Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites can inhabit your body without causing acute infectious disease. However, they can cause problems for you:
- stealth infections may be controlled by your immune system until for some reason your immune system is weakened, then they can multiply uncontrollably;
- even when their extent is limited by your immune system, ongoing stealth infections are producing waste products that burden your body, while consuming nutrients that your body could use. Some of these waste products from infections are extremely toxic to the body (endotoxins, exotoxins, mycotoxins);
- stealth infections may damage your cells, tissues and organs resulting in long-term degenerative conditions, plus some of these damaged organs may be critical to your fight with cancer;
- stealth infections are a constant drain on your immune system resources. These are resources you need to fight cancer;
- some infections directly cause cancer. All infections cause inflammation, and chronic inflammation is associated with cancer and many other diseases.
Reducing these infections by alkalinity, strengthening your immune system, iodine, hyperthermia, exercise, oxygen, meditation, electromedicine, glyconutrients, oil pulling and other means can help alkalize and reduce the toxicity of your body, thereby reducing your risk of cancer. Some of these infections can be treated successfully by your doctor, some cannot. Using an antibiotic to remove an infection does nothing to prevent future infections. An ongoing program of personal hygiene and health maintenance must include ways to prevent, control and remove infections.
There are more than a thousand different organisms that commonly make their home in and on the human body. Some of these organisms are potentially harmful, some are beneficial, and most are neutral. The populations of these different organisms will fluctuate depending on whether or not the environment provided by your body's interior and exterior is favorable to their growth. Factors influencing this include nutrients, pH, temperature, oxygen level, competing populations, and the strength of your immune system.
Undigested carbohydrates in your digestive system will feed both bacteria and fungi. As we have noted elsewhere, the saliva enzyme that digests carbohydrates works best in an alkaline media and is destroyed by mild acid. Therefore, if the saliva is acidic then presumably an abundance of undigested carbohydrates will pass through your digestive system. Not only will this food fail to nourish you, but it will instead feed and promote expansion of bacterial and fungal populations within your body.
Some bacteria such as Helicobacter pylori eat H+ ions. Any part of your body that is or becomes acidic will provide a home for them. Cancer is also associated with an acidic environment.
Bacteria called "mycobacteria" bridge the gap between bacteria and fungi. "Myco" is Greek for "fungus". Examples of mycobacteria include Mycobacterium tuberculosis (the cause of tuberculosis), Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (associated with Crohn's disease), and Mycobacterium leprae (the cause of leprosy). There are hundreds of different mycobacteria. Mycobacteria typically live in water, including tap water treated with chlorine or ozone. They can grow inside your hot water tank if the temperature is set below 140°F. They can even grow inside your water filter. Mycobacteria can be killed by iodine. 1, 2
Iodine water purification:
| Iodine Preparations | ||
| Preparation | Iodine | Amount/Liter |
| Iodine Topical Solution | 2% | 8 drops |
| Iodine Tincture | 2% | 8 drops |
| Lugol's Solution | 5% | 4 drops |
| Povidone-Iodine (Betadine®) | 10% | 4 drops |
| Tetraglycine hydroperiodide (Globaline®, Potable Aqua®, EDWGT®) | 8 mg | 1 tablet |
| from http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/water.html | ||
| Disinfecting Contact Times | ||
| WATER CLARITY | WATER TEMPERATURE | |
| 5°C | 15°C | |
| Clear | 30 min | 15 min |
| Cloudy | 60 min | 30 min |
| from http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/water.html | ||
The website goes on to say "if you want better flavor halve the dose and double the contact time." One approach to safe drinking water in the home would be to filter the water and then add iodine. We are now using 5 gallon / 19 liter plastic water containers filled with reverse osmosis filtered water. To this water we add one or two drops of Lugol's iodine per liter. Given the length of time the water sits in the container before being used, we feel this should produce clean water free of mycobacteria.
All bacteria, including mycobacteria and drug-resistant bacteria, can also be destroyed by bacteria-eating viruses called bacteriophages. Phage therapy was developed in the former Soviet Union prior to the discovery of antibiotics 1, 2. Phage therapy is more specific than antibiotics because each bacteria will have a specific virus (phage) that eats it. This means that treatment with a bacteriophage will not harm your intestinal flora.
Antibiotics will wipe out your intestinal flora. A population of beneficial bacteria in your gut is essential for your health. These beneficial bacteria produce vitamins and other factors important to your health. Plus, they control the populations of unhealthy bacteria and fungi by competing for food and space. When antibiotics wipe out your intestinal flora, the stage is set for a partial or complete takeover by exploding populations of unhealthy bacteria and fungi.
