cancer growths,
because they are anaerobic, contract and disappear when oxygen saturation is
increased sufficiently in the surrounding fluids. Many scientific papers and
books have been written about this therapy, and there are countless internet sites
on the subject if you want to learn more. The intravenous therapy is more
dramatic and effective, but we have been told of wonderful results with a wide
variety of complaints, using the following method:
Get a bottle (you may have to place an order) of 35%, food-grade
hydrogen peroxide from your pharmacy. Put a small amount into a glass dropper
bottle and store the rest in your freezer, because it is not stabilised with the
chemicals used on the lower percentage peroxides. It will remain in liquid form,
and it is advisable to open the cap each week to allow any build-up of gasses to
escape. Put a small amount in a dropper bottle, taking care not to spill any, as it
is strong. Do not under any circumstances use it neat! On the first day, put one
drop into about 150ml (5 ounces) of pure water, and drink it about 20 minutes
before each meal. Do this for three days, then raise the amount to two drops for
three days, and so on until you reach five or six drops. Once your complaint has
eased, you may prefer to take up to 10 drops once a day as maintenance. Some
extremely ill people take as many as 20 drops per day for a limited time with
good results, but please do not commence this without first clearing it with a
health professional.
Bowen Therapy
This Australian-developed treatment has been successful in treating
musculoskeletal problems, such as back and neck pain, scoliosis, sporting
injuries, TMJ alignment, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It is also renowned for its
effectiveness with internal conditions, such as migraines, digestive and
elimination complaints, colic in babies, and respiratory problems, including
asthma. Bowen Therapy (Bowtech) is appropriate for everyone, from the highly
trained athlete to newborns, pregnant women, the elderly, and the chronically ill,
as treatment given by qualified practitioners consists simply of gentle, rolling
movements that activate a systematic response so powerful that a few minutes
pause is observed to allow them to be integrated. My own experiences with
Bowen Therapy have been remarkable, and I recommend it highly. See
Resources for more details.
Exercise
Sensible and regular exercise will do wonders for your overall health. It is
particularly beneficial for improving the cardio-vascular system, stimulating the
lymphatic system to eliminate toxic waste from the body, and promoting healthy
bones through the stimulation of blood flow.
You don’t have to go to a gym; there are numerous activities which will
keep your body in tip-top condition. Take a daily walk. If it’s raining, don a
raincoat and boots, or use a rebounder indoors if you have one. If not, walk
smartly in place in a well-aired room, while breathing deeply. If you want to do
weights, please take it easy – baby steps only, the first day. No matter what the
‘gym cowboys’ say, don’t do more than two or three repetitions on each weight,
working up in increments of two each time, provided you go regularly. And keep
the weight low until your muscles are used to the workout. Ignore anyone urging
you to overdo – don’t become just one of many people injured, sometimes
permanently, by some instructors who don’t understand how muscles and bones
work.
Small, lightweight dumbbells are available for those who prefer to exercise
at home. You will want to get a book on the best way to use them, and be sure to
follow the ‘two or three reps a day until strong’ rule.
Tufts University in the US did a study of nursing home patients and found
that, after two months of training with light weights, the participants doubled,
tripled and even quadrupled their strength. Some were even able to stop using
canes. While we can’t keep our bodies from ageing and dying, it’s good to know
that, if we keep fit with exercise, when we shuffle off this mortal coil, we can at
least carry our own bags.
To illustrate what can happen to people who don’t get the proper exercise,
when I was in my thirties, and overwhelmed by work, I thought I didn’t have
time for exercise. After two sedentary years my back suddenly gave out and the
pain was so excruciating that I was bedridden for two months. Friends carried
me to two prominent Los Angeles orthopaedic specialists. Both assured me that I
would never be out of pain unless they operated on my spine. Because of a well-
earned fear of doctors, and because three friends who had submitted to such
operations had been crippled by them, I preferred to remain in pain. Then my
hero arrived, sent by a worried friend, and I will be indebted to both of them for
the rest of my life. Mike Abrums, a brilliant exercise therapist, saved me. Under
his careful tutelage I learned how to strengthen the muscles that support the
spine. In six weeks he had me pain free and as soon as he judged me strong
enough, he taught me to use weights. Those weights are so important to me that
for decades I have carried them on long trips, even on safari through Africa.
Tonic and Rejuvenator
Wheatgrass (baby wheat) juice is an extremely important body cleanser
and natural food. Since Dr Ann Wigmore rediscovered the nutritional qualities of
wheatgrass juice in 1960, the juice has helped hundreds of thousands of people
around the world overcome serious health problems. Chlorophyll in wheatgrass
juice has been found to increase the functions of the heart, vascular system,
intestines, uterus and lungs. It also disinfects, can reduce the effects of radiation,
contains liquid oxygen, which promotes clearer thinking, and helps to stop cancer
cells from growing because of the abscisic acid it contains. But remember:
wheatgrass juice, healing as it is, will not overcome a terrible diet. Nothing will.
Liver Cleanser
Henry Bieler, MD, taught me how to make what I think is the best liver
cleanse, other than adopting the Hippocrates diet. It is ideal for illnesses when
fasting is not viable. Amongst Dr Bieler afficionadoes it is known as Bieler
Broth, but it isn’t broth – it is a purée soup, and it goes down beautifully when
people need to clean themselves out. It’s also a delicious and healthy all-purpose
soup at any time.
All you need is an approximately equal amount of green beans, celery and
zuchini, and enough pure water to cover. Cook until soft – not crunchy. The
object is not to provide vitamins and minerals, but to relieve the liver of its
congestion and restore it to normal function. The organic sodium and potassium
in these vegetables is ideal for this purpose. Blend the cooked vegetables and the
water. And if the celery is stringy, press it through a sieve. Raw parsley may be
added for flavour after cooking. Dr Bieler had his patients stay on this soup
exclusively for the duration of their illnesses. No seasoning is permitted, as this
would negate the value of the cleansing. These vegetables should be eaten all the
time - not just in soup - as they are very healing.
Olive Leaf Extract
This compound is anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. It is purported
to destroy the bad and protect the good, as compared to antibiotics, which kill the
lot and leave you weaker. I have had no experience with this natural healer, but
if I had any of the above nasties, I would try it and stay away from the antibiotics.
But use it only for short periods of time, as it suppresses metabolic processes the
way antibiotics do, and you will need to replace the good bacteria with
acidophilus after you quit taking it.
Colloidal Silver
Some people swear by this remedy, others say it didn’t do a thing for
them. Be aware that if you take too much it can cause argyria, a serious
condition, which turns your face pale blue.
Skin Brushing
Before bathing, rub your body briskly all over with a special skin brush or
a rough wash cloth. Spend at least five minutes on this and your pores will open
so impurities can escape.
Magnets
These are highly recommended by Dr Earl Conroy, a New Zealand
physician whose judgement I trust. When Dr Conroy’s patients have serious
prostate problems, he always has them buy, from a doctor in the US, a 4-inch by
6-inch by half-inch velcro-covered ceramic magnet (4000 gauss) which they can
sit on for a couple of hours a day. His results with this therapy have been
excellent.
He says, “The north pole of a powerful magnet will relieve inflammation
of the prostate, ovaries, breasts, teeth, ankles, knees, elbows, etc. They also make
a small magnet that a woman can put in her bra. This would be the first line of
therapy for any breast lump or inflammation.” See Resources for ordering, and
for a book on magnet therapy.
Coffee Enemas
The first time I heard about coffee enemas I laughed. Another weirdo
health fad, I thought. But then I remembered that condemning new ideas without
thorough investigation is indicative of a closed, dull mind. So I did some reading
and even drove all the way from my then home in Beverly Hills, California, to
the Max Gerson Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico.
There, I found people in varying stages of cancer who had come for help
after long, unsuccessful conventional treatments in hospitals. Most had been
given up and sent away to die. Even the worst cases, after a few days on the
Gerson detoxification program, were able to discontinue medication, depending
instead upon several coffee enemas per day to control their pain.
Subsequently, I spent two weeks at the clinic, learning about the technique
and interviewing the patients. The healing I witnessed during this short stay was
amazing. Detoxification is the answer for seriously ill people, not chemotherapy
that poisons healthy cells as well as cancerous cells. Not surgery that rarely gets
all the cancerous cells and makes the surviving cells more virulent. And certainly
not radiation. Our immune systems, crucial for all aspects of health, are
irreparably damaged by chemotherapy and radiation.
This clinic is, unfortunately, very expensive, and the complex regimen
must be maintained for a long time after the patient is discharged. In my
experience, it takes two helpers to support one outpatient. Organic vegetables
have to be sourced, thirteen juices have to be pressed each day, and a strict
schedule must be adhered to. For those who can afford it, Dr Gerson’s technique
is superb, and I highly recommend it for seriously ill people in North America.
Coffee enemas had their genesis during a time of dire need: toward the end
of World War I, Germany was blockaded and broke. Thousands of injured
soldiers were in agony, due to lack of morphine, and surgeons and nurses were
desperate. Somehow, with an extraordinary leap of the imagination, a nurse got
the idea that an enema might help alleviate the pain of a suffering young soldier.
Coffee was the only sterile solution available, and she tried it. To the amazement
of everyone involved, the soldier reported great relief, the remedy was used
widely from then on, and the rest is history.
Dr Max Gerson, whom Dr Albert Schweitzer called “... one of the most
eminent geniuses in medical history”, incorporated this unlikely remedy into his
famous cancer therapy. The purpose of these enemas is not to clean the colon, but
to help detoxify the liver and bring quick relief from pain of all kinds. A
headache, a hangover, a yucky feeling – you name it, a properly-administered
coffee enema can bring quick relief.
Dr Gerson’s instructions for preparing are: “Take 3 tablespoons of ground
(drip) coffee (not instant) to 1 quart of pure water; let it boil 3 minutes and then
simmer 15 minutes more. Strain and use at body temperature.” I recommend that
you use organic coffee, which is readily available in Australia, and, I presume, in
most countries.
Dr Gerson says, in his ground-breaking book, A Cancer Therapy, Results
Of 50 Cases, “To make enemas most effective, the patient should lie on his right
side, with both legs drawn close to the abdomen, and breathe deeply, in order to
suck the greatest amount of fluid into all parts of the colon. The fluid should be
retained 10 to 15 minutes. Our experiments have shown that after 10 to 12
minutes almost all caffeine is absorbed from the fluid. It goes through the
haemorrhoidal veins directly into the portal veins and into the liver. Patients have
to know that the coffee enemas are not given for the function of the intestines but
for the stimulation of the liver.”
The best way to administer an enema is to lie on the floor and place the
enema bucket on a chair so the flow is gentle. Or simply hang your enema bag
from the back of a chair.
In July of 2004, the Prince of Wales had the courage to speak out in favour
of alternative cancer therapies, specifically the Gerson Therapy. He was
rewarded for his honesty with an extraordinary and rude outpouring of vitriol
from the entrenched medical profession. “Cancer Inc.” have had things their own
way for too long. They have never had to prove their chemotherapy and
radiation are safe (which, of course, they are not), yet claim that the Gerson
Therapy is “unproven”
Come on, doctors, it’s been used since the end of World War One, with
amazing success, and if you really want to know the truth, I have a suggestion:
go to Mexico and observe, as did I, while nearly-comatose people are brought in
by ambulance, on stretchers with morphine drips. They are victims of your
“proven” slash/burn/radiate and they are in agony. Watch them as they respond
to the gentle therapy and replace damaging morphine with equally-effective
coffee enemas. Listen to their stories of an uncaring medical profession that has
stripped them of their dignity and often their life savings, and left them for dead.
Follow through, as did I, and discover how many recovered completely. Then,
re-think your condemnation of Prince Charles, who really cares, and is brave
enough to say so.
Also, give thought to his efforts to popularize organic farming. The world
could use more such as he, as well as doctors who speak out about the
cancer/pesticide/superphosphate connection, just one of the many causes of our
cancer epidemic.
The detoxification system used at Hippocrates Health Centre is different
from Dr Gerson’s, but equally successful, in my opinion. Coffee enemas are not
used, but pure water enemas, followed by wheatgrass implants are encouraged.
As an added advantage, the Hippocrates program costs a fraction of the Gerson
therapy, and is easy to implement when students return to their homes.
Colonics, which help enormously with detoxification, are also available at
Hippocrates. The Brunelle Hydrotherapy Unit stimulates all organs of the body,
including the lymphatic system, via the reflex points in the colon. These units are
in use, as well, at Taringa Health Centre in Southport, Queensland, Australia.
Internal Heat Treatment
Heat has been used to heal for centuries. The great Greek “Father of
Medicine”, Hippocrates, recommended hot water douches for pelvic pain 2500
years ago. More recently, The Journal Of Urology, Volume 25, No. 6, printed in
1936, contained a study from the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute,
Johns Hopkins Hospital, which described “striking success” using heat in the
treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease and “uniformly good results in acutely
inflamed prostates.” The devices they used, such as the Elliott Treatment
Regulator, were large, primitive hot water douches that had to be administered in
hospital. Due to their success, during the 1930s anal and vaginal heating devices
became available and were very popular, judging by the many new patents and
articles in medical journals. During those pre-antibiotic days, surgery was
avoided in 80 percent of cases, according to hospital records, certainly a better
result than what we see in our knife and pill-happy age.
In recent years, fortunately, the Swiss have refined these healing devices
and they are now available in a small electric unit, the Delwa Star Rectal/Vaginal
Heater, with a battery charger that can be set to any current, and slender,
comfortable probes that can be used vaginally and anally. They cost a few
hundred dollars, but are infinitely less expensive than flying to a clinic in
Germany for hyperthermia.
The American physicians who are pioneering use of these heat probes have
spent a great deal of time in China, working alongside Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) physicians, who understood exactly how the probes heal. As
they said, “Placement in the anus will have a powerful stimulatory effect on two
meridians that run up the middle of the front and back of the body.” This,
according to TCM, gets the immune system to function optimally and can trigger
healing responses all over the body. The list of conditions that can be cured,
ranging from haemorrhoids to hives, is far too long to detail here. As one small
example, 69 men with prostatitis, prostate enlargement or both, were treated at
the Kliniken Karnan in Helsingborg, Sweden. Overall, 81.2 percent were
classified as symptom-free or better, after six weekly treatment of 20 minutes.
The Delwa Star was brought to my attention by an article in Dr Robert Jay
Rowen’s newsletter, Second Opinion. Dr Rowen wrote, “This device could
spare much suffering for men prone to prostate problems. There could be
significant benefit to women with vaginal, bladder, or even uterine problems...
Delivering heat to this cancer-prone area of the body (lower pelvis) may also
have far-reaching preventive and immune-stimulating effects against cancer-
causing pathogens. But the method is too simple and unprofitable for such
studies to receive funding by a profit-driven industry.”
Because I have a high regard for Dr Rowen’s integrity, I bought a unit for
experimental purposes, and can testify that they are an invaluable first aid device.
And, no, he does not sell them, nor do I, but you can email Dr Charles McGee,
head of Chee Energy, Inc, the distributor, and he will send more information.
You’ll find Dr McGee’s contact details in Resources, and if you mention this
book, he’ll give a 10% discount.
Medicine is a collection of uncertain

