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Robert Willner

Robert Willner(died 15 April 1995) was a doctor from Florida who became famous for his role in AIDSdenialism - the view that AIDS is not caused by the HIV virus.Willner authored a book presenting his point of view on the relation between HIV and AIDS, titled "DeadlyDeception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do Not Cause AIDS". The book was published shortlyafter Willner's medical license was revoked for, among other things, treating an AIDS patient with ozonetherapy.The following month, on October 28, 1994, in a press conference at a North Carolina hotel, Willner jabbedhis finger with blood he said was from an HIV-infected patient.

[2]Willner died six months later, on April 15,

1995, of a heart attack.

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carefully, these advances have been mechanical in character, but still ultimately rely on the natural healingprocesses for success.

Sadly, these technological miracles have, in many instances, been abused because of ignorance and thelust for profit. It is in the area of crisis medicine that physicians can boast of most of their achievements. Yetit represents only a pitifully small part of the problems it faces. Lest undue credit be sought for antibiotics andvaccines, it should be pointed out that the great advances in sanitation and hygiene have been far moreresponsible for the control of infectious disease. In these instances, only those methods which utilize naturalmeans are ultimately safe and effective.

The incredible gains in the interest of public health in the area of hygiene and sanitation are now beingovershadowed and lost. A new disaster has been in the making and is being caused by the industrialrevolution that brought us the technologies of improved sanitation. Like the surgeons knife, most scientific,medical and technological advances have proven to be a double-edged sword. We learn daily that somedrug, chemical, pesticide, or food additive is being removed form the marketplace or is under serioussuspicion after many years of use. We now know, without any doubt, that millions more are dying form the"advances" of modern medicine and science than from all the forces of nature and mankinds war machinescombined.

Dr. Robert E. Willner was an independent physician and author

Dr Willner was the author of The Cancer Solution & Deadly Deception, and an outspoken critic of the AIDSindustry. He appeared on Spanish TV where he mixed his blood with the blood of an HIV positive man todemonstrate his belief that HIV was not the cause of AIDS. (Dr. WIllner established that AZT was toxic andmortal to those with HIV/AIDS)

His suggested prime therapies were Budwig Diet, Chelation therapy, Laetrile, Ozone therapy, PulsedMagnetic therapy, 714X, Glyoxide, Proteolytic enzymes, rectal Coffee instillation (used commonly inmainstream medicine for decades until the mid 1970s), Colonic cleansing, Cryogenic and Live cell therapy,Mind-spiritual support, Therapeutic vitamin/minerals, Rene Caisse's herbal cancer remedy.

"During the last 10 years of my practice I utilised many therapies that were not in themainstream of medicine. They were safe, non-toxic and very effective. When I retired Itravelled and researched other therapies...I spoke with many doctors and patients who weregetting excellent results from these alternative therapies and witnessed their success firsthand. It is time to seriously question and reject the standard orthodox cancer treatments ofsurgery, radiation and chemotherapy, except in a very few instances.

You may have difficulty in obtaining some of these therapies because the FDA hasliterally pressured Congress, under the guise of protecting the public, to keep time-honouredcultural and natural therapies out of the hands of the general public. If you look at the recordof the FDA, it becomes obvious they are serving interests other than yours and mine.

The 'cancer establishment' is a network of extremely powerful and wealthy companieswhose members sit on the boards of many non-profit organisations. They literally controland direct all cancer research within the USA and throughout the world......Although thesecentres are non-profit they serve their masters by suppressing most, if not all, non-patentable treatments in favour of the expensive treatments therapies that have wroughthavoc with patients while losing the war against cancer."

---Dr Willner

References


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1. Willner, Robert (September 1994). Deadly Deception: the Proof That Sex And HIV Absolutely Do

Not Cause AIDS. Peltec Publishing Company Inc. ISBN 978-0964231610.http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Deception-Proof-Absolutely-Cause/dp/0964231611.

2. Cohen, J. (1994). "The Duesberg phenomenon" (PDF). Science266(5191): 16421644.doi:10.1126/science.7992043. PMID 7992043. http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/cohen/266-5191-1642a.pdf.

3. Bugl, Paul. "The Rise of HIV/AIDS". Department of Mathematics, University of Hartford.http://uhavax.hartford.edu/bugl/rise.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Willner

Many scientists, doctors and researchers and African Traditional Healers contend that AIDS is not a newdisease, having been around much longer than people believe.Dr. Robert Willnerauthor of Deadly Deception: He claims that nearly 500 hundred top scientists of theworld have challenged the hypothesis of Robert Gallowho patented the HIV test the day after the HIV viruswas discovered.

HIV is a virus, Aids is a condition Sometimes they occur together and some times separately.( Dr Hulda R Clark)

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Cancer and Sugar

Cancer Cells Preferentially

use Sugars. References

by Patrick Quill in, PHD, RD , CNS from the book

Beating Cancer with Nutrition Highly

recommended reading.

During the last 10 years I have worked with more than 500 cancer patients as director of

nutrition for Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Okla. It puzzles me why the

simple concept "sugar feeds cancer

" can be so dramatically overlooked as part of a

comprehensive cancer treatment plan.

Of the 4 million cancer patients being treated in America today, hardly any are offered any

scientifically guided nutrition therapy beyond being told to "just eat good foods." Most

patients I work with arrive with a complete lack of nutritional advice. I believe many cancer


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patients would have a major improvement in their outcome if they controlled the supply of

cancer's preferred fuel, glucose. By slowing the cancer's growth, patients allow their immune

systems and medical debulking therapies--chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to reduce

the bulk of the tumor mass--to catch up to the disease. Controlling one's blood-glucose

levels through diet, supplements, exercise, meditation and prescription drugs when

necessary can be one of the most crucial components to a cancer recovery program. The

sound bite--sugar feeds cancer--is simple. The explanation is a little more complex.

The 1931 Nobel laureate in medicine, German Otto Warburg, Ph.D., first discovered that

cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy metabolism compared to healthy cells.