Due to the proximity of the anus to the vagina, the bacterial population of the vagina reflects the population of the intestines. Prior to birth, the infant gut is sterile. The infant gut is first populated by the bacteria and fungi to which the infant is exposed within the birth canal during delivery. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride 1, 2, 3 suggests that since the development of antibiotics during World War ll, each new human generation has inherited from the mother an increasingly unhealthy gut flora due to widespread use of antibiotics. She has developed the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet that works in stages to heal the gut lining and restore a healthy gut population. Kefir is better than yoghurt as a source of healthy intestinal bacteria. Refrigerated sauerkraut is also a good source of friendly bacteria for the gut.
The mouth is home to a great number of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa as well as heavy metals used in dental amalgam (Fife pages 31 - 63). Breaks in the skin of the gum, tooth decay and root canals give access to the bloodstream. By these means, the mouth becomes an ongoing source of infections and toxic by-products that travel around the body. Diseases and health problems that may be associated with oral infections include: adverse pregnancy outcomes, Alzheimer's disease, appendicitis, arthritis, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), bladder infections, brain infections, bronchitis, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), chronic low back pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma), colitis, dementia, dermatitis, diabetes, diarrhea, endocarditis (infection of the heart lining and heart valves), gastritis, heart disease, hemophilia, hormonal imbalances, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, infection (jawbone, sinuses, eyes, head, neck), kidney disease, liver disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), lung infections, migraines, multiple sclerosis, myositis (muscle inflammation), neuritis (inflammation of peripheral nerves), osteomyelitis, osteoporosis, ovarian diseases, Parkinson's disease, pharyngitis, phlebitis, pleuritis, pneumonia, rheumatism, senility, shingles, stomach ulcers, and strokes.
Sometimes the oral infection travels to a weak area in the body, and sometimes the infection moves to a favorite area. The same bacteria (Streptococcus sanguis) that forms dental plaque also forms arterial plaque. The oral infections that cause pneumonia include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, mycoplasma, and Neisseria. Chlamydia pneumoniae is also associated with asthma. Oral infections that travel down the digestive tract include E. Coli, Candida albicans (single-celled fungus or yeast), H. pylori (responsible for stomach ulcers), streptococci and Wolinella succinogenes (associated with Irritable Bowel Diseases such as ulcerative colitis). To remove oral infections and to maintain a healthy mouth Dr. Fife recommends daily "oil pulling" with coconut oil. We prefer oil pulling with flax oil.
The impact of oral infections on the rest of the body depends on the strength of the immune system. A strong immune system can neutralize these infections as they enter the blood and lymph. Of course, the reverse is also true. Oral infections relentlessly weaken the immune system and open the way for other diseases, including cancer.
Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is antiviral, antitoxin and antihistamine. Vitamin C is also effective against some bacteria and is an antioxidant. Most species of plants and animals use enzymes to manufacture vitamin C from simple sugars within their own body. However, in the long course of evolution, the gene responsible for vitamin C production became non-functional in certain species. This is why guinea pigs, primates and humans lack the enzyme that is needed for the last step in vitamin C production. As a consequence, for these species vitamin C is an essential nutrient in the diet.
The appropriate dose of vitamin C is "enough C to be symptom free, whatever that amount may be." Based on observed vitamin C production in other species, humans require 2 to 20 grams of vitamin C every day. However, if the body is sick then more is needed and bowel tolerance will be greater. To treat infections, doctors have given 50 to 500 grams daily intravenously. Obviously, prevention of infection by taking relatively small doses of vitamin C is better than getting sick and needing a cure. It is simply a fact of human life that vitamin C is a necessary part of the daily diet.
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Read Primal Panacea by Thomas E. Levy for a thoroughly researched and documented understanding of vitamin C, infectious diseases and toxins.
High-dose Intravenous Vitamin C as a Successful Treatment of Viral Infections
Vitamin C As An Antiviral: It's All About Dose
Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C by Dr. Frederick R. Klenner
New Zealand farmer vs. swine flu - 18 minute video
Ebola virus and vitamin C (starting at 180 grams intravenous sodium ascorbate per 24 hours and increasing as necessary to break fever) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Do an Internet search for your home town and intravenous vitamin C so you know where to go if this becomes necessary. Orthomolecular and Naturopathic doctors provide this service. However, if the government declares martial law and locks up everyone showing symptoms (or even without symptoms if they may have been exposed to the virus), then you may lose control of your treatment. If intravenous vitamin C is not available, you can supplement oral vitamin C with a vitamin C enema. Put 15 to 30 grams of ascorbic acid in a cup of clean water and give it by enema. Do this multiple times daily, along with multiple oral doses. The least expensive and most effective oral vitamin C is ascorbic acid in a cup of water. Drink it through a straw to keep the weak acid away from the teeth. Ebola - Saving Lives with Natural Allopathic Medicine - selenium, vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin C, sodium bicarbonate, vitamin D, iodine, hyperthermia, and glutathione. Ebola and dehydration. Ebola and selenium deficiency 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Viral infections are pH sensitive. Strengthen the immune system.