prescriptions the results of which,
taken collectively, are more fatal
than useful to mankind.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
We Must Stick Together!
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of safe and effective natural
remedies. Those in this chapter are just a few that I have found to be
helpful, and I hope that readers will send me their favourites so they
can be included in later editions of this book. After all, we ‘health nuts’
need to stick together; we are badly outnumbered by the people who
think we’re crazy, by governments which only support orthodox,
poisonous modalities, and by those physicians who believe that the
only way to ‘cure’ a sick body is to poison, cut or burn it.
I’m hopeful that, after reading this book, you will have decided to
never touch manufactured food again. You have a choice: sacrifice
yourself on the altar of bigger and better manufactured foods and
pharmaceutical profits, or use the brains nature gave you to truly -
“Take Control of Your Health, and Escape the Sickness Industry”.
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In Other Words…
A selection of articles of interest from other writers
P ea ce
by
Theo Colborn, PhD
Excerpted from The Architects of Peace by Michael Collopy © 2000.
Used with permission from New World Library, Novato, CA 94949,
www.newworldlibrary.com
O
f all nature’s masterpieces, the newborn, whether fish, bird, mammal, or human, is
surely the most exquisite. This wondrous creature is testimony to the peace and
harmony that existed in the womb, or the egg, prior to its entering the world.
For centuries, humankind considered the womb environment sacred, free of violence
and trespass. In that prenatal environment, with unbelievable precision, cells replicate, move
about, and form buds and limbs and brain and sensory and reproductive organs, contributing to
the most miraculous phenomenon on Earth. From the moment the sperm enters the egg,
embryonic development is orchestrated by the endocrine system using chemical messengers
called hormones. With symphonic precision and harmony, constantly shifting hormonal blends
instruct cells when to divide and where to move. Like the music from a grand organ, the tunes
of these hormonal chords direct the formation of tissues and flesh, and even tell tissues when to
die back after the tissue is no longer needed. And now, within the past decade, chemists have
been able to measure the infinitesimally small concentrations of hormones that conduct
development from conception through birth. The endocrine system is so fine-tuned that it
depends upon hormones in concentrations as little as a tenth of a trillionth of a gram to control
womb environment, as inconspicuous as one second in 3,169 centuries.
The endocrine system also controls reproduction and thus assured the integrity and
survival of species since life first evolved on Earth – until humankind unwittingly produced
synthetic chemicals that invade the security of the womb and create dissonance rather than
harmony.
Peace begins in the womb. The newborn reflects this truth. Order is transferred from
cell to tissue, to organs, to organisms, to families, communities, and nations. Unfortunately,
when development is violated in the womb by man-made chemicals, the newborn is
compromised. For animals in the wild, their survival is threatened. They can disappear without
our knowing why. For humans, such exposure can lead to reduced intelligence, discontent,
failure and the inability to socially integrate. Man-made chemicals deprive societies of
responsible leaders and thinkers. The social and economic impacts are incalculable.
Widespread loss of security in the womb can lead to loss of stability at the national and
international level.
Humans in their race to space have diverted attention and limited resources away from
learning about the workings of the inner world from which life evolves. As we have searched
in outer space, we seem to have forgotten the inner space, from which all humankind emerges.
The thirst to learn more about the solar system than the system in which we all resided prior to
birth has left humankind vulnerable. The same technology that made space exploration
possible and created modern society has led to production of chemicals that invade the womb.
In our ignorance we assumed that the womb was inviolable while at the same time we
produced more and more synthetic chemicals to improve the quality of our lives. We also
assumed that since these man-made products did not rapidly induce cancer, they were safe. We
also thought that the lakes, oceans, soil, and atmosphere would assimilate infinite amounts of
waste from the new technologies.
Disregard for the environment has been rampant on a global scale. Now as we come to
the end of the 20th century, we are suddenly faced with the realization that wherever we have
destroyed the environment, we have left behind desperation, hunger, fear, and strife. To this we
must add another legacy of the chemical industry, the invasion of the inner environment of all
animals on Earth, including humans. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, man-made chemicals are
found in all animal tissue. No longer is the offspring secure in the womb. No child born today
is free of man-made chemicals. Mothers share these chemicals through their blood with the
babies developing in their wombs. There are no cures for a child whose vital physiological,
immunological, and neurological systems did not develop normally. When society takes heed
and spends more on infrastructures for prevention than on remediation and healing, stability
and integrity can be restored in the womb. Nations of the world must unite with a single
purpose to restore peace in the inner-world, assuring every newborn the opportunity to reach
his or her fullest potential.
Pregnenolone
by
Raymond Peat, MA, PhD (Univ. of Oregon)
Endocrine Physiologist
P regnenolone, which is the raw material for producing many of the hormones of stress and
adaptation, was known as early as 1934, but for several years it was considered to be an
“inert” substance. A reason for this belief is that it was first tested on healthy young animals.
Since these animals were already producing large amounts of pregnenolone (in the brain,
adrenal glands, and gonads), additional pregnenolone had no effect.
In the 1940s, pregnenolone was tested in people who were sick or under stress, and it
was found to have a wide range of beneficial actions, but the drug industry never had much
interest in it. Its very generality made it seem unlike a drug, and its natural occurrence made it
impossible to patent. Thus, many synthetic variants, each with a more specialised action and
some serious side effects, came to be patented and promoted for use in treating specific
conditions. The drug companies created an atmosphere in which many people felt that each
disease should have a drug, and each drug, a disease. The side effects of some of those
synthetic hormones were so awful that many people came to fear them. For example, synthetic
varieties of “cortisone” can destroy immunity, and can cause osteoporosis, diabetes, and rapid
aging, with loss of pigment in the skin and hair, and extreme thinning of the skin.
Natural pregnenolone is present in young people of both sexes at a very high
concentration, and one reason for the large amount produced in youth is that it is one of our
basic defenses against the harmful side effects that an imbalance of even our natural hormones
can produce. In excess, natural cortisone or estrogen can be dangerous, but when there is an
abundance of pregnenolone, their side effects are prevented or minimised.
In a healthy young person or animal, taking even a large dose of pregnenolone has no
hormone-like or drug-like action at all. It is unique in this way. But if the animal or person is
under stress, and producing more cortisone than usual, taking pregnenolone causes the
cortisone to come down to the normal level. After the age of 40 or 45, it seems that everyone
lives in a state of continuous “stress”, just as a normal part of aging. This coincides with the
body’s decreased ability to produce an abundance of pregnenolone.
When aging rats are given a supplement of pregnenolone, it immediately improves their
memory and general performance. Human studies, as early as the 1940s, have also
demonstrated unproved performance of ordinary tasks. It is now known that pregnenolone is
one of the major hormones in the brain. It is produced by certain brain cells, as well as being
absorbed into the brain from the blood. It protects brain cells from injury caused by fatigue,
and an adequate amount has a calming effect on the emotions, which is part of the reason that
it protects us from the stress response that leads to an excessive production of cortisone. People
feel a mood of resilience and an ability to confront challenges.
Many people have noticed that pregnenolone has a “face-lifting” action. This effect
seems to be produced by improved circulation to the skin, and by an actual contraction of some
muscle-like cells in the skin. A similar effect can improve joint mobility in arthritis, tissue
elasticity in the lungs, and even eyesight. Many studies have shown it to be protective of
“fibrous tissues” in general, and in this connection it was proven to prevent the tumors that can
be caused by estrogen.
Pregnenolone is largely converted into two other “youth-associated” protective
hormones, progesterone and DHEA. At the age of 30, both men and women produce roughly
30 to 50mg of pregnenolone daily. When taken orally, even in the powdered form, it is
absorbed fairly well. One dose of approximately 300mg (the size of an aspirin tablet) keeps
acting for about a week, as absorption continues along the intestine, and as it is “recycled” in
the body. Part of this long lasting effect is because it improves the body's ability to produce its
own pregnenolone. It tends to improve function of the thyroid and other glands, and this
“normalizing” effect on the other glands helps to account for its wide range of beneficial
effects.
M a ca
Discover How This New Phytonutrient Can Ease Menopausal Symptoms
by
Amy Nancarrow
Excerpted from Nature & Health, December 1999/January 2000
R ather than hormone replacement therapy (HRT) millions of women are putting their faith
in a remedy which has been used for 10,000 years, which is safe and amazingly effective:
a cruciferous root vegetable from Peru called maca.
Now women have an alternative to hormone replacement therapy drugs. Maca works in
an entirely different and more satisfactory way for most women than phytoestrogen herbs like
black cohosh and licorice root. And men too, find that maca can counteract the difficulties they
may experience in maintaining good sexual relationships as they age, due to a general slowing
down in the output of the endocrine glands.
Alternative to HRT
It is important to remember that maca does not itself contain any hormones, but its
action on the body jogs the pituitary into producing the precursor hormones which ultimately
end up raising oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels, as well as helping to balance the
adrenal glands, the thyroid and the pancreas. But this occurs naturally, not with time-bomb
drugs which throw the entire body into a dangerous state of confusion.
Dr Jorge Malaspina, a respected cardiologist, has been using maca in his practice in
Lima, Peru, for over a decade. He says, “Maca does not cause the ovaries in women to atrophy,
as conventional hormone replacement therapy does.” This means that maca may be
discontinued at any time without danger.
He adds, “Different medicinal plants work on the ovaries by stimulating them. With
maca, though, we should say that it ‘regulates’ the ovarian function, as well as the organs of
internal secretion, such as the pituitary, the adrenal glands, and the pancreas. He has also found
maca to be effective even on women who have undergone complete hysterectomies. He
describes one patient who had a serum oestradiol level of 15, which is very low. After two
months on maca it went up to 75. He says that a level above 60 is an adequate postmenopausal
level. “Maca enables the adrenals to make sufficient hormones to avoid symptoms,” he says.
Dr Malaspina adamantly prefers maca therapy to HRT. “The presence of outside
hormones circulating in the system sends a message to the pituitary and the hypothalamus that
there is a sufficient quantity of hormones in the body and so they stop producing them. When
menopause arrives, then, the ovaries are atrophied and do not produce the oestrogen and
progesterone which the body requires minimally to function. For this reason I encourage
women to start with maca before menopause. It seems to help the endocrine system to stay in
balance.”
‘Natural Viagra’
Doctors also have good news for men who are suffering age-related sexual dysfunction.
They can forget expensive, possibly dangerous Viagra. Maca works extremely well, and safely.
Dr Jorge Aguila Calderon, Dean of the Faculty of Human Medicine at the National
University of Federico Villareal in Lima, prescribes maca for a wide variety of conditions,
including osteoporosis and the healing of bone fractures in the very elderly. He says, “Maca
has a lot of easily-absorbable calcium in it, plus magnesium, and a fair amount of silica, which
we are finding very useful in treating decalcification of bones in children and adults.”
Dr Calderon has also helped patients overcome male impotence, male sterility, and
female sterility by employing maca therapy. Additional problems he treats with maca are
rickets, various forms of anaemia, menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats,
climacteric and erectile difficulties in men, premature ageing, and general states of weakness,
