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Why Does Time Speed Up As We Get Older?

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:10:01 GMT

Why Does Time Speed Up As We Get Older?

When we’re younger, time tends to feel as if it drags on forever. Think of those long, lazy summers that seemed never-ending, or how it could feel like an eternity watching the clock tick away and waiting for the school bell to finally ring. But as we grow older, many of us feel like time is moving more quickly. Some interesting experiments were conducted sixty years ago that will shed light as to why scientists think that happens.

Experiments With Time

In the 1960s, psychologist Robert Ornstein conducted a series of experiments leading up to the publication of his 1969 work On the Experience of Time . Two tests were particularly notable: In the first experiment , Ornstein showed subjects two diagrams—one with a complicated design and another featuring a comparatively simple pattern. Subjects were presented with each image for an identical period of time, but when asked which one had appeared for longer, test subjects chose the more complex diagram.

Ornstein also conducted a second experiment with audio files featuring clicking sounds and basic household noises. Some of the recordings were more intricate, containing more clicks produced at a quicker frequency. When Ornstein asked his subjects to tell him which audio file was longer, they chose the more complex one with the greater number of sounds.

Life Experiences

Ornstein concluded that across the board, people’s perception of time appeared to slow down when they were presented with greater amounts of new and complex information. He hypothesized that our brains require extra time to process unfamiliar experiences, resulting in a feeling of time essentially moving in slow motion.

When we’re young, our days are filled with first-time experiences containing complex and never-before-seen information that our brains work hard to process. There are countless new lessons to learn, new locations to explore, and new sensations to feel. In the context of Ornstein’s experiments, these are akin to seeing the more complex diagrams or hearing those more detailed audio files.

When we’re younger, it takes time for our brains to take in and process all the sights and sounds we’ve never experienced before. This overwhelming flood of knowledge may contribute to the sensation of time moving more slowly. As we grow older, however, we often find ourselves falling into familiar routines. Days, weeks, or even months can pass in which our lives remain largely unchanged. Our brains aren’t working as hard on a daily basis to process and analyze new experiences, so time can feel like it’s moving faster.

Our Brain

In addition to the above reason, older folks often experience time more rapidly due to physical changes in the neural receptors—they become larger and more complex as we mature. These changes mean it takes longer for signals to traverse the nervous system and reach the brain, so our bodies are unable to process details as efficiently as in our younger days.

An article in Psychology Today explains that younger people are physically capable of processing more mental images than their older counterparts, whose brains function less efficiently as they age. Let’s say there’s a 15-year-old and a 65-year-old who are both witness to the same experience over the course of one hour. When looking back, the teenager will likely recount more vivid memories than the adult, given the capabilities of their brain. The teen may feel as if they’re recounting those events in slow motion, considering all of the details they can recall.

The adult, on the other hand, may remember fewer details, and so it may seem that time flew by. In other words, younger people recall past memories as if they were watching slow-motion footage, which allows them to look at every minor detail. But for older folks, certain details may be missed entirely as the footage flies by.

Challenge Yourself With New Experiences

If you've begun to feel like the minutes are flying by, try exposing yourself to something new, such as a trip to somewhere you’ve not yet visited, learning a new language, or picking local restaurants that are new to you. These may help you “slow down” and allow you to soak up each moment like you did when you were younger and the world was a less familiar place. Dementia researchers report that doing things as simple as challenging crossword puzzles help provide the mental challenges that slow this disease risk.

To discover other ways to reduce the risk of disease, see my book which is now available in Kindle and audio format.

Fructose and Cancer

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:27:55 GMT

Fructose and Cancer

A study was published in Nature implicating fructose in the development of cancerous tumors. Researchers noted that fructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener. Scientists have proposed that fructose promotes the growth of some tumors directly by serving as a fuel. In this study, researchers were able to show that fructose supplementation enhances tumor growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer.

Biochemistry

The cancer cells themselves were unable to use fructose readily as a nutrient because they did not express the enzyme ketohexokinase-C (KHK-C). However, liver cells did express KHK-C, resulting in the breakdown of fructose (fructolysis) and the excretion of a variety of lipid molecules, including lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs). In the experiments, liver cell-derived LPCs were consumed by cancer cells and used to generate phosphatidylcholines, the major phospholipid of cell membranes (glycocalyx). In vivo, supplementation with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) increased several LPCs by more than sevenfold in the serum. Administration of LPCs to mice was sufficient to increase tumor growth.

High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

In a previous animal study conducted in 2021, HFCS was associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in mice prone to developing intestinal tumors and could increase the size and aggressiveness of colorectal tumors. HFCS has also been linked to liver disease, diabetes, and heart disease. In 2021, Americans consumed nearly 40 pounds of HFCS per person down from a peak of 66 pounds per person in 1999, but it is still the most common fructose used in food processing. There is ample evidence that fructose affects human metabolism in ways that increase cancer risk and growth.

In addition to the aforementioned cancer concerns, fructose is processed exclusively by the liver. Chronic overconsumption forces the liver to convert excess sugar into fat, leading to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is harmful because its high concentration of free fructose bypasses normal digestive checkpoints. Instead of being used immediately for energy like glucose, excess fructose floods the liver, directly triggering fat storage, increasing chronic inflammation, and promoting insulin resistance. Avoiding highly-processed foods (especially those containing HFCS) is essential to reducing risk exposure to numerous diseases. For more information on ways to mitigate these risks and strengthen immune system function, see my book, There’s An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health now available in Audio and Kindle versions.

What Is Epsom Salt?

Mon, 25 May 2026 23:38:29 GMT

What Is Epsom Salt?

In the late 17th century a natural spring of water in Epsom, England became famous for its healing qualities. It was later discovered that the active ingredient was magnesium sulfate, which took on the name Epsom salt. My grandparents used Epsom salt often. They would add a cup or two of Epsom salt to a warm bath and soak in it for 15-20 minutes. It helped to relax muscles after a long day of farming chores. It is thought that the magnesium is the key to its healing qualities and it is a much cheaper alternative to the overpriced (and all too frequently synthetically perfumed) bath bombs available commercially.

Besides Soothing Aching Muscles

Gardening: Sprinkle a tablespoon or two of Epsom salt around the base of your plants, or dissolve in water and spray it on the leaves. The magnesium and sulfur in Epsom salt are essential nutrients for plant growth. It works especially well for tomatoes, peppers, and roses. In addition, if you live in an area with snails and slugs, sprinkle some around the garden. These garden pests hate crawling over it.

Splinters: Dissolve a tablespoon of Epsom salt in warm water and soak the body part with the splinter. This reduces the inflammation and helps draw the splinter to the surface.

Hair Volumizer: Mix equal parts hair conditioner and Epsom salt. Apply to your hair and leave for 10 minutes. Then, rinse thoroughly. The salt removes excess oil and build-up, giving your hair more volume.

Clean Tile and Grout: Mix equal parts with dish soap. Use this paste to scrub tile and grout. The abrasiveness of Epsom salt with the grease-cutting power of dish soap creates an excellent cleaning team. Clean the grime without having to resort to harsh chemicals.

All Salts Are Not the Same

Be sure NOT to confuse this salt with refined table salt (sodium chloride). They are not the same. Refined salt will kill anything living (it's a good weed killer, but does not help things to grow!).

When you are cooking or adding it to food on a plate, always use real salt that has not been refined. Angie

and I supplement magnesium daily—if you need information regarding what we recommend, email Support@AngiesOptionGRM.org.

The Lifespan of a Mattress

Sat, 09 May 2026 18:27:03 GMT

The Lifespan of a Mattress

The average age of a mattress is about 10 years. In a study published by Bert Jacobson, 59 healthy participants who used the same mattresses for an average of 9.5 years reported mild sleep-related pain and compromised sleep quality. After switching to a new medium-firm mattress for four weeks, they experienced a 48 percent reduction in back pain, a 55 percent improvement in sleep quality, and an approximately 20 percent decrease in stress.

Mattress Quality

Although a mattress appears flat and the springs look normal, the weight-bearing springs can be weaker than the non-weight-bearing springs due to years of compression. How often a mattress should be replaced varies by material. “Innerspring mattresses usually need replacing more quickly than other mattresses due to wear and tear on the springs, while memory foam and latex mattresses may last longer because of their more resilient materials,” according to Shelby Harris, director of Sleep Health at Sleepopolis and a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in behavioral sleep medicine, in an interview with The Epoch Times. “The replacement interval also depends on the quality of the mattress and how well you take care of it.”

It is worth noting that even mattresses made from the same or similar materials can vary in lifespan. For example, low-density memory foam mattresses tend to have shorter lifespans than high-density ones. Similarly, synthetic latex mattresses generally do not last as long as natural latex ones. Most experts agee that an average-quality mattress usually will require replacement every 7-10 years.

Mattress Warranties

"When people consider how long their mattress will last, they often think of the 20- or 25-year warranty offered by the retailer at the time of purchase. However, these warranties mainly cover the mattress’s core structure and specific components. They do not guarantee the level of comfort or support," Jacobson said. "The wording of these warranty contracts or guarantees is often subtle, if not vague. The key details are typically hidden in the fine print, where exclusions or specific conditions are outlined."

Dust Mites?

Critters like dust mites can thrive in an old mattress. Human skin renews itself constantly, shedding an average of 1.5 grams of dead skin cells each day. This amounts to roughly 1.1 pounds of skin flakes annually, most of which become “house dust.” The continuous shedding and accumulation of skin cells in the environment is not a problem in and of itself. The real problem is that these skin cells serve as food for dust mites. Old mattresses often harbor large populations of these mites. They are microscopic, measuring about 0.4 millimeters in length, and invisible to the naked eye. They thrive in warm, humid conditions with ample food, which means mattresses are their ideal habitat.

The type of mattress can also influence dust mite density. An early study conducted by Norwegian scientists on more than 100 mattresses found that foam mattresses were about three times more likely to harbor dust mite droppings than spring mattresses, and foam mattresses without covers were five times more likely to have them.

Flame Retardants

Today, many of the controversial flame retardants have been phased out in most countries. However, households may still be using mattresses containing these potentially hazardous substances. Flame retardants typically constitute about 3-7% of the weight in polyurethane foam. Although the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a petition in 2017 to stop requiring flame retardants, it will take years to eliminate these toxic substances from household environments.

A 2022 study showed that mattress covers were found to contain flame retardants despite certifications for the foam. In four newly purchased mattress covers tested by researchers, two contained more than 50 percent fiberglass—a common flame retardant used in mattresses—in the inner layers. The fiberglass fragments, ranging from 30 to 50 micrometers in diameter, could be inhaled into the nose, mouth, and throat.

Rotating and Flipping

Rotating your mattress every three to six months can help reduce body impressions and the formation of irregular shapes, thereby extending its lifespan. However, be aware that some mattresses with zoned or layered constructions—such as those with a memory foam top and a spring base—may not be suitable for flipping and should only be rotated 180 degrees horizontally.

Brain Health and Alcohol Don't Mix

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:34:28 GMT

Brain Health and Alcohol Don't Mix

A recent study published in October 2024 revealed a dramatic conclusion: There is no safe amount of alcohol you can drink if you want to protect your brain from dementia. The research was published in eClinicalMedicine and identified a positive, linear, causal relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia among current drinkers. This study contradicts earlier research that suggested light to moderate drinking may protect against dementia.

Genetic Predisposition to Drinking

Using statistical methods based on genetic analyses, the authors of the study found that alcohol heightened dementia risk in proportion to the amount of alcohol consumed. In addition, the findings indicated that individuals possessing genes associated with greater alcohol consumption were more likely to develop dementia. This is especially the case for women. According to researchers, this suggests that alcohol may have a direct role in elevating dementia risk, especially among those who consume higher amounts. In men, the risks of alcohol may be masked by other associated risk factors such as smoking.

Dr. Asish Gulati, a board-certified neurologist affiliated with George Washington University Hospital in Washington, stated that alcohol can significantly affect brain health, “particularly in areas responsible for memory and cognition.” She said that two key components of alcohol, ethanol and acetaldehyde are neurotoxic. This combination can lead to inflammation and structural changes in the brain, especially in the hippocampus, which is essential for memory formation and spatial navigation. “Research shows that the hippocampus is particularly vulnerable to alcohol, and even moderate consumption can lead to its shrinkage,” she said. “Additionally, alcohol use can contribute to overall brain shrinkage and disrupt white matter integrity, which affects brain function.”

On a side note, there is a genetic propensity for some people to become seriously addicted to alcohol. Humans have about 20,000 genes. We share many of those genes with other species, but 223 of those genes are absolutely unique to humans—no other species on earth shares them with us.

Deaths From Alcohol Nearly Double

Alcohol-related deaths have surged in the United States, nearly doubling over 20 years, and a growing number of victims are women. Researchers published findings in the American Journal of Medicine and stated, "Our study found significant gender differences in alcohol-related [death rates]," said senior author Yiota Kitsantas, head of population health and social medicine at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Medicine. "While men had higher overall death rates, women experienced a larger relative increase, which may reflect changing social norms and the alcohol industry's increased targeting of women through marketing campaigns."

For the study, she and her colleagues looked at U.S. government data from 1999 to 2020. Over that period, the rate of alcohol-related deaths nearly doubled—from 10.7 per 100,000 to 21.6 per 100,000. In raw numbers, alcohol-related deaths spiked from 19,356 to 48,870. While numbers were up in every age group, there was a nearly fourfold spike among 25-34 year-age range.

Clearly, alcohol is detrimental to human health. The evidence could hardly be more compelling.

Prostate Cancer

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:36:42 GMT

Prostate Cancer

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland deep within the pelvis of men and produces semen. Semen is a white, milky fluid which serves to nourish and facilitate the transport of sperm to their ultimate destination in fertilizing a female ovum. Prostate cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death among men in the US. Around 1 in 8 men develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. The number of new prostate cancer cases estimated for 2024 is 300,000. This cancer accounted for 15% of all new cancer cases in 2023. About 34,700 men died from prostate cancer in 2023, representing nearly 6% of all cancer-related deaths. Fortunately, the five-year survival rate from 2013 to 2019 was 97%.

Signs and Symptoms

During its initial phases, prostate cancer normally has no apparent symptoms. While urinary and sexual problems can indicate prostate cancer, more often than not these symptoms are related to an enlarged prostate (not cancer). Benign prostate enlargement causes many of the same symptoms like:

Frequent urination, especially during the night
Difficulty initiating or stopping urine
Inability to urinate
A weakened or interrupted urine flow
A feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder
Terminal dribbling of the urine flow
Difficulty achieving or sustaining an erection
Painful ejaculation
Pain in the testicles

Causes

Science has been unable to find any clear association between preventable causes and prostate cancer. Age is a factor. Prostate cancer is rare for men under 45 years of age (0.5%). The risk increases with age, but the aggessiveness of the cancer decreases with advancing age. Black men have a 1.6 times higher risk. Men living in developed countries have a more prevalent risk. However, studies demonstrate that when Asian men relocate to the US, their prostate cancer risk rises, suggesting epigentic effects related to food or living circumstances as an active contributor to the disease. Taller adult height is also associated with increased risk. Multiple sex partners especially early on raises the risk of prostate cancer. In addition, aspects of our modern western diet definitely contribute to an increased risk, but specifics have not been noted, with the exception of high calcium consumption as highly correlated.

Testing

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA): PSA tests are not particularly useful. There is no specific threshold that can definitively determine whether a man has prostate cancer or not. And the test yields many false-positive (78%) results by suggesting cancer when it is not present. It also yields many false-negative results indicating no cancer despite it's being present. A great book on this test is The Great Prostate Hoax by Richard Ablin and Ronald Piana. Richard Ablin is a pathologist who invented the PSA test, but has become a vociferous critic of its widespread use as a diagnostic tool for prostate cancer. Ablin says that "routine PSA screening does far more harm to men than good."

Digital rectal examination (DRE): A DRE involves a doctor inserting a lubricated, gloved finger into a man's rectum to assess the prostate for abnormalities. But there is insufficient evidence regarding its benefits. The US Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend DRE as a screening test.

Since most prostate cancers tend to grow slowly and may never reach a clinically significant stage, and given the expense and notable side effects of treatment, routine prostate cancer screening is considered controversial.

Watchful waiting is the standard recommendation for older men when the likelihood of cancer impacting their natual lifespan is low.

Natural Treatments

Curcumin, quercetin, vitamin D and E, lycopene, and cruciferous vegetables (they contain glucosinolates) show documented effectiveness in fighting prostate cancer. Eating healthy, real, whole food and avoiding sexual promiscuity both lower the risk for this disease.

Can You Use Expired Cooking Oil?

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:07:03 GMT

Kitchen cooking oils will not last forever. Depending upon the oil, it can go rancid in a matter of months or a few years. You don't want to cook with rancid oil because it smells like wet socks and the living components have lost their vitality. But the good news is, expired oil won't hurt you. There is no water in it, so no mold can grow to make it rotten and dangerous. It can still be used for creative applications. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, “Vegetable oils have many good natural properties including good lubricity, good resistance to shear, a high flash point, and a high viscosity index.” These qualities make them quite versatile in a number of applications. You might consider keeping your old oil rather than throwing it out. Recycling expired oil could prove to be a valuable asset in emergency situations.

Surprising Uses for Old Cooking Oil

Rust proof metal to keep it from rusting. The molecules in oil cannot be dissolved by water. Oil and water don't mix. You can also remove rust. Linseed oil works well for cleaning steel surfaces. Vegetable oil is best for cast iron.

Biofuel. While you can't pour cooking oil into an automobile engine, there are ways to treat it so it can power a diesel engine. Here's a link that explains what would be involved. It would be expensive to make the diesel engine modifications and probably not cost-effective, but in certain situational environments...

Lubrication. Cooking oils are a great backup lubricant for cutting down on friction. Hinges, metal parts, bicycle chains, chainsaws, etc. Coconut oil, vegetable oil, and olive oil are particularly effective.

Protecting garden tools. Oil protects wood like it protects metal. Cooking oil represents an effective sealant for wooden handles on gardening tools (in addition to the metal parts).

Light. There are better options for emergency lighting , but cooking oil can work in a pinch. Use a third cup of old cooking oil in a jar, some salt, and a cotton ball to keep a room illuminated.

Bug spray. Mix a tablespoon of dish soap and a teaspoon of vegetable oil into one quart of water. This pest spray coats the exoskeletons of bugs and blocks their spiracles (the openings that insects use to breathe).

Suppress dust. Spraying oil on soil causes it to harden as people walk or drive over it.

With all these possible uses, Angie and I have decided to keep this oil rather than just throwing it away.

What Are You Inhaling When You Wear A Face Mask?

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:23:06 GMT

Disposable face masks, such as those health officials encouraged (or in some cases, mandated) the public to wear during the COVID-19 pandemic, are made of synthetic fibers and may contain chemical compounds. Many people have questioned the wisdom of wearing masks made of synthetic fibers for long periods, asking whether inhaling the chemical compounds masks release could lead to health problems.

Journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

A study published in this journal in April 2024 documented serious problems with wearing masks. Masks may release up to 5,390 microplastic particles in a 24-hour period and surgical masks in particular may release approximately 3,152 microfibers in less than one hour! German and Swiss researchers examined 24 studies evaluating 631 surgical, cloth, and N95 masks to determine their composition and the compounds they released. Sixty-three percent of the masks showed “alarming results,” the researchers wrote, releasing high amounts of micro- and nanoplastics. The researchers found that many substances in the masks—among them volatile organic compounds (VOCs), xylene, acrolein, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates, lead, cadmium, copper, and titanium dioxide (TiO2)—exceeded the established safety limits for humans.

Nature Journal

In a 2022 article published in the journal Nature , a group of researchers determined that 12 types of masks all “exceeded the acceptable exposure level to TiO2 by inhalation,” and they called for regulatory standards for the use of TiO2, a potential human carcinogen.

Environment International Study

The latest study of this type, “Comprehensive Risk Assessment of the Inhalation of Plasticizers From the Use of Face Masks,” which recently appeared in the journal Environment International, tested four types of masks for the presence of 31 types of plasticizers. It also investigated to what extent these compounds and others were released (and thus inhaled) during simulated mask use.
While “overall plasticizer concentration was similar in all four face mask types,” the researchers report, they found surgical masks and FFP2s (widely used in Europe) had high plasticizer release rates of around 4 percent (3.9 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively).

Researchers' Findings:

“Face masks are predominantly composed of synthetic materials,” most commonly polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyester, the researchers wrote. The researchers were part of the Environmental and Water Chemistry for Human Health (ONHEALTH) group within the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research in Barcelona, Spain.

Manufacturers also incorporate additives such as phthalates and organophosphate esters (OPEs) into masks as plasticizers “to increase softness and flexibility, or as a flame retardant,” the researchers stated. Other chemical compounds found in masks include heavy metals, PFAS, and VOCs.

In the ONHEALTH study, the average plasticizer concentrations found in different mask types were 7.27 micrograms in surgical masks, 8.61 micrograms in reusable masks, 11.0 micrograms in KN-95 masks, and 13.9 micrograms in FFP2 masks.

The mask types with the highest overall release rates were surgical masks and FFP2s (3.9 percent and 4.8 percent, respectively). The reusable masks showed the lowest release rate, averaging 0.6 percent. The release rate of KN-95s was 1.2 percent. One surgical mask showed a release rate of one compound, acetyl tributyl citrate, a potential endocrine disruptor, of 95 percent.

Children and Pregnant Women Elevated Risk

Susan Olmstead of Epoch Health reported that “Due to the proven exposure to plasticizers, the genotoxic, immunotoxic, and teratogenic [birth defect] risk remains regardless of the calculated values, particularly for children, pregnant women, and other risk groups.” Plasticizers have been found in pregnant women's blood and have been implicated in the dramatic drop in global sperm counts over the past 50 years, raising concern that these chemicals damage fertility and the health of future generations. These are serious risk factors associated with wearing masks especially when remembering that no mask can stop a virus . Viruses are so small it would be like using a chain-link fence to stop a mosquito! See a great visual below sent by my friend David.

Looking at Alzheimer's

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:34:26 GMT

Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled between 2000 and 2019. In 2023, nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with the disease. Today, 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or dementia—the death toll exceeds the total of breast- and prostate cancer combined. Officially, it's the sixth-leading cause of death, but a 2014 study suggests that it is actually one of the top three (just behind heart disease and cancer). The discrepancy being how death certificates underreport the disese because they record the more immediate cause of death (pneumonia or heart attack) rather than listing the underlyings causes.

How to Lower Risk

Opitmal mitochondrial function depends on your diet. Dr. Mercola suggests ditching all processed foods, fast foods, and most restaurant foods as they are all loaded with or cooked in seed oils-- linoleic acid (LA) is a huge problem for health. Focus on organic, whole and minimally processed foods.

For reducing gum disease, knowledgeable dentists suggest avoiding mouthwash and other similar dental products that are disinfectants or antibacterial as they kill off the good (commensal) bacteria. Other helpful things that can be done include avoiding processed food, genetically engineered (GMO) food, emulsifiers in food, plastic drinking containers, and avoiding mouth breathing/dry mouth. Of course, the sugar nutrients we talk about in our class are essential for supporting the immune system. You can learn more about them in my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Contributing Factors

Research published in September 2023 , linked high serotonin outside brain cells to dementia. The study suggested that the prevention of this problem could be as simple as eating extra salt (real sea salt, not the refined, processed kind).

Prolonged exposure to estrogen was linked to Alzheimer's severity in a study published in October, 2021 . Nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer's patients are women . Long exposure to estrogen can lead to cancer. Avoiding estrogen replacement therapy and minimizing exposure to estrogen in products like plastic containers and food packaging, skin and hair care products, and makeup is helpful.

Poor mitochondrial function resulting in poor energy production is a definite component. The aging process itself appears to be a root cause. Young people typically don't get Alzheimer's. After you hit the age of 65, the risk of developing Alzheimer's doubles every 5 years. Your risk reaches nearly one out of three by the time you're 85.

Gum disease is linked. Nearly half of adults above the age of 30 have gum disease and 70% of those age 65 and older have periodontal disease. The key bacteria involved is Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) which causes chronic periodontitis. Research indicates that this bacteria can make its way to the brain and cause neuroinflammation contributing to Alzheimer's.

To Floss or Waterpik?

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:39:48 GMT

True confessions: I never liked flossing, so I rarely used the string. Angie used all of the flossing strings I collected from the dentist to cut the dough when making cinnamon rolls—I thought that was a better and tastier use! I always brushed my teeth (manually and with a battery operated toothbrush). My teeth felt clean enough, but still, I had a lot of dental guilt every 6 months when I had to admit I wasn't flossing. A few years ago, I found a device that removed all my guilt and shame! I discovered the waterpik.

A waterpik (also known as a dental water jet) is a brand of water flosser or oral irrigator that sprays water to remove food from between your teeth. Water flossers are a fabulous option for people who have trouble with traditional flossing—the kind that involves threading string-like material between your teeth. The girl in the picture looks like me trying to floss!

Water Flossing

The first time I used my waterpik I was amazed. I could not believe the amount of food particles still in my teeth after my double brushing. And my teeth felt sparkling clean like they do just after visiting the dentist. Studies show that water flossers remove 29% more plaque than floss. Water flossers are also more gentle for people with gum sensitivity. In addition, people with less dexterity tend to find water flossers easier to use than most other dental cleaners.

Like regular flossing, water flossing removes food stuck between your teeth and the bacteria lingering there before it hardens into plaque. Your toothbrush can't get into those small spaces. Water flossing can also reduce gum disease and bleeding. I love mine and even take it with me on trips. For all of you who resist string flossing—find freedom from gum disease worries and dental visit guilt. Water flossing massages your gums and feels great as it leaves your mouth clean and fresh. I highly recommend it.

Shingles

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:45:22 GMT

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the activation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also called human herpesvirus 3. That's the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you have ever had chickenpox, you were exposed to the varicella-zoster virus, which stays in your body for the rest of your life. If this occurs, the virus can reactivate as shingles years later. Being exposed to children with chickenpox keeps adult immunity up and reduces the chance of shingles in the future. Unfortunately, because we have largely eliminated chickenpox in kids, there is no repeated exposure to the virus to keep shingles at bay. The medical community has traded a kid's disease with few side effects for an adult disease with a lot of pain and discomfort. The VZV is a member of the herpes family of viruses. When shingles develops, it affects the nerves throughout the body resulting in painful, uncomfortable symptoms.

Symptoms

Usually, shingles will last 2-6 weeks. Symptoms can include headache and fever, chills, upset stomach, itching/tingling/burning on affected skin, shooting pain like an electric shock, redness and rash (commonly seen on one side of the torso), and even changes in eyesight.

As the shingles virus travels along specific nerves, the rash usually appears in a band on only one side of the body. The band corresponds to the spot where the nerve fires off signals. It normally doesn't spread over the entire body, but typically remains localized.

While symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable, they are not normally life-threatening for healthy adults. Adults with a compromised immune system are more at risk for complications caused by shingles and could end up requiring hospitalization.

Causes

As mentioned earlier, shingles is caused by the chickenpox virus, VZV. After you have chickenpox, the virus goes dormant within the nerves of the body. If the virus becomes activated, typically later in life, there is a potential for shingles to develop. If you were born before 1980, it is very likely that you had chickenpox, even if you don't remember (it was a very common childhood disease). In many people, the virus will stay dormant and never develop into shingles. Grown-up exposure to kids with chickenpox keeps the immune system on top of the virus by repeated exposure as we age. Unfortunately, the chickenpox vaccine has virtually eliminated the disease resulting in a huge increase in the number of shingles cases.

The virus can reactivate if an individual's immune system is weakened, compromised by immunosuppressants, or if under high levels of stress. Natural aging also increases the risk as the body's immune system becomes immunosenescent (less vibrant and active—more docile) with aging and especially without exposure to children with chicken pox.

Developing shingles is influenced primarily by age (people over 50), overall health status, sex (women are more at risk than men), and race (Caucasions are 30% more likely to get the disease than other races).

A study published in the Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy concluded that persistent shingles following COVID jabs was associated with the COVID spike protein. The researchers theorized that the COVID jab induced persistent shingles reactivation by down-regulating and perturbing the immune system. So, it turns out that COVID jabs increase the risk of reactivating shingles , if you've had it before or have risk factors for it.

Diagnosis and Complications

Shingles is usually diagnosed easily because of the accompanying rash along the path of the affected nerves. Often, nerve pain precedes the rash by several days. If a rash is absent after three days of suspicious nerve pain, then a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test can be done to determine if it is really shingles.

Posttherapeutic neualgia (PHN) is the most common complaint and involves the persistent burning or shooting sensation in the affected nerve and skin. This pain can last a long time before disappearing (approximately 10-18% of people experience this). For those over 60 years of age, over 60% have this pain last much longer.

Eye and ear complications arise in 20% of cases and the cornea and retina can be painfully affected, leading to vision impairment and sensitivity to light, eye pain, redness, drainage, and even blindness.

Treatment

There is no cure for shingles, but early use of antiviral medications can lessen or prevent nerve pain (PHN). Maintaining a strong immune system is vital. Research indicates that stressful life events and higher rates of depression elevate the risk of shingles. Reducing emotional and physical stress is imperative. A pilot study showed that meditation improved both pain and physical functioning of those suffering with shingles. Of course, the medical system recommends a vaccine (Shingrix) to fight this disease caused by the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax and ProQuad). It's a win-win financially for them to treat drug side effects with more drugs, so why not vaccines? But always remember that it's a personal choice and you should research the effectiveness, side effects, and harm caused by this vaccine to your native immune system. There is always a cost and sometimes it is severe. Remember that when they say a vaccine is 95% effective, it does not mean what you think. They claimed the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was 95% effective. But that 95% effectiveness actually dropped to zero when the public learned that the vaccine did not stop transmission or infection at all (after they sold billions of dollars' of it). In reality,the jab turned out to have negative effectiveness—the vaccinated were more likely to get COVID than the unvaccinated!

A treatment approach from 1949 published by Dr. Fred R. Klenner showed impressive positive effects of using ascorbic acid against a number of diseases. One of the diseases discussed was the herpes zoster virus (shingles). Dr. Klenner used large doses of ascorbic acid to treat the pain and related how rapidly the pain disappeared in a number of cases. For shingles he used 2000-3000 mg of vitamin C given every 12 hours. This was supplemented by 3000 mg in fruit juice by mouth every 2 hours. Eight cases of adults were treated and seven experienced cessation of pain within 2 hours of the first vitamin C injection and remained so without the use of any other medication.

Cortisol and Sleep

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:51:22 GMT

There are no easy answers for those who struggle with sleeping at night. Without a good night's sleep, our body's repair systems begin to struggle. A hormone we are familiar with has a little-known role in managing sleep. Cortisol is a steroid hormone that helps the body respond to stress and danger. It's also known as the "stress hormone" and is produced in the adrenal glands, which sit on top of each kidney. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis regulates cortisol production and secretion. But I didn't realize it played an important role in keeping us from sleep.

Sleep and Cortisol Levels

While cortisol is important in regulating functions within the body, increasing metabolism, and controlling blood pressure, it also serves as the body's internal alarm clock. It helps you to know when it is time to wake up and calm down for sleep. Cortisol typically peaks in the morning between 6–8 a.m. and declines throughout the day. This 24-hour cycle is called diurnal variation and is part of the body's natural circadian rhythm. Cortisol levels are usually lowest around midnight.