Do-it-yourself Vitamin C Urine Test
There is a "dipstick" urine test for vitamin C called VitaChek-C. VitaChek-C is manufactured by Teco Diagnostics, Anaheim, CA, and sold by various retailers. Search for a supplier of VitaChek-C on the Internet.
The theory is that if tissues are saturated with vitamin C, then larger amounts of vitamin C will be excreted in the urine. Therefore, a measurement of 50 mg/dL is not so good as 100 mg/dL. If the strip stays green then you are deficient. Bright yellow is good. Try to maintain this level every day and night for the remainder of your life.
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There is a form of vitamin C called BioEn'R-G'y C that is designed to permit consumption of megadoses of vitamin C with minimal digestive upset (gas, diarrhea).
A bottle of BioEn'R-G'y C contains 30 servings. A serving is a "slightly rounded teaspoon" which is 6.6 grams, and contains 4 grams of vitamin C. A regular adult dose is 1 to 4 teaspoons daily. However, to restore health one teaspoon may be consumed hourly.
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Nine minute video of Dr. Garry Gordon discussing BioEn'R-G'y C and VitaChek-C.
We suggest starting with VitaChek-C and whatever vitamin C you have available. Perhaps you are already taking enough vitamin C each day to turn the VitaChek-C yellow. If not, perhaps taking a little more vitamin C each day is all you need.
If you are unable to get yellow test results with your regular vitamin C here are some options you can try.
Some people find that time release vitamin C taken through the day builds up a good stable level in the blood.
If you experience digestive difficulties, buffered vitamin C may be more comfortable (potassium ascorbate, magnesium ascorbate, sodium ascorbate).
If you are still unable to get yellow test results it may be because your body needs very large amounts. Ordinarily you might go to the doctor for intravenous vitamin C. However, now you have two less expensive options you can do at home - BioEn'R-G'y C and liposomal vitamin C. Dr. Thomas Levy recommends that you take advantage of the different forms of vitamin C because they go different places in the body and do different things. BioEn'R-G'y C tends to stay in the blood while liposomal vitamin C is quickly absorbed by cells.
Due to better absorption, liposomal vitamin C can deliver twice as much vitamin C to the blood compared to regular vitamin C. Read about liposomal vitamin C on the Internet. Read how to make your own pseudo-liposomal vitamin C on the Internet and watch videos at Youtube.com 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Dr. Levy suggests in the following article that these home-made versions are emulsified vitamin C, which has its own advantages and is different from liposomal vitamin C.
Exposing the truth about liposomal nutrients by Dr. Thomas Levy. There are many YouTube videos of Dr. Levy. Highly recommended.
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Vitamin D is antiviral and antibacterial. The human body can manufacture vitamin D when the ultra violet (UVB) rays of sunlight shine on the skin. The best vitamin D is made by your own body. However, due to lack of sunlight in winter, wearing clothes, living and working indoors, and travelling in enclosed vehicles virtually the entire population is deficient in vitamin D. The necessary response includes exposing more of the body to sunlight during the warmer months of the year, purchasing and using a UVB lamp during the cooler months of the year, and supplementing the diet with vitamin D. Are you getting enough vitamin D? There are now 25-hydroxy vitamin D home test kits 1, 2 or you can get this test through a doctor.
With adequate sunshine, the skin can produce 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. This seems to be what the body requires. Avoiding sunshine creates a vitamin D deficit that may require large doses to correct.
Vitamin D2 in large doses can cause side effects such as hypercalcemia, but D3 taken in large doses seems to be free of side effects. Orthomolecular physicians have given therapeutic daily doses of 50,000 to 300,000 IU of vitamin D3 without harmful side effects (Hoffer & Saul, page 140).