such as chronic fatigue.
Another health professional using maca is Dr Garry F. Gordon, President of the
International College of Advanced Longevity Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He said: “Using
maca myself, I experienced a significant improvement in erectile tissue response. I call it
‘nature’s answer to Viagra’.
“What I see in maca is a means of normalising our steroid hormones like testosterone,
progesterone and oestrogen. Therefore, it has the facility to forestall the hormonal changes of
ageing. It acts on men to restore them to healthy functional status in which they experience a
more active libido. Lots of men and women who previously believed their sexual problems
were psychological, are now clearly going to look for something physiological to improve
quality of life in the area of sexuality. Of course, as someone interested in longevity, I’m aware
that mortality comes on much sooner for those individuals whose sexual activity is diminished
or nonexistent. I believe that people who engage in sex twice a week, or more, live longer. I've
found sexual activity to be a reliable marker for overall ageing.”
Maca at a Glance
What it is
Maca is a dehydrated, cruciferous root vegetable and not a drug, so it is imported
without any problems. It is a benign, medicinal food which has been in use for 10,000 years,
possibly more, and has had ample time to be judged effective. It is also easily affordable,
costing less than $12 per month.
What’s in it
Proteins, as polypeptides, make up 11 per cent of the dry maca root; calcium makes up
10 per cent and magnesium and potassium are present in significant amounts. Other minerals
include iron, silica and traces of iodine, manganese, zinc, copper and sodium. Vitamins in
maca are thiamine, riboflavin and ascorbic acid. The amino acid proteins in maca include
aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, histidine, glycine, threolline, cystine, alanine, arginine,
tyrosins, valine, methionine, isoleucine, lysine, hoproline and sarcosine.
Benefits
According to doctors in Peru and the USA, maca may be of benefit for:
• Menopausal symptoms: Hot flashes, tender breasts, sleeplessness and emotional
upsets, “brain fog”, vaginal dryness
• Osteoporosis: Significant bone rebuilding, improvement in bone density
• Energy booster: Balances the endocrine system: thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands
• Male impotence
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Period problems: Pain, PMS, flooding and/or scant flow
Prominent health professional, Grant Woolven, says about this natural remedy:
“Maca could be called a ‘miracle of nature’ because it has such remarkable effects on
the body and mind. Because it is a food, as opposed to a medicinal herb, it can be taken every
day without any negative side effects. From an Ayurvedic viewpoint, it effectively strengthens
the nervous system and brain, via its effect on the kidney energy. It regulates the liver energy,
resulting in a harmonising of all endocrine functions, especially the ovaries, testes and pituitary
glands. Because of these effects it is excellent for catalysing emotional stability and a deep
sense of psychophysical wellbeing and integration. It is no wonder some people call it the
‘happiness herb’.
“Because it is ‘vata-reducing’ it is excellent for people who are rundown, depleted,
undernourished or emaciated. It is a ‘rebuilding tonic’ with the added benefit of being warming
energetically, which facilitates the digestive fire (agni) and good circulation. Although it is
excellent for those people with endocrine imbalances, it is also excellent, when combined with
rosehips, for the rejuvenation of tissue and immunity in any person at any age.”
M a ca
The Peruvian Powerhouse
by
Amy Nancarrow
Excerpted from Nature & Health, Oct/Nov, 2001
S
ince our report on the Peruvian powder, maca, many readers have written to Nature &
Health to share the experiences they've had with this natural remedy. Limited space
prevents us from printing all of them, but we want to thank everyone for writing with
their individual success stories – and hope that they will inspire others in similar situations.
Heavy Periods: Cecile’s Story
“I am 41 years of age and had experienced heavy menstrual bleeding since a teenager. I
have had three children, and as I got older, my health has also been compromised by chronic
anaemia. Each month I would feel a heaviness and pressure in my body as a build-up to my
period. After the heavy flow, it would take several days to feel OK after feeling extremely tired
and ‘washed-out’. I started taking the herb maca five cycles (months) ago. I believe I noticed a
change after three weeks, and I encourage women who take this herb to persevere through this
initial phase. This is no quick pharmaceutical fix, but has been like a miracle cure for me. I can
honestly say that all negative aspects and symptoms of my periods have reduced by 80 per
cent, and I continue to feel more well as each month passes. The blood flow has also decreased
dramatically so that I feel my energy levels and physical vitality are really very good. I would
recommend this herb for any women experiencing menstrual or hormonal problems.”
Hysterectomy: Melanie’s Story
“After years of symptoms that kept getting worse, my doctor told me that if I didn’t
have a hysterectomy I would get cancer. I was really depressed because friends who have
endured this operation have never fully recovered, and their marital relations were adversely
affected. Then a friend told me about maca and showed me an article in your magazine. At
first, I didn’t really believe anything so simple could be so good, but I started feeling much
better after about three weeks of taking it. For the first time in my life I’m having normal
periods, and I will never have that awful operation.”
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Peggy’s Story
“Almost six years ago, I contracted Ross River Fever and was desperately ill for
months. Eventually I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and nothing brought
relief (I tried everything!) until I read about maca in your wonderful magazine. For the first
few weeks I didn't notice any improvement.
“Then I increased my dose to one teaspoon twice a day, and after two weeks I felt
human for the first time in years. I just kept getting better every month until now, a year and a
half after starting maca, I am normal again. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a terrible affliction,
and I wanted to write to you so others will know where to find help. Oh, yes, and I was able to
cut my dose down to ‘maintenance’ after two months, so it only costs me about $10 per month.
What a bargain!”
Hair and Nails: Mindy’s Story
“I first learned about maca from a woman who had ‘drowned mouse hair’, as she called
it. She had been struggling with straight, lifeless hair all her life, having to set it daily in the
vain effort to give it body. One day when I was doing her hair (I have been a hairdresser for 15
years), I was amazed to discover that it is now full of pep – it’s stronger, lustrous, and even has
a bit of a curl. The upshot is that I’ve lost a client, because all she needs since maca is an
occasional haircut, as she now has ‘wash-and-wear hair’. She doesn't even need to dry it – a
towel-rub and a fluff and she’s all set! Needless to say, I started taking this ‘magic powder’
myself and my hair has improved out of sight, as have my fingernails. They used to be pale,
and now they’re a healthy pink, and growing long for the first time in my life! I've
recommended maca to lots of people, and they are all having great results.”
Osteoporosis: Marilyn’s Story
“About a year and a half ago, when I had a bone scan, they told me I had the bones of
an 8o year-old – and I’m only 52! 1 was really worried, but I certainly didn't want to take
oestrogen, because of the side effects. Then I read about maca in your magazine, and I'm so
grateful to you for printing that information.
“The first change I noticed was that my fingernails looked different. They were a very
pale colour and they had strange white horizontal marks across them. Somebody told me that
meant I had low calcium, but I don't know if that’s right. It wasn’t long before my nails got
pink and healthy looking, and to my amazement they grew long and didn’t break off the way
they have all my life. I figured that meant I was assimilating my calcium (which I was getting
from eating more sardines and vegetables, which I read had calcium in them). This was
encouraging and I got the courage to have another bone scan, and my doctor couldn’t believe it
was possible to have so much improvement. He seemed pretty annoyed when I admitted that I
wasn’t taking calcium (he was already pretty cross that I wouldn’t take oestrogen!), and when I
tried to explain that the improvement was caused by a natural herb powder, he didn’t want to
know! I think I’m going to change doctors!
“Another thing – I don’t know what maca has in it that helps the emotions, but it sure
made a change in me. For years I was depressed most of the time (I also refused the Prozac the
doctor suggested!), but maca has lifted my spirits. I’m happy in life, and always laughing.
Thank you, Nature & Health, for making this big improvement in my life possible. My
husband thanks you, too, because I used to be pretty hard to live with!”
Perimenopause: Susan’s Story
“The perimenopausal phase began for me five and a half years ago when I was almost
41, and was characterised by irregularly spaced periods, with some continuing daily for months
at a time, mood swings including depression; itchy skin; lowered libido; and the occasional hot
flush. Then, nine months ago, after not having a period for six months, things became
dramatically intensified. Ten searing hot flushes with accompanying sweats a day seemed
difficult to endure, but they soon increased in frequency to every half hour, day and night, with
the result that any significant sleep became impossible. With almost no sleep and the
debilitating effects of the flushes themselves, my quality of life was dwindling and I began to
wonder how long I could continue. I had previously not realised that menopause could have
such a devastating effect on your body and mind. I almost felt that if life was going to be like
this from now on, then it wasn’t worth living.
“When I heard about maca, it seemed like an answer to a prayer, as it has in fact proven
to be. Within a week the flushes had reduced significantly, and within eight weeks, they had
disappeared entirely. I had to begin with quite a high dosage, and adjust it frequently during the
first few months, but I am now comfortable on a quarter of a teaspoon twice daily. Also, within
a week, my libido made a strong and welcome return and now the genital atrophy that had
occurred has completely reversed. Sleep has become deep and uninterrupted, my energy levels
have risen dramatically, my mental acuity has returned, and there have been some unexpected
positive side effects, such as better-looking skin and the disappearance of an anal fistula, which
had not responded to a barrage of treatments prior to this. I cannot recommended maca highly
enough to other women weathering the menopausal storm.”
What an Expert says:
Naturopath Anita Barry, from Ashmore, Queensland, writes: “Following are some of
the experiences my patients have had on maca powder:
• A lady with severe osteoporosis was overjoyed when she told me there had been an
increase in her bone density, after one year on maca.
• A patient who suffered depression, irritability and severe mood swings, making life
unbearable for her family and, of course, for herself, reported incredible relief after taking
maca for just a short time.
• A 20 year-old patient, whose periods had ceased two years previously, took maca and
after only two months, her periods returned.
“As a natural health practitioner, I am delighted to discover a safe product that can
bring health benefits to so many.”
Maca: Contra-indications
Because Maca regulates hormones, and because no double-blind testing has been done to
prove its safety when used by those with hormone-related cancers (breast, female organs,
testicular, etc) we advise extreme caution. Maca should not be taken during pregnancy, nor
while breast-feeding. Also, consult your health practitioner if you have bladder or liver disease
or high blood pressure. The use of fertility drugs, black cohosh, dong quai, ginseng or licorice
root along with Maca is not recommended. E.H.
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Every doctor and dentist should read this Washington DC 20016
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Australia. www.informedchoice.com.au
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You can help support this organization through GPO Melbourne,
their excellent newsletter, as they are fighting the Victoria 3001
deadly fluoridation/poisoning of our precious water Ph: (03) 9592 5088
supplies. Fax: (03) 9592 4544
The Thyroid Revolution www.thyroidrevolution.com
Highly recommended.
Products Information / Suppliers
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tasting powders now flooding the market. Capsules are not Email: [email protected]
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(Prescriptions are necessary) Laboratories
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dangerous preservatives. He supplies porcine thyroid in Phone orders:
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Australia. Overseas orders must be accompanied by a Overseas orders:
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ordering, please mention that you want the products I
recommend. Fax: (617) 5555 7500
Email:
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Thyroid Supply Pine Pharmacy