However, when individuals suffer from chronic stress and anxiety during the day, cortisol levels have already spiked before bedtime. The midnight to dawn cycle gets moved back in time and people begin waking up at 3 a.m. This is due to the body starting a new production cycle of cortisol in preparation for waking you up in the morning. Unfortunately, this is being added on top of your already increased levels of cortisol from the day before. This altered cycle leads to tiredness in the afternoon and a desire to sleep earlier in the day. Pushing through that tiredness or giving in to it, doesn't really help the body reset to the original, natural cycle.

Reseting Sleep Patterns

Finding ways to reduce emotional and physical stress are vital to creating a healthy sleeping environment. Ten-minute meditation or relaxation sessions each day before bedtime work for many people. A light 20- or 30-minute walk in the morning and early evening also helps. Any activity like yoga, knitting, reading, listening to calm music, and sitting quietly can help regulate the body's cortisol levels in the direction towards sleep. Avoiding TV, cell phones, and blue screen technology a few hours before bedtime can definitely reduce distractions. Finding ways to unplug from the demands of the world can do wonders.

Lupus

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:59:33 GMT

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack its own tissues and organs, including the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs. According to traditional medicine, there is no cure for lupus. The work of the GRM demonstrates that there is hope through nutritional glycobiology. Current lupus medical treatments often target symptoms or broadly suppress the immune system, leading to side effects. However, Marina Zhang, an outstanding health reporter with The Epoch Times, reported that according to a Nature study published in 2024, science has discovered that patients with lupus have an imbalance in a crucial chemical pathway in their bodies. Researchers found that this imbalance produces more disease-causing cells that promote lupus. If this chemical imbalance can be corrected, they believe lupus can be reversed.

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR)

Scientists believe targeting the specific chemical imbalance identified could more effectively treat lupus without systemic immunosuppression interventions. Nutrition is a key component for restoring chemical imbalance. Below is what Marina Zhang discovered in the latest medical research.

Marina Zhang reported, "The chemical that researchers identified is the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). AHR is a key protein involved in the imbalance of immune cells in lupus patients. It regulates the body’s response to environmental pollutants, bacteria, and metabolites. While AHR is present in all cells, it is not always active. Researchers found that lupus patients have reduced AHR activity. This reduction leads to an increase in follicular and peripheral T helper cells, which are involved in inflammation and autoimmunity. However, when AHR activity increases, these T-cells are reprogrammed to be T-cells that promote wound healing and barrier protection."

AHR is a protein in the family of transcription factors and is 848 amino acids long. It is normally inactive and bound to co-chaperones in the cytoplasm, but when it binds to a ligand (any molecule fitting this receptor), it moves to the nucleus and stimulates transcription of target genes.

The Molecular Switch

Dr. Jaehyuk Choi, associate professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and the study’s senior author, explained that AHR can be compared to “a molecular switch” that determines the fate of immune cells. By developing therapeutics that target AHR in rogue T-cells, researchers believe they may be able to reverse lupus.

Dr. Choi and Dr. Deepak Rao, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, expressed their surprise at discovering that AHR could be vital in reversing autoimmunity, given that the receptor had no known connection to it. Dr. Rao, who is also a senior author of the study, added that it was initially surprising to find that a T-cell involved in wound healing would be the opposite of an autoimmune T-cell. “Those two T-cell populations with those two functions are not obviously connected or related,” he said. He added that he could not have predicted that when wound-healing T-cells increased, autoimmune T-cells would decrease, and vice versa.

T-Cells

Follicular and peripheral T helper cells have long been known to play a major role in driving lupus, Dr. Rao explained in the The Epoch Times article. In lupus, the patient’s body produces autoantibodies, antibodies that attack self-tissues. B-cells generate these autoantibodies under the control of rogue autoimmune T-cells. Therefore, by converting these autoimmune T-cells into cells involved in wound healing, the production of autoantibodies is reduced, thereby decreasing autoimmunity.

“It is almost like a cell streamline, where if you can block one part, then the downstream is blocked,” Dr. Choi explained. He highlighted the study’s findings demonstrating that adding AHR to rogue T-cells in cell culture transforms them into wound-healing cells. These reprogrammed cells can no longer help B-cells make autoantibodies.

Dr. Rao added that these rogue T-cells are also present in other autoimmune conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis, raising the possibility that other drug targets for these cells may apply to such conditions.

Treatment Without Immune System Suppression

Current lupus treatments elicit broad immunosuppressive effects by reducing B- and T-cell activity. However, when rogue T-cells are targeted explicitly with AHR, patients can experience Lupus symptoms reversal without compromising their overall immunity. Additionally, the increase in cells involved in wound and barrier repair helps alleviate gastrointestinal problems. The only drawback is that since AHR is present in all cells, broad administration of AHR-targeted treatments could cause systemic adverse effects, so further study is merited. But the good news is that the incorporation of sugar nutrients that coat these proteins and cell receptors can make incredible differences in cellular performance and chemical imbalances. So there is real hope. For more information, see my book .

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 16 (Red Meat and Cancer)

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A recent study on sialic acid (a sugar) shines a bright light on an established risk factor for cancer. Scientists and doctors have known long-term consumption of red meat (beef, pork and lamb) is highly correlated to cancer. For years, researchers have looked for specific mechanisms in the meat that would cause human carcinomas. Grilling red meat was thought to create DNA damage due to mutagens, which are chemicals that mutate DNA. But that theory didn’t pan out. Grilling poultry and fish generates the same mutagens, but fish and poultry are not associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Human Versus Animal Version of Sialic Acid

Red meat affects humans but does not cause cancer in carnivores. Therefore, there must be some other mechanism that targets humans specifically. Researchers studying a particular glycan (the sugar called sialic acid that we teach about in our class) seem to have stumbled upon the answer. The researchers focused their efforts on a non-human form of sialic acid (Neu5Gc), which is present in significant quantities in red meat but not in poultry or fish (except caviar). The human version of this sialic acid sugar is Neu5Ac or N-acetylneuraminic acid. Researchers were able to demonstrate that while the non-human glycan is not produced by humans, it does show up on human epithelial cell surface sugar structures (glycoproteins). Epithelial cells line our throat and intestinal tract. It is especially common in cancerous tissue (see Varki A (2010) Colloquium paper: Uniquely human evolution of sialic acid genetics and biology. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107(Suppl 2):8929-8946.)

Diet Holds the Key

The only way this non-human sialic acid could be embedded on human glycoproteins (sugar antennas) is through diet. Red meat contains this non-human version of the sialic acid sugar. If we eat a lot of red meat, the glycoproteins on our cells can have this non-human form of sialic acid incorporated within them because of our diet. The non-human sialic acid is what causes inflammation and is linked to cancer. The human form of sialic acid does not cause this type of problem. It is anti-inflammatory and supports the immune system.

Since epithelial (surface) cells are replaced every few days, eating red meat sparingly gives the body a chance to replace this non-human form of sialic acid accumulated from a diet high in red meat with the human form. This gives the body a chance to rest from inflammation and disease creation. A constant diet of red meat gives the body no time to heal.

Xeno-autoantigen

Metabolic incorporation (glycosylation) of dietary Neu5Gc into human tissue “makes this glycan the first example of a xeno-autoantigen which can react with circulating anti-Neu5Gc antibodies (xeno-antibodies). The resulting antigen-antibody interaction is hypothesized to promote chronic inflammation or ‘xenosialitis’, which would contribute to carcinogenesis or to other diseases exacerbated by chronic inflammation…it appears that glycosidically bound Neu5Gc is the dietary source that is bioavailable for tissue incorporation and not the free monosaccharide.” (Samraj, Annie, et al. 2014. A Red Meat-derived Glycan Promotes Inflammation and Cancer Progression. PNAS January 13, 2015 Vol 112, no. 2)

This research explains why eating too much red meat is linked to cancer. Many healthy diets either eliminate red meat or allow it only sparingly. The wisdom of this advice has just been verified and validated by the field of glycobiology—the science that studies sugar!

CMAH Gene Mutation

Vegetables, fruit, fish, shellfish, chicken, turkey, eggs, and butter do not contain the non-human sialic acid. Caviar, beef, cheese from goat’s milk or cow's milk, pork, bison, and lamb (in descending order of amount) contain the non-human version of sialic acid. These foods should be minimized.

The science of nutritional glycobiology continues to evolve. Why disease occurs is tied to the sugar code of life. We can make informed choices about how much meat we should eat because of this research. Primates are able to make both versions of sialic acid. It is estimated that humans, through a mutation of the CMAH gene, lost the ability millions of years ago (see images below).

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 15 (False Paradigms)

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A false paradigm is a belief system that is incorrect. For centuries, people believed the sun went around the Earth. People looked up in the sky and it happened every day without fail. However, it was Copernicus in 1543 and Galileo in the 1600s who finally advanced the idea that what everyone saw each day was an illusion: the Earth actually went around the sun. Mark Twain stated, "It's not what we don't know that prevents us from succeeding; it's what we KNOW that just ain't so." I will discuss 5 false paradigms below.

1. Sugar is Only Used for Energy Production—False

Doctors memorize the Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) to learn how the body creates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules. ATP provides 95% of the energy necessary to keep the cell machinery operating. Fifty percent of the total volume inside the cell consists of mitochondrial power plants dedicated to producing energy. Glucose is combined with oxygen and burned in a metabolic process that creates the high-energy phosphate molecules. However, the science of glycobiology represents a new paradigm. The eight glycobiology sugars are not fuel sugars. They are structural sugars—monosaccharide building blocks that are constructed in the Golgi apparatus (GA) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) factories. They are attached to proteins that are created by combining amino acids in the ribosomes (R) and lipids made by combining fatty acids in the ER.

2. Glucose is the Only Important Sugar—False

As a result of the first false paradigm, scientists regarded glucose as the only vital sugar for the body. They once believed that all sugar was changed into glucose in the body, and from glucose, any sugar required by the body was manufactured in the liver. The body indeed has a backup system where it can change glucose into fucose or any other needed sugar. But it can take up to 37 enzymatic reactions, and it is extremely energy-intensive. The body does not prefer using the backup system unless it has to. The primary pathway becomes depleted if we are not eating enough whole, plant-based food or if our food is nutritionally deficient. The backup system kicks in to keep us alive. It was French scientists in 1998 who had volunteers ingest mannose and galactose sugar molecules with a radioactive isotope attached so they could track them throughout the body. They discovered that these sugars were never changed into glucose. In fact, they discovered cell receptors in the gut that absorbed these other sugars intact! After digestion, they were transferred to the cells in the body. They rightly concluded that these sugars represented a new classification of nutrition as important as vitamins and minerals. We were designed to eat them in our diet.

Later, other scientists discovered a mannose transport mechanism in the gut. In addition, scientists discovered that bacteria in the gut would cleave fucose from the food we eat and make it available to the bloodstream. Clearly, eating food containing these sugar nutrients is vital for human health, or why would we have these mechanisms to extract them in our digestive system? The gut represents 70% of our immune system. This is really an astounding fact. But it makes sense when you consider that food arrives from outside the body and can contain foreign microbes and germs. The digestive tract is the first line of defense for our bodies to protect the inside of our bodies. Peyer's patches (see picture below) are distributed along the gut and house the soldiers in our defensive army. So, the immune system takes great care and has an entire defensive system lining our gut to identify, resist, and destroy foreign elements. Mannose is a sugar that is like the gas in the gas tank of macrophages. These immune system warrior cells engulf ( phagocytize ) bacteria, viral components, and any other toxic substance and debris in their effort to protect us from harm invading us from the outside world. Clearly, metabolic processes exist for all of these critical sugar nutrients, so cellular communication and immune system activity can proceed.

3. Other Sugars Can't Be Broken Down, So They Are Useless—False

Early glycobiologists like Dr. Hudson Freeze and Dr. Ronald Schnaar were adamant that, despite what the French scientists had discovered, supplementing these glycobiology sugars was useless. They believed that the beta bonds that held these sugars together were impossible to break. And there were no enzymes in the stomach that were capable of breaking them down into monosaccharides (simple sugars). They even went on ABC's TV show 20/20 in June of 2007 to disparage anyone (including a nutritional company selling a sugar nutrient supplement) that it was all bogus. This got a lot of damaging national attention for nutritional glycobiology.

Apparently, they were unaware of a scientific study completed in January 2007 (6 months prior to their interview) by the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, CA. The study proved that long-chain polysaccharides were broken down and absorbed within the body. While it was true that no enzymes existed in the stomach that could break these beta bonds, they were actually broken down by bacteria in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Many bacteria have enzymes called beta-glycosidases that break beta bonds. It wasn't expensive urine as the reputable doctors claimed! Of course, there was no retraction published by ABC, and the doctors never admitted they got it wrong. But their old science wasn't the last word on the new science for anyone who was still listening!

4. We Are A Victim to Our Genes—False

The Human Genome Project was a scientific effort to map out our genetic code. It took over a decade (1990 to 2003) to complete. Initially, scientists believed they would find about 120,000 genes. They thought it would take that many to create something as complex as the human body. They already knew that the lowly fruit fly had 20,000 genes. Imagine their surprise when they discovered humans had only a mere 20,500 genes. That was less than a Heinz tomato (31,760 genes)! Clearly, something was not computing. Eventually, they realized that something must be modifying the proteins making up the genes. Glycosylation turned out to be the answer. It is the most common posttranslational modification that proteins undergo. As we mentioned before, 70% of all proteins are glycoproteins. The addition of the 8 sugars in various patterns had to be the reason. Like a flag pole made up of protein, the flag made of sugars was giving a distinct message to the body and represented a unique meaning (a particular country). Scientists didn't know anything about these sugars. All of a sudden, there was an urgent scientific push to learn about the science of glycobiology. Eventually, the science of epigenetics evolved, and researchers learned that sugar was what gave meaning to protein. Genetics wasn't the whole story. It wasn't even the most important story. The real story was above the genes and how the trillions of combinations of these 8 sugars could communicate different messages even on the same protein string. This communication system was how the immune system knew where and how to respond to problems within the body. These sugar patterns represented the language of life!

5. Protein is the Language of the Immune System—False

The immune system is a tremendously complex system within the body. There are always defensive immune cells on patrol, looking for problems to report. Defensive white blood cells fight battles against invaders they identify. This defensive army must determine who is a friend and who is a foe. The immune system also coordinates response efforts through a cascading range of alertness. When the battle is won, the immune system winds down the inflammatory response, initiates cell repair, and returns things to normal. The system is always on quiet alert, running war games in preparation for the real thing. Like a general fighting a war, the immune system must be able to communicate with its troops. The old belief was that protein served as the communication signaling molecules at the cell level. But the 20 amino acids that constitute protein do not provide enough different chemically unique combinations to support a vocabulary large enough to account for immune system communication requirements. Amino acids can only link end-to-end like train cars in a linear manner. The 20 train cars linking in a line couldn't be arranged uniquely in enough ways to represent the messages communicated by the immune system.

Scientists had never investigated sugar because there were only 8 utilized biologically on cell receptors. But when they studied them more thoroughly, they discovered that these simple sugars were not that simple after all. They had a level of complexity that blew scientists away. These single sugars in solutions like water (the body is 60% water) formed 3-dimensional ring structures rather than straight lines. One was a pentagon (5 carbons), six were hexagons (6 carbons), and one was a nonagon (9 carbons). They could link at each carbon site on the atom, and they could branch out in bush-like chains containing hundreds and thousands of sugars. These structures had a potential of up to 1 quadrillion possible unique patterns in this sugar-coded alphabet! This is 100,000 billion! And if you counted a billion seconds (one number/second), it would take 31.7 years! This sugar-based communication system is what allows our immune system to communicate the information we know our immune system does on a daily basis. Glycans govern nearly all biological functions in our body.

What happens when sugars are not in their correct place? What does miscommunication look like for the immune system? For a good discussion of how autoimmune or degenerative diseases arise from an over-modulated or under-modulated immune system, see my book (pages 130-132).

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 14 (Glycan Functions)

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The diverse roles glycans play in the body are simply astounding. As communication sugars, they represent the language of life. That is impressive enough by itself, but they do much more. Glycoproteins hold cells together. When they perform this function, they are referred to as cell adhesion molecules (CAMs). They govern the stickiness of cells—how they clump or align and stick together. When adhesion fails in cancer cells, scientists call this metastasis.

Cell Differentiation

Adult stem cells are the cells that replace and regenerate damaged cells. Stem cells can morph into any cell needed by the body. This differentiation involves the construction of different cell-surface sugar structures on their cell membrane. Remember that each cell has a copy of all the DNA necessary to make any cell within the body. It just depends upon which genes get read as to what part of the blueprint gets built. Even as cells grow and mature, their glycoproteins can change, indicating their age and maturity.

Transport Mechanism

Most plasma proteins (proteins in the blood that carry things around the body), like transferrin and mannose binding lectins (MBLs), hormones like i nsulin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSh), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and some enzymes like alkaline phosphatase, are all glycoproteins. Seventy percent of all human protein is glycoprotein. So, these sugars are attached to proteins and lipids floating virtually everywhere in the body. They perform a logistical function similar to an envelope being sent through the postal system. They make sure the needed contents get from the sender to the receiver quickly and effectively; in this way, the body can perform all of its various regulatory functions to maintain balance within the ever-changing body.

Signal Transduction

Glycans are involved in all aspects of cell-to-cell communication. Signal transduction, notch signaling, ligand-receptor binding, and fertilization are all examples of this function. Glycoprotein cell receptors are composed of cell-surface sugar structures that serve as gateways or lock/key systems controlling access to the cell. Outside molecules dock on these receptors. When they successfully dock, a message is transmitted from the outside to the inside of the cell. A metabolic pathway of chemical reactions associated with the internal structure of the glycoprotein is opened up and turned on. This results in genetic instructions being transcribed from genes inside the nucleus. The cell reads these instructions and takes the actions to respond and handle the request properly. The hormone insulin is a great example. It flows from the pancreas through the blood and docks on an insulin receptor on destination cells. The hormone acts like a key to turn the cell receptor lock and open the door so the cell can cause cellular machinery to run and handle blood sugar appropriately. The picture below is an example of a specific type of signal transduction called Notch signaling . The notch protein spans the cell membrane with part of it inside and part outside. The part outside has the glycans. A ligand glycoprotein from the sending cell binds to the receiving (bottom) cell via its glycoprotein sugars (the notch). This binding causes a conformational change (a physical bending) in the antenna structure.

Notch Signaling Details

Inside the receiving cell, the protein sheath covering otherwise hidden proteins has been pulled up due to the conformational change, and enzymes read the newly exposed proteins. The conformational change involves a twist and bending of the antenna structure, which is caused by the electromagnetic forces generated when the sender's molecules bind to the receiver's antenna. This structural change in the glycoprotein antenna exposes the proteins underneath the sleeve in the same way pulling up your long-sleeved shirt exposes your arm. Enzymes can then read the exposed proteins. Molecules within the cytoplasm are then directed to enter the nucleus and transcribe the targeted gene. The instructions from the gene are read, and action is taken in accordance with those instructions. DNA is transcribed into mRNA, and glycoproteins are built in the ribosomes (R), Golgi apparatus (GA), and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to convert the instructions into actionable molecules. This is how gene expression takes place. Genes are turned on or expressed by events and forces outside the cell that appropriately bind to the cell. If there weren't a glycoprotein unique to the event, then nothing would happen. There has to be a lock and a key capable of fitting that lock for action to be initiated within the cell.

Bacterial Infection, Viral Attachment , and Immune System Function

Immune function relies heavily on glycoproteins for recognition, repair, and destruction processes like apoptosis. All immunoglobulins (antibodies) are glycoproteins. Selectins are glycoproteins that regulate inflammation and cytokine storms. The rolling action of immune system defense cells like macrophages is regulated by glycoproteins. In the picture below, circulating white blood cells like macrophages patrol the bloodstream; there, they sense glycoproteins being extended from endothelial cells on the interior wall of the blood vessel in the inflammatory region. Running into these glycoproteins induces a rolling action that slows the macrophage until it can adhere to a glycoprotein on one of the endothelial cells. The macrophage then squeezes through the juncture between endothelial cells as it follows the cytokine chemical signals emitting from the damaged tissue, just like a dog on the hunt. The macrophage then does battle with foreign invaders or engages in clean-up at the wound site.

Let's now look briefly at how the science of glycobiology accounts for viral infection . Bacterial infection results from the lectins (glycoproteins) on the surface of bacteria attaching to glycoproteins on the surface of cells. Urinary tract infections result from E. coli bacteria attaching to the epithelial cell lining of the urinary tract. Almost all bacteria have lectins, and the terminal sugar on those lectins is mannose. This explains how macrophages can identify and destroy bacteria. Mannose binding lectins (MBL) are a transport plasma protein with a high affinity for mannose, fucose, and N-acetylglucosamine sugar residues that are usually found on invading microorganisms. MBL plays a major role in the activation of the complement pathway of the immune system. This method of activation is why the immune system easily detects foreign antigens associated with invading microorganisms. Free-floating mannose can also induce this same MBL-type of action without turning on the complement immune system. This is why supplementing mannose is such a good idea for creating and supporting an active immune system.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 13 (Cancer)

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Most people don't really know what cancer is. Some people think they are only at risk if it is in the genes. Some think they catch it like a virus. Some feel it is a chemical carcinogen they were exposed to. And some people think it is just an unlucky, random bump or lump. There doesn't seem to be a consensus even after spending billions of dollars on research over the last 5 decades.

What Cancer Isn't

Cancer authorities don't seem to be able to identify what it is or what causes it. Removing a lump with surgery, treating a tumor with radiation, or poisoning people with chemotherapy doesn't seem to do it. Even when the doctors declare, "We got it all," in most cases the cancer comes back—and often with a vengeance. That's because the lump wasn't the cancer in the first place. These approaches never address the immune system imbalances that caused the cancer. Those problems are still there. Surgery, radiation, and chemo are not the way to health. "It's like cutting off your nose to get rid of a cold; it doesn't solve the real, underlying problem...Cancer is the symptom of a sick body."

What Cancer Is

G. Edward Griffin has written several books on cancer. Of all the authorities I have consulted, I think he comes closest to accurately describing cancer. Allopathic medicine insists that cancer is caused by something like genetics. Alternative medicine says, "Cancer is not caused by something. It is caused by the lack of something. The lack of something, a breakdown in the body's normal ability to remain healthy ...cancer is nothing but healing gone awry." He explains that just scratching our hands scrapes off hundreds of cells. Our body responds to this injury by triggering the mechanisms to start growing new cells. This is a natural healing process in motion. When the cells are finally replaced, they send signals out to the body saying, 'That's enough, stop now.' "But if the signals are not working right, the message doesn't stop the healing. It just continues to heal and heal and overgrow into a lump or bump. Is that the cancer? No, that's just a symptom of the cancer. The cancer is why the signals didn't work. There's something wrong with the signaling mechanism. " Bingo. The immune system is not working correctly because the glycan signaling system, which constitutes the glycocalyx of these cells, is missing sugars. (The picture below shows macrophages attacking and trying to destroy a large cancer cell supplied with an extensive blood supply.)

Altered Glycosylation

The National Academy of Science has explained that "altered glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer and contributes to pathogenesis and progression." This means that when glycans are not correctly placed on the cell receptors, autoimmune and degenerative diseases will result. When cells do not communicate properly, the immune system gets confused. The immune system eliminates abnormal cells every day of our lives until one day it stops. We are not aware of the problem for 5 to 35 years, depending on how rapidly the cancer is growing. But the signaling mechanism has failed, and the sugars are the literal key that unlocks the door to cellular health . (The picture below depicts natural killer (NK) cells from the immune system trying to find a way to attach to cancer cells so they can destroy the abnormal cells.)

The Number 2 Disease Killer of Americans

According to the American Cancer Society , 609,820 people in the United States are estimated to have died from cancer in 2023 (1,670 deaths per day). This is an increase from 2022 projections most likely resulting from the side effects of the experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine which caused an explosive growth in recurring cancer . While overall cancer is the second leading cause of death, notice that cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women between the ages 40 and 79 (a 40-year span!) , and also, men between the ages of 60 and 79.

Additional statistics include the fact that 98% of all cancers metastasize and form secondary cancers. At least 90% of all cancer deaths are due to metastatic cells. This is why surgery and radiation are not effective. By the time of diagnosis, the cancer cells have already metastasized, making chemotherapy the only viable medical intervention. Chemotherapy is not effective except in a few cancers. Chemotherapy is ineffective 97% of the time. Taking all cancers together, chemo increases the odds of living 5 years after diagnosis by only 2% (61% to 63%), and that 2% increase is s kewed by the positive chemo results from a mere three cancers: testicular cancer (40%), lymphomas (13%), cervical cancer (12%).

Despite the medical system's emphasis on genetics as the cause of cancer, only 5% of all cancers are strongly hereditary. A study conducted by G. Hyland, M.D., and D. Miller, M.T., of Medcenter One, Department of Radiation and Oncology, in Bismarck, North Dakota, in June 1999, but never followed up with NIH funding, documented the effects of sugar nutrients on radiation and chemotherapy. The pilot study found that sugar nutrients: 1) did not inhibit tumor cell destruction by radiation and chemo. The nutrition actually enhanced their success; 2) sugar nutrients exerted a protective effect on normal cells and prevented excessive radiation and cytotoxic damage; 3) they induced reductions in tumor mass in malignancies that were resistant to all standard treatments; 4) they improved the quality of life for patients by reducing toxicity and side effects from radiation and chemotherapy.

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy

In an endeavor to find a new treatment for cancer, researchers are adding a genetically engineered glycoprotein antenna to the outside of each T-cell removed from cancer patients. The cells are genetically engineered to express CARs created to bind with a particular glycoprotein (antigen) on the patient's tumor cells. Chimeric means it is made up of lots of different parts and pieces genetically engineered into a single, new glycoprotein receptor. When the artificially engineered, altered T-cells are transfused back into the body, these receptors help the T-cells find the particular glycoprotein and kill the cancer cells. Since altered glycosylation is a feature of cancer cells, researchers hope this means they have some unique glycoproteins/cell antennas on their surface that are not in common with normal cells. If they can target them uniquely, they could destroy them with the body's altered T-cells.

Preliminary results were encouraging. An initial study involved 50 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and researchers reported that 82 percent of the children achieved complete remission after three months. Overall survival was 89 percent after six months and 79 percent after 12 months. However, there were extremely high fevers and inflammation because of the large amount of immune system chemicals generated to wage the war. Most patients developed a cytokine release syndrome—a total body inflammatory response. Immunotherapy uses the body's own ability to attack cancer. Unfortunately, while there are impressive rates of response, nearly half of those responding patients relapse within 1 to 2 years after CAR-T therapy.

Scientists are hopeful that as the technical ability of glycobiologists improves, the problems associated with this cancer-fighting therapy might improve. After 50 years of the same old approach (cut, burn, poison), immunotherapy represents the best hope outside of prevention that cancer researchers have ever seen.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 12 (Heart Disease)

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The adult human body has over 60,000 miles of blood-carrying vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries). That is 100,000 kilometers or 2.5 times around the circumference of the earth if our blood vessels were laid end to end! The inside cavity of these vessels looks like a dark tunnel. The inside, inner surface of this 'tunnel' is called the lumen. The surface of the lumen consists of endothelial cells with their glycocalyx extending towards the inner cavity of the blood vessel. Blood flows through this inner chamber on top of the glycocalyx of the endothelial cells as shown in the picture.

A Shield and a Protection

The glycocalyx of these epithelial cells actually shields and protects the circulatory system or vascular walls from direct exposure to the friction caused by blood flow. They create a n egatively charged network of glycoproteins and glycolipids. This electrical force field keeps the blood flowing above the ceiling of these cells and not on the floor where they would rub directly against and damage the surface cells constituting the lining of the blood vessel. Thus, the blood flow is buffered by an electrical charge off the sugar antennas, and this buffering minimizes the potential damage to surface blood vessel cells created by fluid traveling at high speed. On average, the blood travels 3 or 4 mph, equivalent to how fast adults walk. It takes only one minute for blood to make a round trip through the circulatory system and return to the heart. At the aorta, the blood is travelling 15 inches per second. By way of comparison, if you were standing on the banks of this river of blood at the aorta, the blood would be roaring and rushing by you like water coursing down rapids.

Cardiovascular Disease

Heart disease is the #1 most common disease. It kills more Americans than any other disease. According to the CDC, every year 805,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 605,000 are having their first heart attack and 200,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack. Because of the collateral damage caused by the experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, myocarditis has become rampant. It targets young adults who drop dead suddenly from cardiac arrest. There are currently some 436,000 sudden deaths from cardiac arrest per year or 1195 every day. Sadly, c ardiac arrest is the first symptom for 50% of men and 64% of women. These individuals thought they were healthy and had no health concerns, but in one tragic moment, they died.

And for those who still haven't heard about the cholesterol lie , these heart attacks are not related to cholesterol levels because 75% of people experiencing a heart attack have 'good' cholesterol! The damage to heart vessels comes from calcified plaque and cells missing glycans, resulting in an unhealthy glycocalyx (see picture below). A healthy glycocalyx is able to reduce the friction on the surface of the endothelial cells, which is what causes damage. This reduction in friction prevents the necessary emergency repair by the immune system, which lays down calcium as a hard sealant (plaque) to keep the blood vessel from suffering a catastrophic blowout hole.

Healthy Endothelial Glycocalyx

An actual picture taken from inside a blood vessel (vascular lumen) is depicted below. The forest of glycoproteins and glycolipids extending out from the host endothelial cells creates an invisible force field that the blood rides upon. This saves the interior of the blood vessel from the day-to-day wear and tear of constant, high-velocity fluid traveling within it. This is a critical factor in protecting the body from hardening of the arteries, so common in heart disease.

A Brief Word on Hypertension (high blood pressure)

The medical community generally treats heart disease with drugs called calcium channel blockers (CCBs). What do they do? They block excess calcium from going into the cells. If calcium doesn't go into bone and other cells, where does it go? All of these drugs aim to relax constricted blood vessels and reduce pressure, but the calcium has to go somewhere. So, the blood pressure may go down, but the risk for atherosclerosis and heart disease goes up! We are told not to worry because it is 'only a side effect' and there is another drug that can treat that ailment! One of the side effects of that second drug includes death, but no one talks about that until the autopsy.

The majority of people have excess calcium (it is added to fortified foods in an inorganic form—not plant-based). The calcium cascade occurs if there is excess calcium in the body. The cascade leads to needing more and more magnesium to keep the calcium/magnesium ratio in balance. A magnesium deficiency leads to increased muscle tension (cramping), and nerve endings firing erratically and other electrical malfunctions in the body. In its need for more magnesium, the body suppresses the adrenal function to retain more of this vital mineral. Adrenal suppression causes a continuous loss of sodium and potassium in the urine, as well as overall depression (damping) of the immune system. This results in a loss of sodium needed to produce stomach acid that, in turn, is required to digest protein. This decline in digestive function causes heartburn and digestive disorders. Sodium depletion leads to a failure of the cell membrane electrical potential ion exchange. This voltage potential is necessary for cellular function and is the mechanism all cells (except fat cells) utilize to get essential amino acids and glucose into each and every cell.