Vitamin D Council recommended amountsBased on the body's indicated daily vitamin D usage, the Vitamin D Council recommends the following amounts of supplemental vitamin D3 per day in the absence of proper sun exposure. - Healthy infants - 1,000 IU/day - Healthy children - 1,000 IU/day per every 25 lbs. of body weight. - Healthy adults - 5,000 IU/day Additionally, children and adults with chronic health conditions may need as much as double these amounts. *** When you take the 25(OH)D test for vitamin D, the Vitamin D Council suggests that a level of 50 ng/ml is ideal 0-30 ng/ml is deficient 31-39 ng/ml is insufficient 40-80 ng/ml is sufficient >150 ng/ml is toxic *** Alternatively, Dr. Mercola and Dr. Holick suggest that a level of 50-70 ng/ml is ideal 0-50 ng/ml is deficient 70-100 ng/ml when treating cancer and heart disease >100 ng/ml is excessive |
Iodine is antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal. Creatures living in the ocean get all the iodine they need from sea water. Humans are well advised to make a special effort to get it. The best food source of iodine is seaweed. Tincture of iodine can be applied to the skin at night (rub a small circle about the size of a quarter on your belly or thigh) and the body will absorb what it needs while you sleep. There is a nutritional supplement called Iodoral 1, 2 that provides a daily 12.5 mg dose of iodine and iodide comparable to that which the Japanese receive from their diet. Tissues throughout the human body use iodine and iodide. Research indicates that after about a year of consuming one Iodoral tablet daily the body tissues achieve saturation, and that continuing to take Iodoral daily helps maintain this saturation. Of course, if the iodine is being used up fighting infections, you may need more. Iodine has a very long history in medicine, and in the not too distant past iodine in gram amounts was given in the treatment of various diseases.
Lugol's solution is a mixture of iodine and potassium iodide. Iodine dosages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Read more about the use of iodine here 1, 2.
Glutathione is antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasites. Plus, being an anti-oxidant it defends the body against free radicals, poisons, and ionizing radiation. Glutathione is the main anti-oxidant inside cells, whereas vitamin C is the main anti-oxidant outside cells. Depleted glutathione in the body precedes disease and death. Increased glutathione levels help prevent disease and aging. For optimum health and lifespan you must maintain your glutathione level.
Four nutrients are needed for the body to make glutathione - selenium, cysteine, glutamine and tryptophan. According to the Selenium Research Center, "Daily supplementation of diets with 200 micrograms of selenium yeast cut the cancer death rate in half." However, Individuals with a compromised immune system may need to double the dose of selenium, plus everyone should be sure to get enough cysteine, glutamine and tryptophan. Cysteine, glutamine and tryptophan are amino acids. Tryptophan can be damaged by the heat of cooking, which is one of the reasons why we suggest that half your diet should be raw foods. Cysteine, glutamine and tryptophan are amino acids readily available in organic, cold-processed whey powder. Brazil nuts contain selenium, cysteine, and glutamine.
Glutathione boosters include cold baths/showers, sulfur foods, undenatured whey protein, milk thistle (silymarin), selenium, alpha lipoic acid, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, RiboCeine (ribose plus L-cysteine), sublingual L-glutathione. More ways to increase glutathione.
Listen to this brief talk by Dr. Thomas E. Levy regarding glutathione as the body's master anti-oxidant. Intravenous glutathione is expensive. Intravenous and sublingual glutathione bypass the digestive system, but the glutathione in the blood must still be broken down into its constituent amino acids and then be reassembled inside the cells. The form of glutathione supplement that Dr. Levy recommends is called liposomal glutathione (GSH). This is because liposomal glutathione can both survive digestion and enter the cells of the body intact. There are more YouTube videos about glutathione that you can listen to.
For more information regarding glutathione, read this book by Dr. Thomas Levy. Dr. Levy's website is http://www.peakenergy.com. See also Glutathione Peroxidase vs. Viruses and Glutathione, Selenium and Viral Infections.
If you understand the ability of Earthing to supply unlimited electrons to recharge the body's anti-oxidants, you can see the importance of Earthing to health and how it empowers other antioxidants to do their job. The surface of the Earth has a negative electrical charge. When grounded to the Earth, unlimited free electrons are available to the body.
Anything you do to reduce demands made on your immune system will free up immune system resources to deal with other problems. This is called the abscopal effect.
If you attack an infection early there is a good chance it can be cured. If you allow the disease to become chronic then treatment must continue until the old infected cells are dead and have been replaced by new ones. This is because viruses can invade your cells and the viral DNA can intermingle with the cell DNA. There is no way to undo this other than to have the cells die and be replaced by uninfected new cells. How long will this take? Some cells are replaced frequently, others live a long time. It is generally accepted that you have an entirely new body every seven years.
We are recommending a layered defense against infections using appropriate daily dosages of all of the above - vitamin C, vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, and Earthing. Each of these offers benefits that go far beyond fighting infections. You need them for good health.
Why not prevent infection?