The crux of his Nobel thesis was that malignant tumors frequently exhibit an increase in

anaerobic glycolysis--a process whereby glucose is used as a fuel by cancer cells with lactic

acid as an anaerobic byproduct--compared to normal tissues.1 The large amount of lactic

acid produced by this fermentation of glucose from cancer cells is then transported to the

liver. This conversion of glucose to lactate generates a lower, more acidic pH in cancerous

tissues as well as overall physical fatigue from lactic acid buildup.2,3 Thus, larger tumors

tend to exhibit a more acidic pH.4

This inefficient pathway for energy metabolism yields only 2 moles of adenosine

triphosphate (ATP) energy per mole of glucose, compared to 38 moles of ATP in the

complete aerobic oxidation of glucose. By extracting only about 5 percent (2 vs. 38 moles of

ATP) of the available energy in the food supply and the body's calorie stores, the cancer is

"wasting" energy, and the patient becomes tired and undernourished. This vicious cycle

increases body wasting.5 It is one reason why 40 percent of cancer patients die from

malnutrition, or cachexia.6

Hence, cancer therapies should encompass regulating blood-glucose levels via diet,

supplements, non-oral solutions for cachectic patients who lose their appetite, medication,

exercise, gradual weight loss and stress reduction. Professional guidance and patient self-

discipline are crucial at this point in the cancer process. The quest is not to eliminate sugars

or carbohydrates from the diet but rather to control blood glucose within a narrow range to

help starve the cancer and bolster immune function.

The glycemic index is a measure of how a given food affects blood-glucose levels, with eachfood assigned a numbered rating. The lower the rating, the slower the digestion and


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absorption process, which provides a healthier, more gradual infusion of sugars into the

bloodstream. Conversely, a high rating means blood-glucose levels are increased quickly,

which stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin to drop blood-sugar levels. This rapid

fluctuation of blood-sugar levels is unhealthy because of the stress it places on the body

(see glycemic index chart, p. 166).

Sugar in the Body an d Diet

Sugar is a generic term used to identify simple carbohydrates, which includes

monosaccharides such as fructose, glucose and galactose; and disaccharides such as

maltose and sucrose (white table sugar). Think of these sugars as different-shaped bricks in

a wall. When fructose is the primary monosaccharide brick in the wall, the glycemic index

registers as healthier, since this simple sugar is slowly absorbed in the gut, then converted

to glucose in the liver. This makes for "time-release foods," which offer a more gradual rise

and fall in blood-glucose levels. If glucose is the primary monosaccharide brick in the wall,

the glycemic index will be higher and less healthy for the individual. As the brick wall is torn

apart in digestion, the glucose is pumped across the intestinal wall directly into the

bloodstream, rapidly raising blood-glucose levels. In other words, there is a "window of

efficacy" for glucose in the blood: levels too low make one feel lethargic and can create

clinical hypoglycemia; levels too high start creating the rippling effect of diabetic health

problems.

The 1997 American Diabetes Association blood-glucose standards consider 126 mg

glucose/dL blood or greater to be diabetic; 111125 mg/dL is impaired glucose tolerance

and less than 110 mg/dL is considered normal. Meanwhile, the Paleolithic diet of our

ancestors, which consisted of lean meats, vegetables and small amounts of whole grains,

nuts, seeds and fruits, is estimated to have generated blood glucose levels between 60 and

90 mg/dL.7 Obviously, today's high-sugar diets are having unhealthy effects as far as blood-

sugar is concerned. Excess blood glucose may initiate yeast overgrowth, blood vessel

deterioration, heart disease and other health conditions.8

Understanding and using the glycemic index is an important aspect of diet modification for

cancer patients. However, there is also evidence that sugars may feed cancer more

efficiently than starches (comprised of long chains of simple sugars), making the index


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slightly misleading. A study of rats fed diets with equal calories from sugars and starches,

for example, found the animals on the high-sugar diet developed more cases of breast

cancer.9 The glycemic index is a useful tool in guiding the cancer patient toward a healthier

diet, but it is not infallible. By using the glycemic index alone, one could be led to thinking a

cup of white sugar is healthier than a baked potato. This is because the glycemic index

rating of a sugary food may be lower than that of a starchy food. To be safe, I recommend

less fruit, more vegetables, and little to no refined sugars in the diet of cancer patients.

W hat the litreature Say s

A mouse model of human breast cancer demonstrated that tumors are sensitive to blood-

glucose levels. Sixty-eight mice were injected with an aggressive strain of breast cancer,

then fed diets to induce either high blood-sugar (hyperglycemia), normoglycemia or low

blood-sugar (hypoglycemia). There was a dose-dependent response in which the lower the

blood glucose, the greater the survival rate. After 70 days, 8 of 24 hyperglycemic mice

survived compared to 16 of 24 normoglycemic and 19 of 20 hypoglycemic.10 This suggests

that regulating sugar intake is key to slowing breast tumor growth (see chart, p. 164).

In a human study, 10 healthy people were assessed for fasting blood-glucose levels and the

phagocytic index of neutrophils, which measures immune-cell ability to envelop and destroy

invaders such as cancer. Eating 100 g carbohydrates from glucose, sucrose, honey and

orange juice all significantly decreased the capacity of neutrophils to engulf bacteria. Starch

did not have this effect.11

A four-year study at the National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection in

the Netherlands compared 111 biliary tract cancer patients with 480 controls. Cancer risk

associated with the intake of sugars, independent of other energy sources, more than

doubled for the cancer patients.12 Furthermore, an epidemiological study in 21 modern

countries that keep track of morbidity and mortality (Europe, North America, Japan and

others) revealed that sugar intake is a strong risk factor that contributes to higher breast

cancer rates, particularly in older women.13

Limiting sugar consumption may not be the only line of defense. In fact, an interesting

botanical extract from the avocado plant (Persea americana) is showing promise as a new

cancer adjunct. When a purified avocado extract called mannoheptulose was added to a


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number of tumor cell lines tested in vitro by researchers in the Department of Biochemistry

at Oxford University in Britain, they found it inhibited tumor cell glucose uptake by 25 to 75

percent, and it inhibited the enzyme glucokinase responsible for glycolysis. It also inhibited

the growth rate of the cultured tumor cell lines. The same researchers gave lab animals a

1.7 mg/g body weight dose of mannoheptulose for five days; it reduced tumors by 65 to 79

percent.14 Based on these studies, there is good reason to believe that avocado extract

could help cancer patients by limiting glucose to the tumor cells.