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North American readers with thyroid problems can Niagara Falls
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from Will Tomkins at Pine Pharmacv. He will also fill USA Ph: 1 716282 1112
overseas orders.
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BioSalt BioNatural
Large crystals of Himalayan salt from the Hunza 1 Overland Drive
region. Vermont South
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Ph: 1 300 555 666
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Vitamin C Hippocrates Health Centre

Rose Hip Organic Granules provide large amounts of vitamin Australian orders:
C. as well as vitamins A. B and E. Taken as a tea, this Ph: (07) 5530 2860
product is good for cleansing the kidnevs and gallbladder, Overseas orders:
and acts as a diuretic. Sprinkled over food. or simply taken
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by spoon, the granules taste delicious and are the finest
source of vitamin C we have found. The Rose Hips are
grown in Chile’s Southern Andes. one of the few remaining
unpolluted regions on Earth.
Super Vitamin K i-HerbInc
Vitamin K is essential for calcification of bones. People who USA Phone: 1 626 358 5678
have suffered from osteoporotic fractures are often found to
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have a deficiency of vitamin K, but those on anti-coagulants
must not use vitamin K without a physician’s approval and www.iherb.com
guidance. These products are cheaper if ordered
online.
Australia
D-Mannose
(for urinary tract infections) Ian Christenson Ph: (07) 4954-5348
This drug-free cystitis cure is sold in health stores in the US,
through Dr Jonathan V Wright’s Tahoma Clinic Dispensary US
and one Australian representative.
Tahoma Clinic Dispensary
515 W Harrison, Suite 150
Kent, Washington
USA Phone: 1 888 893 6878
www.tahoma-clinic.com
Overseas buyers may also order D-
Mannose from Bio-Tech-Pharmacal (see
address below).
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illnesses. Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702
USA Ph: 1 800 345 1199 (toll-free within
USA)
or USA Phone/fax: 1 479 443 9148
www.Bio-Tech-Pharm.com
Coconut Oil Hippocrates Health Centre

Dr Peat recommends one ounce (30ml) per day be taken to Australian orders:
maintain health. The coconut oils sold in Australian shops Ph: (07) 5530 2860
are refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) oils and are Overseas orders:
definitely not recommended. The food grade coconut oil Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
imported by Hippocrates Health Centre has been approved
by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, is
organic, virgin, cold pressed, unrefined, unbleached, USA:
undeodorised, and is not hydrogenated. Coconut oil hardens Penner’s Pantry
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Boron And Selenium Takapuna Health Store

Boron is essential for promoting strong bones. Attn: Andrew Jones
Selenium can help prevent cancer. We recommend the Takapuna, New Zealand
reasonably-priced Twinlab Tri-Boron 3mg and Solgar NZ Phone/Fax: 64 9 486 1245.
Seleno-6 100mg. Email: [email protected]
Cod Liver Oil Carlson Labs, Inc
For reasons explained in Chapter 8, Bone Health II, 15 College Drive
Carlson’s is the only cod liver oil we, and expert Arlington Heights
nutritionists, recommend. Illinois 60004-1985
USA Ph: 1 800 323 4141 (toll-free) or
USA Ph: 1 847255 1600
USA Fax: 1 847255 1605
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Hydrochloric Acid with Pepsin Hippocrates Health Centre

Some Australian brands were taken off the market, and so we Australian orders:
asked a New Zealand firm to make one to our specifications. Ph: (07) 5530 2860
It comes in a vegetable glycerine capsule, contains no Overseas orders:
preservatives and is the best we’ve used. Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
Silica NTP Flora Sil

The Canadian Flora Sil brand, available direct from the Ph: 1 800 225 500 Burnaby
maker, or from NTP in New South Wales, is the one we Fax: (02) 4997 0199 British Columbia
prefer. 14 Winta Road V5J 5B9
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The Champion Juicer Hippocrates Health Centre

This is the only juicer we can recommend. It has been used at Australian orders:
Hippocrates Health Centre for over 18 years, and we Ph: (07) 5530 2860
consider it the best in the world. Overseas orders:
Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
Magnets Lothrop Industries

Please refer to Chapter 26, Remedies, for details of the 17171 SE 29th Street
therapeutic benefits of magnets. Lothrop supplies a range of Choctaw
effective devices. More information is contained in William Oklahoma 73020
Philpott, MD’s, Biomagnetic Handbook. USA Fax: 1 405 390 2968
Bottled Water Alpha Lyte

The only one of these products we recommend is Alpha Lyte Australian orders:
Energised Electrolyte Drink. See Chapter 19, Water Woes, Phone/Fax: (07) 5528 8088
for details. Email: [email protected]
www.alphalyte.com provides addresses of
local suppliers
Delva Star Rectal/Vaginal Heater Charles T McGee, MD

Please refer to Chapter 26, Remedies, for details of the P O Box 5154 Coeur d’Alene
internal heat therapy facilitated by this product. Idaho 83814
USA Ph: 1 888 263 9214
www.cheeenergy.com
Mineral Supplement Hippocrates Health Centre
The one we recommend has an interesting history. Robert Australian orders:
Schindele’s quarry in Austria has large deposits of Ph: (07) 5530 2860
magmastones, or molten rock found deep in the earth, from Overseas orders:
which igneous rock is formed. Years ago, Herr Schindele laid Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
some paths in his forest, using gravel from his quarry.
Amazingly, trees which were almost dead recovered,
sprouting and showing great vitality. Herr Schindele had the
gravel analysed, then played guinea pig, taking two
teaspoons per day, dissolved in water. He was astounded to
discover that long-term health problems started to disappear.
Soon, Schindele’s quarry was besieged by people from all
over Austria and Germany, who wanted some of its “youth
elixir”, as it was dubbed by newspapers. We saw one of the
articles, sent for some, had it tested and people who used it
reported good results. I have used it steadily ever since then,
as have a few friends. In spite of the newspaper claims, this
is not a miracle remedy. It is, according to Herr Schindele, so
effective because it has the “absolutely correct mineral
mixture of about 20 important trace elements, in just the
correct proportions.”
Radiation Protection Tesla’s Innovational Technologies
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and other progressive inventions that followed, his incredible
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that all matter has a natural frequency. The company which www.greenuniverse.net
bears his name now manufactures pendants and plates for
personal and environmental protection.
Wheatgrass Juicer Hippocrates Health Centre

The only juicer on the market that properly juices Australian orders:
wheatgrass. Ph: (07) 5530 2860
Overseas orders:
Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
Coconut Scraper With Vacuum Base Shree Kangaroo Enterprises

This inexpensive ($20) gadget is perfect for removing the Gotatewadi
hard white meat from coconuts. Goregaon(E)
Available in Indian stores worldwide Mumbai, India 400 062
Total Nutrition Centre (Vita-Mix Blender) Hippocrates Health Centre
The world’s finest, most powerful blender. Its strong, Australian orders:
commercial 2hp motor blends, processes, crushes ice, makes Ph: (07) 5530 2860
soup, grinds grains or meats, chops, purées, and makes Overseas orders:
frozen fruit ‘ice cream’. Made in USA, so pricey, but a Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
lifetime investment.
Food Enzymes Hippocrates Health Centre
The food enzymes Hippocrates Health Centre imports from Australian orders:
the USA are formulated to the specifications of famed Ph: (07) 5530 2860
enzyme expert, Edward Howell. They are plant-based and Overseas orders:
contain no fillers (such as rice bran or rice powder), no Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
preservatives, and are encapsulated in vegie-caps. See
Chapter 8, Bone Health II.
Arbor Test Microscope Advanced Health Technologies