From this explanation, it's easy to see that countless metabolic pathways all tie back to each other in diverse ways. For more information on the problems associated with calcium supplementation, see my book . And by the way, don't eliminate real salt (the kind that has minerals in it—you need those minerals!). Eliminate refined salt (so-called 'table salt') and replace it with real, sea salt, if you want to help with hypertension.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 11 (Individual Sugars)

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

There are some 200 sugars in nature, but only eight constitute the glycobiology sugars that build cell receptors on the glycocalyx of cell membranes. Individual sugars form 3-dimensional ring structures. They are linked together with proteins and lipids in branching, tree-like structures. All of the sugars have carbon connected to oxygen and hydrogen. The n-acetyls also have a nitrogen and acetyl group. Xylose is a pentagon of 5 carbons. N-acetyl neuraminic acid (sialic acid) is a nonagon with 9 carbons. All the rest (glucose, mannose, fucose, galactose, n-acetyl glucosamine, and n-acetylgalactosamine) are hexagons with 6 carbons.

The Hexagons

Glucose : Key source of energy in cells. Metabolized in the mitochondria as fuel to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for this power plant that provides the energy for cellular functions and enzymatic reactions. A very versatile and chemically stable sugar. It is very abundant in the typical, modern diet.

N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) : A modified version of glucose. It is not metabolized for energy, but is a key activator and mediator of cell signalling. The thyroid gland has a NAG receptor, indicating a key role in the transport of thyroglobulin within that gland. NAG is a building block for damaged cartilage in joints. It inhibits metabolic breakdown. A 2007 study found that NAG suppresses the growth and function of abnormal T-cells responsible for autoimmune attack in multiple sclerosis (MS) and type 1 diabetes. NAG prevented T-cell hyperactivity that results in autoimmune attack on brain myelin and the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. Preventing this attack protected patients against the development of paralysis in MS as well as elevated glucose levels in diabetes. Dr. Demetriou stated, "This finding shows the potential of using a dietary supplement to help treat autoimmune diseases. Most importantly, we understand how this sugar-based supplement inhibits the cells that attack the body, making metabolic therapy a rational approach to prevent or treat these debilitating diseases." Another study showed improvement in 75% of children with treatment-resistant autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease after a two-year course of NAG. These two studies demonstrate the power of nutritional glycobiology to make a huge difference to the health of those suffering with autoimmune issues.

Galactose : Galactose, combined with glucose, forms lactose which is the sugar in milk. It is readily available for those whose diet includes dairy, but it is also abundant in celery, sugar beets, cherries, kiwi, beans, peas, and plums. Galactins represent a family of lectins (glycoproteins) that prefer to bind with galactose. They have many interactions with proteins in the cytoplasm and nucleus of the cell. They also play important roles in cancer. They contribute to the conversion of normal cells into tumor cells and tumor metastasis. They can modulate the immune and inflammatory responses.

N-acetyl galactosamine : Galactose with an n-acetyl group added. It is found in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). It is a constituent of hyaluronic acid, a powerful water-binding agent. Hyaluronic acid is found in the brain, skin, and connective tissue. It acts as a lubricating agent in the synovial fluid of joints and connective tissue. Inside the eye, hyaluronic acid acts as a lubricating agent in the transparent jellylike fluid.

Fucose : Plays a very important role in cancer. Adding fucose to the body can slow or stop the development of stomach and other cancers. Fucoidans are abundant in seaweed and algae, which helps explain their anti-cancer properties. The sugar fucose induces secretion of tumor necrosis factor, an extremely important cancer-fighting agent. Several fucosylated glyco-biomarkers are linked to colon, liver, lung, and pancreatic cancers. In the gut, bacteria sense the amount of fucose there and use this determination to adjust the proper balance between competing bacteria, thus ensuring optimal gut health. Fucoidans also stimulate adult stem cell production. These are the parent stem cells of the immune system. They are blank cells that can become any type of blood or immune system cell the body needs. With age, production of adult stem cells declines. By adding fucose, this downward trend can be reversed and these new cells can become any cell needed by the body. This represents a significant anti-aging ingredient.

Mannose : Probably the most important single sugar for the immune system. It is the ingredient in aloe vera which allows that plant to heal burns on skin and stimulate internal activity of macrophages to heal and cure problems faster. But aloe vera has to be harvested and processed properly or the mannose is destroyed within hours—most on the market is not efficacious. Mannose prevents bacterial infections like urinary tract infections (UTIs) by binding to bacteria in the urinary system. Free-floating mannose binds to the glycoproteins (lectins) on the surface of bacteria and thus prevents them from being able to bind/attach to epithelial (surface) cells inside the urethra. Since they can no longer bind to the body, they slough off and are eliminated in the urine, thus eliminating the disorder. In addition, mannose is the gas in the gas tank of macrophages. Macrophages are the immune system cells that destroy bacterial and viral invaders. They also clean out abnormal cells. Macrophages go on alert when mannose is present because the immune system is designed to look for mannose. Mannose is the terminal sugar on bacterial lectins, giving mannose the function of an early warning alert for the immune system. The immune system wakes up from its sleepy, dormant stage and gets busy searching for problems. Because of this wake-up call, the immune system is able to fix the damage faster and more efficiently. Aloe vera, cranberries, blueberries, and peaches are some of the sources of this vital sugar.

The Pentagon

Xylose is extracted from wood, in particular, birch wood. Xylose is highly antibacterial and antifungal. It is effective in preventing cancer in the intestinal tract and promotes the growth of friendly bacteria. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol substitute created commercially via hydrogenation coupled with a heavy metal catalyst. Humans should not eat this synthetic version of xylitol. Make sure the extraction process utilizes nature's best version without this cheap chemical processing. Pure xylitol has powerful benefits for dental health and prevention of tooth decay. While xylitol can be very beneficial to humans, it is highly toxic to dogs, so don't let them ingest it. You can find xylose in guava, pears, many berries, and kelp.

The Nonagon

Sialic acid is the most common terminal sugar on human glycoproteins. It plays a key role in brain development, especially at the fetal stage. It is very anti-inflammatory. This sugar is a derivative of mannose, so sources of food abundant in mannose are also important for sialic acid. This sugar has many variations within the human body—it's really a family of sugars. Two variations are shown in the picture below—the human version (Neu5Ac) and the animal (Neu5Gc). Sialic acid is a key component affecting the viscosity (thickness and fluidity) of mucous membranes in respiratory, reproductive, and intestinal tracts. It protects against colonization/infection by bacteria and viruses in the respiratory epithelial cells. In 2008, researchers identified sialic acid as conferring anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody (immunoglobulin G or IgG). This engineered IgG turned out to be 30 times more effective than the standard treatment then in use and was much less expensive.

Besides their work with sialic acid and IgG, researchers were investigating glycans in avian flu where sialic acid residues on airway surface tissues served as doorways for viral entry. They stated that "Carbohydrates are the glue that pulls things together, the cell surface matrix in which cells communicate and provide the connections for signal transduction...It's only been within the last decade that we've realized that such structures are critical for all kinds of biological functions. This structure-functional relationship will have a huge impact on our health with respect to immune regulation." Indeed, the flu pandemics and the COVID-19 hysteria all centered on the ability of sialic acid to bind to viral agents. In addition, sialic acid is critical in understanding how red meat causes cancer . If you prefer to see an excellent webinar on red meat/cancer and sialic acid, click here .

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 10 (Primary Vs Backup)

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The body is an amazing machine! It is finely tuned to ensure balance between each system. There are primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary backup systems to ensure our bodies are capable of functioning optimally. They all work together through a sophisticated feedback system that regulates and balances metabolic pathways like an accelerator and brake in a car. Speeding up and slowing down our metabolism and biochemistry is how the body regulates itself to keep things in order.

Primary System

The preferred system is always the primary system. This means that what comes through the mouth to supply the body is the primary system as depicted above. It is the most efficient and direct path. The digestive system is tailor-made to extract nutrition from the things we eat. Proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates are disassembled from the complex food matrix of food. Stomach acid breaks down protein into amino acids. Fatty acids are broken down from lipid macromolecules. Polysaccharides are broken down into monosaccharides by bacteria in the gut so they can enter the bloodstream and nourish our bodies.

Throughout the 20th century, medical science thought sugar was only good for energy production and that glucose was the only necessary sugar. The other sugars had tight beta bonds binding them together. There were no enzymes in the stomach capable of breaking down these beta bonds. Scientists thought there was no reason to include these glycobiology sugars in our diet, as they would just pass through the kidneys. They represented 'expensive urine.' It wasn't until 2007 that scientists demonstrated that while there are no stomach enzymes capable of breaking these beta-bonded sugars down into individual monosaccharides, the bacteria in our intestinal tract did! The primary system for eating sugar nutrients was validated. What the medical system had concluded as a scientific fact for years and years was not true. People had benefited from sugar nutrients for millennia.

Six of the eight sugars are shown below forming glycoprotein chains. They can be attached to the amino acid asparagine via its nitrogen atom (N-glycans) or the amino acids serine/threonine (S/T) via the oxygen atom (O-glycans). No other amino acids bind the sugar nutrients to form glycoproteins.

Backup System

The human body does have a backup system to make these critical sugars. In times when we cannot get them in our diet or during famine, the body can keep us alive for a period of time until we can return to the primary system of eating them in our food. Our body makes the seven other glycobiology sugars from glucose using backup enzymatic methods available in the liver. It takes more energy and resources to run backup systems. If the body has to use the backup system to create needed molecules, it will return to the primary system as soon as it can because of the inefficiencies involved and the increased energy required. Anyone who has run a backup generator in place of primary electrical power, knows that it will only run for a short time before it runs out of gas. It is not designed to run like the primary system.

It takes approximately 37 enzymatic reactions to convert glucose into another sugar. What happens if you are missing an enzyme or if the process doesn't work right? It won't be the same as the real thing. So much of our diet is ultra-processed food and has the sugar nutrients stripped away. Our backup systems run all the time. Eventually, they can only limp along and eventually burn out. The backup system never gets to rest and recharge. The system can begin to fail over a number of years without you noticing. Eventually, various symptoms begin to manifest. We think we are just getting old, but we were never designed to get sick at such early ages as we see today. We were designed to live healthy until the last day of our life—not decline in a decades-long spiral of sickness and disease. Growing tiredness, lack of mental clarity, darker moods, and every disease known to mankind are the symptoms of missing glycans. Many cancers grow without causing pain. We don't realize things are not working properly until the cancer has grown large enough to raise a red flag of concern.

A view of glycosylation (the process that adds sugars to build glycoproteins and glycolipids) is shown below. The process is depicted travelling from the endoplasmic reticulum through the various stages of the golgi apparatus. Asparagine (Asn) is the amino acid forming the base of the flag pole for the flag of sugars to be attached.

Hope

Early detection is not prevention. Once we know about the science of glycobiology, we can take action to minimize our risks of disease. We can strengthen our immune systems and return to vitality. Adding these sugar nutrients back into your diet through the food eaten and incorporating plant-based supplementation results in an energy increase and a sense of well-being. You can feel the difference. Your body begins to heal and repair. It takes time (about a month for every year you've been sick), but it is real. It is the work of AngiesOptionGRM.org .

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 9 (Brain Development)

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The brain is the command center for human operations. These operations can be voluntary or involuntary. The sugar, sialic acid (Sia) is one of the eight glycobology sugars of particular interest in brain development. It is often noted as poly sialic acid (polySia or PSA) in the scientific literature. PSA if very often the terminal (last) sugar on cell receptors in the brain. It is the most common sugar in the brain and actively influences connections and brain development.

Building the Growing Brain in the Young

Brain development in infants is complex, but occurs quickly. By the time a child is two years old, their brain is 80% of its adult weight. Children are born with a complete number of neurons (brain cells), but the synaptic connections between them constantly route and re-route themselves after birth. These roads between brain cells become the neural pathways sustaining our ability to think, learn, make associations, and remember. Neurons do not connect directly to other neurons. There is a synaptic gap or space between the end of one neural highway and another. Electrical signals coming down to the end of one highway cause chemical neurotransmitters to be generated. These neurotransmitters are released and diffuse across the synaptic space and bind to receptors on the other highway's synapse; this procedure results in an electrical charge being generated on that side. This is how we make connections. Sialic acid plays a dominant role in proper brain development and cognition. It is vitally important for children to have an adequate supply of this sugar nutrient throughout this developmental period to facilitate the proper construction of the pathways in their brains.

PolySia is a Major Regulator

Within the developing fetus, PSA serves a critical role in building the emerging nervous system. PSA Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules (PSA-NCAM) increase neural plasticity which means brain cells can more easily break and form synaptic junctions. PSA-NCAM direct construction of the new roadways and guides them to travel through the growing brain to the proper destination (brain cell) to establish a new synaptic connection. Synapses represent the street intersections within a city. The roads are the pathways electrical signals can travel. At intersections, they can cause signals to be sent down side roads and/or stimulate other pathways. This is how a random smell can generate an associated memory of another event that occurred years ago.

Each neuron can connect with over 40,000 synapses. There are 10,000 specific types of neurons. The brain processes information at 268 miles per hour (432 km/hr) and during pregnancy 250,000 neurons are created every minute. One quadrillion (1000 trillion) synapses are created before a three-year old begins to trim away half of them. The brain eliminates the roads built which are no longer needed. Roads that carry a lot of traffic become interstates and major highways in the brain. Local roads are useful too, but some roads are seldom or never used. They end up as dirt paths and the brain trims these away and eliminates them from the city's traffic map. A brain cell (neuron) with its axon pathways extending to other neurons is depicted below.

Importance of Sialic Acid

PSA expresses itself in more than 90 different Sia residues/varieties. Sia is attached to glycoproteins and glycolipids and is often the terminal sugar on the chain. When it is not created properly, psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, autism, depression, and bipolar disorder result. Human brain cells have two to four times more Sia than other cell glycocalyxes in the human body. Sia enables neurotrasmissions between neurons and impacts learning and memory. Studies on piglets (their brains resemble human brain's structure and function more closely than almost any other animal) demonstrated that a diet rich in Sia vastly improved their cognitive function.

The Brain's Lymphatic System

Some people view science as a static thing. They cite a fact as if it is the last word on the subject. They don't realize that science is always evolving and changing. It is not dogma. A great example occurred in 2015. Researchers discovered that the brain is supported by the lymphatic system. The lymph system exists throughout the brain, but no one recognized it for what it was until 9 years ago. For decades, the medical system believed and taught that the lymphatic system existed only below the head. This unexpected discovery had huge ramifications. It means that the brain is not a sterile environment. There are microbes (friendly bacteria) that lodge in our brains. The brain has its own microbiome just like the gut does. The interplay between brain neurons, glial cells, and bacteria are all related and work together for optimal brain function.

Sugar nutrients play a key role in this new view of the brain. Sugars like mannose operate in the same manner as gas in the gas tank of macrophages (immune system cells). A well-functioning immune system requires activated macrophages. They carry beneficial microbes to the brain to support the microbiome there. They stimulate the immune system to fight unwelcome bacteria. The balance between good and bad bacteria is vital in the gut and in the brain. Elimination of waste and toxins out of the brain via the lymph is crucial because the brain is housed in a fixed bone cavity that cannot expand. Blockages in the lymph system can cause fluid build-up resulting in swelling and inflammation in the brain, initiating disease. The bottom line is that these glycobiology sugars stimulate our immune system defense cells. They provide the building blocks necessary to build cell-surface, sugar structures enabling the brain and the body to perform correctly. They are vital nutrients for brain health.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 8 (Fertilization)

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In the creation of life, sperm and ovum get together and connect via glycolipids and new life begins. It's like a key turning the lock. The ovum's membrane (glycocalyx) unlocks to allow a foreign cell to penetrate the ovum. Cells are very adverse to letting this type of thing happen. They are designed to protect what is inside from what is outside. Only the right key can unlock the door. This is especially true when it is something coming from a completely different human body! The process of pregnancy is really a miracle and an exception to what is normally permitted in the human body.

A Key to Fit the Lock

Fertilization in pregnancy is a multi-step process (see picture above). In 2011, researchers identified the sugar receptor located on the female ovum which is recognized by the male sperm. They call the receptor Sialyl-LewisX (sLeX). It is a tetra-saccharide carbohydrate which means it is composed of four sugars—a special combination of sialic acid, fucose, galactose, and n-acetyl glucosamine (four of the eight glycobiology sugars). sLeX allows a male sperm cell to identify, attach, and fertilize a female egg. For fertilization to occur, human sperm must bind to the zona pellucida (ZP) which is the semitransparent shell covering the human egg (the jelly coat in the picture at the top of this blog article). The ZP has a forest of four types of glycolipids (ZP1-4)—see picture below. The sperm must bind to one of the glycolipids before it can fuse with the egg and release its DNA contents inside the ovum. It is interesting how once a sperm penetrates the ovum glycocalyx, all the other glycolipids lock down and no other sperm are allowed to bind (except in the relatively rare case of twins and triplets!). But the general rule is one sperm, one ovum, and one baby.

Birth Control Measures

The ability of monosaccharides to effectively block sperm binding has been demonstrated in a number of species including humans. Scientists discovered "that L-fucose was the only sugar interfering with binding; other glycobiology sugars tested, including D-fucose, were proved to be completely ineffective." I mention this because it is a great example of how precise the body's reaction is to these sugars. The "L" stands for levo and the "D" stands for dextro (left and right in Latin). L-fucose means the fucose molecule is merely the flipped transposition of the D-fucose molecule (all the atoms remain the same, but the orientation is mirrored). But this reflection causes an entirely different reaction within the body! L-fucose prevents binding by the sperm and D-fucose does not. These sugars govern life from inception to death and all of the incredible biological processes in between. Geometry matters to the body! The picture below is a depiction of sperm trying to be the first to bind to the egg's glycoprotein and fertilize the ovum.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 7 (Every Disease)

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The National Academy of Science states that every disease affecting humans significantly involves glycans (glycobiology sugars). Every disease? Almost all disease can fit into two categories. Disease is either autoimmune or degenerative. Some examples of autoimmune include Hashimoto's, multiple sclerosis (MS), m yalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) , type 1 diabetes, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis—there are more than 100 of them!

Degenerative and Autoimmune Disease

Examples of degenerative disease include heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, Lyme disease—these are even more prevalent than autoimmune disease. Scientists have discovered that every disease state is associated with missing sugars. Sugars are missing from cell-surface, antenna structures that should be there on normal cells. The immune system cells can get confused and decide to attack normal cells. Cells are identified to the immune system by a combination of proteins called antigens on their surface. These antigens act like bar codes and are unique to each cell or substance. For example, human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are a group of identification molecules that are almost unique to each person. They allow the body to distinguish between self and foreign, healthy and unhealthy cells and tissue. When sugars are missing on these identity fingerprints, the immune system cells can get confused and decide to attack. The resulting malady is called autoimmune disease .

Degenerative disease results if the immune system doesn't attack when it is supposed to. Our body gets rid of abnormal cells all the time. The immune system knows how to get rid of cancer cells. It deals with abnormal cells every day of our life. But when communication breaks down, the immune system doesn't recognize the cancer cells and ignores them. Pharmaceutical companies are trying to target damaged cells and deliver drugs to kill them more effectively. Unfortunately, there are always side-effects and problems with this approach because all drugs are synthetic and toxic over time. In addition, finding cell receptors that only exist on damaged cells and not healthy cells is virtually impossible so there is always collateral damage to the body.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 7 (COVID-19)

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

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Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 6 (Vaccinations)

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This article is the sixth in the series on glycobiology (the study of sugar/saccharides). Polysaccharide vaccines consist solely of glycan components, but they typically elicit a poor immune response when injected into the body. Conjugate vaccines consist of glycans coupled to carrier proteins (glycoproteins) and are much more effective. Many licensed vaccines leverage bacterial cell-surface carbohydrates as antigens. Many glycans are used as adjuvants to enhance immune responses. Adjuvants are foreign substances (heavy metals like mercury or aluminum) used by vaccine manufacturers to stimulate the immune system. The injection of foreign, toxic material elicits an aggressive immune response like the reaction to a bee sting. This immune response to the heavy metal is also associated with the dead, weakened virus entity and thus creates an artificial immunity within the body.

Current Vaccine Technology Summary

Glycans can be used in vaccines as antigens, adjuvants, delivery systems, and dampeners:

Antigens: Many licensed vaccines use bacterial cell-surface carbohydrates as antigens.
Adjuvants: Glycans can enhance immune responses when tied to adjuvants. For example, covalent linkage of bacterial glycans to carrier proteins can trigger T cell-dependent B cell responses and lead to high-affinity antibodies and immune system protection.
Delivery systems: Glycans can promote specific immune cells or tissues.
Dampeners: Glycans can suppress undesired immune responses (antibody creation).

Glycans can also be used in a technique called glycan masking, which involves adding sugar chains to the surface of immunogen candidates to hide regions of low interest. This technique is inspired by viruses like HIV and influenza, which can evade the immune system by incorporating additional glycosylation. Glycan masking acts like a cloaking device or invisibility shield to avoid immune system detection. It is similar to military stealth technology for fighter/bomber aircraft seeking to avoid radar detection.

While I remain skeptical of most vaccinations due to the lack of safety and efficacy testing, I realize that pharmaceuticals will continue to employ glycans in almost every aspect of innate and adaptive immunology. Interest in using them as vaccine components has increased in recent decades as the technology to manipulate them has improved. Pharmaceutical use of the science of glycobiology to synthesize therapeutics and vaccines will continue to grow. Unfortunately, the power of nutritional glycobiology will remain obscure because there is no significant money to be made, and no patents can be issued on what Mother Nature is already able to do. Prevention and minimizing the risk of disease are available to those who have ears to hear and want to avoid the sick-care system.

Vaccination Problems

There has never been any testing comparing health outcomes for those vaccinated versus those unvaccinated. Pharmaceutical-sponsored, randomized trials have never used a true placebo. They always compare two vaccines with each other to minimize the harm from vaccination in general. No other drug trial gets away with this kind of assault on science—only vaccine trials. They use heavy metals like aluminum and mercury as adjuvants . They use aborted fetal tissue in vaccine development. These practices are unethical and immoral—people have a right to know what is being injected into their bodies without their knowledge. Two great books that explore these problems are Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak and Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth . The vaccine manufacturers have been financially indemnified since 1986, so they can never be sued for side effects, vaccine injury, death, or blatant disregard of human health via inadequate and nonexistent safety and efficacy testing.

Since they are the primary funding source for advertising on mainstream and social media, no one in the press is motivated to hold them accountable. They can get away with murder legally. With their money and influence, they have captured governmental regulatory agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the American Medical Association (AMA). They sit on the boards of major universities and academic institutions, and control medical journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJ). They write their version of science by funding grants designed to advance only patentable pharmaceutical initiatives, never nutrition via food sciences, which cannot be patented. They are a monopoly without checks and balances. They perpetuate the myth that vaccines are the savior of mankind when an actual review of the history shows improvements in sanitary conditions and refrigeration were responsible for eliminating infectious diseases. Even the polio vaccine accomplishments have been vastly inflated, so they do not tell the truth. Until the truth about vaccinations is presented to the public, there will be vaccine hesitancy and unbridled outrage against Big Pharma on behalf of the hundreds of thousands injured and killed by their false claims.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 4 (Turning Genes On or Off)

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Every molecule, cell, or organism that interacts with a cell must do so in context of the glycocalyx. The glycocalyx is the surface membrane surrounding the cell. All interactions with the cell occur via cell-surface, sugar structures called cell receptors (glycoproteins or glycolipids) on the glycocalyx. Even more amazing, nearly every biological process supporting the life of the cell involves these sugars. Enzymatic reactions, transcripting DNA into mRNA, initiation and continuation of metabolic processes all entail sugars communicating and identifying needed actions within the cell cytoplasm.

Communication from outside the cell to inside the cell is like a man typing on his laptop or cell phone. The keyboard represents the sugars and is the interface between the outside world (what the man wants to do) and the inside world of the computer (responding appropriately to handle the request from the outside world and take care of business on the inside to get things done).

Turning Genes On of Off

The cell responds to its environment through these sugars. Genes get turned on or off as a result of the binding of molecules to cell-surface, sugar antennas on the outside of the cell. For example, the hormone insulin is secreted by the islet cells lining the pancreas when food is eaten, causing blood sugar to rise. High levels of glucose in the blood can become corrosive and the insulin is sent via the bloodstream to dock on insulin cell receptors on the cells. Those cell receptors are specifically wired so that when they are activated by the binding of the hormone insulin, they change shape (called a conformational change ). This bending is like a person with a long-sleeved shirt. The bending causes part of the arm to be exposed. Inside the cell, proteins are uncovered ( unsheathed ) . Now, these exposed proteins can be read and action taken inside the cell. Messenger molecules transit from the glycocalyx through the membrane of the nucleus, read a certain segment of the DNA, transcribe it into RNA, and follow the directions to open the flood gates and allow glucose to enter the cell from the surrounding fluid. The glucose can be used for energy in the mitochondria or be stored as glycogen for later use. It can even trigger storage as fat (yes—too much of the sugar glucose will make you fat)! This is why it is so important to govern what we eat.

In the same way as the hormone insulin connects to its corresponding cell receptor, nutrients, toxins, bacteria, and viruses can all dock on equivalent cell receptors and activate various metabolic processes. It becomes critical to fuel your body with what it needs to operate optimally. We don't put kool aid in formula one racing cars. However, some of us treat our bodies the same way and assume it doesn't matter what we eat. Eating food that is ultra-processed, altered, genetically modified, pesticide saturated, and dead does not fuel a living body. Only real, whole food, based primarily on living plant-sourced ingredients, augmented occasionally with meat that is humanely raised, will lead to health. In short, good food supports good genes and bad food suppresses good genes. It's always our choice, but the consequences are expressed in the quality of our body's operational performance and strength of our defensive immune system.

The figure below shows insulin docking on a cell receptor and initiating actions to take place inside the cell, resulting in the gate being opened to allow glucose into the cell. Without step one occurring, steps 2-5 do not happen and a disease called insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes begins to manifest within our body.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 5 (Influenza)

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Attachment of the influenza virus to human cells requires sialic acid (one of the eight sugars). Avian (bird) flu prefers to bind to sialic acid attached to a galactose molecule via an alpha (2,3) link. Alpha (2,3) means that the second carbon atom in sialic acid is linked to the third carbon atom in galactose. Human flu prefers an alpha (2,6) link. Studies of flu pandemics from 1918, 1957, 1968, and 2009 suggest that these viruses successfully mutated from the alpha (2,3) link to the alpha (2,6) link.

Mutations

Understanding glycobiology and how glycans are employed on cells is critical for prevention efforts and disease treatments. These sugars have existed in nature since the dawn of time. The body's immune system is synchronized to the tiniest variation in the geometry of cell-surface, sugar-structures. Glycobiology represents the frontier for understanding disease and metabolic processes in the body. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) monitor this alpha linkage in an effort to warn the public concerning these mutations that would make humans more vulnerable.

Flu Names

The CDC comes up with names for different influenzas based on the following. For example, in the H5N1 label, H stands for hemagglutinin, a protein that binds/attaches the virus to sialic acid receptors on the surface of epithelial cells in the throat. This attachment allows the virus to enter the targeted cell. N stands for neuraminidase, the enzyme that cleaves (cuts off) sialic acid. When the newly-formed virus emerges out of the infected cell, it is attached to a cell receptor via sialic acid. The enzyme cleaves sialic acid, freeing the virus to travel to another non-infected cell and begin the process all over again. H5N1 is bird flu and H1N1 is swine flu, but there are multiple numbered categories with which to identify various flu viruses. H1N1 generally spreads easily, but is rarely fatal. H5N1 spreads slowly, but is more often fatal.

Pig/Swine Flu

Epithelial cells of swine trachea have both alpha (2,3) and alpha (2,6) linked sialic acid. Scientists theorize that avian flu with the alpha (2,3) link morphs into a human binding alpha (2,6) linkage within swine. The swine serve as the mixing vessel for new pandemic-type viruses. Because of the importance of this type of receptor for flu, the CDC actually tracks this specific linkage on these sugars to watch for the next pandemic virus.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 3 (All Living Cells)

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The National Academy of Science stated that "every living cell on the planet is covered with a dense and complex array of glycans." This array of sugars is called the glycocalyx in humans. It also represents the cell wall in plants. Humans have somewhere around 200 different types of cells classified into four tissue types: epithelial (internal surface linings), muscle, nerve, and connective. Each type of cell has a different structure, size, shape, function, and organelles (factories within). Scientists currently estimate there are 37 trillion cells constituting the adult male, human body. Each one of these cells had a shroud or beard of sugars covering its surface. And it isn't just human cells. Every cell in every animal has sugars covering their surface. Every plant on planet earth has cell walls comprised of sugars on their surface. Humans have 39 trillion microbes (bacteria) within their body. That quantity is more than the number of cells that make up our body. That means, we are more bacteria (by number) than we are human cells! Fortunately, bacteria are a lot smaller so you don't see them very easily.

Viruses

If speaking of bacterial microbes sounds somewhat disgusting, wait till you hear about the number of viruses in your body! Biologists currently estimate that the human body contains 380 trillion viruses, which is ten times the number of bacteria! The collection of viruses is known as the human virome and can be found in every tissue of the body, including the blood and brain, and is even woven into the genetic code of cells. Viruses are all around us. Every day we breathe in over 100,000,000 (yes—100 million per day)! Most of these are harmless, but some can make us sick especially if our immune system is compromised. The viruses are so small that no mask can stop them. Masks only stop surgeons from spitting germs into open wounds of patients on the operating table. Respiratory viruses cannot be stopped.

In the COVID-19 pandemic it was the elderly and individuals with compromised immune systems that died. Children and the younger generations (less than 60 years of age) were virtually immune to it. Even though it was a gain-of-function virus engineered in a bioweapons laboratory in Wuhan, China, less than 1% of the U.S. population succumbed. But scare tactics were used to take control of democracies and eliminate personal liberty. The medical community created a fake pandemic so the pharmaceutical industry could fill their coffers with a vaccine that proved totally ineffective at stopping infection and transmission of the virus. The experimental gene therapy actully harmed and killed thousands of innocent people who could have been saved with early treatment utilizing safe therapeutics like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.

During COVID-19, the public learned more than they wanted to know about the spike protein on the engineered COVID-19 virus. The spike protein is actually a glycoprotein that attaches to an ACE receptor (also a glycoprotein) located on the glycocalyx of many epithelial cells lining the throat and lungs. Even though they cannot live by themselves, it turns out that all viruses are covered with sugars. Without sugars, they cannot bind to human or animal cells. They have to bind in order to infiltrate the cell membrane and use the production facilities of the host cell to make copies of themselves and move on to other uninfected cells. They are racing against time before the immune system stops them.

The critical thing about this fact of glycobiology is to realize that if there is no array of sugars surrounding the cell or organism, it is dead. That's what sugars have to do with life!

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 4 (Breast Milk)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Multiple studies document that breast-fed babies have stronger immune systems, better intestinal health, healthier brain development, higher IQs, and more developed cognitive abilities than formula-fed babies. As nurses say, "breast is best!" Human breast milk contains these glycobiology sugars. They are critically different from what is found in cow's or goat's milk. Scientists initially thought these sugars only provided energy for the growing babies. They had no idea how pervasive and critical they were to the healthy development of a child.

Beta-bonded Sugars

Scientists were stuck in an old paradigm. They were focused on the fact that there were no enzymes in the stomach that could break down these biologically active, beta-bonded sugars. They didn't know what they didn't know. It wasn't until the discovery of the power of gut bacteria that scientists finally changed their tune and were forced to acknowledge that these sugars could actually benefit the body. No one realized that bacteria in the gut were capable of breaking the beta-bonds holding these sugars together. The bonds had to be broken to make the sugars available to the baby's digestive system. Because scientifc 'truth' knew of no way that the sugars could be broken down in the body, the scientific assumption was that these sugars were not of any benefit. Clearly, mothers knew for millennia that their breast milk benefited infants in spite of science's inability to explain why.