Since cancer cells derive most of their energy from anaerobic glycolysis, Joseph Gold, M.D.,

director of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Cancer Research Institute and former U.S. Air Force

research physician, surmised that a chemical called hydrazine sulfate, used in rocket fuel,

could inhibit the excessive gluconeogenesis (making sugar from amino acids) that occurs in

cachectic cancer patients. Gold's work demonstrated hydrazine sulfate's ability to slow and

reverse cachexia in advanced cancer patients. A placebo-controlled trial followed 101

cancer patients taking either 6 mg hydrazine sulfate three times/day or placebo. After one

month, 83 percent of hydrazine sulfate patients increased their weight, compared to 53

percent on placebo.15 A similar study by the same principal researchers, partly funded by

the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., followed 65 patients. Those who took

hydrazine sulfate and were in good physical condition before the study began lived an

average of 17 weeks longer.16

In 1990, I called the major cancer hospitals in the country looking for some information on

the crucial role of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in cancer patients. Some 40 percent of

cancer patients die from cachexia.5 Yet many starving cancer patients are offered either no

nutritional support or the standard TPN solution developed for intensive care units. The

solution provides 70 percent of the calories going into the bloodstream in the form of

glucose. All too often, I believe, these high-glucose solutions for cachectic cancer patients

do not help as much as would TPN solutions with lower levels of glucose and higher levels

of amino acids and lipids. These solutions would allow the patient to build strength and

would not feed the tumor.17

The medical establishment may be missing the connection between sugar and its role in

tumorigenesis. Consider the million-dollar positive emission tomography device, or PETscan, regarded as one of the ultimate cancer-detection tools. PET scans use radioactively


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labeled glucose to detect sugar-hungry tumor cells. PET scans are used to plot the progress

of cancer patients and to assess whether present protocols are effective.18

In Europe, the "sugar feeds cancer" concept is so well accepted that oncologists, or cancer

doctors, use the Systemic Cancer Multistep Therapy (SCMT) protocol. Conceived by

Manfred von Ardenne in Germany in 1965, SCMT entails injecting patients with glucose to

increase blood-glucose concentrations. This lowers pH values in cancer tissues via lactic

acid formation. In turn, this intensifies the thermal sensitivity of the malignant tumors and

also induces rapid growth of the cancer. Patients are then given whole-body hyperthermia

(42 C core temperature) to further stress the cancer cells, followed by chemotherapy or

radiation.19 SCMT was tested on 103 patients with metastasized cancer or recurrent

primary tumors in a clinical phase-I study at the Von Ardenne Institute of Applied Medical

Research in Dresden, Germany. Five-year survival rates in SCMT-treated patients

increased by 25 to 50 percent, and the complete rate of tumor regression increased by 30 to

50 percent.20 The protocol induces rapid growth of the cancer, then treats the tumor with

toxic therapies for a dramatic improvement in outcome.

The irrefutable role of glucose in the growth and metastasis of cancer cells can enhance

many therapies. Some of these include diets designed with the glycemic index in mind to

regulate increases in blood glucose, hence selectively starving the cancer cells; low-glucose

TPN solutions; avocado extract to inhibit glucose uptake in cancer cells; hydrazine sulfate to

inhibit gluconeogenesis in cancer cells; and SCMT.

A female patient in her 50s, with lung cancer, came to our clinic, having been given a death

sentence by her Florida oncologist. She was cooperative and understood the connection

between nutrition and cancer. She changed her diet considerably, leaving out 90 percent of

the sugar she used to eat. She found that wheat bread and oat cereal now had their own

wild sweetness, even without added sugar. With appropriately restrained medical therapy--

including high-dose radiation targeted to tumor sites and fractionated chemotherapy, a

technique that distributes the normal one large weekly chemo dose into a 60-hour infusion

lasting days--a good attitude and an optimal nutrition program, she beat her terminal lung

cancer. I saw her the other day, five years later and still disease-free, probably looking

better than the doctor who told her there was no hope.Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., C.N.S., is director of nutrition for Cancer Treatment Centers of


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America in Tulsa, Okla., and author of Beating Cancer With Nutrition (Nutrition Times Press,

1998).

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2. Volk T, et al. pH in human tumor xenografts: effect of intravenous administration of glucose.

Br J Cancer 1993 Sep;68(3):492-500.

3.Digirolamo M. Diet and cancer: markers, prevention and treatment. New York: Plenum

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4. Leeper DB, et al. Effect of i.v. glucose versus combined i.v. plus oral glucose on human

tumor extracellular pH for potential sensitization to thermoradiotherapy. Int J Hyperthermia

1998 May-Jun;14(3):257-69.

5. Rossi-Fanelli F, et al. Abnormal substrate metabolism and nutritional strategies in cancer

management. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1991 Nov-Dec;15(6):680-3.

6. Grant JP. Proper use and recognized role of TPN in the cancer patient. Nutrition 1990 Jul-

Aug;6(4 Suppl):6S-7S, 10S.

7. Brand-Miller J, et al. The glucose revolution. Newport (RI) Marlowe and Co.; 1999.

8. Mooradian AD, et al. Glucotoxicity: potential mechanisms. Clin Geriatr Med 1999

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9. Hoehn, SK, et al. Complex versus simple carbohydrates and mammary tumors in mice. Nutr

Cancer 1979;1(3):27.

10. Santisteban GA, et al. Glycemic modulation of tumor tolerance in a mouse model of breast

cancer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985 Nov 15;132(3):1174-9.

11. Sanchez A, et al. Role of sugars in human neutrophilic phagocytosis. Am J Clin Nutr 1973

Nov;26(11):1180-4.

12. Moerman CJ, et al. Dietary sugar intake in the aetiology of biliary tract cancer. Int J

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Hypotheses 1983 Jul;11(3):319-27.

14. Board M, et al. High Km glucose-phosphorylating (glucokinase) activities in a range of

tumor cell lines and inhibition of rates of tumor growth by the specific enzyme inhibitor

mannoheptulose. Cancer Res 1995 Aug 1;55(15):3278-85.

15. Chlebowski RT, et al. Hydrazine sulfate in cancer patients with weight loss. A placebo-

controlled clinical experience. Cancer 1987 Feb 1;59(3):406-10.

16. Chlebowski RT, et al. Hydrazine sulfate influence on nutritional status and survival in non-

small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol 1990 Jan;8(1):9-15.

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chemotherapy. Ann Intern Med 1989 May;110(9):734.

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Nucl Med 1995 May;36(5):893-9.

19. von Ardenne M. Principles and concept 1993 of the Systemic Cancer Multistep Therapy

(SCMT). Extreme whole-body hyperthermia using the infrared-A technique IRATHERM 2000--

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Strahlenther Onkol 1994 Oct;170(10):581-9.

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Does Blood S ugar Affect Breast Cancer Survival?


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Hyperglycemic 33% Survival Rate

Normoglycemic 67% Survival Rate

Hypoglycemic 95% Survival Rate

Conclusion:

Higher blood glucose yields shorter survival time in a dose-dependent response.

Survival after 70 days was 8 of 24(hyper), 16 of 24 (normo) and 19 of 20 (hypo).

Study design:

Mice were injected with aggressive breast cancer and then placed on 3 different

diets to alter blood glucose.

Santisteban GA, Biochem Biophys Res Comm 1985 Nov; 132(3): 1174-9.