A scientific product which readers may find useful in Suite 102 Piccadilly Court
helping to observe and understand their natural 222 Pitt Street
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Manufactured from the highest-quality materials, sprung for Overseas orders:
the Southern Hemisphere and features right- and left-hand Ph: +61 7 5530 2860
springing. Comes in a range of colours, with a one-hour
demonstration video.
Miessence Certified Organic Skincare / Cosmetics Pip Rose, Independent Representative

The entire range is certified “A” Organic by the Biological Ph: (07) 5533 0367
Farmers of Australia, which guarantees that they are of Email: [email protected]
organic, food grade quality and completely free of synthetic www.onegrp.com/Piprose
chemicals. We have followed the growth of this company
since its inception and know their full line of skincare and
cosmetics to be of exceptional quality.
The “Immaculate” Range Rebecca Kingsbury

Great safe complexion care product range includes the 9 Kianga Court
shampoo I use and recommend highly. Reasonably priced, Currumbin Valley
too. Queensland 4223
Ph: 1 300 720 937 (07) 5534 1125
Nancy Evans Skin Care Products Nancy Evans Skin Care

Nancy Evans imports her ingredients from the unpolluted Retail sales:
Andes, and formulates her products from the best, purest Unit 2, 33 Currumbin Creek Rd
ingredients. She has an extensive line of skin care products, Currumbin
too numerous to list here, an oil that causes scars to fade, the Mail order:
only safe sunscreen I know, moisturisers, and a pure bar soap
PO Box 213
that can be used as a shampoo.
Tugun
Queensland 4224
The three cosmetic companies listed Ph: (07) 5534 2161
above are the only ones whose skin Fax: (07) 5534 2340
care products I consider safe. www.rosehipskincare.com
E.H.
Services – Therapeutic
The Bowen Therapy (Bowtech)
This is a unique form of neuromuscular re-patterning, which works primarily through the
nervous system on both structural and energetic levels. The technique is gentle and non-invasive, and
can be performed through clothing.
Since 1986, when Oswald and Elaine Rentsch established the Bowen Therapy Academy of
Australia, over 14,000 people have taken Bowtech training worldwide, with 70 registered instructors in
16 countries. There are 12 countries with Bowen associations affiliated to the Bowen Therapy Academy
of Australia.
Bowen Therapy is appropriate for everyone, from the highly trained athlete to newborns,
pregnant women, elderly, and the chronically ill. Bowen has been successful in treating musculoskeletal
problems, such as back and neck pain, scoliosis, sporting injuries, TMJ alignment, and carpal tunnel
syndrome. It is also renowned for its effectiveness with internal conditions, such as migraines, digestive
and elimination complaints, colic in babies, and respiratory problems, including asthma.
A Bowen treatment consists of gentle, rolling movements. These stimulations activate a
systematic response so powerful that a few minutes pause is observed to allow them to be integrated. A
pattern of movements and pauses continues throughout the treatment. The rhythm is soothing and most
patients fall asleep at least once during the session. Benefits are usually apparent within two sessions,
even when longstanding conditions are being treated. Bowen results are lasting and profound.
For enquiries regarding seminars or treatment, and for addresses of overseas affiliates, contact:
Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia International Head Office
PO Box 733
Hamilton VIC 3300
Australia
Phone: (03) 5572 3000 Fax: (03) 5572 3144 Email: [email protected]
Gold Coast residents should contact Pip Rose (Ph: (07) 5533 0367, Email: [email protected]),
whom I know from personal experience to be an expert practitioner and of great help.
The Better Back Program

This unique and effective approach to alleviating various forms of back pain from which
millions of people suffer, was developed in Australia by Kass Antanaitis, BSc, with input from his wife,
Karen Coates, MD, after he had “unexpectedly fixed” his own back with a simple set of exercises. The
daily five minute regime consists of five easy and non-stressful exercises, mostly performed sitting
down, aided by a latex exercise band that is included in the kit. I have heard nothing but positive reports
about this program, even from long-term sufferers who had previously “tried everything”.
The program comes with a video demonstrating all the exercises, and a booklet explaining in
detail how it was developed and independent medical opinions on how and why it works.
Details: www.better-back.com
Enquiries:
Better Back Program
P O Box 530
Currumbin QLD 4223
Phone: (07) 5533 0388 Fax: (07) 5533 0434 Email: [email protected]
Australian Orders Phone: 1 300 302 300 International Orders Fax: +61 7 5533 0434
Services – Dental
The Australasian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
ASOMAT is a non-profit professional organisation of dentists and doctors, whose purpose is to promote concepts of
bio-compatible dentistry which are supported by scientific, peer reviewed research. These concepts encompass a
more holistic view of dentistry than does the traditional model. ASOMAT promotes mercury-free dentistry, as well
as other safe methods of restoration. Some of the Australian members are listed on this page. For further enquiries
please contact:
ASOMAT
P O Box A860
Sydney South
NSW 1235
Ph: (02) 9867-1111
Fax: (02) 9283-2230
www.asomat.org
ASOMAT Members:
Robert Gammal Roman Lohyn
Suite 102, Piccadilly Court 8th Floor, 175 Collins Street
222 Pitt Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Sydney
NSW 2000 Mr Lohyn is the current President of ASOMAT
Ph: (02) 9264 5195
www.bcd.com.au
John Sotis
Eric Davis Suite 10, Mermaid Central
40 Duffield Road 2431 Gold Coast Highway
Margate Beach Mermaid Beach
Queensland 4014 Queensland 4218
Ph: (07) 3284 5755 Ph: (07) 5526 6662
Wally Hassoun
707 Malvern Rd
Toorak
Victoria 3142
Overseas, the equivalent of ASOMAT is the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology
- IAOMT - with branches in many countries:
IAOMT-Europe United Kingdom
Dr Graeme R Hall/Dr Lilian Winkvitz Dr John Roberts
St Georges House l0A Ashfield Road
31A St Georges Road Cheadle
Leyton Cheshire SK8 1BB
London E10 5RH
NZAOMT-New Zealand Dr John M Anderson

Dr Jacques Imbeau 4 West End
157 Eraser Street Penclawdd
Tauranga 3001 Swansea SA4 3YX
International Committee Contacts, USA and Canada
Dr Stephen S Baer Dr Michael F Ziff
105 Roadrunner Drive P O Box 608531
Orlando Sedona
Florida 32860-8531 Arizona 86336
Services – Medical, Diagnostic
Thyroid Regeneration (as described in Chapter 1, That “Mystery Illness”)
Dr Earl W Conroy, BSc, DC, ND, NZNMA Waiora Mara Clinic
The protocol developed by New Zealand medical 212 Graham Valley Road
practitioner Dr Earl Conroy has proved successful in RD 1, Motueka, New Zealand 7161
restoring proper function to both hypothyroids and NZ Ph: (03) 526 8827
hyperthyroids. Int. Ph: (643) 526 8827
www.thyroidglanddisorders.com
Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging (DITI)

This non-radiating diagnosis system is described in DITI
Chapter 12, Breast Health. DITI is used throughout P O Box 243, Southport
Australia, but we have been unable to get a list of Queensland 4215
practitioners. We suggest writing or ringing the Ph: (07) 5591 3878
Southport office for information in your area. Fax: (07) 5591 4559
Thermography Breast Diagnoses (as described in Chapter 12, Breast Health)

Practitioners: Glen Rees
Jenny Burke Warragul Natural Health
Australian Biologics 16 Queen Street
Fayworth House Warragul, Victoria 3820
383 Pitt Street
Sydney, NSW 2000 Medical Infrared Digital Imaging
Ph: (02) 9283-0807 Jean Koek (0413 627 577)
Fax (02) 9283-0910 Unit 6, Southern Cross House
Paul Alexander 9 McKay Street
Tara Centre Turner, ACT 2602
384 Oxford Street Ph: (02) 6262 5252
Mt Hawthorne, WA 6016 Fax: (02) 6262 5510
Ph: (08) 9444 4190 Fax: (08) 9444 4192 Email: [email protected]
www.taracentre.com.au www.medicalinfrared.com.au
Clinics
Dr Donsbach’s Clinic The Gerson Institute
(Dr Kurt Donsbach, DC, ND, PhD) 1572 Second Avenue
Hospital Santa Monica San Diego, CA 92101
880 Canarios Court USA Phone: (619) 685 5353 and 888 4 GERSON
Chula Vista, California 91910 www.gerson.org
USA Phone: 1 800 359 6547 and 619 428 1146
Hospital Avenida Mazatlan O/N Founded by Charlotte Gerson, daughter of Max Gerson,
Rosarito Beach BC Mexico MD, the Institute’s affiliated clinic, located in Tijuana,
Treatments include ozone and hydrogen peroxide, Mexico, treats a variety of chronic illnesses; in
nutrition, biomagnetics, colonics, chelation, etc. particular, all forms of cancer.
Services – Medical, Diagnostic
A Better Method for Testing Your Thyroid Analytical Reference Laboratories,
Thyroid serum testing is inexact and often leaves Third Floor, 568 St. Kilda Road
patients in limbo, because physicians refuse to Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
prescribe needed medication unless serum tests of TSH 1 300 554 480
show a markedly low result. ARL is now offering a Ph: (0) 3 9539 5411
test kit that is more accurate because the blood is dried Fax: (0) 3 9527 7277
on filter paper, either at the patient’s home or in the E-mail: [email protected]
physician’s office. The result is an indication of the www.arlaus.com.au
hormone level present in the blood at that moment, and
it is not influenced by a time or temperature delay. This test is called The Thyroid Profile Blood Spot
Further, it is more accurate, because using this and the kit can be ordered by your doctor.
technique the lab is able to get an accurate measure of
TSH, free T3 and free T4. Usually, serum testing is
done only for TSH.
Services – Information & Action

Roy B Kupsinel, MD Judy Kitchen
PO Box 620550 3637 Serra Road
Oviedo, Florida 32762-0660 Malibu, CA 90265
USA Phone: 1 407 365 6681 Fax: 1 407 3651834 USA Phone and Fax: 1 10 456 6837
Email: [email protected] Hydrochloric acid expert.
Prominent American medical researcher.
New Zealand Soy Action Group
Rex E Newnham, PhD, DO, ND Valerie and Richard James
Cracoe House Cottage, PO Box 3285
Cracoe, Nr. Skipton Onerahi, Whangarei, New Zealand
North Yorkshire BD23 6LB, England Email: [email protected]
UK Phone: 44 1767 30240 www.soyonlineservice.co.nz
Boron expert, international nutritional consultant, Leading campaigners and activists against the use of
research specialist in trace minerals and nutrition. all forms of soy.
Aspartame Consumer Network Australian Vaccination Network