"The microbe is nothing. The terrain is everything." - Claude Bernard (1813-1878) How do we create a terrain that will resist infection? According to Claude Bernard, healthy terrain involves four factors: 1. alkalinity 2. negative electrical charge 3. nutrition 4. toxins Attaining an alkaline terrain is discussed in detail here http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/salivaphtest.htm. "If our internal environment was changed from an acidic oxygen deprived environment to an alkaline environment full of oxygen, viruses, bacteria and fungus cannot live." - Dr. Otto Warburg Negative electrical charge begins with grounding the human body to the earth because the surface of the earth has a negative electrical charge. The negative charge is stored in the body as liquid crystal water, which acts as a battery to constantly recharge the body's antioxidant system. Glutathione is the main antioxidant inside cells. Vitamin C is the main antioxidant outside cells. Vitamin E is the main fat soluble antioxidant and prevents oxidation of lipids. Vitamin A is the main antioxidant for the skin, which includes the lining of the lungs, esophagus, stomach and intestines. Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is the main antioxidant for mitochondria. ALA is soluble in both water and fat and easily penetrates the blood-brain barrier. Nutrition to prevent infection will include the following: Vitamin C is antiviral, antitoxin and antihistamine; Vitamin D is antiviral and antibacterial; Iodine is antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal; Glutathione is antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasite. The four components of glutathione are selenium, plus the amino acids cysteine, glutamine, and glycine. There are many ways to minimize toxins in the body. These would include a clean diet, adequate sleep, daily exercise, non-smoking, sweating, maintaining a healthy colon, dealing effectively with stress, and much more. To prove his point, Claude Bernard reportedly drank a glass of cholera tainted water. Cholera was the Ebola of his day. |
"The evidence has been published in a large number of publications. Anyone willing to look will find it, especially if they do not rely too heavily on the U.S. National Library of Medicine's Medline database, which has, by censoring certain journals from its index, adopted the role of watchdog against the injection of new nutritional ideas into medicine." - Hoffer & Saul, pages 215-216.
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Candida Albicans
Candida is a yeast or fungus that lives in everyone. When the immune system becomes weakened, a Candida outbreak can occur in the mouth, esophagus, digestive tract, skin, mucus membranes, vagina, urinary tract. It can enter the blood and spread throughout the body to include the kidneys, liver, bones, muscles, joints, spleen, or eyes causing a variety of diseases (including arthritis) depending on where it manifests. When it enters the bloodstream and spreads throughout the body, about 50% of these cases are fatal.
When the immune system is stressed, candida can morph from a harmless single cell form into a tube shape (hypha) that sprouts branches (mycelia) that penetrate cells and spread the infection throughout the body.
Megadoses of vitamin B3 may kill candida and other fungal infections.
Probiotics are showing promise to prevent and treat problems with candida and C. difficile in the gut. Live bacteria in yoghurt, kefir and sauerkraut help maintain a population of healthful "gut flora" within your digestive system. Be sure to purchase your sauerkraut from the refrigerated section of the grocery store. Oral vitamin C can also help create a healthy gut flora.
Fungus feeds on sugar and carbohydrates as are found in grains. An anti-fungal diet will minimize these foods. Sugar and grains are also the main dietary sources of mycotoxins. We suggest the ketogenic diet which minimizes carbohydrates while providing cells with plenty of energy in the form of healthy fats.
High blood levels of vitamin D can control fungal infections. Vitamin D is also effective against bacteria and viruses. Maintaining a high blood level of vitamin D is a good way to help prevent infections on an ongoing basis. The fat soluble form of vitamin D is available in dietary supplements. The water soluble form of vitamin D is only available through sunlight or UVB exposure to the skin. We suggest that every home north of Miami or San Diego should have a vitamin D lamp and it should be used for a few minutes daily. Plus, during warmer months a few minutes of exposure to sunshine daily will help maintain a high level of vitamin D in the blood.
In many cases, "drug resistant tuberculosis" may actually be a misdiagnosed chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) fungal infection. Fungal infections are often opportunistic, occurring when antibiotics have wiped out competing microorganisms in their environment. Everyone has fungi in the body, and everyone who uses antibiotics is risking a fungal bloom. Death by Fungi.
Eating coconut oil daily is a good way to control fungal infections.
Iodine is effective against fungi. You can rub iodine on your skin each day and the body will absorb what it needs. Or you can consume iodine and potassium iodide. Both forms of iodine are used by the body. We suggest one tablet of Iodoral daily as a regular part of your diet in order to maintain health and prevent infections. Iodine is needed as a nutrient, and is effective in the body against fungi, bacteria, protozoa, and many viruses. Iodoral contains the two forms of iodine that the body requires.