African herbal medicines in thetreatment of HIV: Hypoxis and

Sutherlandia. An overview ofevidence and pharmacologyEdward Mills1 , Curtis Cooper2 , ugald !eely3 and I""y #anfer4

1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1200 Main

Street West Hamilton, L8N 3Z5, Canada

2 Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, K1H 8L6,

Canada

3 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1255

Sheppard Ave. East, North York, M2K1M2, Canada

4 Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

author email corresponding author email

Nutrition Journal2005,4:

19doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-19

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/19


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Received: 18 February 2005

Accepted: 31 May 2005

Published: 31 May 2005

2005 Mills et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons

Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits

unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work

is properly cited.

Abstract

In Africa, herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for HIV/AIDS and for HIV-

related problems. In general, traditional medicines are not well researched, and are poorly

regulated. We review the evidence and safety concerns related to the use of two specific

African herbals, which are currently recommended by the Ministry of Health in South Africa

and member states for use in HIV: African Potato and Sutherlandia. We review the

pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacokinetics of these herbal medicines. Despite the

popularity of their use and the support of Ministries of Health and NGOs in some African

countries, no clinical trials of efficacy exist, and low-level evidence of harm identifies the

potential for drug interactions with antiretroviral drugs. Efforts should be made by

mainstream health professionals to provide validated information to traditional healers and

patients on the judicious use of herbal remedies. This may reduce harm through failed

expectations, pharmacologic adverse events including possible drug/herb interactions and

unnecessary added therapeutic costs. Efforts should also be directed at evaluating the

possible benefits of natural products in HIV/AIDS treatment.

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The use of traditional medicine and Natural Health Products is widespread among those

living with HIV infection [1]. Many patients take a broad range of natural health products

(NHPs) in addition to their conventional therapeutic products [2-4]. In Africa, traditional

herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for HIV/AIDS and for HIV-related

problems including dermatological disorders, nausea, depression, insomnia, and

weakness[2,5-8]. Some herbal and traditional medicines are not well-researched, poorly


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regulated, may contain adulterated products, and may produce adverse effects [8-13].

Notwithstanding these concerns, the use of traditional medicines by Africans living with

HIV is believed to be widespread, although insufficiently documented [14-16].

Despite a paucity of evidence on effectiveness, and the possibility of harm, the Ministries

of Health of several African nations currently promote traditional medicines for the

treatment of HIV and associated symptoms [12,17]. In the case of South Africa, the

Ministry of Health is actively promoting the use of traditional medicines with antiretroviral

treatments[18].

Two principal African herbal compounds used for HIV/AIDS treatment in sub-Saharan

Africa include Hypoxis hemerocallidea (common name: African potato), and Sutherlandia.

These two herbal remedies are currently recommended by the South African Ministry of

Health for HIV management [17]. The 14 member states of the South African Development

Community (SADC) which includes Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo,

Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland,

Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, also support their use [19]. Responding to the

compelling need for evidence regarding traditional medicines, we reviewed the current

evidence for the use of these herbal remedies in HIV care.

Methods

With the aid of an information specialist, we searched the following databases

independently, in duplicate (from inception to December 2004):AltHealthWatch, AMED,

CancerLit, CinAhl, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CENTRAL), MedLine, and

EMBASE. In order to identify unpublished research, we searched Clinical trials.gov,

National Research Register (UK) and the Meta-Register. Searches were not limited by

language. We additionally searched bibliographies of identified reviews and contacted

experts in the field. The following search terms were used, but not limited to: "Medicine,

African Traditional", "Hypox*", "Sutherlandia", and "HIV."

Hypo%is hemerocallidea

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Magic muthi, yellow stars, star lily, African potato (Eng.); sterretjie, Afrika-patat (Afr.);

inkomfe, ilabatheka, sterblom, gifbol, lotsane, molikharatsa[20,21]

Hypoxis is a well-known genus of the family Hypoxidaceae. Easily recognizable by its

bright yellow star-shaped flowers and strap-like leaves, it has a long history of medicinal

use on the African continent. The South African primary health care community is currently

using hypoxis as an immunostimulant for patients with HIV/AIDS. A daily dose of 2,400 mg

of raw plant is purported to be therapeutically effective [22]. Within the genus, two species,

H. hemerocallidea and H. colchicifolia are particularly popular both as African traditional

remedies and for the preparation of herbal teas and tinctures.

Rootstocks of this plant have been used by Zulu traditional healers for centuries in the

treatment of urinary infections, heart weakness, internal tumors, and nervous disorders

[21]. Other unproven uses for this herb include benign prostatic hypertrophy, cancer and

hyperglycemia [23-25]. The corms of H. hemerocallidea are being used for immune related

illnesses such as the common cold, flu, arthritis, cancer and HIV/AIDS. There is some

indirect evidence that sterols and sterolins, which are found in the root of Hypoxis, have

the potential to enhance immunity [26-28]. The popular press in South Africa is promoting

preparations of Hypoxis as an agent that can boost immunity in HIV/AIDS patients [29,30].

Multiple websites, popular magazines, and even the South African Ministry of Health have

supported this assertion [29-32]. Irrespective of the evidence, many Africans claim benefit

from eating the root of H. hemerocallidea [7,14].

Chemical constituents

An important constituent of the plant is a nor-lignan glycoside called hypoxoside, which

once in the human gut, readily converts to the aglycone, rooperol, a biologically active

compound that is purported to have medicinal properties [22,33]. The plant also contains

various sterols (-sitosterol, stigmasterol) and their glycosides (sterolins) such as -

sitosterol glycoside and stanols such as sitostanol also called stigmastanol, which have

also been purported to have important biological activity [26,28].

&harmacology and &harmaco'inetics

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Hypoxoside is not absorbed intact into the blood stream. Once in the body, hypoxoside is

converted into its aglycone, rooperol, a potent antioxidant [34]. This conversion is

mediated by beta-glucosidase, an enzyme found predominantly in the gastrointestinal

tract. This particular enzyme is released by rapidly dividing cancer cells.

Phase I biotransformation of both Hypoxoside and rooperol likely occurs via the P450

system and most likely by CYP 3A4 [35]. A multi-dosage trial found only diglucuronide,

disulphate, and mixed glucuronide-sulphate metabolites of these two principal constituents

in the serum of recipients. Elimination of the metabolites follows first order kinetics with

half lives ranging from 20 hours for the two minor metabolites (i.e., diglucuronide and

disulphate), to 50 hours for the major metabolite (i.e., the mixed glucuronide-sulphate)[22].