Mary Stoddard Meryl Dorey
P O Box 780634 PO Box 177
Dallas, Texas 75378 Bangalow, NSW 2479
USA Ph: 1 214 352 4268 Ph: (02) 6687 1699
Email: [email protected] Fax: (02) 6687 2032
Mission Possible
Betty Martini MPNC National Pure Water Association
P O Box 220102 Jane Jones
Chantilly, Virginia 20153 Croft End, Lowick Bridge, Cumbria LA12 8EE
Email: [email protected] United Kingdom
www.aspartame.com Email: [email protected]
International anti-aspartame campaign. www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk
Related sites: This not-for-profit organization, founded in 1960 by
www.dorway.com Lord Douglas of Barloch, KCMG, to campaign for safe
www.aspartamekills.com drinking water, is at the forefront of a worldwide
www.holisticmed.com/aspartame campaign against the fluoridation of public water.
Victims support group:
www.presidiotex.com/aspartame
www.avn.org.au
IMPORTANT WARNING
Acid Supplementation
D uring the years this book has been widely circulated, I have
received hundreds of comments from people whose digestive and other
health problems have been significantly helped by taking Hydrochloric
Acid, HCl, as recommended in Chapter 3, Stomach Acid.
One woman, however, told me that she couldn’t get the “burn signal”, even
though she took 12 capsules. I was very concerned and advised her not to take
any at all before finding out why so much acid had no noticeable effect in her
stomach.
After doing some digging I found that if acid supplementation in large
amounts is not felt, it can be due to nerve blockage in the spinal column.
Fortunately, there is a simple test to ascertain if there is such a blockage in your
spine: get a bottle of Nicotinic Acid (not just Niacin or Niacinimide) tablets from
your health food store.
Then, play it safe and first thing in the morning take only half a tablet
before eating. If this does not produce the expected “niacin flush” on your skin
(refer to page 112 for more details), try a whole tablet. Once the flush starts,
observe to see if it extends to your fingers and toes. If it does not, chances are
you have a spinal nerve blockage and will need an adjustment by a qualified
osteopath or chiropractor. Dr John Whitman Ray, of Body Electronics fame,
advised that the first cervical vertebrae should be adjusted first.
Some people, when they initially try HCl, are so deficient in stomach acid
that it can take many capsules before they feel a slight burning in the stomach.
My suggestion, if seven capsules do not produce a burn, is not to take HCl
without the nicotinic test, and to review Chapter 3, Stomach Acid.
This is not something to play around with, and a nutritionist who
understands our desperate need for an acid environment in the digestive system
would be a great help. Also, Dr Jonathan Wright and Lane Lenard’s book, Why
Stomach Acid Is Good For You (see Resources), is a valuable tool for anyone
with digestive problems.
Appendix I
Yes, But What Can I Eat?

Simple, But Not Easy
The solution to adopting a healthful, life-lengthening diet lies not in having

shelves of recipe books, but in adopting principles and sticking to them for the
rest of your life. Strict rules need to be followed: they are simple to understand,
but not easy to imple ment, because temptation is everywhere.
Your Mother Was Right