DMG (Dimethylglycine) is an inexpensive nutritional supplement that strengthens the body in a wide variety of ways, including improving the immune system. DMG has anti-fungal properties.
Niacin / Niacinamide
Vitamin B3, also called niacin and niacinamide, has been used in therapeutic doses of many grams daily. Nausea is a sign to reduce the dose. Doses are generally divided through the day. A common dose is one gram three times daily with meals. Vitamin B3 in large doses has been used to treat arthritis, schizophrenia, infections, and many other health problems (see Hoffer pages 65-81).
Do a Google search for "niacinamide infections". You will find mentions of MRSA, Lyme, Candida, and more.
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The following was written by Dr. Robert Rowan MD, an Integrative Medicine MD who specializes in oxidative medicine, in October 2012.
“The terrible abuse of antibiotics has led to the rise of drug-resistant bugs. That’s led to the deaths of thousands of Americans. While the search is on for yet more chemical treatment, we are clearly losing the battle. It takes many years to develop and bring a drug to market, even if it’s highly safe. But germs multiply and can transfer resistance to other organisms in minutes. We clearly need to enhance our own defenses. I’ve repeatedly addressed oxidation therapy here. But there might be an even easier way. Would you be surprised to learn that a B vitamin that costs pennies might boost your immune system to wipe out the dreaded MRSA (methicillin resistant staph aureus)? Cedars Sinai researchers looked at the impact of this B vitamin on MRSA in both rodents and human blood. They found that high doses of vitamin B3 in the form of niacinamide stimulate the gene C/EBPe. This gene enhances your white blood cells’ ability to fight staph infections, regardless of antibiotic resistance. In fact, in human blood, the addition of the vitamin increased killing power by a stunning 1,000-fold. Staph germs simply disappeared from human blood in a few hours. The researchers found that the vitamin did not work at all in the absence of white blood cells, or in mice genetically lacking C/EBPe activity. The latter animals simply couldn’t respond to the vitamin. The researchers concluded that the vitamin appears to activate key pathways in your immune system to kill microbial invaders. Isn’t a turbo-charged immune system (toward invaders) what all of us want?
In this case, the researchers were studying a known genetic problem dealing with immunity. Niacinamide triggers expression of the gene (turns it on). Serendipitously, the researchers found that they could get the gene to over express with clinically achievable levels of the nutrient. And that made the immune cells go into a “feeding frenzy,” wiping out the foreign organisms. They became like sharks devouring a school of sardines.
I just love reports like this, where science uncovers the means to unlock the healing power of the human body. What is notable here is that investigators used concentrations of niacinamide that you can take easily – 6 grams per day. And they didn’t see any side effects. Too bad it’s taken so long to investigate this. A 1977 report suggested that niacinamide would enhance survival to staph infections in patients given an antibiotic. This study confirms niacinamide is a powerful staph fighter. If you or a loved one has any staph infection, make sure you’re taking plenty (6 grams/day) of niacinamide. You can find it at any health food store and online.” Robert J. Rowan MD
(Editor's note: Perhaps one day we will find a way to turn on the gene that makes vitamin C. All humans have this gene, but it does not seem to be working in most people. There are about 24,000 genes in the human genome. Vitamin D modulates (up regulates or down regulates) about 3,000 of these genes, and there is extensive ongoing research in this area.)
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Epstein Barr Virus
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is found in about 95% of the population. There is no drug treatment for EBV. In teenagers, EBV causes infectious mononucleosis. In adults, EBV is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome and certain cancers (Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma).
Fifty percent of breast cancers studied contained evidence of infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus was not found in the surrounding normal breast tissue.
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999, Vol 91, Iss 16, pp 1376-1381
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999, Vol 91, Iss 16, pp 1376-1381
Lipid-coated microorganisms such as Epstein Barr virus are killed by medium chain fatty acids produced by the digestion of coconut oil. - Bruce Fife, N.D. page 68
A study of athletes experiencing fatigue and declining performance due to Epstein Barr Virus demonstrated that consuming a probiotic supplement (Lactobacillus acidophilus) daily for a month cleared up the problem. - Brit J Sports Med 06;40(4):351-354.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
BK Virus and JC Virus
"BK" and "JC" are the initials of the patients in whom these viruses were first discovered. Up to 80% of the population have these viruses. The viruses tend to remains latent until a person experiences some form of immunodeficiency or immunosuppression. These viruses generally affect the kidneys and urinary tract. BK virus, JC virus and the SV40 virus are all genetically similar.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Simian Virus 40
Contaminants have been found in vaccinations that may cause cancer, such as the monkey virus SV40 that contaminated all polio vaccinations given between 1955 and 1961 (the polio vaccine is grown on monkey tissue). 1, 2, 3
Intravenous vitamin C has been reported to cure polio in just a few days, providing the treatment takes place early. See Klenner.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Herpes Virus
The CDC estimates that 80% of American adults carry the herpes simplex 1 (HSV1) virus. HSV1 is responsible for cold sores.