Our group recently reported Hypoxis' effect on the P-450 system CYP 3A4 enzyme, the

drug transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and the pregnane X receptor (PXR) [35]. Hypoxis

inhibited up to 86% of the normal CYP 3A4 isoform activity. P-glycoprotein showed

moderate activity from exposure to Hypoxis, showing 4251% of the activity strength

relative to the known P-gp inhibitor verapamil. Exposure to Hypoxis resulted in an almost

2-fold activation of the PXR (p < 0.05). This activation was dose-dependent. Whilst the

concentrations used in the in vitro experiments were relatively high, the study nevertheless

demonstrated that Hypoxis possesses the potential to interact with HIV drug metabolizing

enzymes, which could subsequently lead to drug resistance, drug toxicity and/or treatment

failure. It should be noted, however that this evidence is only from one in vitro model and

may not translate to the same effect in vivo.

(o%icity

A Phase I trial in cancer patients failed to establish any clinical, hematological, or

biochemical toxicities that could be ascribed to the ingestion of hypoxoside [24]. One

recipient did experience an episode of anxiety, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea which was

possibly hypoxoside related. The data and safety monitoring committee recently

terminated a clinical trial of therapeutic effectiveness in HIV/AIDS patients citing apparent

bone marrow suppression [36]. Supporters of this herbal medicine have disputed these

inferences [37].


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Hypoxoside, when infused in anaesthetized chacma baboons, had no effect on the

cardiovascular system, whereas rooperol exerted moderate stimulation during drug

administration. The cardiac output increased together with systemic and pulmonary arterial

pressures and these changes were not accompanied by changes in heart rate, vascular

resistances or in the filling pressures of the heart. These findings are suggestive of

increased myocardial contractility, possibly related to rooperol's catechol structure. It is

likely that these cardio stimulatory effects will prove to be clinically benign [22]. The

molecular basis of rooperol toxicity still needs to be clarified. Biochemical studies have

shown that rooperol is a potent inhibitor of leukotriene synthesis in polymorphonuclear

leucocytes at a concentration of 1 M or less [22].

!utherlandia )rutescens subspecies Microphylla

Common names

Insiswa, Unwele, Mukakana, Phetola, Lerumo-lamadi, cancer bush, kankerbos,

kankerbossie [38,39]

*ac'ground

The flowering shrub S. frutescens is a member of the Fabacea family. The recommended

therapeutic dose of Sutherlandia in humans is 9 mg/kg/day[40]. Sutherlandia has been

used in the treatment of cancer, tuberculosis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome,

influenza, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, peptic ulcers, gastritis, reflux esophagitis,

menopausal symptoms, anxiety, clinical depression and HIV infection [38,39]. The South

African Ministry of Health has concluded that this product is safe based on primate safety

studies.

However, scientific data relating to the mechanism whereby Sutherlandia acts on the

immune system has not been comprehensively documented. Fernandes et al [41] recently

described the antioxidant potential of Sutherlandia frutescens where extracts from hot

water possessed superoxide as well as hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities which

could account for anti-inflammatory properties. In a study by Tai et al, [42] ethanolic

extracts were shown to have an anti-proliferative effect on several human tumor cell lines

but did not show significant antioxidant activity.


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Phyto Nova, of South Africa, is the principal distributor of both the powdered and

encapsulated forms of this herb, and has attempted to evaluate the purported benefits of

this remedy in HIV/AIDS treatment[38]. A definitive conclusion has not yet been reached.

Despite the paucity of data, the South African Ministry of Health and member states

currently recommend the use of this herbal remedy for HIV/AIDS treatment[17,40].

Constituents

The principal constituents of S. frutescens purported to be active include L-canavanine,

GABA, and D-pinitol. L-canavanine is a non-protein amino acid that is the L-2-amino-4-

guanidinooxy structural analogue of L-arginine. There is about 3040 mg of L-canavanine

per dry gram of the S. frutescens leaf[38]. D-pinitol is a type of sugar found in many types

of legumes and is classified as a chiro-inositol. It is also known as 3-O-methyl-D-chiro-

inositol, or 3-0-methyl-1,2,4 cis-3,5,6 trans-hexahydroxy-cyclohexanol. GABA (gabba-

amino butyric acid) is both an amino acid and inhibitory neurotransmitter. It is found at

levels of 14 mg per gram dry leaf of S. frutescens[38].

One of the chemical constituents of Sutherlandia, L-canavanine, is an arginine analogue.

L-canavanine has been reported to have anti-viral activity against influenza and

retroviruses, including HIV [43]. A US patent registered in 1988 claimed that 95% of HIV-

infected lymphocytes were selectively destroyed in vitro. Unfortunately, no further studies

of the effect of this herb on HIV have confirmed this claim. D-pinitol another important

constituent of Sutherlandia has also been suggested for the treatment of wasting in cancer

and AIDS patients although evidence is scant[44].

&harmaco'inetics and pharmacology

The pharmacokinetic properties of Sutherlandia have largely not been assessed[40]. We

have demonstrated in vitro effects of Sutherlandia on CYP3A4, P-gp, and PXR [35].

Sutherlandia produced near complete inhibition of CYP3A4 (96%). P-gp activity was

moderate under exposure of Sutherlandia, showing 1931% of the activity strength relative

to verapamil. A PXR assay demonstrated a greater than 2-fold activation with exposure to

Sutherlandia which was dose-dependent (P < 0.01). Once again, in spite of the relativelyhigh concentrations used in the in vitro experiments, these results tentatively suggest that


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Several studies have highlighted key problems related to primary care delivery by

traditional healers in Africa [8,55,56]. Key issues include hygiene, toxicity and financial

cost. Traditional healers have been implicated in the spread of blood borne diseases

including HIV and other infectious disease by the re-use of medical instruments and lack of

hand washing [8,55,56]. Prescriptions to take toxic plants for HIV treatment have also

resulted in severe adverse events, including death[56]. Recent policy efforts have

recognized the substantial use of traditional medicines and several African nations have

included traditional healers in educational campaigns in order to instruct them on safe and

hygienic practices, condom distribution and knowledge dissemination[2,5,6,14,57].

Despite the relatively high concentrations of herbals used in our in vitro work, the results

serve as a warning and suggest that biologically active constituents of these herbal

remedies clearly may have an effect on HIV drug metabolism as a result of their inhibitory

activity on enzymes and efflux drug transporter systems. These results highlight the need

for in vivo investigations and circumspection when utilizing herbal drugs as routine care for

HIV patients and underscores the need for clinical studies in humans to unveil any

possible drug interaction of these herbal agents with antiretrovirals. Failure to do this may

result in bi-directional drug interactions that may put patients at risk for treatment failure,

viral resistance or drug toxicity.