Differential Gene Expression

It turns out that if we remove the water from mother's breast milk, 1/3 of the milk solids are these sugars. That's a higher percentage than protein! These sugars promote intestinal health by being prebiotic—they encourage the growth of good bacteria. They are antiadhesive and antimicrobial, which means they result in less intestinal, upper respiratory, and urinary tract infections. They regulate gut health by serving as intestinal epithelial cell modulators. They induce differential gene expression, which means they enable a cell to determine what kind of cell it is going to be. Every cell contains the entire human genome. So, every cell knows how to become a skin cell, a muscle cell, or a brain cell. But only the genes that define its purpose get activated. When cells divide, the new cell has a purpose. It has a defined function. The process of differential gene expression is how cells grow up and determine just what they are going to be. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how important this would be to a growing infant.

Cow's Milk—the Model for Formula

The model for infant formula is based on cow's milk. A milk cow injected with bovine growth hormone to increase her milk supply is shown above. Mother's breast milk (called Human Milk Oligosaccharides or HMOs in the scientfic literature) is vastly different. Both milks contain two types of proteins: whey and casein. Mother's breast milk is 60% whey and 40% casein. Bovine milk is 18% whey and 82% casein. Bovine milk has 4 times the protein of HMO and this is a problem. Since artificial milk (formula) has similar ratios to bovine milk, the higher casein ratio makes it more difficult for babies to digest. In addition, it is dangerous. Dr. T. Colin Campbell in his epic book, The China Study , stated that “Casein is the most relevant chemical carcinogen ever identified...it dramatically and convincingly promoted cancer.”

Other differences between human and cow’s milk include these facts:
HMOs have 100 to 1000 times more sugars
HMOs are radically different–more complex and abundant
HMOs have 2.5 times (100 vs 40) unique sugars
HMOs have 80 times more fucosylated sugars (fucose is one of the eight sugars!)
Primate (chimpanzee) milk is closest to HMOs, but is still radically different
Cluster analysis proves that HMOs could not have evolved from primate phylogeny or in other words, based on the significant differences in breast milk, man did not descend from primates!

Brain Development

Sialic acid is one of the eight glycobiology sugars. It serves as a major regulator in building the nervous system in a developing fetus. Breast milk in mothers of preterm infants develop 13-23% more sialic acid than full term to compensate for the fact that the baby was born early and was deprived of sialic acid inside the mother's body.

A child’s brain reaches about 80% of its adult weight by age 2. Children are born with a complete number of brain neurons, but the synaptic connections between them develop after birth.
Researchers have shown that sialic acid plays an essential role in proper brain development and cognition, so it is important that children have an adequate supply when it is needed. The effects of sialic acid supplementation on learning and memory have been studied in rodents, as well as in piglets (whose brain structure and function closely resembles those of humans). A diet rich in sialic acid was given to newborn piglets for five weeks. Then, learning and memory were evaluated using a visual cue in a maze. A relationship between dietary sialic acid supplementation and cognitive function was seen: the piglets that had been fed high doses of sialic acid learned more quickly and made fewer mistakes. This suggests that sialic acid has a strong influence upon brain development and learning. Most formulas have less than 25% of sialic acid found in full term milk. Worse still is the fact that 70% of that sialic acid is bound to glycoproteins and not directly useful to the baby. In human milk, it is not bound and is available as free oligosaccharides for use by the baby.

Two common terms in formula ingredients that can be confusing to new moms are:
FOS – fructooligosaccharides. These are not found in HMOs and are often synthetic. Also, GOS – galactooligosaccharides. These are not found in HMOs either. Both terms have a sugary feel to them, but they are not found in HMOs and are not associated with the eight glycobiology saccharides (sugars). It is marketing hype to confuse moms.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 3 (ABO Blood Types)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discovering the power of glycobiology sugars on the ABO blood typing system represented my biggest aha moment. Our blood is classified into four different groups: A, B, O, and AB. This classification is done based upon the different sugars surrounding the red blood cell (RBC). The medical community calls the effect of these sugars antigens because of how the immune system reacts to them.

Blood

The ABO blood typing system is the most common method for differentiating types of blood. Like 11% of the world's population, I have type B blood . Angie has type A (40%). Our son, Logan, is in the rarest blood group (4%): AB. Many of our sons-in-law belong to the most common and versatile blood type—type O (45% of the population). Each of the blood types have RBCs surrounded by sugar antennas (glycolipids). There are approximately 800,000 antennas (strands of cell-surface, sugar structures) on each RBC. Picture a man's beard. The face of the RBC is covered with nearly a million strands of whiskers!

Sugar Strands

Each of the nearly one million strands has several sugars linked together. Human cells can have a forest of strands of sugar that can branch out in long chains in many different directions. An individual's RBCs are all coded with the same particular strands of sugar, this accounts for their blood type. The image at the top of this blog post depicts the particular arrangement of sugars for each blood type. Type O has 4 sugars and they are in the exact same order as the first four sugars on the other blood types. But type A and type B have an extra, fifth sugar added to the chain. Type B has a molecule of galactose added and type A has a molecule of N-acetyl galactosamine added. Type AB has both type A and type B chains on its glycocalyx. What is extremely interesting is that there is no difference between the various types of blood except for the last (terminal) sugar on the end of the strand. Everything else is identical. However, a blood transfusion of the wrong blood type could lead to serious side-effects including death. Does the body pay attention to these sugars? This observation dramatically answers that question and indicates how precisely the body pays attention to these sugars. One sugar in the wrong place could cause death—wow!!

Transfusions of Blood

Type O blood is the coveted blood type. It is called the universal donor because it can be transfused into anyone and there is never a problem. Type AB is called the universal receiver because recipients can receive blood from any of the other three blood types and they never have a problem with that blood. However, type A, B, and O get more complicated. Type A cannot receive from type B or AB. Type B cannot receive from type A or type AB. Type O cannot receive from type A, B, or AB. The reason is that each of the blood types have no problem with the first four sugars because that is the standard pattern in all four types of blood. But add a fifth sugar and the immune system reacts. It will wage a war against all RBCs that do not have just the first four sugars (Type O) or their fifth type of sugar unique to their blood type. A foreign fifth sugar will cause the immune system to kill every stranger RBC, because it views them as not native (foreign) and therefore an enemy to the body.

The immune system pays very close attention to the sugars on the surface of our cells receptors. In fact, this is at the crux of how the immune system cells patrol our borders and keep us safe from foreign invasion. The immune system identifies bacteria, viruses, pathogens, and toxic substances by assessing the pattern of their sugar profiles. If something is identified as not belonging to the body, then it is destroyed. In this way, disease is prevented. If the glycocalyx on cells becomes compromised, then the immune system cannot communicate correctly and autoimmune or degenerative disease results. This represents the incredible power inherent in nutritional glycobiology.

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 2 (Sugar as a Nutrient?)

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Glycobiology is the study of sugar. Most people have never heard of this science and would question why there needs to be an entire field of science dedicated to studying sugar. We all grew up believing sugar was just used for energy. Then, we learned that sugar can actually make us fat by way of a recently discovered (2010) biological process called de novo lipogenesis .

We have many misconceptions about the role of sugar in the body. Most of us know that too much sugar is bad and causes lots of problems. But, there are good sugars that surround every single cell in the human body. In fact, they surround every animal cell, line every plant cell wall, and surround every bacteria and virus too. Without these sugars, life could not exist.

The Reason Behind My Study

It is difficult for people to even know there are sugars in the body because they get called so many different names in the scientific and medical literature. Researchers use names like glycocalyx, cell receptors, cell-surface sugar-structures, antennas, glycoproteins, glycolipids, cell adhesion molecules, glycans, etc. Sugar turns out to be a very complex subject! But shouldn't someone have told us that there are sugar nutrients we need in our diet and that they are as important as vitamins and minerals?

Let me share a little background as to why I began an in-depth study of this field of science. As I mention in the preface to my book There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , my wife Angie's immune system was extemely compromised. Angie had struggled and declined for 15 years. This motivated me to search for something that could help her. Her multiple doctors had run out of options—they said, "nothing else could be done." I never dreamed I would stumble across a field of science that would alter the course of our lives so significantly. Throughout my entire professional career, I loved science. But I had never heard of this science before. I was learning about something as basic as how the immune system communicates and yet it was completely new to me, the general public, and Angie's doctors. I realized it wasn't just about whether Angie had bad genes or if she had caught something toxic in the air! It was that the communication system within her body had broken down. Her cells and her immune system were not talking clearly. There was a language above the DNA that turns the genes on or off (epigenetics).

The Eight Sugars

These nutritional sugars of glycobiology represented the letters or the vocabulary of that language (epigenetics). Their presence and correct positioning on the outside of her cells was the critical key player in her immune system's ability to prevent or fight disease. I was flabbergasted. And I learned a ton of other fascinating things that completely blew me away.

There were only eight sugars used by the cells to make cell receptors. Glucose and galactose were familiar to me. But mannose, fucose, xylose, n-acetyl glucosamine, n-acetyl galactosamine, and n-acetyl neuraminic acid or sialic acid were not familiar. Stay tuned and I'll share some of the amazing things they do alone and in combination with each other.

Below is a depiction of the sugar mannose (one of the eight) in its right (D=dextro) and left (L=levo) orientation. Even though the atoms are the same, the reflected transposition creates a molecule with entirely unique properties in the body. In fluid, the ends wrap around and form a ring. Simple sugars are complex!

Next week I will discuss how one sugar missing on a red blood cell represents the difference between life and death!

Fascinating Aspects of Glycobiology—Part 1 (Overview)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In the Essentials of Glycobiology ten-part series (June 18 - August 20, 2024), I covered the foundational elements of glycobiology documented by the National Academy of Science in their October 2012 publication, Transforming Glycoscience—A Roadmap for the Future. In this current 16-part series, starting tooday, I will discuss the absolutely fascinating aspects of glycobiology and how they determine, explain, and relate to human health.

Sixteen Aspects Covered

1. Overview
2. Sugar as a Nutrient
3. The ABO Blood Typing System
4. Breast Milk
5. Influenza
6. Vaccinations
7. COVID-19
8. Fertilization
9. Brain Development
10. Primary Vs Backup System
11. Individual Sugars
12. Heart Disease
13. Cancer
14. Glycan Functions
15. False Paradigms
16. Red Meat and Cancer

For complete information on the above topics, see my book , There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Immunosenescence and Cancer

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The word 'immunosenescence' is very intimidating just by itself. The word describes the process of how our immune system degrades with age. The organs of the lymphatic system, where so many of the immune system cells are created and housed, change in the elderly. That is why flu and COVID-19 respiratory illnesses dramatically affect older folks rather than the young. As people age, both adaptive and innate immune systems tend to lose efficacy over time, leading to difficulties mounting immune responses against new pathogens. Consequently, many diseases, including cancer, tend to occur amongst the elderly. Apoptosis (depicted in the illustration at the right) fails to work properly and cancerous cells grow in number and strength.

Changes in the Body

Senescence is a normal physiological process in which organ function slowly changes with age. When it concerns the immune system, it is termed immunosenescence . The organs of the lympatic system change. The thymus gradually recedes and degenerates, resulting in a decrease in T cell output. Production of cytotoxic molecules decreases, reducing the body's ability to fight infection. Metabolism slows, energy reserves decline, telomeres shorten and B cells (sole producers of antibodies) fail to activate fully. The underlying mechanism of tumorigenesis (creation of cancerous tumors) is closely associated with immunosenescence.

Zombie Cells

Senescent cells or "zombie" cells were first observed in 1961 by researchers studying human fibroblast cells. Fibroblast cells support and connect tissues and organs in the body. Researchers found that these cells could only replicate a limited number of times in a lab dish. Eventually, they became inactive and could no longer divide.

Many cells in an adult become specialized for a particular function, such as forming the brain, and do not frequently reproduce. However, some cells, such as skin and blood cells, divide constantly, leading to the continuous renewal of these parts of the body.

A zombie cell is in its twilight: not quite dead, but not functioning as it did at its peak. For example, a zombie sweat gland cell decreases sebum production by as much as 60 percent , resulting in visibly less smooth skin. While zombie cell functions have diminished, they continue to resist death and release harmful biological signals that can impair cognition, increase frailty, and weaken the immune system. To make matters worse, their numbers grow as we age.

Zombie cells can release a combination of harmful molecules and secrete inflammatory signals, such as cytokines and proteins, that affect the function of nearby cells and induce local inflammation.

Immune cells can also age, and the outcome can be even more disastrous. Immune zombie cells , attracted by the inflammatory signals from other zombie cells, secrete their own inflammatory molecules. Not only do they fail to clean up the mess, but they also add to the inflammation.

This phenomenon, known as “ inflammaging ,” is a long-lasting vicious cycle of destruction and the cause of many chronic diseases. This is why an accumulation of zombie cells and age-related inflammation is associated with many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.

What to Do About It?

While the aging process results in a normal decline of function, a variety of factors govern the speed and severity of the decline. Reduction in exposure to environmental toxins, increased attention to correct nutrition, and regular exercise can be utilized to strengthen and restore immune system competency. It is possible to decline gracefully with age, while limiting the risk of debilitating sickness and disease.

Caloric restriction via intermittent fasting is extremely effective in improving longevity. It sometimes feels like starvation, but the body thrives in an environment where calories are seriously restricted. Also, studies show that the combination of two compounds (Dasatinib and Quercetin) holds promise . Dasatinib is a kinase (enzyme) inhibitor that targets a specific cell protein to treat leukemia and slows the growth of cancer cells in the body. Quercetin is a potent flavonoid (antioxidant) known for its anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive, and anti-obesity activities. It belongs to a class of flavonols that cannot be synthesized in the body, but are widely available in fruits, leafy greens, and various seeds, barks, and nuts.

Eliminating highly-processed food and eating real, whole food while supplementing with plant-based nutrition are critical for vibrant health. For more information, see my book.

Eating Cricket (Acheta) Protein?

Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Crickets are readily available in pet stores as food for turtles, frogs and other pets, but for human food? In many countries, they are considered delicacies or snacks. Even in the United States, cricket flour is now commonly found in protein bars, baked goods and protein powders. Acheta domesticus (Acheta) is the scientific name for crickets and what you want to look for on the ingredients list of the protein bar if you want to avoid eating them.

Who is Behind This Effort?

When did eating crickets become a thing in western countries? It was all part of the Great Reset and controlling our food supply. Fortunately, this effort has largely imploded on itself in 2025. Were Americans really ready to give up their hamburgers for a cricket protein bar?

At the World Economic Forum, voices like that of founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab made climate change a focal point of the conversations surrounding the global economy and future policies. Warnings like “an extinction of large parts of our global population” were shared from center stage, and bugs had gradually been championed as one solution to the climate crisis.

The idea of promoting insect consumption as a food source was part of the global climate-change battle. Replacing the meat in your diet with creepy, crawly insect-based substitutes would save the planet and reduce methane gas and carbon emissions. This f ear was being used by global elites as another method of controlling the global population. “It’s all a fantasy, it’s all a new religion. And it’s a scary religion because, of course, once the people are scared, the people in power can do whatever they want,” Dutch politician Wybren van Haga said on “Let Them Eat Bugs.”

The Gateway Bug for Environmentalists

"While there is potential for insect cultivation to augment the global supply of dietary protein, some of the sustainability claims on this topic have been overstated,” said Mark Lundy, who headed the research at University of California, Davis while working on his doctorate in agronomy. “ Our study demonstrates that the sustainability gains associated with cultivating crickets as an alternative source of protein will depend, in large part, on what the crickets are fed and which systems of livestock production they are compared to.”

Crickets are not really a plausible alternative, global source of protein in the human diet to supplement or replace livestock consumption, according to newly-published research completed at the UC Davis. Worldwide, statistics show that crickets are the most widely cultivated insects of the human diet, and are considered the "gateway bug" to entomophagy . Entomophagy is the practice of eating insects, including their eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults. It's also known as insectivory , and the people who practice it are called entomophages or insectivores . Crickets are touted as highly nutritious, and much better for the planet — environmentally and financially — than livestock due to their comparatively efficient feed conversion.

Researchers concluded that the potential for “Acheta domesticus to sustainably supplement the global protein supply, beyond what is currently produced via grain-fed chickens, will depend on capturing regionally scalable organic side-streams of relatively high quality that are not currently being used for livestock production.” Thankfully, this means that eating crickets is not likely to become a priority any time soon in the current, global political climate.

Bottom Line

Be wary of the efforts of globalists to control the food supply. If they control the food, they can control you. Click here to watch a webinar on how they use similar tactics against fossil fuels in an effort to control the world's population and scare them into submission.

Weston A. Price on Nutrition

Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Weston Price was a nutrition researcher. He and his wife traveled around the world during the 1930s like Indiana Jones, visiting 14 countries and 5 continents, investigating and documenting with photographs the indigenous populations. He proved his theory that if people ate their native ethnic diet in an unprocessed form, they would have excellent mental, physical, and dental health. If they ate highly-processed foods (modern, western civilization foods), their health would deteriorate dramatically. He published his landmark book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration in 1939. The Price-Pottenger.org continues his legacy.

Travels and Research

Dr. Price traveled to hundreds of cities in those 14 countries and visited some of the most remote areas in the world. He observed perfect dental arches, minimal tooth decay, high immunity to tuberculosis and overall excellent health in those groups of people who ate their indigenous foods. He found that when these people were introduced to modernized foods, such as white flour, white sugar, refined vegetable oils, and canned goods, signs of degeneration quickly became evident. Dental caries (cavities), deformed jaw structures, crooked teeth, arthritis, and low immunity to disease (tuberculosis) became rampant amongst them.

His investigations led him to visit the Swiss living in remote mountain valleys of Switzerland, the Gaelics in the Outer and Inner Hebrides (Scotland), the Eskimos of Alaska, the Indians (in far North, West, and Central Canada, Western US and Florida, Sierras of Peru and in the Amazon Basin), the Melanesians and Polynesians on eight archipelagos of the Southern Pacific, tribes in eastern and central Africa, the Aborigines of Australia, the Malay tribes on islands north of Australia, and the Maori of New Zealand.

A dentist by training, Price's primary quest was to find the cause of tooth decay. But after it became readily apparent that tooth decay was controlled by nutrition (not brushing or anything external), he began to see that facial and dental arch changes as well as mental health (cognitive efficiency and acuity) were also a result of lost nutrition in their altered food. These changes were apparent within the first generation of changing to a western diet. His many photographs showed ample proof of the change in quality of life.

He stated, "In my studies of growing children in other countries as well as in this country, in every instance where they were eating foods that were found to be high in minerals and vitamins, there was no tooth decay and in every instance where modern foods high in calories and low in minerals were used, rampant tood decay was prevalent." In addition, he shared "There is a marked tendency in modern civilization to substitute synthetic products for Nature's foods. This has been particularly true of vitamins."

Letter to his Nieces and Nephews (1934)

Observations

I have often wondered how ancient civilizations handled tooth decay, toothaches, and other dental problems without having dentists or equipment to perform surgery or tooth extraction. I was so surprised to learn from Dr. Price that real nutrition prevented those things from happening. There wasn't much of a need for dentists, jails, and asylums back in the days when people did not eat highly-processed food. It wasn't that they always ate well, but what they ate was real and not devoid of actual nutrients. Whole, real food made up the difference.

He documented problems with mouth-breathers (versus nose-breathers). Almost a century after his observations, modern research is documenting the problems with breathing through your mouth:

1) The nose is designed to defend us against germs and contaminants in the air and as such represents our first shield against illness.

2) The nose enhances oxygen absorption increasing oxygen levels in the blood by 10%.

3) Mouth breathing dries out the mouth and reduces its natural cleansing system—saliva—from flowing and cleaning the teeth and gums.

4) Nose breathing improves the quality of sleep by preventing a dry throat and disrupted rest.

5) It calms the nervous system, particularly balancing the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems with slower, deeper breaths through the nose.

6) It boosts brain health by better maintaining carbon dioxide levels in the the blood.

7) It improves facial appearance. Mouth-breathers tend to develop narrower faces with receding chins or jaws.

Reasons to Quit Flossing

See this great article on reasons to quit flossing your teeth and start orally irrigating your teeth. It is all in line with Dr. Price's findings that the most important dental preventive care consists of real food nutrition and rinsing out your mouth. Both Angie and I use a hand-held water pick and swear by it—just amazing how it removes food particles that escape brushing while leaving the mouth feeling ultra clean.

The Disinformation Playbook

Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Kennedy brilliantly observed that " Saying 'trust the science' is the most anti-science thing you can say. Questioning everything particularly the results is how you do science." Dr. Fauci tried pathetically to make himself equal to science during the pandemic. His appeal to his own medical authority and the ways he manipulated the medical system to achieve his objectives and blind the public to the truth are not new. I will highlight 5 plays documented by the Union of Concerned Scientists which Fauci used to deceive and damage public trust, health, and safety.

The Fake

Conduct counterfeit science and try to pass it off as legitimate research.

Do you remember how the 6-foot social distancing rule was supposed to protect us? Face masks would keep us from getting the virus? The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine would stop infections and block transmission of the disease? Lockdowns were required to stop the spread of the virus? Hydroxychloroquine didn't work? Ivermectin didn't work and only the vaccine would save us! The unvaccinated were lepers and should be bullied into submission. All of these were lies propped up by fake scientific studies relying on outright fabrication, psuedo-science, false data, incorrect dosing, and government mandates. Our personal freedom and individual rights were obliterated under the fake fear and hysterical psychosis generated by mainstream media as directed by the medical complex. The medical system was intent on making money for the pharmaceutical industry and the progressive-socialist agenda was intent on destroying our moral agency vouchsafed under our republican democracy.

The Blitz

Overwhelm, gang up on, and harass scientists who speak out with results or views disruptive of the main objective of selling a vaccine.

A great example was the unrelenting harassment heaped upon scientists suggesting that the COVID-19 virus was engineered in the Wuhan laboratory and did not evolve naturally from the bat market. The cover-up to hide the fact that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had funded illegal gain-of-function (GOF) research from Dr. Fauci to Peter Daszak with EcoHealth was nonstop. Dissenting scientists were labeled conspiracy theorists and their posts were censored or banned from social media and/or ignored by mainstream media.

Another example was the brave doctors in the field who discovered which early treatment approaches worked and tried to get the word out to the public (people like Dr. Zelenko ). Dr. Fauci and those sitting in academia's ivory tower (who never had treated real COVID-19 patients) embarked on a massive effort to discredit any therapeutic approach showing promise. This was done because a vaccine could not be legally developed if effective drugs could do the job. Both hydroxychloroquine's and ivermectin's reputations (along with the doctors prescribing them) were destroyed as a result. Millions of patients died needlessly because early treatment was discouraged as well as prohibited by the medical establishment.

The most famous example is Dr. Andrew Wakefield. He was one of several doctors who noted in his report that 8 out of 12 autistic patients they treated had received the MMR vaccine prior to developing gastrointestinal symptoms. The paper merely recommended further study concerning this correlation. The fallout was epic. Dr. Wakefield lost his medical license, reputation, and country (England) over this brief statement. His 1998 peer-reviewed paper published in The Lancet was later retracted (censored). The term “Wakefielded” is now used to describe the systematic gaslighting and vilification by government, media, and pharmaceutical companies against physicians and scientists who dare to challenge vaccine orthodoxies. "Thou shalt not do anything that encourages vaccine hesitancy!"

The Diversion

Manufacture uncertainty about science where little or none exists.

" Ivermectin is a horse dewormer. Humans shouldn't be taking it." Governmental agencies orchestrated the attack . Despite over 100 clinical studies demonstrating the effectiveness of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, the government funded studies that falsified results and caused confusion about this miracle drug. See the book, The War on Ivermectin by Dr. Pierre Kory for myriad examples. I also have a webinar summarizing his book.

The Screen

Buy credibility through alliances with academia or professional groups.

During Dr. Fauci's 40-year career, he controlled annual budgets of billions of dollars in NIH grants. These grants were awarded under his auspices to medical schools, research centers, and academia throughout the United States and internationally. His people sat on regulatory boards at the FDA, CDC, NIH and other institutions like medical journals. An implied threat of withholding funding always got people's attention and compliance with his wishes. See the amazing book, The Real Anthony Fauci , documenting his disturbing career.

The Fix

Manipulate government officials or processes to inappropriately influence policy.

The pharmaceutical industry is the largest lobby in the United States Congress. They spent a record $372 million in 2022 . That works out to nearly $700,000 for each of the 535 individual members of Congress.

In addition, they pay fees to regulatory agencies . For example, t he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used to be funded strictly by taxpayer money. Currently, approximately 45% of the FDA annual budget comes from user fees paid by Big Pharma. The trend from public funding to corporate funding is seen in drug approvals. Only 38% of drugs were approved by the FDA in 2005. By 2018 the rate rose to 61%. The pharmaceutical industry is not paying the bill for nothing. The pressure to move drugs forward and create a return on their investment is high. In addition, there is often a revolving door between jobs at the FDA, CDC, NIH and the pharmaceutical industry. So, Big Pharma covers all their bases and makes the fix stick.

Here's an outstanding video on the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine injured called Follow the Silenced .

The Glycoprotein Galectin-3 and COVID-19

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Have you ever heard of galectin-3? It is a glycoprotein that binds to the sugar galactose on a myriad of cell receptors. The picture at the right lists some of the organs and areas of the body on which this molecule is prevalent, as well as some of the biological functions affected. Below I'll shed a little light on this one molecule (without getting too technical) and explain how it interacts with several biological processes. It represents just one shining, unsung example in the science of glycobiology.

A New Study

One scientific study that focused on the glycoprotein galectin-3 was titled, Galectin-3: One molecule for an Alphabet of Diseases, from A to Z . Just the title implies a very powerful glycoprotein involved in a plethora of disease states. Another study is titled, Galectin-3-binding protein: A multitask glycoprotein with innate immunity functions in viral and bacterial infections . "Multitask glycoprotein" with functions in the world of innate immunity, viral infections, and bacterial infections also portends a powerful molecule with multiple, vital roles in human health. The two studies referenced were published in 2018 before the COVID-19 pandemic. A more recent study published in 2023 now suggests that inhibiting galectin-3 may help against COVID-19. With so many previously investigated functions, how does it help specifically with COVID-19?

Background

Galectin-3 was first discovered in 1971. It is a protein that seemed to regulate inflammation and it was able to bind to pathogens. Scientists didn't know it was a glycoprotein with sugars because the science of glycobiology was not known and the technology to study sugars had yet to be developed. So, all the studies (even today) talk about it being a protein and do not give credit to the binding power of the sugars on this protein.

But they did learn that the molecule helped the immune system respond to threats. As they studied diseases (especially cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune disorders), they saw that galectin-3 seemed to be instrumental in causing excessive inflammation. Chronic inflammation was present in all these diseases and plenty of galectin-3 was being generated. Scientists thought that if they could control the production of this molecule, they could then keep the immune system from overreacting and causing chronic inflammation. Researchers still don't fully understand why galectin-3 spikes when the body is under attack. But they saw its overabundance as an immune dysfunction marker that prolongs illness.

The body uses inflammation to signal an attack is present and rally the immune system cells to fight. But chronic inflammation means that for some reason, the immune system is not returning to a normal state. Galectin-3 helps the body ramp up for normal inflammation, but when the body doesn't stop producing it, it keeps the immune system in a fight mode. That becomes a bad thing associated with chronic inflammation. In this state, a good molecule can be used in a bad way as it drives relentless inflammation through its many binding partners. Like a gun, the molecule is neither good nor bad by itself. But depending upon the intent of the person using it, it can be employed for good or bad.

COVID-19

The 2023 publication explored the rise and fall of galectin-3 levels in COVID-19 patients. They found that galectin-3 inhibitors reduced the level of galectin-3 in COVID-19 patients, decreasing inflammation, coagulation (clotting), and fibrosis (thickening or scarring of tissue). Galectin-3 inhibitors enabled rapid clearance of the COVID-19 virus and prevented the virus from entering the cell to replicate. They concluded that galectin-3 inhibitors could represent a very effective treatment towards prevention of COVID-19 —after all, inhibitor efficacy and tolerability were excellent.

Speaking of COVID-19, here is a short presentation that just came out showing how the COVID shots hurt children .

Also, Dr. Peter McCullough reported that a new study anlyzing data from the World Health Organization (WHO) found that mass COVID-19 vaccination not only failed, but made things worse—with the highest death surges being in the most heavily vaccinated populations. Loading the body with spike protein from vaccination made illness become more severe and deadly. Cardiac complications and blood clots were caused by vaccination—those risks remained elevated for years. Death from all causes increased because of the Spike protein.

Here is an excellent discussion on vaccinations by the author of the book, Dissolving Illusions, as Dr. Suzanne Humphries shares on a podcast with Joe Rogan recently—outstanding! You can also see my WSG webinar where I reviewed her book.

Ways to Reduce Galectin-3 Levels Naturally

While galectin-3 is a necessary molecule for human health, those suffering from chronic inflammation can find ways to reduce the levels of this glycoprotein. Meditation and music , eating modified citrus pectin (a natural dietary fiber), eliminating highly-processed foods, and reducing stress are all proven ways to lower levels of this molecule. Ensuring you get plant-based vitamins and minerals and sugar nutrients is essential.

The overall message is clear. Wellness consists of physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual components. Addressing each element in whole, real ways leads to health and vitality.

My book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health is no longer available on Amazon, but you can still get it on our website .

Fermented Rice Water

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Rice is one of the most ubiquitous sources of food on the planet. Fermented rice water is an ancient remedy common in Asian cultures. However, studies in health research over the past few years are showing how powerful it is in healing the gut. People with distress in their digestive tract are finding help in getting rid of pathogenic bacteria and healing damaged intestinal mucosal lining—a condition referred to as leaky gut . It is an inexpensive solution that takes only a few minutes to add water to cooked rice, cover, and allow it to ferment overnight. No special equipment is needed. Nearly every household has rice in the pantry. It is one of the most simple, effective (but forgotten) health practices available to the public.

Ancient World Probiotic

In Japan, it is known as amazake and is commonly used as a sweetener. In India, it is called rice kanji and is fundamental to healing a wide variety of conditions ranging from stomach distress to complex health disorders. The rice can be eaten with the fermented water, and often, onions or green chilis are added to make it a dish. It can also be blended as a drink, or the rice strained and only the water drunk with a little salt.

The fermentation process means the water is full of beneficial bacteria that will promote good health and counter the negative effects of antibiotics. When your gut is out of balance, it typically results in bloating, indigestion, excessive gas, and weakend immunity. 70-80% of our immune system resides along our gastrointestinal tract. An important study published in 2024 demonstrated how naturally fermented rice water was capable of benefiting the cells of the colon wall. They noted that many strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were found in different species of rice. LAB improved immunity and gut barrier integrity. They helped modulate the imbalance of microbes which allowed pathogens to proliferate. LAB consists of several beneficial bacteria like Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium which have a long, documented history of promoting health.

Other Benefits

Fermented rice water contains phenolic acids (a type of polyphenol or natural antioxidant) found in many foods. A study published in 2019 found 23 compounds in water fermented for 24 hours. Phenolic acids are antibacterial and anti-cancer substances.

Fermented rice water also produces butyric acid which helps reduce inflammation in the body. Inflammation is a natural healing process that increases the presence of specialized immune system cells, but chronic inflammation is associated with autoimmune disease.

The lactic acid bacteria in fermented rice water break down anti-nutritional factors in the rice, improving the bioavailability of micronutrients and minerals like iron, potassium, and calcium by several thousand percentage points.