About 50 million Americans have the herpes simplex 2 (HSV2) virus also known as genital herpes.
Genital herpes simplex virus affects one in four women and one in five men. There is no drug cure. Chlamydia, human papilloma virus, and genital herpes all contribute to cervical cancer.
The herpes family of viruses includes the Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus, which are associated with various cancers.
Propolis is surprisingly effective against herpes.
Lipid-coated microorganisms such as Herpes simplex virus are killed by medium chain fatty acids produced by the digestion of coconut oil. - Bruce Fife, N.D. page 68
For relief from the itching, burning, and pain of shingles (caused by the herpes zoster virus) try the herbal formula Shingles Relief from MyNaturesRite.com
Oral vitamin C combined with applying a vitamin C solution to affected skin are effective. See Klenner for detailed protocol.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Human Papilloma Virus
Human papilloma virus (genital warts) affects the sexually active population. About 80% of women are infected with HPV by age 50. Modern medicine offers no cure. HPV is associated with anal, bladder and genital cancers in both men and women. Chlamydia trachomatis, human papilloma virus, and genital herpes all contribute to cervical cancer.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Chlamydia Pneumoniae
50% of the population shows evidence of having had Chlamydia pneumoniae infection by age 20. It is safe to say that nearly every adult has had this bacteria in their body. Symptoms of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection include a cough. From your lungs, this bacteria has easy access to your bloodstream and the rest of your body. The common respiratory bacteria Chlamydia pneumoniae may play a key role in coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death. Chlamydia pneumoniae may also play a role in Alzheimer's disease, asthma, and arthritis.
Lipid-coated microorganisms such as Chlamydia pneumoniae are killed by medium chain fatty acids produced by the digestion of coconut oil. - Bruce Fife, N.D. page 68
Klenner offers a detailed vitamin C protocol for virus pneumonia.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria is reported to infect about a million Americans annually, but the total number is unknown because most have mild or no symptoms. Untreated Chlamydia can cause problems including arthritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and sterility. Chlamydia, human papilloma virus, and genital herpes all contribute to cervical cancer.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Biofilm
Communities of bacteria protected by biofilm are invisible to your immune system and shielded from even the most powerful antibiotics and steroids. These biofilm protected communities of bacteria may be responsible for chronic inflammatory conditions. Many autoimmune diseases are associated with chronic inflammation. Cancer may actually be caused by chronic inflammation. Inflammatory heart disease may be associated with Chlamydia infections. Diabetic wounds that formerly resulted in amputations are now being cured by treating biofilm.
"What we are only starting to realize today is that at least 80% of all the infections we treat are caused by biofilm bacteria..." - Dr. Randall Wolcott
These biofilm protected communities of bacteria can consist of dozens of different kinds of bacteria and fungi living together beneath the same biofilm.
Biofilms can be broken down by lactoferrin, xylitol, D-mannose, enzymes, oxygen, garlic, green tea polyphenols and bacteriophages (bacteria-eating viruses).
Lactoferrin works by removing iron, which bacteria require. Men and post-menopausal women can also reduce their iron by donating blood. (Avoid eating iron filings in breakfast cereal and other "enriched" foods. Watch on YouTube as people blend their breakfast cereals with water and then remove iron filings with a magnet.)
We strongly recommend toothpaste 1, 2 that contains xylitol. This protects both the teeth and gums from biofilm and the organisms it conceals. There is a close correlation between unhealthy (inflamed) gums and cancer. Children who started a regular program of chewing xylitol gum one to two years before their permanent teeth erupted had 90% fewer cavities in their adult teeth compared to the control group five years later. A xylitol nasal spray is available to flush fungi, bacteria and allergens from your sinuses.
There is much information on the Internet regarding biofilms.
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Tuberculosis (TB)
The CDC estimates that about 1/3 of the population of the planet have the tubercle bacillus (TB) bacteria in their body. The disease develops when the immune system cannot keep the tubercle bacilli under control. Tuberculosis was formerly known as "consumption".
MDR-TB multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
XDR -TB extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
TDR-TB totally drug-resistant tuberculosis
Search the Internet for "tuberculosis vitamin C". "We've discovered that vitamin C kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis cells, and in fact it works not only on the multidrug-resistant strains, but the totally drug-resistant strains as well." - Dr. William Jacobs See also 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Sunlight has long been known to be an effective treatment for tuberculosis. Sunlight on the skin makes vitamin D.