Cultural values are an inherent part of healthcare and an important component of

practicing evidence-based healthcare [58]. In the context of HIV treatment in Africa,

patients often choose traditional healing systems as primary care. This, coupled with the

difficulties in accessing antiretroviral treatment, justify further efforts to determine the

scope of traditional medicine use, identify the negative consequences of this practice and

evaluate the benefits of herbal remedies. In addition, it is important to understand the

values of those providing mainstream healthcare and those practicing traditional medicine

as their perspectives provide highly relevant social inferences and should be interpreted

with an attempt to understand their cultural worldviews and practices.

In conclusion, given the Global Fund's recent announcement of funds to make anti-

retroviral therapy widely available in Africa, and the South African Ministry of Health, along

with member states and NGO's endorsement of the use of traditional African herbs suchas Hypoxis and Sutherlandia as HIV/AIDS remedies [17], initiating policy on herbal


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medicines should be based on research evidence. Efforts are required to determine the

safety, efficacy and pharmacological profile of the many herbal compounds used in Africa.

Collaboration with traditional healers is justified to fully understand what remedies are in

use for HIV and to educate those providing alternative medical services against unsafe

practices.

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More information about controversial AIDS books.

VIRUSMYTH HOMEPAGE

BOOKSHELF

Robert E. Willner, 'Deathly Deception' Peltec Publishing Co. USA 1994, 266

pages, ISBN 0-9642316-1-1.


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In 1993, Dr. Willner stunned Spain by inoculating himself with the blood of

Pedro Tocino, an HIV positive hemophiliac. This demonstration of devotion

to the truth and the Hippocratic Oath he took, nearly 40 years before, was

reported on the front page of every major newspaper in Spain. His

appearance on Spain's most popular television show envoked a 4 to 1

response by the viewing audience in favor of his position against the "AIDS

hypothesis." When asked why he would put his life on the line to make a

point, Dr. Willner replied: "I do this to put a stop to the greatest murderous

fraud in medical history. By injecting myself with HIV positive blood, I am

proving the point as Dr. Walter Reed did to prove the truth about yellow

fever. In this way it is my hope to expose the truth about HIV in the interest of

all mankind."

In Deadly DeceptionDr. Willner proves:

The AIDS hypothesis is totally fraudulent. Its perpetrators are guilty of criminal fraud and murder!

The HIV virus does not and could not possibly cause AIDS or any serious

disease.

AIDS is not transmitted sexually nor is it contagious by any method!

Each day healthy individuals continue to be diagnosed "positive" by a totally

inaccurate HIV test. They are then treated for an imaginary, non-existent

disease with AZT (Zidovudine) - the drug that was shelved because it was

too toxic to treat cancer! AZT actually causes Acquired Immune Deficiency

Syndrome and thereby fulfils the prophecy of death by "AIDS.

Backed by scientific and factual proof you learn the truth:

What really causes AIDS, how it can be avoided and even cured.

How the HIV test can be positive because of having a simple "Flu"

vaccination, the measles or many other common infections!

Why AIDS is not an epidemic but a total myth based on false projections and

disproved by time and the statistics. Why the homosexual community erroneously became identified as AIDS

carriers.


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Why AIDS is a syndrome and not a transmittable disease.

Why 25 to 30 diseases were, for the first time in recorded history, lumpedtogether under a new name in an attempt to give the appearance of an

epidemic!

Acquired Immune Deficiency is not new; it has been known and written

about in medical books for almost seventy years.

All of this and much, much more are revealed in: Deadly Deception!

Articlefrom The Washington Post Articlefrom the Charlotte Observer.

Articleby the author.

VIRUSMYTH HOMEPAGE

Dr ROBE RT E. WILLNER M .D., Ph.D.

[back] Cancer Industry critics

[Dr Willner (a medical doctor of 40 years experience) was the author of The Cancer

Solution& Deadly Deception, and an outspoken whistleblower of the AIDS hoax. He

appeared on Spanish TV where he mixed his blood with the blood of an HIV positive man

to demonstrate his belief that HIV was not the cause of AIDS. His suggested prime

therapies were BudwigDiet, Chelation therapy, Laetrile, Ozone therapy, Pulsed Magnetic

therapy, 714X, Glyoxide, Proteolytic enzymes, rectal Coffee instillation, Colonic cleansing,

Mind-spiritual support, Therapeutic vitamin/minerals. Died afore his time like many critics

of Allopathy Inc.]

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Sodi Pallares

The Budwig Diet by Robert Willner, M.D., Ph.D.

The Beginning of the End (The Needle Stick)


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[1994] DOCTOR PUTS WIDELY DISPUTED AIDS VIEW ON DISPLAY HE SAYS HIV

NOT CAUSE; NONSENSE, SAY OTHERS

[1994] Interview

Books

Deadly Deception by Robert E. Willner M.D., Ph.D.

The Cancer Solution by Robert E. Willner M.D., Ph.D.

Quotes

"My opinion, however, is that they (herbs) are superior 95% of the time to any

pharmaceutical drug!"---Willner, M.D.

"During the last 10 years of my practice I utilised many therapies that were not in the

mainstream of medicine. they were safe, non-toxic and very effective. When I retired I

travelled and researched other therapies...I spoke with many doctors and patients who

were getting excellent results from these alternative therapies and witnessed their success

first hand. It is time to seriously question and reject the standard orthodox cancer

treatments of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, except in a very few instances.

You may have difficulty in obtaining some of these therapies..because the FDA has

literally pressured Congress, under the guise of protecting the public, to keep time-

honoured cultural and natural therapies out of the hands of the general public. If you look

at the record of the FDA, it becomes obvious they are serving interessts other than yours

and mineThe 'cancer establishment' is a network of extremely powerful and wealthy

companies whose members sit on the boards of many non-profit organisations. They

literally control and direct all cancer research within the USA and throughout the

world......Although these centres are non-profit they serve their masters by suppressing

most, if not all, non-patentable treatments in favour of the expensive treatments therapies

that have wrought havoc with patients while losing the war against cancer."---Deadly

Deception by Dr Willner


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"The anti-cancer effect of

amygdalinwas demonstrated in

Mexico by government sponsored

reserach under Dr. Mario Soto De

Leon and its use is legal. Dr Soto

was the first medical director of the

Cydel Clinic in Tijuana (taken over by Dr Manner) .It is very important that it be prepared

and administred correctly in sufficient dosage or it will not be effective. The trial performed

at the Mayo Clinicin the early 80's involved the use of the racemic mixture rather than the

levo-rotary form and thus was only 10% of the strength required. In spite of this, towards

the end of the experiment, the patients began to show improvement, but it was

discontinued and declared ineffectual."--Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Doctors truly believe that they have a monopoly on "state of the art" weapons at their

disposal, and that all other approaches are the products of ignorance or downright fraud.