A review published in December 2023 found that fermented brown rice significantly increased levels of key minerals like zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and calcium. In addition, it protected the body from high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and liver damage. One caution still applies concerning arsenic in rice, see link from 2014 Consumer Reports.

Like rice, cabbage contains nutrients that when you ferment them to make sauerkraut or kimchi, you vastly increase the micronutrient availability. Compared to freeze drying, which suspends bacteria, and canning, which kills bacteria, fermenting naturally multiplies bacteria, creating a rich probiotic essential for human health.

Directions for Making Fermented Rice Water

Rinse, wash, and cook rice.

Place the cooked rice in a non-metallic bowl and cover with 2 cups of fresh water. Place a lid over the bowl.

Allow the water/rice mixture to ferment at room temperature for 12 to 48 hours—until it has a sweet smell.

Strain, then take one teaspoon to one tablespoon of the liquid on an empty stomach.

Save about 1/4 cup of the fermented rice water to make another batch without using rice.

Bird Flu Propaganda

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"The overhyped threat of a human bird flu pandemic is a hoax to 'reset' our food system," says Dr. Nass . I follow Dr. Meryl Nass with the Children's Health Defense . She is an expert on bioweapons production and the efforts to manufacture hysteria —the type of hysteria we saw with the bioengineered, gain-of-function COVID-19 pandemic.

Glycobiology is Involved

The figure below is from my more advanced glycobiology class, but you can see that altering the normal structure of the glycobiology sugars is what causes the avian flu to morph into a deadly form capable of infecting humans. I also have a less technical presentation ( webinar ) which talks about influenza, sialic acid and the H5N1 nomenclature the CDC uses to track the flu.

Main Points

A great resource is Dr. Joseph Mercola's, New York Times best-selling book (2005) "The Great Bird Flu Hoax." This fearmongering propaganda has been going on for a long time! Dr. Mercola shares an outstanding analysis written by Ashley Armstrong. She wrote a great article about:

1) How fearmongering around bird flu mirrors COVID-19 responses, with calls for testing, social distancing, and vaccination in the agricultural sector . New radio-frequency identification (RFID) tagging requirements for dairy cows represent potential government overreach, aimed at increased animal tracking and control.

2) Development of mRNA vaccines for bird flu in both humans and animals raises concerns about potential mandatory vaccinations and their impact on the food supply.

3) FDA warnings against raw milk consumption lack evidence of foodborne transmission of bird flu to humans and may serve to protect industrial dairy interests. The centralization of the food system has led to a 72% decrease in small farms over the last 90 years, emphasizing the need to support small-scale farmers directly.

4) The H5N1 virus may have origins in gain-in-function research, potentially emerging from a lab rather than occurring naturally in wild birds.

5) Mass culling of poultry in response to outbreaks has led to over 92 million chickens being slaughtered since 2022, often using inhumane methods.

Dr. Nass shared Alexis Baden-Mayer's outstanding article on the real story behind the bird flu propaganda campaign . Below are excerpts from her analysis of the bird flu scare.

Things to Know

Viruses and Cancer

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Infections caused by a virus are responsible for 10-20% of cancers worldwide. "Treating virus-induced cancers with standard cancer therapies can help shrink tumors, but it doesn't fix the underlying problem of the virus," said Dr. Jun Zhao. Dr. Zhao works at the Cleveland Clinic and he authored a study which uncovered one of the mechanisms that the Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) uses to induce cancer. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications .

Compromised Immune Systems

KSHV is similar to other herpesviruses and stays dormant in the body after primary infection. However, when the immune system becomes weakened or compromised, as it does in many elderly people, transplant recipients, or those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the virus can reactivate. In these immunocompromised individuals, the reactivated virus "can trigger aggressive cancers."

A key observation that bears pointing out is that a healthy immune system gets rid of viruses daily and/or keeps them in a dormant state where they cannot damage healthy cells. It is only when our defensive system is down, that the virus can get a foothold. Cancer can be prevented by maintaining a healthy immune system—that is an important take-away—we are not victims of our genes nor the microbes that might invade our bodies.

Viral Mechanism Discovered

Most viruses don't produce their own energy or the molecules they need to reproduce. They have to hijack the body's cells to do the work for them. Researchers discovered that the KSHV virus took control of two host proteins ( CDK6 and CAD ) which allowed the virus to replicate more quickly and the cells to multiply and spread out of control. This makes KSHV-induced cancers very "fast-acting, aggressive, and difficult to treat." The research team discovered that the combination of Palbociclib —a drug that is FDA-approved to treat breast cancer and which works by blocking CDK6—and a compound that blocks CAD (the two host proteins that are hijacked by the virus) caused a substantial reduction in tumor size and improvements in cancer survival rates in preclinical models. “Most tumors virtually disappeared after about a month of treatment, and remaining tumors shrank around 80%.”

It is estimated that 10% of Europeans and Americans have KSHV while the number of people in Africa could be as high as 50%. A University of Pittsburgh article stated, "It is highly likely that over 95% of persons who are healthy and infected with KSHV do not have symptoms and never will." Problems only develop once a person's immune system becomes compromised.

Viruses Capable of Causing Cancer

According to the American Cancer Society , the following viruses can cause cancer in humans:

Human papillomaviruses
Epstein-Barr virus
Hepatitis B and C viruses
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Human T-lymphotropic virus-1
Merkel cell polyomavirus

The American Society of Microbiology states, "Viruses can lead to cancer by associating with host proteins, proliferating when the human immune system is weakened, and hijacking proliferating human cells. Compared to other viruses, human tumor viruses are unusual because they infect, but do not kill, their host cells." This process allows the human tumor viruses to initiate ongoing infections. Again, maintaining a healthy immune system is the key to healthy living. For more information on how to do that, see my book .

Childhood Vaccine Schedule Causes Decline in Public Health

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Senator Ron Johnson hosted a US Senate roundtable discussion to investigate the taboo topic of why public health agencies have refused to study the health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children. In 1962, children received just 5 vaccine doses. As of 2023, children up to age 18 receive 73 doses of 17 different vaccines (not including COVID-19 which was later added). The cumulative effects of this childhood vaccine schedule have never been tested. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has stated that “Autism, ADHD, epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, deadly allergies, SIDS, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, learning disabilities and more have been increasing for over thirty years. Over 50 percent of our children are chronically ill. An NIH study found that 49.5% of adolescents ages thirteen to eighteen have a mental disorder. This is unacceptable.”

The Greatest Decline in Public Health in Human History

Del Bigree, CEO of Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), referenced the significant increase in chronic illnesses that's risen along with the number of childhood vaccines. " In the 1980s, when we were giving 11 doses of three vaccines, the chronic illness rate, which includes neurological and autoimmune disease, was 12.8%. Once we passed the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and we had the gold rush of vaccines explode...the chronic illness rate skyrocketed to 54%...what you are looking at right there is the greatest decline in public health in human history ."

Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) admitted in federal court on July 6, 2018 that they have no long-term, inert placebo-controlled clinical trials for any childhood vaccines that are required for licensing. All drug trials are required to compare their results with an inert placebo-controlled group. Only vaccine trials get away with this anti-science approach by comparing themselves with other vaccinated groups, thus hiding injuries and statistically significant side effects. Research shows vaccinated children experience significantly higher occurrences of various health issues including allergies, asthma, behavioral issues, and gastrointestinal problems. The 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act requires the HHS to report on vaccine safety every two years, but the agency has never submitted a vaccine safety report to Congress. Health agencies have data on health outcomes for vaccinated and unvaccinated children (Vaccine Safety Datalink), but they refuse to make it public, likely due to financial conflicts of interest. I'm sure this will all change for the better under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr's leadership.

Aluminum Toxicity

There are multiple mechanisms for potential harm ( including autism ) when it comes to vaccinations. One of them involves the use of aluminum—the most commonly used vaccine adjuvant. Heavy metals like aluminum are known neurotoxins. Aluminum is added to vaccines to increase the immune response and theoretically generate a higher response of protective antibodies. Brian Hooker shared that "28 vaccines are given in the first year of life, one vaccine on the first day of life and upwards of eight vaccines when the infant is just 2 months old. If you look at the aluminum toxicity alone, it far surpasses the single-day toxicity limit for aluminum exposure in newborns."

COVID-19 Shots Cause 30 Deaths of Children for Every One Saved

COVID-19 shots were added to the US childhood, adolescent, and adult vaccine schedules in 2023. This paves the way for US schools to require them for attendance. Because of this action, Pfizer and Moderna, the shot's makers, have permanent legal indemnity, which would have disappeared once COVID-19 shots were no longer protected under emergency use authorization (EUA). But the shots are disastrous for children. Dr. Brian Hooker reported that research shows "for every one child that is saved from death from COVID-19, there are 30 child deaths associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. So, the risk-to-benefit ratio in terms of mortality is 30 to 1."

Heart damage from the shots includes myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle that can cause heart failure), abnormal heartbeat, and sudden death. "Myocarditis is a serious disorder and 76% of all cases following COVID-19 vaccination, as reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), required emergency care and/or hospitalization," said Dr. Hooker. However, the "CDC significantly downplays myocarditis as a side effect of the vaccine." It is time for an open discussion and unbiased, scientific investigation into vaccinations.

Colorectal Cancer Rising in Young Adults

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

According to data from the American Cancer Society, from 2000 to 2020, the rate of incidence of colorectal cancer decreased from 57 to 37 per 100,000 (35% decrease). However, the rate amoung young people (less than 50 years of age) increased from 6 to 8 per 100,000 (33% increase). Over the last three decades, the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer has increased at a rate of 1-2% per year; while mortality rates have also increased by 1% per year. Today, colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50, and it ranks second only to breast cancer in women younger that 50.

Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

Abnormal cells in the gut lining can grow into polyps, and some polyps can become cancer after 10 to 15 years. Subsequently, they can metastasize to nearby lymph nodes or other parts of the body. The large intestine is the final part of the digestive system. The first five feet are called the colon and the last six inches are the rectum which connects to the anus. Colon and rectal cancer are often grouped together as 'colorectal cancer' because they share many common features.

Early-onset colorectal cancer is a bit diffferent from other colorectal cancers. It is more likely to occur in the lowest part of the colon and rectum. Patients tend to have symptoms like rectal bleeding and change in bowel habits. Tumor cells in this type of cancer tend to be more aggressive. Among patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer between the ages of 20 and 49, there is a larger and faster-growing proportion of patients (compared to older adults) with cancer that has already metastasized. 47% have cancer that has spread locally at the time of diagnosis, while 27% have distant metastases. Many young people are misdiagnosed or have their symptoms overlooked because doctors are not thinking about cancer in people who are in their 20s and 30s. By the time they are diagnosed, it is often in the late stages. Early-onset colorectal cancer averages 271 days from symptoms to diagnosis. By then, nearly half of the patients' cancer had already metastasized.

Causes

Only 5% of all colorectal cancer is linked to obesity. Research indicates the following factors correlating with the increased risk of colorectal cancer:

Widespread use of antibiotics in children
Highly processed foods
High consumption of sugar, including sweetened beverages and high-fructose corn syrup
Widespread use of food additives like MSG, titanium dioxide, and synthetic food dyes
Cesarean section births versus natural births
Infant formula replacing breast milk
Increased maternal age at first and last childbirth
Abdominal radiation from medical diagnostic equipment

healthy diet and good lifestyle habits

COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr. Sabine Hazan, founder and CEO of ProgenaBiome and a gastroenterologist, found that patients with COVID-19 showed a loss of Bifidobacteria in their feces. She and her colleagues published a study in the September 2022 issue of the British Medical Journal Open Gastroenterology. There they reported this and also suggesting that those exposed to, but never infected with the virus, had a large amount of Bifidobacteria (see image below). She said that there is a “complete loss of Bifidobacteria in severe COVID patients, in long-haulers and the vaccine-injured.”

The loss of Bifidobacteria has also been observed in cases of invasive cancer.“ Loss of Bifidobacteria definitely predisposes young people to have, in my opinion, possibly colon cancer,” she said. Unfortunately, once a particular strain of bacteria disappears, it is difficult to restore. Dr. Hazan explained that in most cases, orally ingested probiotics do not reach the gut, but are killed by stomach acid. Some compounds in probiotics can kill Bifidobacteria. “I like to think of loss of Bifidobacteria like a garden with no fruit trees. You destroyed a whole garden, and now, you are trying to regrow it. Unfortunately, if you have a storm, seeds you planted will not grow,” Dr. Hazan said. Therefore, preserving them from the start and preventing any potential factors that could kill them is best.

Colonoscopy

With the growing risk of colorectal cancer among the young, in 2018, the American Cancer Society recommended lowering the age for screening to 45 from 50. Among early-onset colorectal cancer patients, about 44% fall between the ages of 45 and 49.

On the other end, a recent cross-sectional study suggested that surveillance colonoscopy may be riskier than it's worth for adults age 70 and older. In the study, only 0.3% of colonoscopies conducted on adults age 70 to 85 detected cancer. Authors noted that the potential harms and burdens of colonoscopy increase with age. Combined with the low rate of cancer detection, surveillance did not appear prudent for older adults.

Outstanding Interview

See this incredible interview between Tucker Carlson and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on the exponential rise in all cancers affecting younger patients. The interview was recorded last week and explains how COVID-19 and the COVID-19 'vaccines' cause suppression of the immune system, leading to chronic inflammation and eventually cancer. Oncology, virology and immunology are three separate fields that look at cancer very differently. It turns out that immunology (strengthening the immune system) is the key to fighting cancer. Dr. Soon-Shiong has developed a BioShield immunotherapy product which works to strengthen cancer-fighting T-cells and natural killer cells, reducing and/or eliminating the need for high-dose chemotherapy. Please take the time to listen and become aware of how cancer develops and the tools that can be utilized to fight it—awesome discussion!

Measles Vaccine Lowers Natural Immunity

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The message from the medical system is that thanks to vaccines, we are protected from disease. But the truth is that w e are endowed with an immune system designed to keep us healthy and protect us from harmful things (microbes, toxins, etc.) in the outside world. Vaccines can only try to stimulate that immune system, so it will protect us without getting us too sick. In the end, it is the immune system that is our defense—not the vaccine. Whether we get sick by coming in contact with the disease agent or we get sick by getting injected with a vaccine, the immune system is what we rely upon to save us from dying with disease. I am not against medical interventions, but a proper understanding of the role of our immune system in fighting disease is essential to dispelling the false notion (a myth) that vaccines save us from all infectious diseases. I will utilize the measles vaccine as an example to dispel this myth with the help of Yuhong Dong of The Epoch Times .

The Wonders of Natural Immunity

Our immune system provides a robust first line of defense starting with a thin layer of flat cells in our throat, nose, lungs, gut, and eyes (epithelial surface). The measles virus is mainly transmitted via the respiratory tract, where mucosal epithelial cells interfere with the virus life cycle by automatically secreting an interferon substance that puts the cells into an antiviral state. There are a variety of other immune cells, as part of the innate (front line) and adaptive (antibody generating) classifications that medical science divides our immune system into. If the innate (general) immune system fails to destroy the germs in the first few days/weeks, the adaptive (specialized) immune system takes over. The adaptive immune system specifically targets the type of germ that is causing the infection.

Each immune cell has unique skills and timing for fighting viruses. This observation raises the question: How does introducing an external measles vaccine designed to stimulate antibody protection affect our complex natural immune defense? Is it possible that some vaccines might be creating more problems than benefits? This is likely the case with the measles vaccine.

Measles Recovery Without Vaccine-Generated Antibodies

In the 1960s, researchers were astounded to find that certain sick children without antibodies could recover from measles. These children had a congenital disease ( agammaglobulinemia ) that prevented them from producing antibodies. But they recovered from measles just as well as others did. They eliminated the virus through their innate immune system via T lymphocyte cells. This proved that the cornerstone upon which the vaccine industry is built—the indispensable role of antibodies—is not as critical (or even necessary) as they have led us to believe. (Image below is courtesy of The Epoch Times. )

History of Measles Vaccine

The measles virus has a high mutation rate typical of RNA viruses. Their replication process isn't very accurate and they lack mechanisms to correct errors. This means that when the virus replicates, it doesn't produce exact copies of itself. It creates a diverse family of viruses which makes vaccines less and less effective, because the target is changing so rapidly (just like COVID-19).

In 1954, John Enders, a virologist, and Thomas Peebles, a pediatrician, cultivated the measles virus for the first time in human kidney tissue. The virus came from an 11-year-old boy named David Edmonston and became known as the Edmonston strain.

Mr. Enders created the first attenuated (reduced strength) measles vaccine after three years of work including 24 passages through human kidney tissue culture, 28 through human amniotic culture, 6 in fertilized chicken (hen) eggs, and 13 in chick embryo cell cultures. All these passages to develop a vaccine are how vaccines can pick up latent viruses. Polio picked up SV40 , the 40th simian virus in a culture of monkey kidney tissue. SV40 was not a problem for monkeys, but it caused cancer (like Hodgkin's lymphoma) in human beings when it was discovered years later.

In 1963, both an inactivated ("killed virus") and a live, attenuated (Edmonston B strain) measles vaccine were licensed in the US. Both were abandoned 2-4 years later after recipients experienced a high frequency of fever and rash (attenuated version) and lack of protection (inactivated version).

In 1964, the Schwarz strain was used internationally. It was made from the Edmonston B strain after an additional 85 passages through culture.

In 1968, another live and further attenuated (Edmonston-Enders strain) was licensed in the US. The is the version typically combined with mumps and rubella as the MMR or MMRV vaccine for measles.

Atypical Measles

The first licensed inactivated (killed) measles vaccine in the US was discontinued after four years of use (1963-1967) when it was found to offer only temporary immunity. Vaccinated children later infected with measles developed severe reactions known as atypical measles . This sounds quite similar to COVID-19 ; those who were "up-to-date" with their "vaccinations" were also found more likely to get infected.

A 1967 study published in JAMA reported that 10 children who had previously received an inactivated measles virus vaccine experienced an atypical measles illness 5-6 years later. Almost all children experienced severe complications including edema, pneumonia, and severe headaches. The rash was distinctly different in its presentation from natural measles. The rash in natural measles starts on the face and moves down towards the feet. The rash in atypical measles does the reverse, starting on the extremities, moving to the trunk and often spares the face. The medical system no longer uses killed viruses—attenuated live viruses are now used. However, what's clear is that vaccines can cause unfavorable outcomes when the individual is exposed to the actual virus in the wild. This is the same problem COVID-19 had, so it seems we haven't learned the lesson even after 60 years.

Measles Vaccine Linked to Diseases

A 1985 Lancet study showed a significant correlation between injected measles antibodies and unexpected long-term immune disorders. When antibodies are injected during a measles virus infection, they can interfere with the body's natural immunity, particularly the T cells' ability to kill the virus. As a result, the virus can survive better and remain hidden in the body, leading to relapse and additional problems later. Illneses like arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, thyroiditis, Crohn's disease, and certain tumors have been documented. In addition, severe brain issues like subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) can manifest.

Autism, as noted in a 1998 Lancet study , appeared in 8 of 12 children within 1-14 days following their MMR vaccination. The Lancet article was forced to be retracted, despite its scientific value, due to media-capture by industry and the government. The media blamed the "discredited" study for lagging vaccination rates. And we all know that BIg Pharma has decreed that doing anything that induces vaccine hesitancy (even if it is real science) is a crime worse than death. This is the same pattern observed with COVID-19 vaccines . No discussion is permitted—industry-funded science has had the final say and there can be no more science that has the potential to decrease their revenue from vaccine sales.

Measles Vaccine Math

Steve Kirsch has noted that health experts are still telling everyone to get the MMR shot. He points out that only one person has died from measles in the last 10 years. The math is obvious: even if the vaccine is 100% effective, we’d save 1 life every 10 years. But in 10 years, injecting 3 million kids a year, even with a 1 in 1 million death rate from the vaccine (COVID-19 vaccine is about 1 in 1 thousand), we’d have 30 deaths from the vaccine and 1 from the disease. So, it’s a no-brainer today to avoid the shots. Especially with COVID-19, injecting yourself with toxic substances that cannot even stop the infection or transmission of the disease, but can give you long-haul COVID as a side-effect and a plethora of side-effects including death, is insane.

Common Sense Message from Dr. Vliet:

Measles has recently been on the frontpage of mainstream media. This article by Dr. Vliet shines a common sense light on the issue:

"We continue to hear a lot about the measles outbreak in Texas and now a case in New Mexico. The mainstream media is like a dog with a bone and can’t let it go. I wonder why that is? Do you suppose it may have any connection to Big Pharma profit potential on a new mRNA measles vaccine? Or is there a cause for real concern? Do we even have enough information to be certain? What is the reality of the situation?

As I have informed our readers for several years in similar situations including measles, you don’t need to panic with the media fear-mongering. We teach you accurate information, empower you with common sense approaches, safer Rx medicines plus a wide range of natural medicines (or nutraceuticals).

First, let’s look at some actual statistics from the last 25 years:

Causes of Deaths in America 1999-2025

Suicide: 1,100,000
Overdoses: 1,500,000
Heart Attack: 17,800,000
Measles: 4

Now does it really look like measles is a major health threat to your life? Does it really look like a “national emergency?” For immune compromised people with multiple other medical conditions that make them vulnerable, yes, measles could be deadly, but—and it is a big but—death from measles alone is extraordinarily rare today.

To explain this, it is important to start from the beginning with a little history. Measles was certainly a major health concern in America in the 1800s (19th Century), killing tens of thousands annually. By the 1920s, however, death rates had sharply decreased due to improvements in sanitation and nutrition. By 1960, three years before the first measle vaccine was licensed, 98% of measles deaths had been eliminated.

It is not correct to say, as media does today, that America’s success in overcoming the measle epidemic is from the vaccines . The mortality from measles seen in the 1800s had been almost completely eradicated prior to the rollout of any measles vaccine.

In the 1950s and 1960s measles was considered a childhood illness that most kids got and recovered from, with a few days home from school for rest, fluids and symptomatic treatment of fever and rash. There wasn't panic. In fact, I recall from my own childhood that once one child got it in the family or even the neighborhood, mothers would gather the children together so that it would spread quickly and get over it together.

The introduction of measles vaccines in the mid-1960s did not fully eliminate measles. In fact, what seems to have happened from mass vaccinations is that it changed the age distribution from younger children to babies no longer protected by the robust natural immunity from their mothers, and older children as well as adults , all of whom are more seriously affected than young elementary age children.

Our new HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has addressed this most recent outbreak as a highest priority and took several steps to help the public with resources:

He said the “CDC has recently updated their recommendation supporting administration of vitamin A under the supervision of a physician for those with mild, moderate, and severe measles infections since studies have found that vitamin A can dramatically reduce measles mortality.”
At the same time, he also supplied 2,000 doses of MMR vaccine to the areas in Texas, pointing out “The decision to vaccinate is a personal one,” so he encouraged parents to consult with healthcare providers to review the benefits and risks of options regarding the MMR vaccine.

First, good nutrition is your best defense. Foods high in vitamins A, C, D, B12, and E should be a part of your balanced diet. What are these food sources to help fight viral infections of all types:

Vitamin A—carrots, sweet potatoes, mango, spinach, bell peppers, cantaloupe, beef liver, eggs, broccoli, kale, collard greens. Carrot juice is rich in vitamin A–one cup contains 40,000 IU.
Vitamin D—fatty fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, tuna), egg (yokes), beef and chicken liver, cod, liver, oil, and mushrooms
Vitamin E—raw nuts, and seeds: almonds, sunflower, seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and hazelnuts; spinach, broccoli, mango, red bell peppers, avocado, and whole grains
Vitamin C—citrus, fruits, berries, kiwi, bell, peppers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, spinach, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, and guava
Vitamin B12—beef, lamb, eggs, chicken breast, fish (salmon, tuna, sardines), clams, liver, milk, and dairy products (cheese, and yogurt), and nutritional yeast
Zinc—oysters, beef, lamb, chicken, eggs, dairy, chickpeas, cashews, pumpkin seeds, almonds, peanuts, hemp seeds, dark, chocolate, whole grains, and wheat germ, nuts (especially Brazil nuts and walnuts), and mushrooms

Get lots of outdoor activities for plenty of sunshine and exercise.
Get blood tests for actual vitamin deficiencies that increase risk of illness, especially Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Zinc and Vitamin A. Deficiency in one or more of these critical vitamins can worsen severity and increase complications.
Supplement these important vitamins as appropriate based on your physician’s guidance if your blood levels are too low and cannot be restored with diet alone.
Don’t rely on just a measles vaccination-- vaccines are not 100% effective. You still may be susceptible.

Recognize the measles infection: A dry cough is the first sign of infection. Measles is an acute viral respiratory illness characterized by fever (as high as 105°F), malaise, and cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis (three "C"s), pathognomonic enanthema (Koplik spots), followed by a maculopapular rash which usually appears about 14 days after a person is exposed and spreads from the head to the trunk to the lower extremities. Patients are considered to be contagious from 4 days before to 4 days after the rash appears. Sometimes immunocompromised patients do not develop the rash.
Stay home. Minimize exposure to infected persons.
Use nasal sprays and mouthwash: You can use providone iodine in saline, hydrogen peroxide, or ClO2 for nasal sprays and mouthwashes, but do not use these products for lung inhalation or nebulization unless you do so under the guidance of a physician knowledgeable in the doses and risks of direct inhalation.
Vitamin A. According to the CDC: Under physician supervision, if vitamin A is recommended, it should be administered immediately on diagnosis and repeated the next day for a total of 2 doses. Inappropriate dosing may lead to hypervitaminosis A. The CDC recommended age-specific daily doses are:
- 50,000 IU for infants younger than 6 months of age
- 100,000 IU for infants 6–11 months of age
- 200,000 IU for children 12 months of age and older
Measles immunoglobulin for a temporary passive immunity
High doses of Vitamin C—check with your physician for recommended amounts
Cod liver oil is rich in vitamin A and vitamin D, both of which are recommended to support immune function. Cod liver oil may not directly protect against measles, however it may help reduce the severity and lower the risk of complications.
Watch and treat for concurrent bacterial infections such as pneumonia."

Latest "Measles" Death in Texas

The last statement above, "Watch and treat for concurrent bacterial infections such as pneumonia" is very applicable to recent events in Texas. Mainstream media reported the death of a 6-year-old girl in Texas as being due to measles. The truth came out recently that she died because of doctor error. She did have measles initially. The measles resolved, but she contracted bacterial pneumonia (a side-effect). Two types of antibiotics are typically given and recovery is almost always certain. However, the doctor inadvertently administered only one type of antibiotic and neglected the critical version. The mistake was not identified for two and a half days. By that time, the little girl was too compromised and died. So, her death was not due to measles. It was due to medical error. Unfortunately, the mainstream media has ignored the truth and remained silent on the details. This leaves the public misinformed and with a distorted view of what actually happened.

Food Additives Banned in Europe But Used in America

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

There is a stark difference between food quality in Europe compared to the United States. This is immediately recognizable to those who travel overseas. People who are diagnosed with digestive issues and told by their doctor to follow a strict gluten-free diet, often find that they can eat pasta, bread, and pizza in Italy without hurting their health. Many European countries use ancient grains to make their bread. This avoids the problem associated with modern flour and its altered gluten. Besides the quality of the flour, a variety of food additives with significant side-effects are prohibited in (most parts of) Europe. 7 of these are spotlighted below.

Titanium Dioxide

Are you serious—the metal titanium?! Yes! After considering several studies, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that nanoparticle-size titanium dioxide can accumulate in the body, break DNA strands and cause chromosomal damage . In May 2021, European food safety regulators labeled titanium dioxide as "no longer safe for human consumption," due to its potential toxicity. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sees no safety concerns and allows manufacturers to use it to enhance the whiteness of food. You can find it in salad dressings, flour, bread, candy, boxed macaroni and cheese, canned soup, and ready-to-eat baked goods.

Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT)

In the US, these ingredients are used in many processed foods as preservatives and flavor enhancers. They prevent oils from oxidizing. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) considers BHA a possible human carcinogen, the US claims there isn't enough data yet to classify it as such. The EU has also listed BHA as a category 1 priority substance and potential endocrine disruptor, as it can interfere with hormone function. You can be exposed to BHA through contaminated food, air, water, or skin contact with consumer products. You can find it in chips, crackers, cereals, granola bars, and prepackaged baked goods.

Synthetic Food Coloring

Coloring agents are used to enhance food appearance. Petroleum-based food dyes (Yellow #5, #6, and Red #40) have been shown to induce behavioral challenges and hyperactivity in children. In 2021, the California Environmental Protection Agency released a report stating that federal guidelines on synthetic food dyes were outdated and failed to acknowledge recent literature showing the negative effect these additives have on children's and adult health. The European Union requires a warning label for all foods containing added color. In 2023, California banned Red Dye #3. Finally, on January 15, 2025, the FDA followed suit . However, many other synthetic food dyes are still permitted. You can find them in candies, sodas, sports drinks, cake and cupcake frosting, salad dressings, and chips.

Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)

This is exactly what it says—vegetable oil with bromine added. It is used as an emulsifier in a variety of beverages (sodas and sports drinks), and is associated with neurological disease in adults and reproductive harm in animal studies. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) reported long-term consumption issues associated with headaches, skin irritation, fatigue, and loss of muscle coordination. The European Union has banned BVO as an additive. The FDA is considering revoking its authorization.

Azodicarbonamide (ADA)

This is commonly used in plastics and as a bleaching agent in flour-based foods (bread and baked goods). Animal studies show ADA as an organ and cellular toxin that can cause respiratory complications in humans. The European Union prohibits its use.

Potassium Bromate

This is used to enhance the texture of flour-based foods (bread and baked goods). The IARC labeled it as "possibly carcinogenic" in 1999 and it was banned in Europe. California banned it, but the law does not go into effect until 2027. Animals exposed to potassium bromate had increased incidence of benign and malignant kidney tumors. Other studies have indicated significant increases in cancer of the thyroid, kidney, and other organs of mice.

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)

rBGH is a genetically-engineered hormone in cows used to stimulate greater milk production. The EU banned the hormone in 1999. Research shows a potential relationship between increased blood levels of growth hormone and breast and testicular cancer. The American Cancer Society claims the link is inconclusive. The EU takes a more precautionary approach, banning this substance to prevent impact on human health, while the US takes the approach of waiting until harmful effects manifest before regulating. This hormone can be avoided in the US by purchasing dairy products with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified organic seal.

Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)

The difference between the US and Europe is the FDA GRAS program. Food additives that were grandfathered into GRAS were never tested for toxicity. Manufacturers are free to use GRAS approved additives without notifying the FDA. In Europe, there is no GRAS loophole. Every food additive must be assessed by the EFSA and authorized by the European Commission before it is used. Many additives have not been addressed by the FDA for decades despite new scientific evidence suggesting harm. So, compared to the US, the EU system does a much better job ensuring the current safety of food produced in Europe or imported for sale there. Regulators, not the food industry, are the final decision-makers and that makes all the difference in food safety.

We eagerly anticipate that the new Trump administration under Robert F. Kennedy, Jr as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, will make significant changes to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) .

Flash Alert: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr just announce today (March 18, 2025) that he has directed the FDA to eliminate the GRAS option for food manufacturers. He has also directed the agency to review all previously approved additives grandfathered by that program. America is now on the right track to eliminate the ability of food manufacturers to solely determine whether chemicals added in the processing of our food are toxic. The FDA will now begin to address a major component responsible for chronic disease in our country!