Vegetables are the foundation of a great diet. Throughout this book I have
quoted studies proving how important they are to every facet of health, including
cancer prevention. A recent, 15-month study of 2000 subjects found that those
with the highest vegetable and fruit intake had a 70% reduced risk of heart attack
and other cardiac problems. (This was reported in Health Sciences Institute’s e-
alert, which sends out free emails I highly recommend.)
Raw is preferable, of course. Bear in mind that we were not evolved to
eat cooked food, and that our primitive forbears lived on a diet of raw food for
millions of years. If you are not prepared to eat all raw, at least be sure to eat a
salad before eating cooked food. This will get your enzymes perking so that they
can cope better with the cooked food that follows.
There are many different salad combinations. A wide variety should be
eaten – dark green lettuces (not head lettuce), cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, beet
root (beets), capsicums of all colours (peppers to Americans), red onions and any
other vegetables that take your fancy. Chop, shred or dice the m in various
combinations. Rocket, coriander (cilantro), parsley and any number of green
herbs in pots make great additions, and provide calcium your body can
assimilate, other valuable minerals and great flavour.
Every day I have a large salad with most of these vegetables and herbs.
Because they give an appealing texture, I add a cut-up avocado and a small
amount of virgin olive oil as well as a squeeze of lemon. Then, and this really
makes it yummy and crunchy, I sprinkle two tablespoons of seeds over the salad.
The result is so filling that it keeps me going all day. (Instructions for preparing
the seeds are below.) Please do the best you can to use organic vegetables for
their life-saving minerals and vitamins. If a seasoning is desired, the only ones I
have found that don’t contain HVP and other poisons are A. Vogel’s Troco mare
and Herba mare.
My favourite way to get lots of raw veggies down is by drinking a glass of
freshly squeezed carrot, celery, beet root, parsley, cucumber, etc., as well as any
greens that are available. Organically raised raw egg is delicious, blended with
the juice. I add Maca, Schindele’s Minerals and Nancy Evans’ RoseHip
granules, and blend it all for a nourishing, filling meal.
Most people are not prepared to go the all-raw route. For those, I
recommend eating a wide variety of steamed vegetables, with particular emphasis
on zucchini, celery and string beans, the three liver-cleansing vegetables that are
in the Dr. Bieler soup described on page 313. Potatoes, steamed or baked, and
seasoned with herbs and butter, chives, shallots, or chopped red onions (raw or
cooked), are a delicious and filling addition to a vegetable meal. For those few
who are allergic to the nightshade vegetables (potatoes, capsicum, tomatoes and
eggplant) special care is needed. And, don’t forget Dr. Bieler’s soup if you or a
fa mily member are feeling toxic.
Nature’s Treat
Fresh, raw fruit can be prepared in so many ways: you are only limited by
your imagination. Fruit salads are lovely, especially if bananas are included for
thickness. Sauces can be made of fruit to drizzle over the salad, by blending
several fruits with avocado and/or frozen bananas. The addition of dried fruit,
especially dates, creates a rich sauce. I sometimes sprinkle nuts on fruit salads,
even though nuts and fruit are not an ideal combination. But, hey, I’m not
perfect!
Fruit smoothies are great on warm days and are a lovely treat for children.
Use fruit juice or make almond milk (directions below) and put in the blender
with frozen banana and any other frozen or fresh fruit you like. Just reme mber –
when freezing fruit, it should be very ripe, and hard skins must be removed first.
Cut frozen fruit in chunks before blending. For variety you might like to add a
raw egg before blending, but be sure of the purity of the eggs you buy. Frozen
mango and banana, blended ‘til smooth, makes a delicious ice cream, and it
won’t shorten your life !
One of my favourite treats is fruit I have dried myself. Each season I get
cases of ripe mango, banana and pineapple, taking care that they are extremely
sweet. I have a dehydrator, which makes it easy, but they can also be dried on
cookie sheets in an ordinary oven, turned to ON, but no higher, in order to
preserve the enzymes. The great advantage of this is that the sulphur and
possibly dirty conditions used during commercial drying are eliminated. If you
use an oven, take care that the fruit doesn’t go mouldy.
Don’t Neglect Your Protein
If you are vegetarian you will need to learn to prepare nuts so that the anti-
enzyme factor is eliminated. When selecting nuts, make sure they are not rancid,
and use as wide a variety as possible. Do not, however, use cashews or peanuts,
as they are not healthful. Put all the nuts in a large container and add more than
enough water to cover, so that when they swell they will still be covered. Put
enough good quality sea salt in the water to make it taste noticeably salty. Soak
the m overnight, or longer. Drain in a colander, then put in a dehydrator until
they are dry and crunchy. Keep the temperature low to preserve enzymes – it
will take about two days before they are ready, depending upon the room
temperature and humidity. If you do not have a dehydrator, nuts can be dried on
cookie sheets in an oven at the ON setting, no higher, and will need to be stirred
occasionally.
Almonds should be handled separately. Soak them over night and next day
drop them in extre mely warm water to loosen the skin, which can then be easily
removed. The skin has oxalic acid in it, which is to be avoided. They can then
be added to the dryer, along with the other nuts. If you wish to make almond
milk, simply blend with juice or water ‘til smooth.
Almonds contain easily assimilated calcium, and should be used frequently.
When drying seeds you may prefer to keep the m separate from nuts, as
they are tiny and tend to get “lost”. The salad addition mentioned earlier is
comprised of pepitas (pumpkin seeds), sunflower seeds and pine nuts. Dry them
using the nut drying technique, draining through a sieve instead of a colander,
and sprinkle them over vegetable salads or cooked vegetables, or use them in
other creative ways of your own.
Before our oceans became so polluted, fish were an excellent form of
protein and healthful oils. No more – they are now contaminated with mercury.
Farmed fish are the worst of the lot, as mentioned earlier in this book, so don’t
trust them. Because they are tiny, sardines are thought to be free of mercury, and
if you use only those packed in water they can be a tasty addition to salads and
other dishes, as well as a safe way to get calcium, protein and the good oils
sardines contain.
If you eat red meat, roast, grille or sauté it lightly. Absolutely never
barbecue meat, or anything else: charred foods are the most cancer-causing thing
you can eat. And, please, never eat meat that has been injected and fed grains.
Grass fed is the only safe meat.
The same rules apply to chickens. If you don’t like to roast or grill,
chicken pieces cooked slowly in coconut oil are delicious. Do not be phobic
about the skin, which should be kept on.
Eggs are a fine protein, especially when eaten raw. Again, they must be
from free-range birds and they must be fresh.
It is impossible to be healthy if you eat the wrong fats and oils, so please
review Chapter 6 and follow the instructions. If you fancy stir-fry, use coconut
oil. It is healthful and delicious.
Once you have established the above rules, and have stuck to the m for a
while, you will see that eating healthfully is easier than it seems. The secret is to
KEEP IT SIMPLE.
You will discover such improve ments in wellbeing that your efforts will be
rewarded. The trick here is to forget about fancy recipes and stick to the
principles of safe food preparation. And don’t forget these inviolable rules:
• N o s oy • No artificial sweeteners
• No sugar • No processed foods
• No grains • No poisoned water
• No fried food • No recreational eating
• No barbecued food
• No dairy
• No polyunsaturated oils
Yes, I know it’s hard and your social life will suffer. But YOU won’t. You
will be infinitely stronger and healthier and you will live decades longer. I’ve
been living this way for nearly fifty years, and if I can do it, you can do it.
Remember – Some of us are stuck down quickly due to bad food choices, while
others are able to defy the odds for years because they were born tough. But no
one can get away with ignoring the laws of nature, long-term.
Appendix II
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INDEX
To Key Subjects
Acid Anaemia 11, 36; 39; 87; 141; 151; 231;
Alpha Linolenic (ALA) 214; 235; 250; 254; 304; 322; 324;
Amino 56; 57; 107; 126; Androstenedione 176;
Butyric 74; Antacids 35-42; 93; 284; 285;
Citric 56; Anti-perspirants 190; 284;
Cystolic 42; Antibiotics 28; 35; 38; 59; 91; 92; 105;
Fatty 71-73; 79; 92; 188; 207; 143; 144; 146; 147; 154; 189; 199; 229;
Folic 230-231; 284; 305; 236; 258; 313; 314;
Formic 50; Anti-depressants 261;
Glutamic 56; Apple cider vinegar 39; 40;
Hydrochloric 29; 30; 35; 36; 38; 41; 106; Arimidex 191;
117; 342; Aromasin 191;
Lactic 106; 212; Arteriosclerosis 86; 87; 293;
Lauric 74; 77-78; Arthritis 11; 22; 26; 53; 86; 87; 94; 109;
Linoleic 71-73; 110; 124; 170; 174; 177; 188; 202; 229;
Linolenic 71; 235; 240; 293; 301-302; 321;
Nicotinic 112; 284; 342; Aspartame (see also Sweeteners, artificial)
Oxalic 85; 112 43; 48-58; 83; 225; 238; 284; 295; 296;
Pantothenic 25; Aspirin 12; 37; 48; 93; 104; 105; 158;
Phosphoric 84; Asthma 22, 26, 39; 44; 63; 86; 94; 156;
Phytic 126; 160; 174; 303; 311; 338;
Retinoid 104; Atherosclerosis 26; 293;
Stomach 35-42; 29; 93; 342; Avocado 79; 110; 124; 184;
Synthetic malic 62; Babies (see also Children) 26; 62; 70; 71;
Tannic 84; 77; 121-123; 134; 135; 166; 186; 251; 263;
Trans-fatty 188; 264; 270; 271; 279; 311; 320;
Warning on supplementation 342; Back Pain 81; 298; 308;
Acid indigestion 38; 40; Baldness 248; 275;
Acidophilus 40; 42; 144; 146; 229; 314; Bieler Broth 313;
Acidosis 50; 212; Birth defects 44; 51; 52; 61; 102; 103; 152;
ADHD 122; 261; 266; 156; 175; 231; 241; 271;
Adrenal glands 21; 24; 27; 261; 294; 296; Black cohosh 163-4; 165; 169; 321; 326;
305; 320; 322; 323; Blindness 17; 36; 44; 51; 94; 102; 175;
AIDS 44; 75; 152; 311; 307;
Alcohol 22; 58; 85; 104; 130; 145; 186; Bloating 35; 38; 41; 44; 162;
205; 247; 289; 293; 296; 302; Blood Type Diets 238;
Bone Density Testing 96;
Aldosterone 33;
Bone demineralisation 22; 81-98;
Alendronate (see Fosamax)
Bone meal 90;
Allergies 11; 18; 22; 26; 33; 61; 110; 115; Bonefos 95;
131; 154; 162; 288; 294; 297; 305; 308; Boron 108-109; 117; 203; 208; 231; 301;
Aluminium 35; 57; 76; 86; 88-90; 93; 122; Bottled water 256;
123; 190; 242; 243; 253; 263; 284; 285; Bowen Therapy (Bowtech) 311;
292; Brain
Alzheimer’s Disease 11; 35; 44; 51; 53; 69; damage 69; 130; 228; 242;
96; 173; 231; 243; 254; 255; 259; 263; 283- 258; 267; 271; 278; 279;
285; defects 46;
Amnesia 70; tumours 44; 51; 239; 274;
Brassieres 185; Chlorine 65; 86; 296;
Bread (see also Grains) 57; 64-65; 90; 119; Chocolate 84; 85; 108; 202; 226;
206; 235; 236; Cholesterol 12; 41; 67-69; 74; 77-79; 86;
Breast cancer/malignancies 24; 89; 96; 125; 133; 175-176; 201; 229; 234; 285;
130; 141; 142; 153; 156; 157; 159; 160; Chondoitrin 217;
162-164; 168; 171; 172; 174; 178; 179; Chronic Fatigue 16; 22; 28; 44; 254; 322-
218; 220; 323; 326; 324;
Breast milk/feeding 77; 78; 122; 132; 138; Cilantro 242;
156; 160; 234; 271; 277; Citric acid (see Acid, citric)
Breast healthcare 183-199; 314; Citrus pectin 209;
Bug zappers 279; Clodronate 95;
Butter 68; 79; 87; 102; 104; 105; 131; 188; Coconut oil 17; 68; 70; 72-79; 105; 145;
216; 225; 307; 167; 168; 170; 188; 211; 216; 289; 302;
Cibalcin/Calcitonin 95; 303; 307;
Cadmium 85; 90; 104; 217; 229; 253; 270; Cod liver oil 17; 42; 91; 101; 102-104; 229;
Caffeine 33; 84; 85; 190; 315; 302;
Calcium 14; 35; 37; 65; 79; 81; 83- 87; 89; Coeliac disease 39; 82; 85; 235-237;
90; 93; 95; 100-102; 106-110; 111-112; Co-enzyme Q10 70; 203; 211; 284; 285;
114-117; 126; 160; 207; 234; 293; 294; Coffee enemas 314-316;
304; 322; 323; 325; Colds 86; 115; 260; 300-301;
Calcium fluoride 253; Collagen 110; 111; 113;
Calcium supplements 87-89; 216; Colonics 316;
Camphor/Moth Balls 291; Complexion 103; 302;
Cancer 20; 24; 26; 36; 41; 44; 51; 55; 59; Computer monitors/screens 273; 277;
60-63; 67-71; 73; 84; 86; 94-96; 113; 116; Constipation 11; 41; 89; 145; 174; 190;
120; 124-126; 130; 139; 140; 142; 144; 259; 303;