This inbred arrogance and ignorance has hindered the advance of good medical practicemore than any other factor -I know, I once believed in the same myth. Deadly Deception

by Dr Willner

The second reason lies in the economic comforts and privilege that this allopathic medical

monopoly provides. The Physician has enjoyed a unique status of wealth, power and

prestige, unchallenged until recent years. The public is becoming educated and medicine

has failed to deliver on one promise after another. Having spent close to forty years in

medicine, I know that there are very few physicians who perpetuate the myth knowingly.

The rewards tend to dull one's ability to be critical. It is also very difficult to challenge or

search for the flaws in the basic meaning of an entire life's work. Can you imagine looking

back and having to say to yourself, "I did it all wrong!" ? Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Lastly, we have a corrupt, self-serving and often inept government bureaucracy that

protects these special powerful interests. They can be vicious and fanatic in their

zealousness. The result: pain and suffering, needless deaths and a waste of resources


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beyond imagination, which has been the greatest single contributing factor responsible for

the huge national debt threatening to cripple our nation. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Chelation has not only improved heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis,

Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, but also, Studies indicate a 50% reduction in the

occurrence of cancer in individuals who have received EDTA! Chelation has been reported

to improve asthma, emphysema, brain function, muscular coordination, Multiple Sclerosis

and impotence Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

I spent several days in Freudenstadt visiting Dr. Budwig and each evening I returned to my

hotel with papers she gave me to read. In one of the papers, where she referred to the

work of Szent-Gyorgi and Popp, it stated that they both mentioned growth regulation in the

red field of light. That information was based on the work that Dr. Budwig had done

involving her use of ruby laser (laser in the red spectrum of light) in the treatment of cancer

and its relationship to the fatty acids. This especially interested me, because I had

performed the world's first double-blind study on the use of low power helium neon and

infrared laser, both in the red spectrum of light, which demonstrated definite therapeutic

benefit in the treatment of arthritis of the hands. My paper was presented at the highly

respected World Congress of Pain (1984) in Seattle, Washington. This carefully controlled

scientific study, using an extremely safe level of laser light similar to that used to read

labels on products in millions of stores throughout the world, was repeated and confirmed

by two fully accredited, well-known American universities. The FDA has not given the

needed recognition to these studies that would make this therapy readily available and

reimbursable by health insurance. This inexpensive, completely safe therapy would

naturally pose a serious threat to the multi-billion dollar market in the potentially dangerous

anti-inflammatory steroidal and non-steroidal drugs. These drugs comprise the largest,

most profitable segment of drug sales. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

I listened to the cases of physicians who brought their family members for successful non-

establishment treatments, but renounced and refused those same remedies to their

patients. I was angered at one story about a physician who had treated a child withleukemia with non-toxic natural remedies and was brought to court by the medical


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establishment. The parents had refused chemotherapy from another doctor and had

requested the alternative therapy from the doctor who was now being charged with

depriving the child of proper medical treatment. The child survived the same amount of

time she would have on chemotherapy, without any of the debilitating, painful and

dehumanizing effects. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Establishment medicine, with little or no evidence to support their barbaric use of these

highly toxic drugs, continues to make fortunes while their patients spend their last days

vomiting, debilitated, baldheaded and without dignity. While patients suffer from "cuttingedge" therapy, the physician places his head comfortably on his pillow at night, content

that he has served humanity with the best "anyone" has to offer. His dreams and his

waking hours know nothing of the other world out there that has existed for five thousand

years. Besides, how dare anyone suggest that a tribal medicine man or a dissident

colleague could accomplish more. It is incredible to me that physicians could accept the

fact that a single artificial chemical compound created in a laboratory could cure or control

a disease and reject the idea that a natural food, with its many chemical compounds, coulddo the same or infinitely better.

S. Fukushima, Nagoya City University Medical School -Demonstrated that 5 times the

vitamin C dose recommended by Pauling could accelerate the effects of bladder cancer.

He originally used the sodium form of vitamin C, but then later reported that the same

extremely high dose of ordinary ascorbic acid did not have an adverse effect on bladder

cancer! Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

In spite of all the claims that vitamin C promotes kidney stones, D. du Bruyn demonstrated

that very high doses of ascorbic acid over a 20 months period did not cause any

deposition of crystals (stones) in 16 baboons. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Vitamin D requires exposure to sunlight in order to be manufactured by the body. The

Garland brothers proposed that sunlight is actually protective against the dreaded skin

cancer,malignant melanoma

. This is of course contrary to what is commonly thought

about cancers of the skin and sunlight. Their premise was based on the fact the

melanom as occurred mostly in sailors who worked indoors and far less in those wh o


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worked outdoors.

Laboratory work had already shown that vitamin D suppressed

melanoma growth! Their findings are represented in the Archives of Environmental Health,

1990. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

Ovarian cancer responded three times better to Iscador than to standard chemotherapy

involving Cytobal (W. Hassauer, et al., Onkologie, 1979). No wonder the American Cancer

Society condemned it! Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

As an interesting addition to the on-going expose of the great AIDS-AZT fraud, documents

of the National Cancer Institute in 1991 revealed that Maitake mushrooms were as

effective in inhibiting the growth of the so-called HIV virus equally as well as the toxic killer

drug AZT. Incredibly, the National Cancer Institute converted the natural Maitaki extract

into a sulphate and thus rendered it toxic. AZT continues to make billions for the Wellcome

Company, while committing mass murder. Other mushroom products have been

obstructed by the FDA in spite of the fact that they have proved effective against cancer in

other parts of the world. PSK, widely used throughout the world, has been blocked by the

FDA. (You are better off with the Maitake mushroom itself, so, Bon appetit!) Deadly

Deception by Dr Willner

Dr. Max Gerson takes his place of honor in the history of modern medicine because he

has, like many other notable physicians, been attacked by the American Medical

Association. It will be recorded one day, that if you wish to find a list of scientists who have

truly contributed most to the development of effective non-toxic therapies, you simply have

to look at a list of the victims of AMA treachery and viciousness (fostered by the

pharmaceutical industry and aided and abetted by our unfaithful servants at the FDA). Max

Gerson's "crime" was that he advocated the use of coffee enemas which, surprisingly, has

a scientific rationale and is based on research done in Germany in the 1920's. It could

even be found in the Merck Manual during its first twenty years of publication. The

American Medical Association, in its usual attitude of arrogance and ignorance, claimed

that there was no scientific evidence that the "modification of the dietary intake of food or

other nutritional essentials was of any specific use in the control of cancer." Today the


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AMA still lobbies the United States Congress as the

outstanding authority on what is good for the health of

the American public. Deadly Deception by Dr Willner

The Budw ig Diet by Robert Willner, M.D., Ph.D. (author of The Ca ncer Solution)

Six time nobe l award nom inated doctor says this essential nutrient combination actually

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A top European cancer research scientist, Dr Johanna Budwig, has discovered a totally

natural formula that not only protects against the development of cancer but people all

over the world who have been diagnosed with incurable cancer and sent home to die have

actually been cured and now lead normal healthy lives.