Absolute Vs Relative Risk—How the Game is Played

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Cholesterol Lie was how the pharmaceutical industry made cholesterol the bad guy in the fight against heart disease. Cholesterol is actually a good guy. In reality, the accumulation of calcium plaque (calcification of the arteries) is the bad guy. The brain represents only 2-3% of our total body weight, but it has 25% of the cholesterol in our body. The cells in our body produce 2,000 milligrams (2 grams) of cholesterol every day, because our bodies require it to function properly. Cholesterol is absolutely essential to the health of human brains, hearts, and nearly every cell in the body.

Relative Risk Reduction

Akira Endo was the Japanese biochemist who discovered statins from mold. Merck ultimately took his discovery and made the first statin drug, Lovastatin, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1987. In 2004, statin sales were estimated to be around $19 billion annually, and between 2002 and 2018, the average annual cost of statins was $24.5 billion. The global statins market was valued at $15 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $22 billion by 2032. It is Big Pharma's number one money maker of all time. Because statin drugs lowered cholesterol, it was necessary to keep up the myth that cholesterol was responsible for heart disease. How did they make their statistical studies show benefit?

The pharmaceutical industry is notorious for over-stating the benefits of drugs and vaccines. A statistical analysis model called relatative risk reduction is often employed to demonstrate drug/vaccine efficacy. This model is very misleading. It's a way of hyping benefits and hiding the real story. Suppose there are two groups of 100 people, with the first group taking an experimental pill purporting to prevent heart attacks and the second group is taking a placebo (image shown above). During a trial time of two years, the first group experienced one heart attack, while the second group—also of one hundred participants—there were two heart attacks.

Statistically, the experimental pill appears to be insignificant in its cardiovascular protection (one out of 100). But when relative risk reduction is utilized, all of a sudden, the pill shows a 50% improvement (efficacy) in decreasing heart disease compared to placebo, given that there was one fewer heart attack in the treated group.

Pfizer's Statin Drug—Atorvastatin

The inflation of data attracts raving reviews from mainstream media. The New York Times noted the results of a large 2008 study on AstraZeneca's rosuvastatin (Crestor), stating that the risk of heart attack was "more than cut in half" by statins. Sounds impressive until you see the actual (absolute) reduction.

Another study, which is often cited to showcase " statins' robust protective effects ," is a large trial on Pfizer's atorvastatin (Lipitor), called ASCOT-LLA. In this case (see image below), statins were 36% more protective than the placebo. But the absolute risk reduction (98.1% in drug versus 97% in placebo) represents only 1% reduction, which is way less impressive. As opposed to relative risk reduction, assessing the efficacy of a drug is more accurately interpreted by using absolute risk reduction.

Playing the Game

In a 2022 investigative report published in JAMA Internal Medicine , researchers from different countries reviewed 21 clinical studies on statins. They averaged a relative risk factor reduction of all-cause mortality by 9% and for heart attacks by 29%. The absolute risk reduction was a mere 0.8% and 1.3%, respectively. The researchers commented that the absolute benefits of statins were extremely "modest" and "should be communicated to patients as part of informed clinical decision-making." There is a big difference between these two types of data and the public has a right to know. But this is the game pharmaceutical companies play in drug trials. Unfortunately, they get away with even worse lies in vaccine trials .

Statin Use Linked to Heart Disease

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , I dedicate chapter 27 to heart disease and the cholesterol lie. I document studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showing that " for each 1mg/dl drop of cholesterol, there was an 11% increase in coronary and total mortality. " What this means is that lowering cholesterol correlates to increasing heart disease and death! Statin drugs aimed at lowering cholesterol are the wrong approach. I wrote about that in 2017. Now, two new studies shed even more light on how statin drugs raise the risk of heart disease.

Coronary Calcification

Fifty percent of men who die of heart disease die suddenly without experiencing any previous symptoms. Cardiac arrest (death) is the first symptom for half of all men who died of heart disease. The statistics are worse for women: 64%! And 75% of people having a heart attack have medically acceptable levels (good) cholesterol. So if the cause isn't the cholesterol, what is it?

While you won't hear it on the television commercials or from your doctor, hardening of the arteries or coronary calcification is the number one indicator for heart disease. Calcification happens when calcium accumulates on the walls of coronary arteries which provide oxygen to the heart. This build-up of plaque begins to harden the artery and represents the first sign of early coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis ). The heart has to work harder to pump blood through these vessels since they can no longer help constrict and push the blood along.

Statins Promote Calcification

A study published in 2021 and another in 2022 found a connection between statin use, coronary artery calcification (CAC), and vitamin K2 deficiency. It appears that statins inhibit vitamin K, encouraging calcification by heightening inflammation. Statins also damage protein carriers of the mineral selenium (selenoproteins) causing a shortage of selenium which further damages heart health. The study authors warned that "physicians in general are not aware that statins can cause heart failure and are clearly not recognizing it." Although doctors readily diagnose heart failure in statin users, they usually attibute it to factors related to age, high blood pressure, or arterial disease. They don't hold the statin drug accountable. Doctors prescribing cholesterol drugs "cannot ignore the moral responsibility of 'informed consent,'" the researchers wrote, noting that patients deserve full disclosure of side effects such as cardiovascular disease and heart failure. With more than 1 million annual heart failure hospitalizations in the US, the condition is often referred to as an epidemic—and, according to the study, it may be that "statin drug therapy is a major contributing factor."

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)

Multiple studies show that statins inhibit CoQ10 synthesis within the body, so that many patients taking statins also supplement with CoQ10—vital for nourishing the ATP molecules in the mitochondria that produce cellular energy. A review published in Clinical Pharmacology documented that statins act as "mitochondrial toxins" impairing muscle function in the heart and blood vessels by depleting CoQ10. Authors stated that this energy deficit "could be a major cause for heart muscle and coronary artery damage. We believe that many years of statin drug therapy result in the gradual accumulation of mitochondrial DNA damage." Another 2022 study published in Biophysical Journal linked reduced ATP to heart failure.

Question: With all of this scientific data linking statins to heart disease, why don't our doctors get the message and remove this drug from the approved prescription list? Answer: statin drugs are the largest moneymaker for the pharmaceutical industry. For more information on how Big Pharma created the Cholesterol Lie and profits from it, see this excellent summary by Vance Voetberg.

Genetically Modified Corn

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A major dispute has been brewing between Mexico and the United States. I'm not talking about open border concerns and efforts to stop illegal immigrants crossing from Mexico into the US. This dispute has to do with Mexico's efforts to stop genetically modified (GM) corn crossing from the US into Mexico. This effort has triggered a trade dispute between the US, Canada, and Mexico. The key question is whether GM corn poses a threat to human health. US and Canadian trade representatives argue it does not and want to force GM corn into Mexico. Given that GM seed is used in 90% of US crops, the dispute could have long-lasting effects on whoever loses.

Biotechnology

Mexico issued a presidential decree in February 2023 that bans GM corn in tortillas and dough. They intend to gradually replace all GM corn in all animal and human foods. Mexico has kept GM corn from being grown within its borders for 25 years to protect ancient strains of maize and to ensure the health of their citizens. Corn is a staple crop eaten in 89% of Mexican meals.

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The disagreement was in the hands of a three-member trade panel. Arguments for and against were solicited and a final decision was issued on December 20, 2024 in favor of the Biden Administration and the United States to force Mexico to take our GM corn. Mexico is appealing the decision.

Mexican Case Against GM Corn

GM corn is tightly married to glyphosate. Glyphosate is the main ingredient in Roundup . Monsanto is owned by Bayer (a German firm) and calls the corn that is resistant to glyphosate, Roundup Ready . Roundup can be sprayed on the fields growing Roundup Ready corn and it won't damage the corn, but it will kill all the weeds. Mexico's report contained 74 studies documenting the risk of glyphosate and the amount of residue found on GM corn (a problem given the amount of corn Mexicans eat in their meals). A 2014 study published in the Journal of Organic Systems looked at 2 decades of information showing rising rates of chronic deseases with glyphosate usage. The study found significant correlations between glyphosate and hypertension, stroke, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's, autism, multiple sclerosis, several types of cancer , and inflammatory bowel disease. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate in 2015 as "probably carcinogenic to humans" and courts in California have awarded significant damages for cancer injury to plaintiffs who have sued Monsanto.

Fernando Bejarano, executive director of Pesticide Action Network in Mexico, stated that the rejection of this proposal by the United States gives Mexico reason to doubt that America will acknowledge the potential risks posed by glyphosate and GM corn. Mexico has correctly decided that it is better to prevent problems with glyphosate than to take irresponsible risks, he said. This is the opposite tactic pursued by the United States, which relies on proof of harm after the fact.

US/Canadian Case For GM Corn

The US insists that GM corn is safe and effective (sounds like the same thing they said about the COVID-19 vaccine!). Testing is not conducted by regulatory agencies in the US. It is assumed that GM is equivalent to natural food (somehow it is unique enough to get a patent, but still equivalent to non-GMO corn?). Their mantra is: If there are no harms seen, then is must be safe. If the biotechnology corporations want to do testing, it is optional according to the FDA. They are turning a blind eye toward the issue and claiming ignorance concerning what happens down on the farm when the fox guards the hen house!

Europe, Mexico, and other countries take a safety-first stance. They want to see long-term studies demonstrating that this type of food is safe to eat BEFORE they give it to their citizens. The US feels that is overkill and waits to see problems arise before taking action. Unfortunately, many of these diseases take years to evolve and it is difficult to relate them back to initiation of disease processes begun so long ago. This is why specific tests with placebo groups are necessary, but the US has been more interested in safeguarding its technology and investment than in guaranteeing the health of its citizens.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), whose state grows a lot of GM corn, tweeted that Mexico's ban is unscientific and that if the experts need proof that GM corn is safe, they can look at him as a case study, because he has eaten GMOs for 30 years. Hmmm, that sounds really scientific! But this represents the logic in a system intent on protecting its investment.

I hate to have to say it, but I'm rooting for Mexico over the United States in this case! Stay tuned! If you want to see more on GMOs, see chapter 4 in my book There's An Elephant in the Room-Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

GMO Salmon Production Closes Its Doors

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

In late October 2024, a biotech boondoggle closed its doors. On page 25 of my book (chapter 4), I document the details of AquaBounty's "The Superfish." Just four years after its first harvest of genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon in Canada, the US-based company is selling its GM fish factory there. Federal and provincial governments invested over $8 million in the company through grants and loans.

Genetically Modified Fish

"Millions of our public money was wasted to support this worthless, dangerous, genetically modified fish," stated Leo Broderick. Leo is a member of the coalition GMO-Free-PEI . Rollo Bay in Prince Edward Island (PEI) was the location for AquaBounty's buildings dedicated to raising GM salmon. In February 2023, the company announced it would no longer produce GM salmon at Rollo Bay, and in September 2024 the company announced it was selling the buildings there. The Canadian facility was one of two sites operated by AquaBounty. Both are now closed. The second site was located in Indiana and was sold to Superior Fresh , which only uses non-GMO fish and non-GMO fish food.

GM Salmon Factory in Ohio?

AquaBounty stated that it would use the funds from the sale of its buildings in PEI to finance construction of a bigger GM salmon factory in Ohio, but that construction has been on hold since June 2023. The GM salmon was the first ever GM animal food sold anywhere in the world. It was sold without any mandatory labeling. Nothing indicated to consumers in Canada or the US that it contained genetically modified ingredients. This was a blatant example of the conspiracy between the food industry and governmental regulatory agencies.

Ivermectin and Cancer

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. John Campbell overviews an amazing study on YouTube . It involves a Chinese study conducted in 2021 that details the effect Ivermectin (IVM) has on regulating apoptosis (programmed cell death) and fighting cancer. Many medical doctors are aware that IVM fights parasitic diseases like river blindness, elephantiasis, scabies, and malaria. Some are aware of how IVM fights viruses (dengue, ebola, flavivirus, and COVID-19). But few are aware of how potent it is against cancer. The discoverers of IVM, Japanese scientists Satoshi Omura and Irish scientist William C. Campbell, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015.

Cancers Impacted by IVM

Study summary of the wide-range of cancers impacted for good by IVM:

Breast Cancer : This cancer involves a malignant tumor involving breast epithelial cells caused by multiple carcinogens. On average, worldwide, a new case is diagnosed every 18 seconds. After treatment with IVM, the proliferation of multiple breast cancer cell lines was significantly reduced. The mechanism involved inhibiting the Akt/mTOR and the Wnt pathways involved in apoptosis. For more details on apoptosis and these pathways, see chapter 29 in my book .

Digestive System Cancer : Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. More than one million patients were diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2020. IVM inhibited the proliferation of multiple digestive cancers (gastric, colorectal, hepatocellular, etc.), as it promoted apoptosis by blocking the Wnt pathway.

Urinary System Cancer : Renal cell carcinoma is a fatal malignant tumor of the urinary system derived from renal tubular epithelial cells. Morbidity (death) has increased by an average of 2% annually worldwide and there are no effective treatments. Experiments confirm that IVM significantly inhibits the proliferation of five renal cell carcinoma lines without affecting or damaging normal kidney cells. In addition, IVM also fight prostate cancer lines. Prostate cancer involves prostate epithelial cells. Prostate cancer deaths are second only to lung cancer among men in Western countries.

Hematological Cancer : Leukemia is a type of malignant clonal disease (blood cancer) caused by abnormal hematopoietic stem cells (immature white blood cells). IVM inhibits tumor growth in a dose-dependent manner—the higher the dose, the more significant the response.

Reproductive System Cancer : Cervical cancer is a gynecological malignancy involving 530,000 new cases and 270,000 deaths worldwide each year. The majority of cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. IVM has proven to significantly inhibit these cancer cells and encourage apoptosis. In addition, ovarian cancer (which has a very poor therapeutic response—a 5-year survival rate of only 47%, were disrupted and cell apoptosis induced. Interestingly, IVM combined with Paclitaxel has a synergistic effect in in vivo experiments (in living organisms, not just test tubes) almost completely inhibiting tumor growth.

Brain Glioma : This is the most common cerebral tumor and approximately 100,000 people worldwide are diagnosed every year. Glioblastoma is the deadliest glioma with average survival time of only 14-17 months. Experiments demonstrated that IVM inhibited the proliferation of human glioblastoma U87 and T98 G cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, IVM had the potential to resist tumor angiogenesis (creation of blood vessels) and tumor metastasis.

Respiratory System Cancer : Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (nose and throat) is a malignant tumor derived from epithelial cells of the nasopharyngeal mucosa. Lung cancer has the highest mortality among cancers. IVM blocks both nasopharyngeal and lung cancer cell development.

Melanoma : This cancer is a malignant skin tumor with a high mortality rate. IVM effectively inhibited melanoma activity.

Conclusion

IVM induces apoptosis in an incredible number of tumor cells. Apoptosis can be triggered by two activation pathways (as outlined in my book, chapter 29): the endogenous (inside the cell) endoplasmic reticulum stress/mitochondrial pathway and the exogenous (outside the cell via the glycocalyx) death receptor pathway . The decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential and the cytochrome c released from mitochondria into the cytoplasma was detected after the intervention of IVM in Hela cells (a line of human cells scientist use in laboratory experiments). Scientists concluded that IVM induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway which works to maintain cell stability (in addition to producing cell energy). IVM also exerts an antitumor effect through the autophagy pathway (recycling breakdown process).

The main take-way is that IVM is an incredible anticancer drug with very little toxicity. It should be investigated more fully for its incredible potential to cure cancer. The reason it is not being investigated is that it is not a new drug. It would be a repurposed drug involving very little income potential for pharmaceutical companies. This is a perfect example of how money (not the desire to cure disease) drives Big Pharma and the medical system. Solutions are out there and real potential for fighting cancer exists. How many more cancer patients have to suffer and die needlessly before the system changes?

For more information on cancer, see my book , There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health .

Vitamin D Levels Need to Increase

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Two new studies on vitamin D dosing, conducted by Intermountain Health , were presented at the American Heart Association's 2023 Scientific Sessions. Both studies concluded that current vitamin D recommendation levels appear to be too low for healthy heart protection. Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because the best source comes from skin exposure to the sun. When your skin is exposed to sunlight, it makes vitamin D from cholesterol . The sun's ultraviolet B (UVB) rays hit cholesterol in the skin cells, providing the energy for vitamin D synthesis to occur. The current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin D is 600 International Units (IU) (equivalent to 15 micrograms—mcg) for adults under the age of 70. The recommendation is 800 IU (20 mcg) for adults older than 70. Researchers noted that achieving therapeutic levels of vitamin D took time. It took 3 months of high dosing for 65% of the participants to reach optimal levels (40 nanograms per milliliter) and 6 months for 25% of the participants to get there.

Higher Dosing Required

More than half the participants required between 5,000 and 8,000 IU (125 to 200 mcg) of vitamin D to reach optimal levels. In some cases, patients needed more than 10,000 IU (250 mcg). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) warns that mega-dosing with more than 4,000 IU of vitamin D could lead to adverse effects like kidney stones and high calcium levels in the blood. Clearly, there is a disconnect between current RDA and NIH academic standards and what researchers are seeing in their clinical studies. Since science is alway evolving and the academic standards are old, I don't hesitate to rely upon current clinical observations.

Chronic Heart Failure

Vitamin D binds to a protein that is more likely to become depleted under the stress of inflammation. Research indicates that chronic heart failure is often linked to vitamin D deficiency; also that low levels of vitamin D are connected to a higher risk of death in those with heart failure. However, the evidence remains inconclusive concerning vitamin D's role in developing heart disease. It seems clear that the current RDA recommendations are much too low. Doubling or tripling those levels would keep you well under the NIH warning and would still ensure a much needed boost towards optimal health. Of course, getting a blood test to see your current level would be ideal.

Part of a Whole

Vitamin D is one vitamin. It is important to remember that the body needs many nutrients—vitamins, minerals, sugar nutrients, water, pre- and pro-biotics, omegas, etc. Providing adequate levels in each area is vital to optimal health. For more information on vitamin D, see the Wellness Support Group Webinar titled Sunscreen and Vitamin D on our AngiesOptionGRM.org website.

Are Noise-Cancelling Earbuds Safe?

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Most people are aware that loud sounds can damage the ears. However, doctors are seeing cases where listening at low volume for extended periods can also induce damage. The cochlea is located inside our ears behind the ear drum. It is responsible for turning sound waves into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain. Prolonged use of earphones stresses and damages cochlea cells. If some of them die, hearing loss can occur. Scientists know that noise-induced damage is dose-dependent and accumulates over time.

What the Science Says

A 2021 study published in the journal Medicine found that teenagers using earphones more than 80 minutes a day in a noisy environment had a 20% higher risk of suffering hearing loss. The risks are nearly 5 times higher than they are for those using earphones for shorter periods of time. Depending on how severe the damage, the individual might experience problems with distinguising sounds, reduced sound sensitivity, tinnitus, and loss of hearing. Keeping earphones continuously in the ear canals can cause a congested, humid environment which can lead to infections. They also create a greater in-ear pressure compared to over-ear headsets. The in-ear earbuds can rub against the delicate skin inside the ears causing micro-tears leading to infection. In addition, the earpieces block most of the canal from outside oxygen. The skin in the ears needs to breathe. Imagine what wearing gloves all the time does to your hands. Dryness and chafing can become a problem.

Noise Cancellation

These types of noise-reduction earphones and headphones have become very popular as people strive for privacy to shield their music from those around them. Since these earphones silence environmental sounds, their prolonged use can lead to hyperacusis , a condition in which the brain's tolerance for sound decreases so that coughing or typing on a keyboard can trigger a stressful response. Tinnitus and hyperacusis are related as 20% of people with tinnitus also have hyperacusis. People think they are going to protect their hearing, but end up causing their entire nervous system to overreact to normal, environmental sound levels.

Tinnitus

Studies show that chronic tinnitus is strongly tied to hearing loss and brain hyperactivity. Most tinnitus sufferers have hearing damage and the brain loses sound input at certain pitches. Research suggests that tinnitus is caused by the brain trying to compensate for this loss by recreating the missing sound. People with mild tinnitus hardly notice the phantom sound when background noises muffle the tinnitus. However, the high pitches can be more noticeable when a person is in a quiet environment, wearing ear protection, or using noice-canceling earphones. Anything that blocks the hearing of natural outside sounds can trigger the perception of louder tinnitus.

Wireless Radiation

AirPods and wireless earphones emit low levels of radiation—the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) states a limit of 1.6 watts per kilogram body-weight. However, the current guidelines were established in 1996 and were focused on limiting radiation from phones so that they would not heat up the skin. But 30 years later, there is a plethora of wireless devices surrounding us and concerns are growing. Mobile phones are assumed to cause no harm, because they emit non-ionizing radiation which cannot damage DNA. However, non-ionizing radation can cause oxidation inside the cells , leading to inflammation and damage within our cells. Research in cell cultures did find that non-ionizing radiation at levels far lower than set by the FCC could affect DNA and cell function. Some people are more sensitive to wireless radiation. This is known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity and can lead to fatigue, insomnia, tinnitus, and headaches.

Prevention

Audiologist suggest that people limit earphone volume to a maximum of 85 decibels (same as a food blender or busy city traffic) to prevent hearing damage. They also recommend removing earphones at 2-hour intervals even when used at low volume. People concerned with ear infections should only wear over-ear headphones. Alternatively, use speakers any time you are able. Compared to those who regularly use earphones, those who use speakers did not suffer hearing loss. Eliminating caffeine, stress, infections, and loud noises can all help to reduce tinnitus.

COVID-19 Virus Origins

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Steven Quay is currently CEO of Atossa Therapeutics. He is a physician and scientist with 87 patents across 22 different fields of medicine. He testified before the United States House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Select Coronavirus Crisis hearing on June 29, 2021. He explained why the virus did not come from the market in Wuhan, but rather from the laboratory. His book The Origins of the Virus—The Hidden Truths Behind the Microbe that Killed Millions of People published in September 2021 was banned and censored. Even his House testimony is virtually impossible to find on the internet. I summarize his conclusive points below.

The Wild Animal Market Theory

Mainstream media wanted the public to believe that a wild bat virus somehow evolved, recombining its genes with a second wild animal called a pangolin (a type of anteater). This combination made the virus more infectious. Following this miraculous recombination, the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutated again and somehow gained the ability to infect humans leading to a global pandemic. If this theory was true, government officials could have easily provided the evidence that always accompanies these rare animal-to-human mutations. in nature, this complex cross-species recombination takes decades to evolve before infecting the first human and even more time before becoming highly infectious. The cover-up was demonstrated by how vehemently people who challenged the official story were berated. Charges of conspiracy theorist were made and their posts were banned from social media.

A growing arsenal of synthetic viruses have been engineered in biowarfare/biodefense labs despite US and international laws banning biowarfare weapons and experimentation. One of these labs turned out to be in Wuhan (random coincidence?) and was funded by Dr. Anthony Fauci under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) EcoHealth Alliance led by Peter Daszak. Daszak's alliance provided the money for the reckless gain-of-function experimentation at the Wuhan lab. These types of labs are often badly managed and prone to accidents. Thousands of bat viruses were stored at Wuhan and some of them had been weaponized.

Cover-up

Another part of the cover-up included the systematic destruction of forensic evidence. Tests and samples taken from the Wuhan market were lost. Chinese scientists who pointed out that the virus was likely a lab release were censored by the Chinese government and conveniently "disappeared." Data sets in published papers were secretly altered without notice of correction. 300 coronavirus studies from the Chinese database were deleted. The Lancet published a statement signed by 27 scientific researchers on February 18, 2020 strongly condemning "conspiracy theories" that suggested COVID-19 didn't have natural origins. A year later emails were obtained showing that Daszak organized this supposedly scientific assessment. This calls into question the credibility of scientific journals like The Lancet .

For months, mainstream media ignored scientific reports that no animals at the Wuhan market had ever tested positive for COVID-19 or that one-third of human COVID-19 cases had no connection whatsoever with the market, including the very first reported case of COVID. Numerous people stated that no bats were sold or eaten at the market. In fact, the nearest bat cavern was 600 miles away and the bats were in hibernation during the outbreak. In January 2020, a Beijing newspaper reported that "patient zero," the first victim of COVID-19, was Huan Yaling, a scientist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology! This report was later removed from the internet. Authorities in Wuhan tried to delay admitting that SARS had emerged in Wuhan and was highly transmissible. The World Health Organization (WHO) (which is heavily influenced by China) delayed letting the world know the severity of the virus until February 19, 2020, despite warnings from some repressed/censored Chinese scientists bravely trying to get the word out in November/December timeframe.

Irrefutable Points

1) None of the first four patients with the earliest version of the virus picked it up from the market. Scientists tested 457 animals from the market and all were negative for the virus. Another 616 animals from suppliers were tested and all were negative. Out of the 1,864 wild animals associated with the Hunan market in Wuhan, all were negative for COVID-19.

2) Scientists tested 80,000 samples from 209 different species, but the virus was not found in a single specimen. Just considering these first two points, the probability of getting the virus from the market is 1 in 1,000,000. The probability it originated from the lab is 99.9%

3) Scientists testd all 9,952 human blood samples from Wuhan hospitals and not a single one had the virus before December 29, 2019. 100 to 400 should have been positive if the virus came from the market.

4) There is no evidence of animal-to-human transmission. In prior coronavirus outbreaks like SARS-1 and MERS, 50% to 90% of the early cases clearly linked back to various animal-to-human interactions. For SARs-CoV-2, all 249 early cases of COVID-19 were human-to-human transmissions.

5) The clincher is two unique glycobiology factors which are the fingerprints of a gain-of-function (GOF) experiment: a unique trigger on the surface called a furin cleavage site and a unique code in genes for that site (a CGG-CGG dimer ). These two facts represent the smoking gun proving SARS-CoV-2 was created in a lab. While viruses like Ebola, HIV, zika, and yellow fever have furin sites, no coronavirus in the entire family of SARS has ever had this quality. This one fact represents a 99.5% likelihood that the virus was lab-engineered. Since 1992, labs like Wuhan have inserted furin sites into viruses repeatedly as part of GOF experiments. It is the only method that always works and makes the virus more infectious. This is exactly what makes SARS-CoV-2 so unusually and unexpectedly infectious. "To gain entry into human cells, the virus binds to the ACE2 glycoprotein receptor. Next, the S2 spike protein subunit is cleaved (cut). Without this cut, the virus would only attach to the receptor, but it would not be able to gain entry to the cell. The furin site is why the virus is so transmissible and why it invades the heart, the brain, and the blood vessels," Quay explained .

6) SARS-CoV-2 was optimized for human transmission. When SARS-1 first jumped into humans, it had only 17% of the changes needed to cause an epidemic. How was SARS-CoV-2 made to infect humans so efficiently? It had to be genetically engineered in the Wuhan lab as part of their GOF experiments.

Modern genetic engineering techniques ( seamless technology ) can create new viral entities without leaving any trace that they were manipulated. How did the virus get four unique amino acid segments perfectly placed in the genome to enable furin and other enzymes in the human body to dissolve its viral coating so it can penetrate human cells and start to replicate? Why does the spike protein bind more strongly with human ACE2 receptors than with those of any other species? A virus that mutated from animals would have the highest affinity-binding for the original host species (the bat) and lower binding power for later hosts. But this virus comes on the scene instantaneously with powerful human binding capability.

This virus appears in the same neighborhood where Chinese scientists, in a joint US/China partnership, were collecting bat viruses from the wild, then weaponizing them in several badly managed, accident-prone labs, under the guise of biomedicine and vaccine research. They want us to believe a billion to one coincidence—that it came naturally? Why the cover-up? To hide the illegal GOF funding orchestrated by the NIH. Dr. Fauci, Daszak, and China are the true initiators and should be held responsible for the events leading to the countless deaths associated with this global pandemic.

Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Published by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on December 2, 2024, this 500+ page report concludes a 2-year investigation and documents lessons learned and the path forward. This report also concludes that COVID-19 most likely emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.

Down the COVID-19 Rabbit Hole

This book is a scientific masterpiece. Down the COVID-19 Rabbit Hole discusses the widespread misuse of science during the pandemic, the likely origin of COVID-19 (Wuhan Lab), the pathophysiology of the disease itself, and the harms associated with the various vaccines that have been produced, particularly those based on the novel mRNA platforms. This book also looks at the widespread failure of the health professions to adequately understand and treat the disease and the consequences of the vaccines, the apparently agenda-driven responses of various governments, and the inability of the legal system to understand the implications for natural and civil rights. The book also considers how most of the mainstream media largely became a propaganda tool for reigning governments. Page 180 in the book on the development of immune tolerance does a fantastic job explaining why highly-vaccinated individuals still suffer frequent re-infections—they have damaged their natural immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other coronaviruses. Because of this limited efficacy and damage to the body's immune response capability, the authors conclude, "On this basis alone, the use of these products must be called into question."

Risks of Using Blood from mRNA COVID Vaccine Recipients

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Japan published a study March 15, 2024 warning of the risks associated with using blood from recipients of the mRNA COVID vaccine. They urged immediate action to secure the world's blood supply. They observed blood contaminated with prion-like structures from the synthetic spike protein. This observation raises the risk of inducing fatal neurodegenerative diseases. The potential transmission of harmful proteins through exosomes (shedding) and the risk of autoimmune diseases due to the vaccines' mechanism and components (lipid nanoparticles—LNPs) were identified as major concerns.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Prion disease , also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), is a fatal, incurable, and progressive group of brain diseases that affect the nervous system of many animals, including humans, cattle, and sheep. Prion diseases are caused by a malfunctioning of the host's normal prion protein, which then assembles into prions. Prions are misfolded proteins that can trigger cellular death and cause other normal variants of the same protein to misfold. If spike proteins with prion-like structures are transmitted through blood transfusions, the danger of inducing prion disease in recipients becomes a huge risk. Prion diseases are notoriously difficult to diagnose early, have no cure, and are fatal, making any potential transmission through blood transfusions a significant safety concern. Other concerns included reduced immune function among blood recipients because the more COVID shots received, the more likely individuals were to suffer future infections due to antibody-dependent enhancement . Formation of blood clots and amyloid aggregates with chronic inflammation were also possible.

Concerns about the potential of contaminated blood to cause autoimmune diseases in recipients was based on research regarding RNA pseudouridylation . In this process, natural uracil is replaced by synthetic methylpseudouridine . This can cause frameshifting-- basically a glitch in DNA-decoding leading to off-target proteins . The antibodies that develp as a result could, in turn, trigger off-target immune reactions. The LNPs , a key component of the COVID shots, have been identified as highly inflammatory and possessing more potent adjuvant activity than traditional vaccine adjuvants. All of this leads to an increased risk of autoimmune disease.

Managing Blood Collection

Researchers advocated for comprehensive testing of both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals to assess the safety profile of blood products. They suggested discarding all blood products contaminated with spike proteins or modified mRNA until removal methods are developed. Here is a website that can help you find safe blood .

Calls to Suspend all Gene-based Vaccines

In view of the serious health injuries reported by vaccinated individuals, researchers called for a suspension of all gene-based vaccines. They urged organizations to take immediate steps to address and mitigate identified risks. Of course, vaccine manufacturers are doing all they can to ignore, discredit and avoid this international finding by suppressing publication in U.S. mainstream newsmedia.

When Does Someone Become Brain-Dead?