Iodine kills mycobacteria.
Watch this video with Charlotte Gerson.
See our page on healthy lungs.
In many cases, "drug resistant tuberculosis" may actually be misdiagnosed chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) fungal infection (1, 2). The test to determine the presence of CPA is to look for Aspergillus antibodies. Fungal infections are often opportunistic, occurring when antibiotics have wiped out competing microorganisms in their environment. Everyone has fungi in the body, and everyone who uses antibiotics is risking a fungal bloom. Death by Fungi.
Megadoses of vitamin B3 may kill fungal infections.
Fungus feeds on sugar and carbohydrates as are found in grains. Sugar and grains are also the main dietary sources of mycotoxins. We suggest the ketogenic diet.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Helicobacter Pylori
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a cork screw shaped bacteria that according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) inhabits about two thirds of the world's population. H. pylori can damage the stomach lining leading to ulcers, and may also be involved in heart disease, autoimmune diseases, skin diseases and several cancers (stomach, pancreas and larynx). Inflammation of the stomach lining caused by H. pylori is the leading risk factor for stomach cancer.
About 20% of people infected with H. pylori develop an ulcer. What is it that prevents the other 80% from getting an ulcer? This is a question we ask of every infectious disease, even Ebola. What makes the survivors special? These questions open the door to prevention and more effective treatment. There may be other courses of action besides medical intervention.
Regular consumption of probiotic bacteria (yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, etc.) offers a natural means to help control Helicobacter pylori. - Journal of Applied Microbiology Volume 93 Issue 6 Page 1083 - December 2002
H. pylori is killed by the amino acid glycine. - Antimicrob Agents Chemother 04;48(10):3782-8. You will find glycine in whey protein powder.
H. pylori is killed by a chemical in broccoli sprouts, which also have an anti-cancer effect. - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences May 28, 2002. See our page on raw foods and sprouts.
Lipid-coated microorganisms such as H. pylori are killed by medium chain fatty acids produced by the digestion of coconut oil. - Bruce Fife, N.D. page 68.
DMG is useful in controlling ulcers.
For pain anywhere along the digestive tract (from mouth ulcers to stomach ulcers to Colitis) try Gastro Guardian.
A healthy digestive tract is called by some doctors your "second immune system".
Sangre de Drago is a tree in the Amazon. The sap of this tree is found to heal stomach ulcers, and is effective against E. Coli, hepatitis A and B, herpes simplex 1 and 2, influenza, diarrhea and dysentery. The sap can also be rubbed on wounds, where it reduces pain and inflammation while promoting healing. Many skin problems respond favorably.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Also see the treatments for Lyme disease below.
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the cork screw shaped bacterium Treponema pallidum. The incidence of syphilis is increasing at about 12% per annum. However, syphilis in women is declining. All of the increase in syphilis is in the male homosexual community. In its early stages, syphilis is easily cured with antibiotics. Long term syphilis infection has been called "the great imitator" because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases.
Hyperthermia is a traditional treatment for syphilis. Many people have endured "malaria therapy", trading the fevers of malaria for the dementia of syphilis. Malaria therapy was replaced by penicillin in the 1950s.
Iodine in amounts greater than one gram daily.
"At 6 grams daily (which is 6 million micrograms/day or 6,000 milligrams/day!), a much higher dose, iodine has been used to cure syphilis, skin lesions, and chronic lung disease," says Dr. Cousens. "From a larger physiological perspective, it is important to realize that the thyroid is only one gland of many glands and tissues that needs iodine. Other glands/organs/systems with high iodine uptake are the breasts, ovaries, cervix, blood, lymph, bones, gastric mucosal, salivary, adrenal, prostate, colon, thymus, lungs, bladder, kidney, and skin. Iodine is found and used in every hormonal receptor in the body," he states.
We recommend maintaining a "healthy terrain" including appropriate dosages of vitamin C, sunlight/vitamin D, iodine, glutathione, DMG, and oxygen, plus a strong immune system and other procedures mentioned on this page to help prevent and control infections.
Also see the treatments for Lyme disease below.
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by a cork screw shaped spirochetes bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) very similar to syphilis (Treponema pallidum). The bacteria is spiral shaped and by rotating it can self-propel itself through your tissues, tendons, muscles, heart and brain.
It used to be thought that Lyme disease was caused only by being bitten by a tick. However, it is now believed that the bacteria can be spread by other insects including fleas, mosquitoes and mites, as well as directly between humans via blood, urine, tears, semen, breast milk, cord blood, and vaginal secretions.