After three decades of research Dr. Budwig,six-time nominee for the Nobel Award, found

that the blood of seriously ill cancer patients was always, without exception, deficient in

certain important essential ingredients which included substances called phosphatides and

lipoproteins. (The blood of a healthy person always contains sufficient quantities of theseessential ingredients. However, without these natural ingredients cancer cells grow wild

and out of control.)

Blood analysis showed a strange greenish-yellow substance in place of the healthy red

oxygen carrying hemoglobin that belongs there. This explained why cancer patients

weaken and become anemic This startling discovery led Dr. Budwig to test her theory.

She found that when these natural ingredients where replaced over approximately a three

month period, tumors gradually receded. The strange greenish elements in the blood were

replaced with healthy red blood cells as the phosphatides and lipoproteins almost

miraculously reappeared. Weakness and anemia disappeared and life energy was

restored. Symptoms of cancer, liver dysfunction and diabetes were completely alleviated.

Dr. Budwig then discovered an all natural way for people to replace those essential

ingredients their bodies so desperately needed in their daily diet. By simply eating a

combination of just two natural and delicious foods not only can cancer be prevented but in

case after case it was actually cured. (These two natural foods, organic flax seed oil &

cottage cheese) must be eaten together to be effective since one triggers the properties of

the other to be released.)

After more than 10 years of solid clinical application, Dr. Budwig's natural formula has

proven successful where many orthodox remedies have failed. Dr. Budwig's formula has

been used therapeutically in Europe for prevention of: Cancer Arteriosclerosis, Strokes,

Cardiac Infarction, Heartbeat (irregular), Liver

(fattydegeneration), Lungs (reduces


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bronchial spasms), Intestines

(regulates activity).Stomach Ulcers

(normalizes gastric

juices),Prostate (hypertopic), Arthritis (exerts a favorable influence), Ecze ma (assists

all

skin diseases), Old age ( improves many common afflictions), Brain (strenghthens activity),

Immune Deficiency Syndrom es (multiple sclero

sis, auto-immune illnesses)

Thousands have flocked 10 hear Dr. Budwig lecture all over Europe. The many people Dr.

Budwig's formula has helped testify to the benefits of her remarkable discovery. Following

are a few examples: In one of my interviews with Dr. Budwig I was introduced to Siegried

Ernst, M.D.. He is a rare and dedicated man who counts among his personal friends thecurrent Pope as well as many other dignitaries.

Seventeen years ago Dr. Ernst had developed cancer for which he had major surgery

requiring removal of his stomach. Two years later he had a recurrence of the cancer and

was offered chemotherapy as the only available remedy. There was little hope for survival

as virtually all individuals with recurrence of this type of cancer rarely last a year.

Dr. Ernst knew that chemotherapy was not only ineffective for his type of cancer but

completaly destructive of the quality of life, so he refused.

He turned to Dr. Budwig and her formula for help. He religiously followed Dr. Budwig's

formula and fifteen years later has not had any recurrence of cancer. As a matter of fact he

seemed to me to be in perfect health and is tireless for a man in his late seventies.

Maria W. tells her story in her own words: "I was told by the most expert of doctors that I

would have to be operated on to cut out the cancerous tumor that was causing a swelling

under my eye. They explained that the size of the tumor was much greater inside and that

there was very serious bone involvement. The malignancy was too far advanced to

respond to radiation treatment. The doctors planned to remove considerable facial tissue

and bone. I was afraid for my life, but being a young woman, couldn't bear the thought of

such disfigurement.

When I heard about Dr. Budwig's natural formula, I was skeptical but desperate for help.After four months on this regimen, the swelling under my left eye completely disappeared.


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The doctors at the University hospital gave me many exhausting tests. One told me, 'If I

didn't have your previous x-rays and medical history in front of me, I wouldn't believe that

you ever had cancer. There is hardly any indication of a tumor remaining.' I never thought

using Dr, Budwig's formula would be so successful. My whole family and I are very

grateful."

An examination of Sandy A. revealed arachnoidal bleeding due to an inoperable brain

tumor. The doctors informed Sandy that he was beyond medicalhelp. At his expressed

wish, Sandy w as discharged from the hospital and sent home to die in peace.

A friend brought Dr. Budwigs formula to Sandys attention. Sandy writes. "Since I went on

the Budwig regimen, the paralysis is of my eyes, arms, and legs has receded daily. After

only a short period of time, I was able to urinate normally. My health improved so rapidly

that I was soon able to return to my work part-time. Shortly after that, I was again

examined at the Research Center and my reflexes were completely normal. The Budwig

diet saved my life! Ten years later, I was given a thorough examination at the Center as a

follow-up. My incredible recovery has been written up In many medical journals and I have

become what they call a 'text-book case,' and all because of Dr. Johanna Budwig's simple

diet."

Seven years ago Timmy G. was diagnosed as having Hodgkins disease. The child was

operated on and underwent 24 radiation treatments, plus additional experimental therapies

that the experts hoped would be of some small help. When Timmy failed to respond

favorably to these heroic measures, he was discharged as incurable, and given six months

to live and sent home to die.

The desperate parents contacted specialists all over the world. A famous newspaper took

up Timmy's cause and ran editorials pleading for someone to come forth who could offer

hope for the life of a child. All the specialists who replied confirmed the cruel prognosis:

There was no hope or help for Timmy. At this dark hour the miracle the family had prayed

for happened! Timmy's mother told her story to the press:


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"A friend sent me a printed piece about one of Dr. Budwig's speeches. This material gave

us hope and I contacted Dr. Budwig.

In just five days, (on the Budwig regimen) Timmy's breathing became normal for the first

lime In almost two years. From this day on, Timmy began to feel good again. He went

back to school, started swimming and by winter he was doing craft work. Everyone who

knows him says how well he looks." At age 18 Timmy is showing great promise in his

university work. He knows he owes his life to Dr. Budwig and thanks her daily in his

prayers.

One of the two foods in on Budwig's formula, cottage cheese, is available in nearly every

grocery store in America. The other, pure organic linseed oil, however comes primarily

from Europe and can only be found in certain health food stores throughout the United

States.

By simply mixing these two delicious foods together and eating them you will be providing

yourself and your family with the optimal preventive nutritional protection against cancer

and other disease.

The Budwig Diet

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