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

When a person is biologically dead, their organs cannot be used in a transplant. The reason is because the loss of oxygen causes organs to decay quickly. However, tissue like cornea, cartilage, skin, and even bone can be used. Only individuals declared brain-dead (no electroencephalogram (EEG) activity—no brain waves) can have their organs harvested and used in a transplant if their body is kept alive. While brain-dead means they are legally dead, their bodies are technically still alive. This can create some confusion about whether brain-dead is really dead. In today's world of social incentives for organ donations and fiscal motivations for illegal organ harvesting, this can lead to a situation fraught with moral and ethical conflicts of interest.

Heart Transplants

On December 3, 1967, the first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa. The replacement heart came from a female trauma victim with massive head injuries. Her heart continued to beat on life support, but there was no brain activity detected on EEG scans and she lacked any brainstem reflexes. The heart recipient survived for 18 days before succumbing to pneumonia, but his heart never stopped beating. A month later, Dr. Norman Shumway performed the first heart transplant in the United States. In an effort to provide guidance to this new surgical option, Harvard Medical School published "A Definition of Irreversible Coma" in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). They defined irreversible coma as the new criterion for death.

Procedure for Determining Brain-Death

Today, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) publishes guidelines for determining whether someone is brain-dead. Brain imaging by CAT scan or MRI must be conducted to ensure damage to the brain exists. Then, two doctors test the patient twice for responsiveness to pain stimulus and brainstem reflexes with a 24-hour interval between the tests. If there is no response, then an apnea test is administered which consists of taking the patient off the ventilator for 10 minutes. A tube carrying pure oxygen is inserted into their airways. If the patient does not begin breathing voluntarily, they are considered brain-dead.

Mistakes Can Happen

Unfortunately, it is not always so clear cut. False indications can result in the following conditions. 1) Hypothermia where the patient experiences low body temperature. This is common in patients resuscitated after cardiac arrest, because of the cooling devices applied to assist in recovery; 2) Autoimmune nervous system diseases like Guillain-Barre Syndrome where a person's nervous system can be robbed of reflexes and consciousness; 3) Drug overdoses; 4) Poisoning.

Zack Dunlap was pronounced brain-dead after a traffic accident in November 2007. He later stated that he regained consciousness after the pronouncement while friends and family were saying their goodbyes. He tried to scream and move, but nothing happened. He was an organ donor and was scheduled for surgery. But after family prayer his cousin, who was a nurse, felt it wasn't his time and conducted additional tests. When she pressed under his thumbnail, he pulled his arm to the other side of his body. The movement immediately revoked the diagnosis. After a few more days, he began breathing on his own and a month later was discharged from the hospital. I imagine he adores his cousin for saving his life!

Can Brain-Dead Donors Still Feel?

There is an ongoing debate whether brain-dead organ donors should be given consciousness blockers during organ procurement. Many doctors argue that while brain-dead people will likely never regain consciousness and recover, they are still alive and who really knows if they can still be aware and experience some level of internal pain. A famous case involved Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain-dead on December 12, 2013. However, her mother opposed the diagnosis and kept Jahi on life support for four and a half years. Though she could not speak and never regained full consiousness, two neurologists testified that in her final days she was "minimally conscious." Jahi would move to instructions and her EEG detected brain wave signals. This is impossible for someone brain-dead. So, Jahi recovered brain activity after being declared brain-dead. All of this goes to show that medical determinations do not always get it right.

Here is a link to a doctor who seriously affirms (and makes a strong case) that there is no such things as being brain-dead.

How Do Fingers Move?

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

We often take our hands for granted. We use them all of the time. There are 27 bones in our hands. Half of those are located in our fingers. Each finger has three bones and the thumb has only two. Scientists have estimated that our fingers will bend and flex 25 million times over the course of our lifetime! Our fingers have amazing nerve endings and touch receptors capable of sensing temperature, texture, pressure, movement, and much more. The human body has more than 600 muscles helping it to move, walk, and run. Interestingly, our fingers have none—zero! So how do fingers perform the intricate tasks, with so much dexterity, without any muscles?

Finger Movement

27 individual bones constitute the human hand . Those bones are called the carpal bones (8 in the base of the hand), the metacarpal bones (5 in the middle part of the hand) and phalanges (14 finger bones) connected by joints and ligaments . About one quarter of all our body’s bones are found in our hands. Making those bones move together in a coordinated way is no easy thing. It turns out that fingers are controlled by muscles in our forearms and the tops and palms of our hands.

A Symphony of Coordinated Movement

Small intrinsic muscles in the hand allow our fingers to perform the fine motor movements. Extrinsic muscles in the forearm and elbow control how the wrist and hand move. Finger bones are connected to muscles by tendons. Tendons are fibrous, cordlike connective tissue. When the attached muscles contract, fingers respond and can perform a wide range of motion as a result. Flexor tendons in the palm help fingers to bend while the extensor tendons on the top of the hand are responsible for straightening the fingers back out. These essential movements allow our hands to touch, grasp, and hold objects. If you watch a baby, you can observe the process they go through to learn how to control and make their hands function in the way they want. The human body is such an incredible creation we all too often take for granted.

Why Are Eggs Refrigerated in America?

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The United States is the only country in the world that requires the washing of eggs before they are sold. As a result, the outside membrane called the cuticle is washed away, leaving them vulnerable to outside bacteria and other sources of spoilage. That is why they must be refrigerated. You can feel the cuticle on a freshly-laid egg as little bumps on the surface of the shell.

Once refrigerated, they cannot sit on the counter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) explains : “After eggs are refrigerated, they need to stay that way. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating the movement of bacteria into the egg and increasing the growth of bacteria. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than 2 hours.”

The Surface of a Freshly Laid Egg

A chicken egg's cuticle is a thin, organic, non-calcified layer that protects the egg from bacteria, dehydration, and physical impact. It's also known as the bloom and is deposited on the eggshell during the last 1.5–2 hours of shell formation in the hen's uterus. The cuticle is made up of glycoproteins , carbohydrates, and some fat, and it fills the shell's pores to regulate gas exchange and prevent air from penetrating. This helps keep bacteria out, such as Salmonella and E. coli, and acts as the egg's first line of defense against infection. Eggs with good quality cuticles are protected from becoming infected. People eat eggs without refrigeration all over the world and never get sick. Americans did the same before refrigeration became common in the 1950s. Why the change in the United States?

Advent of Industrial Raising of Chickens

Chickens raised on family farms and allowed to roam freely, eating their natural diet, lay clean eggs in their nests. However, the advent of Big Agriculture with chickens packed in huge warehouses inches apart and layered on top of each other created a horrific mess of chicken poop and urine. These places are filthy and when chickens lay eggs, the chickens and the eggs are immersed in chicken fecal material. As a result, washing those chicken eggs becomes absolutely necessary in order to remove the muck.

The industry lobbied the government over decades to make this the general rule. In this way, they forced small farmers, who run much cleaner operations, to abide by the same rule. So, everyone has to wash their eggs and all eggs for sale have to be put into the refrigerator immediately, because without the cuticle, they are vulnerable to infection.

What about the bird flu? These types of diseases typically do not show up in small farm flocks. They are a problem only where Big Ag industrialized methods make chickens vulnerable to all manner of infection. So the question remains: Why should small farmers be forced to take precautions against a danger that mainly affects heavily-subsidized industrial farms?

Hope for Change

The Supreme Court has now clearly said that federal regulatory agencies cannot simply pass their own rules without a legislative mandate on the particulars. This momentous decision is called Loper Bright and it repudiates the previous rule involving Chevron . I'm hopeful that small farmers will now have a fighting chance to change the law.

Butter

Speaking about refrigeration, did you know that butter does not need to be refrigerated? Since we were married 46 years ago, we have always left our butter out on the counter, because it is much more spreadable and easy to use that way. Many people fear that it might spoil and go bad. But like freshly-laid chicken eggs, it is safe and protected by nature. Even the USDA acknowledges that butter is safe to eat at room temperature. While t he USDA recommends not leaving butter out for more than two days, many of us know you can leave salted butter out for weeks without any problems.

High Pressure Processing

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

High pressure processing (HPP) is a food preservation method you may not have heard about. It is not pasteurization because it doesn't involve heating food. Instead, a tremendous pressure (like that experienced in underwater marine trenches) is applied to juices, meat, and ready-to-eat meals. The technology claims to extend shelf life and maintain the freshness of foods. However, it is not able to eliminate all microbes or inactivate spores. And, of course, there are no long-term studies looking at potential impacts on human health. The dairy industry is exploring HPP as a method to produce "safe raw milk" with a longer shelf life, although the process does alter the milk's texture, color, and potentially its nutritional qualities. Limited research suggests that HPP-treated foods and beverages may not offer the same benefits to health as their truly raw counterparts.

Cold Pasteurized

Sally Fallon Morell is the founding president of the Weston A. Price Foundation ( westonaprice.org ) and states, " Examples of HPP products commercially available in the United States include fruit smoothies, guacamole, ready-to-eat meals with meat and vegetables, oysters, salad dressing, hummus, ham, chicken strips, fruit juice, salsa, and fruit purees. You won't find any particular symbol identifying it on the label, but you might see the words, ' cold pasteurized .'" The food industry claims that "HPP has the potential to produce high-quality foods that display characteristics of fresh products, are microbiologically safe and have an extended shelf life." The claim of being microbiologically safe has not really been demonstrated.

You can visit hiperbaric.com to see more about the technology.

Methylene Blue

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A lot of people have been asking about the health benefits of methylene blue , so it was time for me to take a deep dive into it. I didn't know that methylene blue (MB) is actually the parent molecule for chloroquine (which includes hydroxychloroquine). I knew I was going to like it immediately! Besides having antiviral aspects, MB helps mitochondrial respiration (the energy factories in our cells). It also improves brain energy metabolism, which results in improved cognitive performance. Besides all that, it prevents neurodegeneration (brain cell and nerve system damage).

Background

Methylthioninium chloride , commonly called methylene blue, is a salt that has been used as a dye and as a medication. It was the first synthetic drug in modern history—developed in 1876. The first medical application was for malaria. In 1890, Paul Ehrlich, a scientist at the Charite Hospital in Berlin, discovered that MB inhibits an enzyme that weakens the malaria parasite.

Other drugs developed from or with it include antibiotics and antiseptics. In the past, it was commonly used to treat urinary tract infections. It’s also been used as an antiviral agent in blood used for transfusions. To this day, MB is found in every hospital in the world, as it’s the only known antidote for metabolic poisons or, put more simply, any poison that interferes with oxygen transport or displaces oxygen, either from the blood or from the mitochondria. For example, if you’re admitted for carbon monoxide poisoning, they’ll give you MB intravenously. Cyanide is another example. The only known antidote for cyanide poisoning is MB. In addition, the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) utilizes it as a component for treating acute lung infections like those caused by COVID-19 .

Importantly, MB is a hormetic drug , which means that low doses have the opposite effect of high doses. This means that administering low-dose concentrations stimulates or induces a biological process, while high-dose concentrations inhibit that process and cause the opposite reaction. Being aware of that interaction is critical to using MB safely and effectively.

MB as an Antioxidant and Energy Increaser

Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, an MB researcher, does an outstanding job explaining how MB helps benefit the body through its action on the mitochondria in the cells that produce energy. If it is too much scientific detail, you can skip the quote.

Uses

When you’re perfectly healthy, low doses of methylene blue will enhance oxygen consumption, mitochondrial respiration and ATP production above baseline, essentially optimizing the whole system. So, MB acts as a metabolic enhancer and not just an antidote for metabolic poisons and other inhibitory processes.

MB can also play a role in the prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and strokes. According to Dr. Gonzalez-Lima, “Any process where increasing oxygen-based energy production plays a major role, methylene blue will have a role to play."

It is also highly effective against urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly patients. These folks are often put on antibiotics which disrupt their microbiome. Dr. Mercola explains that MB was used for decades at a dose of 65 mg per day. "Since your body doesn’t really metabolize it, it is excreted by your kidneys into your bladder where it reaches very high concentrations over time and becomes a potent oxidant stress that kills virtually any pathogen in the bladder. Plus, it has the additional 'side effect' of improving brain health and reducing dementia. In my mind, it is reprehensible medical malpractice not to use methylene blue in UTIs in the elderly. It clearly is the safest and most effective drug of choice."

Selecting an Appropriate MB Product

While MB is very safe, there are some concerns (contraindications). Because it is a hormetic drug, c heck with your doctor to make sure dosing levels are appropriate for your situation. Also, realize that there are three types of MB: industrial, chemical, and pharmaceutical-grade. The only version you want to take is pharmaceutical-grade. Do not ingest MB from the pet store. That is industrial-grade MB used as an antiseptic for fish tanks. It has lots of impurities and contains only 10-25% MB. Chemical-grade is used for staining (dye) purposes in laboratories, but it can have heavy metal impurities and become toxic to you over time. Pharmaceutical-grade is 99%+ pure. This is the kind used for injecting intravenously as an antidote or for oral use. These products are marked United States Pharmacopeia (USP). You won't find MB at the local pharmacy, but many compounding pharmacies can obtain the pharmaceutical grade or you can also find it on Amazon . It comes in liquid or you can get it in tablets. Tablets are better, so the MB doesn't stain your teeth, although your urine will become blue. This doesn't signify a problem, and your urine will return to its familiar color when you stop taking MB.

The Journey Through Menopause

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Menopause is the time that marks the end of the female menstrual cycle. It's officially classified after going 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in the 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States. While menopause is a natural biological process, it represents a major transition in womanhood as significant as a young teenage girl starting her first period. Passing through the front door and exiting the back door of child bearing is not only a physical experience, but a defining emotional, mental, social, and spiritual one too.

Perimenopause and Menopause

There are three stages of menopause: perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. Perimenopause is the time leading up to menopause. It describes a time when the hormones defining womanhood (such as estrogen) start to decline and menstrual cycles become erratic and irregular. Menopause and perimenopause can cause symptoms like anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, hot flashes, weight gain, and irregular periods to name a few . These symptoms can start years before periods stop, and can carry on afterwards. Generally speaking, menopause symptoms are at their worst during the 12 months after the final menstrual period. It can be tough to manage the sexual changes that come along with menopause, like vaginal dryness and a loss of libido—which can cause a lack of sexual enjoyment.

Medical Intervention Treatments

Menopause is a natural process. Many symptoms will go away on their own over time. If symptoms become unbearable, treatments can help you feel better, but they come with some risks. Common treatments include:

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This is also called menopausal hormone therapy. Medications replace the hormones that a woman's body isn’t making anymore. Certain drugs or combinations can help with hot flashes and vaginal symptoms. Premarin , an estrogenic drug used for postmenopausal women, is derived from the urine of pregnant mares (PMU). In 2002, researchers who were working on the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)—a series of government studies of more than 160,000 healthy postmenopausal women—abruptly halted a trial involving 16,000 women who were taking Premarin. It was discovered that HRT raised the risk of stroke in women by 41 percent, the risk of heart attack by 29 percent, and the risk of breast cancer by 26 percent. Doctors now largely agree that women should avoid HRT. Those who must use it in order to relieve severe symptoms associated with menopause should limit the duration of the treatment and use the lowest effective dose.
Bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) . This approach uses processed hormones that come from plants. Plant-derived estrogen uses soy or yam extracts instead of horse urine. These plant-based hormones, which are “bioidentical” to human hormones, have fewer side effects in humans. Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are the most commonly used bioidentical hormones. BHRT is less risky than HRT, but the risks have not been fully studied long term.
Topical hormone therapy. An estrogen cream or gel inserted vaginally to help with dryness.
Nonhormone therapeutic medications. The depression drug paroxetine (Brisdelle, Paxil) is used by the medical establishment to treat hot flashes. The nerve drug gabapentin (Gralise, Neuraptine, Neurontin) and the blood pressure drug clonidine (Catapres, Kapvay) are also used. Medicines called selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) can help a woman's body use its estrogen to treat hot flashes and vaginal dryness. But all of these are drugs that interrupt natural human physiology and cause side effects which could be detrimental.

Personal Life Changes

Lifestyle changes help many women deal with menopause symptoms. Steps can include:

For hot flash symptoms, drink cold water, sit or sleep near a fan, and dress in layers.
Use an aloe-based vaginal moisturizer or lubricant for dryness.
Exercise regularly—doesn't have to be strenuous.
Stay socially and mentally active.
Don’t smoke. Tobacco can cause early menopause and increase hot flashes.
Limit alcohol consumption.
Eat a variety of whole, real foods and avoid highly-processed foods. Be consistent with supplementing adequate plant-based vitamins, minerals, and sugar nutrients.
Get involved in practices like yoga, deep breathing, or massage.
Talk with women who have been through menopause to glean from their counsel and wisdom.
Some women going through menopause never experience anything difficult or even noticeable. Others experience every disconcerting issue related to it and mourn a tremendous loss of who they once were.
But one thing is for sure: female bodies are designed to enter and leave child-bearing years. Managing this journey is something women are equipped to handle. Making decisions to strengthen health via whole-food nutrition and plant-based supplementation will go far in easing that transition. For help with that process, see my book .
Men also go through a process called andropause , but it is usually slower and not as dramatic. Symptoms include mood swings and irritability, loss of muscle mass, a general lack of energy/enthusiasm, erectile dysfunction and loss of libido, difficulty sleeping and increased tiredness, poor concentration and short-term memory. 20% of men at age 50 and 50% of men by age 60 experience these issues—with their own challenges and potential solutions.

History of Fluoride

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health I discuss how fluoride was introduced in the United States into our drinking water (see pages 81-82). Dentists and toothpaste manufacturers support the use of fluoride on the surface of teeth and there is some science suggesting that it does help harden teeth. However, when it comes to ingesting fluoride, that is a completely different story.

Issues With Fluoride

One of the first signs of overdosing fluoride are the brown spots that show up on children's teeth. There are numerous other problems associated with ingesting it as it is one of the most reactive elements in the chemical grouping of halogens. Fluoride and bromide both displace iodine on cell receptors. This displacement on thyroid cell receptors can create problems for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. Fluoride also disrupts hundreds of enzymes within the human body. Thyroid disease is a growing epidemic in the United States. The autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's is the number one autoimmune issue affecting Americans. It occurs when the body's immune system attacks the thyroid's cells, causing inflammation and potentially destroying the gland. This can reduce the thyroid's ability to produce hormones, which can lead to hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid.

History of Fluoride

Here is a link to a dramatic YouTube video (has some commercials as a result) that explains how fluoride came to be added to our water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has erroneously claimed for years that "fluoridation is one of the ten greatest health achievements of the 20th century." Virtually all of Europe refuses to fluoridate their water and they have no more tooth decay than people in the United States. Actually, good nutrition (whole, real foods and no processed foods) is the key to eliminating dental disease and cavities.

Federal Judge Rules Fluoride in Water Poses "Unreasonable Risk"

In September 2024, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California wrote a long-awaited decision in a landmark lawsuit brought against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He ruled that fluoridation at current U.S. levels (0.7 milligrams per liter) posed an "unreasonable risk" of reduced IQ in children . 200 million Americans drink water treated with fluoride. Judge Chen ruled that scientific evidence demonstrated irrefutably that fluoride treatments at that level could damage human health, especially that of pregnant mothers and young children. The lawsuit took seven years as the CDC, EPA, the American Dental Association (ADA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) raised technical challenges resisting all the scientific studies showing harm. The EPA's legal defense rested on their belief that determining the exact level at which fluoridation is harmful is too unclear for the agency to decide whether the chemical presents an unreasonable risk. Judge Chen ruled that their argument was "not persuasive." The EPA requires a margin of error by a factor of at least 10 to exist between the hazard level for a toxin and the acceptable human exposure level. Judge Chen determined that a preponderance of scientific data shows that 0.7 mg/L definitely exceeds the safe range.

It is not clear what the EPA will do after this ruling. They could appeal the ruling or take regulatory actions ranging from simply notifying the public of risks to actually banning the chemical treatment. This controversy has been going on for over 70 years, but hopefully this ruling represents a significant turning point in the struggle for water that is safe to drink. Stay tuned!

MTHFR Mutations and Cancer

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is both an enzyme and a gene. A MTHFR gene mutation impairs how the body metabolizes folate (vitamin B9) and other B vitamins (there are eight B vitamins). People with this problem have difficulty processing vitamin B as well as other people do. In the United States, between 20-40% of white and Hispanic individuals have this mutation. It is relatively rare in black people (1-2%).

How It Affects Health

Our bodies require folate to break down homocysteine . Homocysteine is an amino acid and marker for inflammation tied to heart disease. At high levels, it can damage the lining of arteries. It can encourage blood clotting. This raises the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes. Folate is also essential for making and repairing DNA, supporting methylation (a vital biochemical process affecting energy and detoxification), and generating glutathione (an antioxidant).

MTHFR gene mutations are linked to ischemic stroke caused by a blood clot that cuts off the blood supply to the brain.

A 2021 study showed the mutations were tied to higher breast cancer rates in white and Asian women. It was also linked to more aggressive breast cancers that spread to the lymph nodes in Hispanic women.

A 2022 review associated the mutations with increased risk of autoimmune disease , including multiple sclerosis.

A 2020 review found "significant association" between the mutations and increased risk of autism affecting communication and behavior.

In 2021 a case report showed how a 32-year-old man diagnosed with major depressive disorder and anxiety and on psychiatric treatment for nearly 3 years was able to stop taking his antidepressant medication. After being administered 15 mg of L-methylfolate, he had complete relief within 4 months. Another study in 2012 found that 92% of patients achieved symptom relief.

Two MTHFR Genes

We inherit two genes for creating MTHFR—one from each parent. A heterozygous mutation means only one gene is mutated, while a homozygous mutation means both are. Two of the most common MTHRF variations are given the cryptic identifiers C6777T and A1298C .

What Causes the MTHFR Defect?

Researchers point to several environmental factors that contribute to MTHFR defects, including exposure to heavy metals (especially aluminum, mercury, and lead), glyphosate, and microbe loss. It is interesting to note a possible correlation with vaccines. Aluminum and mercury have been used and are still being used in vaccines as adjuvants to stimulate a more severe reaction to the vaccine by the immune system.

Folic Acid Versus Folate

Understanding the difference between folic acid (a synthetic vitamin B9) and folate (l-methylfolate is the most bioavailable form for the body) is vitally important. Fortified foods and supplements often contain the synthetic form (folic acid). Natural is always better than lab-created, synthetic forms which can actually cause serious harm. Consumers should ensure their supplements list folate or l-methylfolate instead of folic acid. Natural food sources for folate include leafy greens, avocado, broccoli, asparagus, and legumes.

Pancreatic Cancer Related to Insulin Resistance

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Pancreatic cancer is now the third-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. New research suggests a link between elevated insulin in combination with a poor diet and obesity could be the reason why. Insulin resistance is a condition where the body’s cells don’t respond effectively to insulin. This is an issue centered on the science of glycobiology. If insulin cell receptors are not being built properly, they don't function properly. If glycans are not in the correct location to form the cells' insulin lock , then the insulin key doesn't fit and the lock isn't opened.

How Elevated Insulin Causes Pancreatic Cancer

The hormone insulin is produced in the pancreas and is designed to prompt cells to pull sugar from the blood to use as energy. But the lock and key have to fit. When the lock doesn't open, the message is not communicated properly. Insulin resistance leads to elevated blood sugar levels and that can cause Type 2 diabetes.

Insulin resistance tied to obesity and diabetes is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer. New University of British Columbia (UBC) research published in Cell Metabolism shows how. Excess insulin overstimulates pancreas cells that make digestive juices. This overstimulation initiates inflammation, converting pancreatic cells to a precancerous state. This finding is a major development in understanding what initiates pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Emily Gallagher of Mount Sinai Health System stated, “It shows the importance of the insulin receptor in regulating digestive enzyme production and inflammation in the pancreas." She also noted that an important follow-on question is how this information could be used to reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with high insulin levels.

Elevated insulin, or hyperinsulinemia, occurs when insulin levels exceed the normal range. It occurs when the body becomes insulin resistant, that is, when the cells in our muscles, fat, and liver cease responding normally to insulin. Beyond pancreatic cancer, high insulin has been linked to colorectal, breast, endometrial, liver, ovarian, and gastric cancers, Dr. Gallagher said.

Unlike normal cells, cancer cells rely on glucose as their primary energy source as they can’t metabolize fats. Restricting glucose intake through diet can help to starve and eliminate cancer cells. High insulin can predate high blood sugar and diabetes by years, Dr. Gallagher stated. “Therefore, people who have metabolic syndrome, obesity, or prediabetes are at a greater risk of developing cancer due to the higher insulin levels, even in the absence of high blood glucose,” she said.

Prevention

The importance of eating healthy, whole, real foods in smaller portions than typically eaten in America cannot be overstated. Avoiding highly-processed, fake foods is vital. Supplementing with sugar nutrients to ensure that the essential eight sugars are always available in bountiful amounts to build correct cell receptors, so the body can function as it was designed to, is imperative. For more information on nutritional glycobiology and these critical sugars, see my book , There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Public Health Response Caused More Deaths Than Wuhan Virus

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The largest study of its kind found that excess mortality in 125 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic was caused by the medical establishment's response to the virus, not the virus itself. Researchers concluded that "nothing special would have occurred in terms of mortality had a pandemic not been declared and had the declaration not been acted upon." The fearmongering, hysterical reaction by the public health establishment resulted in harmful interventions; these included an untested, mandated COVID-19 vaccine with severe side effects, including death, as well as severe stress related to economic and social lockdowns .

Research Results From Worldwide Study

Researchers from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres analyzed excess all-cause mortality data beginning with the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic declaration on March 11, 2020, and ending on May 5, 2023. The 521-page study established a baseline all-cause mortality rate across 125 countries and used that to determine the variations in excess deaths during the pandemic. The researchers established that there was significant excess mortality worldwide between March 11, 2020, and May 5, 2023. Overall excess mortality, during the three years in the 93 countries with sufficient data to make an estimate, is approximately 0.392% of the 2021 population—or approximately 30.9 million excess deaths from all causes.

‘Idea that vaccines saved lives is ridiculous’

Rancourt and his team cited several factors they believe disprove the theory that the virus caused a spike in all-cause mortality. For example, they wrote that excess mortality surged almost simultaneously across several continents when a pandemic was declared, while there were no comparable surges in areas that had not yet declared a pandemic. This suggests that pandemic interventions like lockdowns, which were implemented synchronously across many countries, likely caused the surges.

The researchers also pointed out the significant variation in mortality rates during the pandemic in all time periods—even across different political jurisdictions directly adjacent to each other. If the virus caused the deaths, it would follow that the infection fatality rate would be the same, or at least similar across political boundaries.

The researchers also found a lot of variability in death rates within countries over time, which also would not be an expected outcome if those deaths were caused by a pathogen. Rancourt said they found “the idea that the vaccine saved lives is ridiculous,” and based on flawed modeling as he and colleagues also showed in a previous paper .

Here again, they found no systematic or statistically significant trends showing that vaccination campaigns in 2020 and 2021 reduced all-cause mortality. Instead, they found that in many places, there was no excess mortality until the vaccines were rolled out, and most countries showed temporal associations between vaccine rollouts and increases in all-cause mortality.

Medical Interventions (Including Denial of Treatment) Caused Premature Deaths

Rancourt said the excess deaths his team identified are strongly associated with the combination of two major factors: the proportion of elderly in a country’s population and the number of people living in poverty. Both factors increased peoples’ vulnerability to “sudden and profound structural societal changes” and “medical assaults.”

While the proximal cause of death may be classified on death certificates as a respiratory condition or infection, the researchers noted, they argue that the true primary causes of death are actually biological stress, non-COVID-19-vaccine medical interventions and the COVID-19 vaccination rollouts.

The authors also pointed to extensive evidence showing that medical interventions—including denial of treatment—caused premature deaths. Such interventions included, but were not limited to, the denial of antibiotics and Ivermectin against bacterial pneumonia, the systematic use of mechanical ventilators , experimental treatment protocols, new palliative medications and overdoses, isolation of vulnerable people and encouraged voluntary or involuntary suicide.

17 Million Deaths Tied Directly to COVID-19 Vaccines

Finally, the researchers projected that 17 million of the excess deaths they identified were associated with the COVID-19 vaccines, confirming the findings of their previous research on a smaller sample of countries. Those vaccine-related estimations were based on analyses of places that had large spikes immediately following vaccination or booster campaigns and also by examining the numbers of vaccine doses and their relation to deaths over time.

Thirty percent of the countries they analyzed had no excess deaths until either the vaccine rollouts or the booster campaigns. And there were significant correlations between COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and peaks or increases in excess all-cause mortality. Ninety-seven percent of countries showed a late-2021 or early-2022 peak in excess all-cause mortality temporarily associated with booster rollouts. It is highly unlikely, the researchers wrote, that the vaccine-mortality associations are coincidental.

Based on their analysis and interpretations, researchers concluded, “We are compelled to state that the public health establishment and its agents fundamentally caused all the excess mortality in the COVID period.”

For an incredible synopsis of what took place during COVID, watch the Vaxxed 3 movie here .

If you haven't seen the series of Plandemic movies including Plandemic the Musical , click this link .

Sudden Infant Deaths

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Children's Health Defense organization publication, The Defender, published a whistleblower interview between Steve Kirsch and a former police detective ("Jennifer"). Steve Kirsch is executive director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation and he contacted the police station to verify her identity and work history. The detective worked in Omaha, NE, a major city with a population over 300,000 people. She made the stunning claim that 50% of the 250 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases she investigated over her 7 years happened within 48 hours after the infant received a vaccine. Approximately 70% happened within the first week. The detective's information is independently verifiable in the police records "for any health authority who has any doubts," Kirsch said. And he is actively working with the police department to make the statistics public. On top of that, the vaccine injury is never mentioned in coroner reports as the possible cause of SIDS.

Vaccines Never Mentioned in Coroner Reports

Dr. Elizabeth Mumper, CEO of the Rimland Center for Integrative Medicine stated, "Many parental reports about a baby dying suddenly start with the phrase, 'He just was at the pediatrician's office—they said he was healthy.' If there were no correlations between vaccines and SIDS, then sudden death cases would be evenly distributed throughout the month. Instead, we see clusters of unexpected deaths in the first week after shots are given. Reports from police officers and first responders are supported by this published evidence."

Despite the comprehensive information provided to the coroner, vaccines are never listed as the cause of death. They are not even mentioned in the final reports! It took Jennifer a couple of years to learn why. She discovered that it was because the pharmaceutical industry carries no liability under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986—they are indemnified. The coroner's report would mention if the parents put Johnson & Johnson baby lotion on the infant the day before the baby died, but they would never mention if the baby received a vaccination the day before the baby died. Vaccines were never considered as a possible trigger.

Conspiracy of Silence

It isn't just the coroner's office that is silent. Law enforcement has turned a blind eye also. Everyone suspects vaccines are the problem, but no one says anything out of fear.

Helen Grus , a forensic police detective from Ottawa, Canada is being prosecuted for investigating the link between SIDS and the COVID-19 vaccine. She is being accused of accessing files of infant death cases in which she was not previously involved. Grus suspected that infant deaths had increased by a factor of two or three. But the smear campaign accused her of being the problem rather than the vaccine. Grus was suspended without pay for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine herself and for questioning the usefulness of masks. This is what happens to people who want to tell the truth.

Vaccine Hesitancy

No one, let alone a pediatrician, is allowed to question the viability of vaccines for fear the public would lose confidence in the medical system's vaccination program. Kirsch stated, "So doctors minimize vaccine hesitancy by telling parents that it wasn't the vaccine, these things just happen. That's how they're trained." Dr. Paul Thomas, a pediatrician and author shared, "They don't know what they don't know."