153-155; 157-164; 167; 168; 171; 172; Contraceptives 187; 230; 231;
175; 176; 183-200; 205-221; 225; 231; Cookware 90; 284; 292;
235; 241; 247-252; 254; 270; 274; 276- Copper 38; 111; 157; 323;
281; 287-290; 293; 295; 309-311; 313-315; Coral calcium 89;
317; 320; 324; 326; Cordless phones 273; 275-276;
Candida albicans 40; Coriander 242;
Canned products 48; 60; 64; 113; Cortisol 14; 21; 23-31; 33;
Canola oil 72; 73; 92; 226; Cortisol Acetate (Hysone 4) 34;
Carob 85; 112; 223; 224; 226; Cortisone 16; 28; 31; 33; 93; 94; 109; 158;
Castor oil 141; 320; 321;
Celtic salt 86; 244; 289; 309; Cosmetics 187; 242; 287-289; 302;
Cereals (see also Bread, Grains) 218; 233; Cranberry juice 146;
234; CRT-2000 diagnostic test 195-196;
Cernilton 208; Cysteine 56; 270;
Chemical additives (see also Food Cystitis 113; 114; 144-147; 157; 167; 168;
additives) 12, 43; 57; 86; 232; Dangerous Drugs 257-260;
Chemotherapy 124; 197-198; 210; 212; D-Mannose 146-148;
220; 221; 236; 247-251; 314; Dairy products 86-87; 89; 105; 115; 305;
Children (see also Babies) 26; 31; 39; 44; Depression 11; 44; 94; 137; 156; 157; 160;
46; 53; 54; 60; 62-64; 70; 71; 74; 83; 101; 162; 177; 213; 254; 260; 303; 305; 325;
107; 121; 122; 125; 131; 133; 134; 138; 326;
146; 152; 244; 250; 253; 254-256; 260; Dental health 93; 186; 217; 239-245; 254;
264-266; 270; 275; 277; 279-281; 291-295; 290; 292;
297; 313; 322; 324;
Desiccated thyroid 14; 15; 17-20; 21-23; Fibrocystic breasts 157; 162; 190;
33; Fibroid tumours 24; 139; 141;
DHEA 23; 69; 175; 177-179; 203; 213; Fibromyalgia 11; 16; 44; 53; 139; 142-143;
302; 321; 227;
Diabetes 11, 44; 51; 53; 55; 89; 188; 228; Fish farming 92; 215;
234; 235; 261; 294; 305-306; 320; Flatulence 41;
Diarrhoea 39; 41; 94; 108; 235; 248; 250; Flax oil 71; 72; 187; 214-215;
295; Flaxseeds 215;
Didronel/Etidronate/Didrocal 94; Flour 45; 62; 64; 65-66; 90; 207; 284;
Dietary supplements 223-232; Flu 29; 86; 115; 263; 267; 284; 300;
Digital Thermal Imaging (DITI) 195; Fludrocortisone Acetate (Florinef) 34;
Dioxin 92; 148; 149; Fluorescent lighting 280;
Diuretics 93; 207; Fluoridation 90; 255;
Dolomite 90; Fluoride 12; 50; 82; 90; 105; 109; 185;
Down’s Syndrome 254; 239; 243; 253-256; 260; 283; 284; 290;
Dyes (see Food colouring) Folic Acid (see Acid, Folic)
Dyspepsia 41; Food
Edema 96; 156; 157; additives 36; 43; 44; 59; 61-63;
Electric blankets 279; colouring 59; 62; 63; 65; 72;
Electricity meter boxes 277; 226; 296;
Electromagnetic radiation 187; 273; 283; irradiation 270; 281;
Electro Dermal Screening 33; labelling 45-47; 49; 55; 57; 62;
Emphysema 170; 270; 64; 75; 83; 90; 145;
Endometriosis 139-141; 148; 169; 170; 174; 216;
Enzymes 38; 40; 42; 46; 64; 66; 71; 74; 87; 224; 226; 236; 243;
90; 115-117; 126; 169; 207; 212; 281; 291; 281; 287; 289; 302;
Epidural anaesthesia 297; raw 100; 111; 112; 115; 116;
Epilepsy 44; 156; 160; 202; 275; 140; 146; 207; 227; 230;
Epilobium 209; 278; 292; 300; 313;
Estradiol (Oestradiol) 108; 140; 158; 161; Fosamax 94-95;
164; 168; 210; 211; 218; 322; Free radicals 71; 270; 278; 307;
Estriol (Oestriol) 161; 163; 167; 168; Fructose 83; 225; 226; 295; 296;
Estrogen (Oestrogen) 12; 17; 24; 69; 85; Gastric distress 40; 113; 126;
93; 96; 108; 116; 121; 122; 124; 128; 131; Gastritis 41;
132; 133; 140-143; 154-169; 171; 178; Gastro-Esaphageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
187; 188; 190; 199; 210; 211; 213; 216- 40; 41;
218; 261; 291; 300; 321; 322; 325; Gelatin 18; 58; 216; 291;
Estrone (Oestrone) 161; Genetically-engineered/modified (GE/GM)
Excitotoxins 43-58; 307; products 55; 56; 119; 127; 129; 136;
Exercise 25; 48; 82; 93; 114; 147; 184; Gerson, Dr 314; 315; 316;
213; 308; 312; Ginger root 302; 303;
Exhaustion 11; 22; 24; 25; 27; 33; 248; Gingko biloba 299;
263; 293; 300; Glaucoma 87;
Eye conditions 94; 102; 103; 105; 155; Glucorticoids 34;
160; 166; 174; 242; 273; 274; 279; 293; Glucosamine 217;
304; 307-308; Gluten 85; 92; 235-237; 300;
Fast foods 72; 235; 297; Goji Juice 232;
Fats 14; 17; 67-80; 91; 92; 105; 106; 188; Gout 105; 124; 301;
210; 237; 302; 303; 306; 307;
Femara 191;
Grains 12; 17; 25; 38; 40; 42; 65; 69; 73; Kidney stones 87; 113;
79; 85; 91; 92; 108; 110; 145; 206; 218; Lead 64; 88; 90; 104; 189; 229; 242; 253;
223; 236-237; 284; 303; 305; 306; 254; 255; 270;
Graves Disease 18; 20; Lecithin 17; 90; 112; 124; 207; 223-227;
Hallucinations 34; 174; 301;
Halogen lamps 280; Leg cramps 81; 89; 94; 166; 304;
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis 18; 136; Lemon juice 40;
Heart Disease 11; 68-70; 72-74; 79; 81; Leukaemia 55; 125; 236; 250;
108; 137; 159; 160; 188; 234; 237; 240; Lipitor 70;
293; 295; Liquorice root 300;
Heartburn 40; 41; 93; Liver cleanser 313;
Herbicides 166; Lymphoma 44; 250;
Hip fractures 88; 90; 94; 95; 97; 115; Maca 17; 25; 100; 106; 117; 161; 179; 201;
Honey 289; 294; 203; 232; 321-326;
Hormones 12; 14-19; 21-27; 29-33; 68; 69; Macular Degeneration 307;
71; 72; 74; 82; 84; 86; 87; 91; 95; 96; 102; Magnesium 14; 57; 58; 64; 85; 88; 93; 107-
109; 120-122; 131; 132; 136; 138; 139- 108; 113; 117; 145; 190; 203; 237; 284;
149; 154-158; 163; 165; 170-172; 174-179; 303; 304; 322; 323;
184; 188; 189; 199; 202;203; 205; 206; Male Sexual Dysfunction 52; 201-203;
211; 213; 214; 218-220; 231; 252; 278; Mammograms 183; 193-194; 197; 280;
291; 306; 308; 309; 319-322; 324;326; Manganese 88; 110-111; 122; 323;
Hospitals 10; 86; 115; 153; 198; 220; 255; Margarine 68; 70; 72; 131;
316; McDonald’s foods 296; 297;
Household appliances 273; 281; Menopause 68; 71; 82; 92; 126; 129; 130;
Household cleaning products 217; 290; 137; 140; 141; 144; 151-181;
291; Menstruation, menstrual problems 11; 13;
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) 81; 24; 82; 105; 107; 115; 121; 126; 138-140;
117; 126; 128; 151; 161-162; 171-173; 142; 143-144; 151; 156; 157; 159; 165;
190; 321-322; 181; 199; 214; 300; 324;
HVP (Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein) 43; Mercury 17; 50; 65; 91-93; 95; 102; 104;
46-47; 56; 57; 186; 217; 229; 239-242; 253; 263; 264;
Hydrochloric Acid (see Acid, 267; 284; 292; 302;
Hydrochloric) Microwave ovens 278;
Hydrocortisone 26-28; 31; 33; 38; Microwaves 212; 213; 273; 274; 276;
Hyperthermia 212-213; 214; 316; Migraine 11; 44; 72; 89; 108; 156; 160;
Hypochlorhydria 36; 38; 202; 235; 293; 297; 300; 311;
Hypoglycemia 22; 162; 293; 294; Milk 52; 63; 65; 68; 70; 80; 86-87; 89; 94;
Hysone 4 34; 96; 107; 116; 117; 119; 130; 138; 189-190;
Hysterectomy 103; 141-142; 151-153; 162; 218; 251; 303; 305;
176; 220; 322; 324; Mineral Supplement 111; 112; 230;
Impotence 69; 201-203; 210; 217; 220; Mobile phones 273-275; 276;
297; 322; 323; Motion sickness 303;
Incontinence 139; 147-148; 152; 298; Mouthwash 63; 244;
Infertility 11; 22; 125; 132; 133; 139-141; MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) 43; 45-47;
162; 164; 166; 172; 239; 56; 57; 62; 267; 296;
Influenza (see Flu) Mucous and dairy products 86;
Insulin level 234; 294; Multiple Sclerosis 44; 50; 53; 306;
Ipriflavone 95; Myodil 297-298;
Isoflavones (see Phytoestrogens) Natural Progesterone (see Progesterone)
Ketchup 296;
Nausea 44; 49; 63; 94; 157; 160; 191; 217; Poisons 18; 45; 57; 78; 85; 90; 95; 104;
303; 124; 151; 190; 210; 254; 267; 269; 291;
Neotame 55; Pollution 12; 160; 166; 187; 213; 217; 229;
Niacin (see Acid, Nicotinic) 251; 253; 266; 269; 271; 290; 292; 303;
Norplant contraceptive 94; 310;
NSAIDs 37; 40; 104; Potassium 33; 34; 55; 112; 184; 238; 304;
Nutrasweet (see also Sweeteners, artificial) 313; 323;
48-54; 56; 295; Potassium/sodium balance 33;
Nutrition 14; 106; 140; 257; Poultry 92; 120; 207; 218;
Obesity 11; 44; 71; 303; 306; Polyunsaturates 17; 67; 68; 72; 75; 91; 105;
Oestradiol (see Estradiol) 176; 188; 210; 211; 216; 221; 233; 234;
Oestriol (see Estriol) 251; 303; 306; 309;
Oestrogen (see Estrogen) Processed food 34; 43; 57; 59-66; 73; 91;
Oestrone (see Estrone) 113; 119; 130; 188; 284; 296; 309;
Oils 17; 25; 39; 42; 44; 58; 60; 67-80; 86; Progest-E Complex 180;
90-92; 101-106; 109-113; 123; 124; 131; Promensil 164; 165;
136; 141; 145; 167; 168; 170; 171; 174; Prostate 69; 72; 130; 188; 203; 205-221;
179; 184; 187; 188; 202; 207; 211; 214; 228; 231; 314; 316;
215; 216; 221; 223; 225; 226; 229; 233; Prostatic Specific Antigen test (PSA) 209;
251; 289; 290; 291; 302; 303; 306; 307; 219-220;
309; Prozac 201; 258; 260; 325;
Olive Oil 68; 80; 86; 168; 170; 188; 216; Pygeum 208; 221;
289; 302; 303; 307; Q10, (see Co-enzyme Q10)
Omega-3 and -6 fats 79; 91-92; 102; 215; Quanternium 288
307; Radar installations 276;
Osteoporosis 14; 17; 26; 81-85; 87; 88; 90- Radiation 68; 96; 112; 160; 187; 189; 193;
97; 99-102; 105; 109; 110; 113; 115-117; 195-197; 212; 220; 221; 236; 247; 250;
126; 129; 130; 137; 158; 162; 170; 174; 251; 270; 273-281; 283; 313; 314;
180; 188; 198; 210; 228; 235; 237; 254; Red clover 163-165;
293; 309; 310; 320; 322; 323; 325; 326; Reflux 41;
Ovarian cysts 139; 144; Remifemin 165;
Oxygen/ozone therapy 310-311; Root canal treatment 239; 241;
Pantopaque (see Myodil) Rose Hip 25; 228;
Parsley 112; 116; 146; 242; 304; 313; Saliva hormone test 178;
Pelvic floor exercises (Kugel) 147; Salt 62; 64; 80; 86; 244; 309;
Perfumes 290; Saw palmetto 206; 208; 210; 221;
Phamaceuticals 12; 14; 16; 41; 42; 70; 82; Selenium 14; 185; 207; 209; 231-232; 251;
93; 94; 151; 152; 154; 158; 160; 161; 173; 307;
191; 197; 211; 217; 230; 248; 257-262; Self-diagnosis 42; 136; 299;
263; 265; 266; 267; 285; 298; 317; 324; Serotonin 72; 173; 227-228; 260; 261;
Phytoestrogens 124-125; 132; 136; 138; Sexual intercourse 145;
161; 163-165; 173; 214; 216; 321; Sickle cell anaemia 254;
Pregnenolone 25; 69; 176; 177; 179; 210; Silica 108; 110; 221; 322; 323;
320-321; Skin creams 75;
Prince of Wales 315; 316; SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulphate, Sodium
Progesterone, Progesterone oil 24; 25; 69; Laureth Sulphate) 242; 243; 287; 288;
94; 106; 113; 117; 140-145; 154-159; 162; Smoking 38; 85; 120; 144; 189; 206; 269;
163; 167; 169-172; 175; 177; 179; 180- 270-271; 296; 302; 303;
181; 184; 190; 199; 202; 210; 211; 213; Sodium 33; 34; 313; 323;
252; 300; 303; 306; 321; 322;
Sodium Fluoride 12; 82; 90; 105; 109; 253; Toothbrushes 244; 292;
254; 255; 283; Toothpaste 90; 227; 242-244; 256; 284;
Sodium Laurel Sulphate (see SLS) 292;
Sodium Laureth Sulphate (see SLS) Trans-fats 68; 72; 75; 188;
Soft drinks 48; 60; 84-85; 305; 308; Transmission lines 273; 280;
Soy 13; 17; 39; 46; 57; 68; 70; 73; 74; 90; Triglycerides 41; 234;
92; 115; 116; 119-138; 143; 163; 164; 167; Tryptophan 225; 227; 260-261;
170; 171; 186; 187; 189; 207; 214-216; TV screens 277;
223-227; 229; 233; 251; 296; 301; Ultrasound 97;
Sports drinks 84; Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) 41; 139;
Statin drugs 12; 41; 69; 70; 285; 144; 254;
Stomach acid (see Acid, Stomach) Urine 23; 84; 86; 93; 106; 108; 148; 166;
Stress (psychological) 12; 21; 33; 35; 38; 208; 242; 250; 306; 307;
42; 108; 143; 146; 175; 177; 184; 235; 293; Uterine cancer 139; 142; 153; 162; 171;
320-321; 191;
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Vaccinations 234; 263-267; 284;
271; Vaginal dryness 142; 163; 166-168; 323;
Sugar 40; 42; 54; 62; 69; 83; 84-85; 93; Vaginitis 139; 143-144; 163; 168; 169;
105; 112; 123; 145; 146; 187-188; 189; Varicose veins 159; 170;
216; 221; 223; 225; 227; 243; 293-296; Vasectomy 202;
302; 303; Vertigo 44; 51; 52; 56; 297; 303;
Sulphur 63; 242; Viagra 201; 203; 322;
Sunscreen 99; 185; 210; 284; 309; 310; Vitamin A 14; 17; 102-104; 167; 168; 230;
Sunshine 185; 209; 228; 302; 309-310; 303;
Swallowing, difficulty in 303; Vitamin B 113; 131; 228; 284; 304;
Sweeteners, artificial 49; 54; 55; 59; 83; Vitamin C 12; 25; 37; 85; 113-114; 146;
188; 225; 227; 233; 243; 251; 295; 305; 228; 229; 304; 307;
306; Vitamin D 42; 85; 87; 91; 99-104; 107;
Systemic lupus 50; 51; 110; 110; 130; 185; 209; 216; 237; 252; 284;
Tamoxifen 163; 191; 302; 309; 310; 312;
Tampons 144; 145; 148-149; Vitamin E 72; 167-168; 170; 180; 181;
Tartrazine 63; 209; 228; 229; 304; 307;
Teeth 54; 60; 81; 83; 107; 108; 195; 239- Vitamin K 105-106; 237;
244; 253; 256; 293; 296; 314; Water 12; 37; 39; 40; 42; 78; 90; 109; 124;
Teflon 292; 145; 146; 185; 211; 225-229; 242; 253-
Testosterone 24; 68; 108; 157; 178-179; 256;
201-203; 208; 210; 211; 214; 322; Wheatgrass juice 92; 108; 111; 116; 207;
Thalidomide 151; 152; 230; 242; 313;
Thermography 195; X-rays 90; 96-97; 158; 193; 195; 196; 270;
Thimerosal 263-264; 279; 297;
Thyroid Xenoestrogens 161; 162; 166-167; 216;
medication 13-17; 27; 30; 33; 83; 291;
regeneration 18; Xylitol 295;
Tobacco smoke (see also Smoking) 12; 82; Zinc 37; 38; 57; 88; 103; 111; 157; 203;
85-86; 217-218; 270; 271; 207; 215; 221; 231; 237; 274; 301; 307;
Tofu 129-130; 323;
Tomatoes 45; 208; 302;

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