Kirsch explained that a review of the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and medical literature between 1990-2019, analyzing the correlation between vaccines and SIDS , found that "of all cases post-vaccination, 75% occurred within seven days." That number closely matched what Jennifer saw in her 250 cases. This type of correlation would be impossible were the vaccines not causing SIDS. There is no other viable explanation. The hepatitis B vaccine is given to babies on day one after their birth, but other shots quickly follow. Parents have a right to know the risk associated with vaccinations.

Coughing

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The respiratory tract is abundant in nerve endings, some of which are known as cough receptors , located in the throat, vocal cords, and upper airway of the lungs. They react to foreign substances and stimuli; when activated, they trigger the cough reflex to expel mucus or foreign objects. Coughing isn't a disease, but sometimes it can feel like it. According to Dr. Klan Fan Chung at the National Heart & Lung Institute at the Imperial College London, "Coughing is very much a natural and protective thing; it protects our lungs." When we cough, there is usually a deep gasp which allows air to penetrate our lungs. Then, the glottis (part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them) closes, covering the airway, while muscles in the chest and abdomen contract forcefully. This involuntary movement induces a significant increase in chest pressure. Finally, the glottis opens suddenly and air rushes out at speeds close to 50 miles per hour. Mucus and foreign particles are carried out with that release of air. Incredibly, during vigorous coughing, the air speed approaches the speed of sound, creating the barking noise that we call a cough.

Causes of a Cough

A cough can be a conscious, voluntary act or an uncontrollable, involuntary reflex. In the latter case, stimulation of nerves in the larynx ("voice box") and respiratory tract initiates the entire process. These nerves can be irritated by infections, allergies, cold air, tumors, chemical agents such as smoke, mechanical factors such as dust particles, or by normal body fluids such as nasal mucus or stomach acid. It's no wonder, then, that so many different things can trigger a cough.

Cough Types

The picture above featured in The Epoch Times shows the 3 types of coughs governed by the length of time exhibited. Observing the types of secretions expelled during coughing is also important as it can indicate if there is a bacterial infection. Everyone coughs, and nobody worries about an occasional cough. Many acute illnesses — ranging from hay fever and the common cold to bronchitis and pneumonia — produce recurrent coughs. But the cough that accompanies acute illnesses resolves in a matter of a few days to a few weeks. In contrast, a chronic cough is defined as one that lingers for more than three to eight weeks, sometimes lasting for months or even years.

Chronic, Persistent Coughs

Chronic coughing is common — so frequent that it rates as one of the most common reasons for seeing a doctor. In addition to worry about the cause of the cough, patients experience frustration and anxiety, especially if diagnosis and treatment stretches out over weeks, which is often the case. Coughing interrupts sleep, producing fatigue and impairing concentration and work performance. Coughing can also have important physical consequences, ranging from urinary incontinence to fainting and broken ribs. Between medical tests, lost productivity at work, remedies that don't help, and treatments that do, coughing can become expensive. Upper airway cough syndrome, cough-variant asthma, and acid reflux account for two-thirds of all diagnoses of chronic cough.

Refractory Chronic Cough

If a doctor treats the patient for all three of these possible underlying causes, and the cough has no improvement, “at that point, it’s a cough [that] meets the definition of refractory chronic cough, ” explained Dr. Peter Dicpinigaitis, professor of medicine in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Refractory chronic cough is caused by “a hypersensitivity of the cough reflex,” he said. In his experience, approximately 30 percent to 40 percent of patients with chronic cough belong in this category.

Individuals with unidentified causes tend to be older than age 40, with an average age of 55. They are predominantly female, outnumbering males by two to one, according to Dr. Chung. These patients experience hypersensitivity in their nerves, akin to an overly-sensitive security alarm system in a house triggered by the slightest breeze. Factors such as changes in temperature, the scent of perfume, or even laughter can set off this alarm.

Furthermore, the role of the brain is crucial. According to Dr. Chung, if there are issues with the brain’s control of cough signals, it is comparable to having an unreasonable circuit breaker setting behind the alarm system, leading to frequent false alarms. A doctor’s strategy for managing these types of coughs is to suppress them as much as possible to reduce patient suffering, according to Dr. Dicpinigaitis (professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine). “However, we do not have any particularly good baseline effective medications to treat this refractory chronic cough,” he said. Fortunately, these patients often take proactive measures to identify triggers causing their coughs and engage in self-learning, adopting measures such as sucking on lozenges, ice, and staying hydrated.

Dr. Chung also emphasized the importance of keeping the throat moist, as dryness can stimulate cough receptors, making them more sensitive. It is always advisable to carry a small bottle of water. Additionally, stay in a warm environment and avoid cold stimuli. Chronic cough may also be related to vocal cord dysfunction . Dr. Chung mentioned that some experienced speech therapists can guide patients in attempts to suppress the urge to cough.

In addition, mental factors and stress can produce many physical symptoms, including cough. Psychogenic coughing increases at times of stress and disappears during sleep. Unfortunately, some people may never identify the cause of their cough, Dr. Rizzo ( chief medical officer of the American Lung Association and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University) said.

Synthetic vs Natural Caffeine

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Approximately 60% of the caffeine consumed in America is not natural caffeine from coffee beans or tea plants. It is synthesized in a laboratory. Companies like Red Bull, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi utilize synthetic caffeine in their drinks to give them the extra energy kick. Emerging research indicates that synthetic caffeine may accelerate aging, while naturally occurring caffeine slows age-related decline.

Problems With Caffeine

A study published in 2017 demonstrated that higher caffeine intake was associated with shorter telomeres (a marker of cellular aging) in adults. However, increased coffee consumption was linked to longer telomeres. This conundrum suggests that compounds other than caffeine in coffee may be providing the anti-aging effects.

These findings validated earlier ones that found greater coffee consumption was associated with longer telomeres. Researchers wrote, "On the surface, it might be assumed that caffeine intake and coffee consumption are essentially the same variable. They are not."

A 2023 study found instant coffee negatively affected telomere length. This was determined to be related to higher DNA-damaging lead content . Standard filtered coffee showed no adverse effects.

Authors of a study investigating caffeine from green tea, coffee, and soft drinks found that green tea protects against telomere shortening, while synthetic caffeine did not. Synthetic caffeine in the soft drinks was associated with DNA damage and accelerated aging.

Why Natural is Better than Synthetic

"Caffeine that is found in coffee or tea exists in a matrix of over 1,000 other chemical compounds, most notably polyphenolic compounds that have potent antioxidant effects," reported nutritionist David Wiss. For this reason, he said, both coffee and tea have anti-inflammatory properties that "isolated caffeine does not offer."

While coffee and tea have demonstrated protective effects against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, these same studies also conclude that isolated caffeine fails to protect against neurodegeneration.

How Much Caffeine is Safe?

Naturally caffeinated food like chocolate contains about 12 mg of caffeine and beverages like coffee and tea contain up to 95 mg. Energy drinks can contain up to 300 mg of synthetic caffeine (see RockStar xDurance above). This is the reason the spike in caffeine content is associated with heart attacks in young people, while other studies show coffee and tea having a cardioprotective effect.

Dr. Wiss recommends that people "take a three-day (or longer) break from caffeine every three to six months." As I mention in my book , I would recommend avoiding coffee and sticking with water as the safest approach overall.

World's Leading Authority Admits Vaccines Have Never Been Studied Properly

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The world's leading expert in vaccinology, Dr. Stanley Plotkin, in company with his other vaccinologist disciples, has published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine , titled Funding Pastauthorization Vaccine-Safety Science. After decades insisting that vaccines were the most studied medical products on the planet, they have just admitted the opposite. They stated that "prelicensure clinical trials have limited sample sizes and follow-up durations" and "there are not resources earmarked for postauthorization safety studies." This is an incredible reversal of vaccine dogma of the last 50 years.

Position Reversal

In his analysis of this study, Aaron Siri states that " For decades, the medical community insisted vaccines are the most thoroughly studied product ever; for example, Dr. Paul Offit said, "I think we should be proud of vaccines as arguably the safest, best tested things we put in our body.” For decades, parents of vaccine injured children, vaccine injured adults, and other stakeholders contested these claims only to be shunned and attacked by the medical community and health agencies. In 2018, I had the unprecedented opportunity to depose the architect of our vaccination program and the Godfather of Vaccinology, Dr. Plotkin, and lay bare the evidence that showed what these authors are now finally admitting about the utter lack of vaccine safety trials and studies. See https://thehighwire.com/ark-videos/the-deposition-of-stanley-plotkin/ ."

Vaccine Safety Deception

To read the entire, outstanding article by Aaron Siri at Injecting Freedom , click here .

mRNA Vaccines and COVID Shots

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

If you have never understood what the difference and the danger mRNA shots represent (as opposed to traditional vaccines), Dr. Christina Parks of the American's Frontline Doctors (AFD) organization gives an outstanding 18-minute presentation that is easy to understand. AFD consists of real doctors who actually treated patients and who were not afraid to explore new ways to effectively help them before they ended up in the hospital. They fought the medical bureaucracy and ivory-tower clinicians who had never treated a real patient. This brave group found solutions that worked and which did not require them to wait hopelessly for a vaccine to be developed while millions died needlessly.

Lessons Learned

A study on COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: Lessons Learned from the Registrational Trials and Global Vaccination Campaign is a landmark study thoroughly documenting what researchers have learned during the pandemic. The authors concluded that g iven the well-documented severe adverse events (SAEs) and unacceptably high harm-to-benefit ratio, governments should endorse a global moratorium on all mRNA products. They stated the following irrefutable evidence at the conclusion of their lengthy study:

Censored Study on Autopsies Finally Published

The long-awaited autopsy study linking COVID shots to deaths was finally published, after the Lancet journal censored it. A systematic review of autopsy-related literature following COVID-19 vaccination found that 73.9% of the 325 deaths were linked to the shots, suggesting “a high likelihood of a causal link” between the shots and death.

The study authors shared, “Our study faced unprecedented censorship from the Lancet SSRN preprint server and was taken down after massive downloads by concerned physicians and scientists across the globe. Lancet did not want the world to know that among deaths that were autopsied after COVID-19 vaccination, independent adjudication found that the vaccine was the cause of death in 73.9% of cases ... The most common fatal vaccine syndromes were myocarditis and blood clots. Investigative journalists should probe Lancet to uncover who was behind the unethical suppression of critical clinical information to the public.” Blood clots pulled during autopsies shown below.

CDC Releases Hidden COVID-19 Vaccine Injury Reports

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released previously hidden reports of facial paralysis and other adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination. The 780,000 reports, received shortly after the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, show that people experienced a wide range of post-vaccination problems, including heart inflammation, miscarriages, and seizures.

The CDC, for years, declined to make the V-safe data public, instead publishing studies that described the reports as providing reassurance about the safety of the vaccines. However, according to data released in 2022 as a result of a lawsuit, nearly 8 percent of the 10 million users required medical attention or hospital care after vaccination, and many others reported missing school, work, or other normal activities. The first two batches , made up of 780,000 reports from some 523,000 people, include dozens of reports of heart inflammation, hundreds of reports of facial paralysis, and thousands of reports of tinnitus. Many people said things were so bad that they were struggling with suicidal thoughts.

The free-text portion of the surveys was the only place for people to report adverse events, including heart inflammation, although, as previously released documents show , the CDC knew the vaccines might cause those events. Other documents show that the CDC became aware of the vaccines possibly causing myocarditis, or heart inflammation, and a related condition called pericarditis early in 2021, but hid the knowledge from the public.

Judge Kacsmaryk’s order came in litigation brought by the Freedom Coalition of Doctors for Choice. The other suit over V-safe data came from the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN). The fact that a lawsuit was needed to compel the production of the V-safe data “is yet another shameful chapter in the decades-long history of federal health officials trying to cover up vaccine risks by ignoring patterns of vaccine reaction symptoms in reports made to the government,” stated Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center.

Nicotine Patches and Long COVID

An intriguing study for treating long COVID symptoms was recently published documenting how nicotine patches rectify numerous complaints (including loss of smell) associated with COVID. Following a SARS-CoV-2 infection, many individuals suffer from post-COVID-19 syndrome. It makes them unable to proceed with common everyday activities due to weakness, memory lapses, pain, dyspnea (difficult or labored breathing) and other unspecific physical complaints. Several investigative studies have demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 related spike glycoprotein (SGP) attaches not only to ACE-2 receptors, but also to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs).

The researchers hypothesize that nicotine could displace the virus from nAChR attachment and pave the way for unimpaired cholinergic signal transmission . Cholinergic transmission is the fundamental mechanism used by practically all sensory systems funneling the neural information from skin to the central nervous system . It involves the release of transmitters from nerve terminals, which then act on receptors in the postsynaptic membrane. Treating several individuals suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome with a nicotine patch application, these researchers witnessed improvements ranging from immediate and substantial to complete remission in a matter of days. They advised that patients always begin with the lowest concentration of nicotine patches (7.5 mg/24 h administered once daily) to avoid and minimize sickness side effects often experienced by non-smokers.

Study Uncovers 'Off Switch' for COVID mRNA Shots

Dr. Mercola reported on a study led by Dr. Peter McCullough which suggests using small interfering RNA (siRNA) and ribonuclease targeting chimeras (RIBOTACs) to target and degrade residual mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines. This protocol has the potential to mitigate long-term health risks associated with persistent synthetic spike protein production. "Long vax" symptoms, similar to long COVID, have been reported following vaccination, including fatigue, brain fog, numbness, cardiovascular issues, and cerebral thromboembolism . COVID-19 mRNA vaccines have shown much wider distribution of the mRNA within the body than was originally claimed by the vaccine manufacturers. This treatment approach uses a version of mRNA to remove the vaccines' synthetic and toxic mRNA. A brief overview of the study was provided by Dr. Mercola.

All About Hiccups

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

When someone in my family gets the hiccups, I like to sneek an opportunity to scare them because Angie thinks that's the best way to stop the hiccup attack! And, it brings a lot of laughs! It doesn't always work, but it is a good excuse for me to have some fun! There are a lot of suggestions on how to get rid of hiccups that I've heard over the years. And I'm sure each of us has a favorite way for getting rid of them—and we feel so sure that it works that we advocate our solution to others with great passion. So, I was intrigued when I stumbled upon some information that explains what hiccups are and a scientifically approved way to get rid of them. I'm all about the science, so I'll share with you what I learned below.

What Are Hiccups?

Hiccups can feel like they come from your lungs, stomach, or even your throat. But they are actually spasms which take place in your diaphragm. The diaphragm is the muscle between your lungs and stomach. It is designed to pull downward when you breathe so your lungs can expand with more air. However, when this muscle spasms, your vocal cords close and re-open quickly, creating the classic "hic" sound.

The Scientifically Approved Method to Rid Yourself of Hiccups

Drinking water from the backside of a cup, or with a pencil clenched between your teeth, or getting scared by someone can work occasionally (and give your brain something else to think about!), but these techniques are not scientifically repeatable treatments. Decades of research has found one solution. You can disrupt the spasms by expanding your lungs. This means to inhale and hold your breath as long as possible, and then, at the last possible moment, inhale a little more through the nose. This makes your lungs as full as they can be, squashing out excess air or muscle twitching in your diaphragm. It leaves no room in your body to hiccup.

Researchers also say that you can cut hiccups off before they start. Try to be mindful of not eating too fast or too much. Try not to gulp air when you drink (especially carbonated beverages). Regardless, hiccups will normally go away on their own without any intervention. But for those of us who cannot tolerate the annoying occurrences, this approach seems to be the best cure for alleviating these embarrassing inconveniences.

GMOs in Cheese?

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

For those of us who love cheese and want to eat what's clean and natural, it isn't just about checking to see if the milk cheese is made from comes from cows that are grass-fed, start to finish. There's a new hidden concern. There's a bioengineered (GMO) element in the process of turning milk into cheese. An outstanding book for those interested in cheese (making it themselves and/or understanding the different kinds) is called The Art of Natural Cheesemaking: Using Traditional, Non-Industrial Methods and Raw Ingredients to Make the World's Best Cheeses . The author mentions in this book something about bioengineering (GMOs) that I had never heard.

There are several steps and ingredients to change milk into cheese. One of the key ingredients is called rennet (pronounced reh-nut). Rennet is the enzyme used to cause the separation of milk proteins into solid curds and whey. It is essential for making different types of cheese such as cheddar, mozzarella, aged cheeses, as well as hard cheese like Parmesan, Gorgonzola, and Gruyere. There are four types of rennet used in cheesemaking.

Four Types of Rennet

1. Animal Rennet

This is also called true rennet and is a mixture of enzymes, including chymosin and pepsin that help coagulate milk into cheese. Originally, rennet came from the stomachs of un-weened ruminants—cows (calfs), sheep (lamb), and goats (kid). As babies, these ruminants have what is called a milk stomach. In essence, the babies make cheese in their stomach so they can get the most out of the milk. As the animal grows and begins to eat more grass, these enzymes occur less as the need for milk reduces. In the US, animal rennet is considered unethical because it comes from milk-fed calves (a by-product of the veal industry). Consequently, it is increasingly expensive and difficult to obtain as the market for veal declines.

2. Vegetable Rennet

These are coagulating agents from plants (nettles, artichokes, and cardoon thistle). They are not as effective as other milk-clotting enzymes. In addition, commercial supplies of these rennets are difficult to find.

3. Microbial Rennet

Microbial rennet is a coagulating agent produced by fermenting a specific type of mold, yeast, or fungus in a lab setting. Microbial rennet can be non-GMO, but the microorganisms used to produce it may be fed genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The organisms are often fed soy, which is most likely GMO. However, some microbial rennets, like Standing Stone Farms' Non-GMO Microbial Rennet, are produced without animal products and, therefore, are not bioengineered. Unfortunately, they do not make cheese as well as animal rennet. The synthetic enzymes give cheese a rubbery texture and, when aged, an unsettling bitterness.

4. FPC Enzyme (Fermentation Produced Chymosin)

FPC is produced with the aid of transgenic bacteria (species of E. coli or Aspergillus niger) that have been given a gene from a cow expressing the production of chymosin; this allows the microorganisms to synthesize the enzyme in bio-reactors without the slaughter of calves. Most American cheesemakers use this type of rennet in cheese production. This rennet is definitely created as a result of bioengineering (GMO).

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Bioengineered/genetically modified (GM) rennet was not subject to a review when it was granted Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA considers GMO as natural as nature's food and therefore, requires no safety testing. Apparently, this is the strange logic: companies can get a patent since the product is so distincet and unique, yet that product does not require testing because it is sufficiently similar to 'natural food.' It's insane, but that is their regulatory determination (sponsored and paid for by the bioengineering industry!).

What can consumers do? The author suggests that if you are interested in making your own cheese, you use products from WALCOREN , a company that produces a certified non-GMO rennet. It's much harder when buying store-bought cheese: manufacturers are not required to label the fact that they are using bioengineered bacteria or feeding them GMO feed. Even a USDA Organic label doesn't guarantee non-GMO in this case, because the USDA makes an exception for processing aids used manufacturing the cheese. Hopefully, with this summary of the different types of rennet, you will be able to discern a little more detail about the nature of the cheese you purchase (see picture above with goat milk and vegetable rennet listed on the ingredient lablel).

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 10 (Nutrient Availability)

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In the National Academy of Science October 2012 publication, scientists quote a study which said, "Unlike nucleic acids and proteins, the structures of glycans are not 'hard-wired' in the genome. Because of the multiple linkages that sugars can engage in that produce isomers and branching patterns, glycan structures cannot accurately be described as simple linear sequences of building blocks. Rather, a glycan's most basic structure must be described in three dimensions. Because glycan structures are not template encoded, they are plastic, reflecting myriad factors determined by cellular metabolism, cell type, developmental stage, nutrient availability , other cues from the cell's environment and stochastic events." Let me unpack this incredible statement in the next paragraph. I think you will be as completely awestruck as I was the first time I read it and comprehended what scientists were actually admitting.

Nutrient Availability

Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that are crucial in all cells and viruses. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) and ribonucleic acid ( RNA ). So, the statement is saying that unlike DNA, RNA, and proteins, glycan structures are not built using a template or blueprint. They are way more complex. The geometric structures they form resemble bushes and trees. The leaves on the trees are the sugars. The trees (glycan structures) branch out and bend in a multitude of three-dimensional ways that we do not understand. It appears to scientists that many factors influence, but do not control, the development of these complicated antenna structures. Note that stochastic (in the first paragraph) means random events that happen in nature for no discernable reason. Multiple factors seem to influence glycosylation (the adding of glycans to proteins/lipids to form these antennas). This implies that glycosylation is not genetic. Genes do not control it. Something above the genes (epigenetics) is at work.

The one factor that struck me most vividly was the term nutrient availability . Scientists are reluctantly saying that food is a critical factor. Good food provides the nutrients (including required sugar nutrients) needed to make these structures. We are what we eat especially at the cell level! We have much more control over our health and wellness than scientists and doctors have ever led us to believe. You are not a victim of your genetics.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 9 (Altered Glycosylation)

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Altered glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer and contributes to pathogenesis (creation) and progression including metastasis . Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells spread from their original location to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body makes treatment virtually impossible . In metastasis, cancer cells break away from the original ( primary) tumor , travel through the blood or lymph system, and form a new tumor in other organs or tissues of the body. Cancer cells always exhibit altered (not normal) sugar patterns on their glycocalyx.

Altered Glycosylation

Glycosylation is the term that describes the process of how cells attach particular sugars to proteins and lipids. These sugar strands can involve tens, hundreds, or thousands of sugars. When cancer is diagnosed, it means glycosylation did not take place properly on those cells—it is a universal feature of cancer cells. In our ABO blood typing system , one sugar out of place can be the difference between life and death in a blood transfusion. The body is vigilant and pays particular attention to every sugar on those cell-surface, sugar structures. When glycosylation goes awry and sugars are not where they should be, cancer can result and progress resulting in a very serious situation. The picture below depicts how the immune system fights cancer. APC stands for Antigen Presenting Cell, the cell that gathers specific tumor cell markers to pass onto T-cells and other natural killer cells.

Cancer

This disease is second only to heart disease for the number of American lives taken in death (610,000 U.S. deaths in 2023). Cancer cells can proliferate throughout the body via metastasis. Metastasis involves the lack of particular sugars called cell adhesion molecules . When a cancer cell loses its grip on surrounding normal cells, it is free to float through the lymph system or the circulatory system. The cancer cell travels to another part of the body and can cause a secondary cancer. Over 98% of all cancers metastasize. This is why surgery and radiation are not more successful. By the time enough cancer cells show up to cause symptoms and a subsequent diagnosis, they have already metastasized. This leaves only chemotherapy as a treatment option and the statistics are extremely poor for success in fighting cancer via that approach. Preventing the growth of cancer in the first place by eating real, healthy food to strengthen cells and your immune system turns out to be the best option for eliminating this disease.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 8 (Every Biological Process)

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Glycobiology involves the study of biological sugars (glycans) which the body uses to create receptors on the surface of each cell. Missing glycans affect not only every disease, but nearly every biological process going on in the body. This means that basic functions within the cell can be disrupted when miscommunication takes place. Five functions common to all cells include nutrient uptake, reproduction, growth, waste removal and reacting to external changes. All living things are made up of cells, which serve as the basic building blocks of life, and all cells have a purpose in a living organism. Apoptosis or programmed cell death is also a function of the cell on its journey from life to death.

Apoptosis

It seems funny to talk about death while discussing the things of life, but it is a normal and necessary aspect of all mortal life. Cells wear out and need to be replaced so the organism (animal or human being) can continue living. Apoptosis is the name given to the myriad biological processes that can result in the death of the cell. Almost all cells have a programmed death date. Cells can initiate self-destruction internally when the time comes or respond to signals externally. When old cells die, they leave room for a new generation of cells to be born; in this way, the health of the larger organism is maintained and enhanced. Missing or altered sugars can disrupt this process and wreak havoc on the life of the organism. When apoptosis does not happen properly, degenerative diseases like cancer develop.

Cellular Biology—Life and Death

The human body loses between 50 and 86.4 billion cells every day, and the body needs to replace them with new cells to maintain normal function. There are millions of biological processes going on within each cell in the body every day. Apoptosis is just one of them and sugars are involved in facilitating almost all of these activities. If the sugars are not in place structurally, communication fails and the process cannot be completed properly. The cell functions then break down in a multitude of ways. Truly, disease begins at the cell level and missing sugars are an important part of that equation.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 6 (Insulin Resistance)

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin or doesn't use insulin properly, leading to high blood sugar levels . This insulin imbalance prevents glucose from entering cells to be used for energy, causing it to remain in the blood. It is a disease of sugar, but most people are unaware of how a lack of structural sugars associated with glycobiology can cause this disease.

It's All About Sugar

The hormone insulin is designed to fit into or dock onto an insulin-receptor antenna (a glycoprotein—see picture below). When it does so correctly, a message is transmitted inside the cell which causes the metabolic pathway necessary to handle blood sugar to be turned on (GLUT4 gateway below). However, if sugars are missing on that glycoprotein antenna and insulin cannot dock on the receptor, the message will not be transmitted. Miscommunication occurs because the pancreas cannot get the cell to respond to the message to absorb the glucose in the blood. The pancreas reacts by making more insulin. It continues to try to get the cell's attention in a vain attempt that never works quite right. The receptor is not built properly, so it isn't working correctly. It can't accept the insulin into its docking station. This situation is known as insulin resistance, eventually leading to type 2 diabetes. Cell-to-cell communication breaks down and disease can result. The problem is not with the insulin or the pancreas. The problem is at the cellular level where glycoproteins are not being created properly. The key can only work if the lock isn't broken. Getting another key will not solve the problem. You have to fix the lock. Every disease (degenerative or autoimmune) that affects humans involves missing structural sugars (glycans).

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 5 (Glycocalyx vs Nucleus)

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The National Academy of Science observed in 2012 that the "elimination of any single, major class of glycans [8 biological sugars] from an organism or cell results in death." And that death is immediate because essential cellular communications are disrupted. Daily operations necessary for sustaining life cannot happen. I used to think the nucleus was the brains of the cell. But scientists can remove a nucleus (a process called denucleation ) and the cell can still live for months. Red blood cells don't even have a nucleus and they live for four months! Without a nucleus, the cell can't reproduce on its own and cannot repair itself because there is no DNA code inside to tell it what to do. Without instructions, it can't perform these functions. But it can live day to day and perform the purpose it was designed for (like carrying oxygen throughout the body until it wears out).

The Nucleus is a Storage Facility

In computer operating systems, there is a concept called a distributed operating system . This refers to an operating system whose software is not located on a main, centralized computer. Rather it is distributed over a collection of independent computer devices networked and communicating together. They are physically separate, but electrically connected. This system can handle all of the required jobs in the same way a single, mainframe computer would. In the cell, the glycocalyx represents the distributed operation system. One cell can have nearly one million individual glycoprotein cell receptors capable of engaging with outside input and responding in a programmed way. The nucleus serves more like a storage center or hard drive. It houses the DNA, the genes that contain the instructions or blueprint for running the cell properly. But the nucleus cannot initiate action. It cannot cause the acting upon or reading of any part of those instructions. It has to wait for outside input. What causes the blueprint to be read and the building to be built at the right time and place is an environmental input generated from outside the cell. Something above the genes has to turn the genes on or off. An entire science called epigenetics (above the genes) has risen to explain how genetics (the genes) activate.

The Glycocalyx Makes Life Happen

When cell receptors on the glycocalyx receive signals from molecules in the interstitual fluid (fluid outside and surrounding), decisions and actions are initiated inside the cell. A conformational change (a bending or electromagnetic reorientation) of the antenna results from the binding of an exterior molecule to the outside glycoprotein cell receptor. Proteins on the interior portion of the glycoprotein become exposed; they are then read by interior molecules which go into the nucleus to read and copy the instructions for what to do next. Specific metabolic processes are thus initiated and the appropriate interior response to the exterior input is generated. Compared to a keyboard, messages are conveyed from the outside of the computer to the inside of the computer and the correct output occurs. It is a simple, beautiful, and amazingly elegant demonstration of how life is sustained within our bodies.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 2 (Sugar Alphabet)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Sugars (scientists call these sugars/carbohydrates glycans ) are attached to proteins (amino acids) or lipids (fatty acids) in trillions of different patterns. While there are hundreds of sugars in nature, only 8 simple sugars (monosaccharides) are used by cells in the biological process called glycosylation . These glycans are glucose, galactose, mannose, fucose ( not fructose), xylose, n-acetyl glucosamine, n-acetyl galactosamine, and n-acetyl nueraminic acid ( sialic acid for short). They are arranged in various geometric shapes and these patterns represent distinct letters in a sugar-coded alphabet . The alphabet constitutes the communication system for our cells. Our immune system relies upon it to communicate and function correctly.

Flagpoles

When sugars are attached to proteins (or lipids), I often describe these sugar antennas as 'flag poles.' The pole part is made up of protein and the flag part is made up of glycans (sugars). There are thousands of ways the amino acid components of proteins can be arranged to make different 'poles.' That sounds like a lot, but it cannot account for the billions of ways our genes (genetics) express themselves to create and operate a human being. In 2003, scientists were able to complete their decades-long counting exercise to determine the number of unique genes humans had. Turns out, we have only 20,500 genes—they were expecting over a hundred thousand. It seemed embarassing because a Heinz tomato had 31,760 genes and we are a lot more complicated than a tomato! Something was not adding up!

Sugar—the Forgotten and Anonymous Nutrient

They finally realized that sugar nutrients were responsible—no one had ever paid much attention to them, thinking they were just for energy (not nutrition). It turned out that just like at the United Nations, you could use the same flag pole, but run up a different flag and it would represent a completely different country (see picture above). The glycans (sugars) were making all the difference on how the body read, responded, and acted towards the protein (which was actually a glyco protein). Even more bizarre, the protein (flag pole) can be made to fold over on itself by adding certain sugars. Protein folding is a vital tool enabling linear proteins to assume three-dimensional shapes and act as enzymes within the body to facilitate millions of metabolic processes. Misfolded proteins can accumulate and cause serious harm. They account for several neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimer's.

Cellular Communication

If the glycans (sugars) are placed properly, then communication takes place properly (proper structure = proper function). If the sugars are missing or not placed properly, then communication breaks down and the immune system begins to act erratically. These glycans can be arranged in a lot of different patterns. The coding capacity of this sugar code is estimated between 100 trillion and 1 quadrillion unique instances. 1 billion seconds represents 31.7 years. 1 quadrillion is a million billions. The complexity of this language is unmatched by anything in the known universe. This is the language of life—it facilitates cellular communication and immune system function.

Essentials of Glycobiology—Part 1 (Overview)

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

I have put together this 10-part series to explore the fundamental nature and structure of sugar—why carbohydrates were ignored by scientists in favor of protein and how sugar determines and governs the metabolic processes of life within viruses, bacteria, animals, and humans. I will explore some of the phenomenal discoveries and demonstrate how glycans overrule protein as it relates to the field of genetics (study of genes) and helped establish the field of epigenetics (control above the genes). We will even explore how sugar chains were used to create gain-of-function biological warfare in the last global pandemic.

Glycobiology is the study of the structure, creation (biosynthesis), biology, and evolution of sugar chains (carbohydrates, saccharides or glycans) that are widely distributed in nature, in all life-forms. The National Academy of Science issued a 200-page publication in October 2012 titled, Transforming Glycoscience—A Roadmap for the Future . This landmark publication by the nation's top scientific institution directed the American educational system to focus intense effort in training future students in this obscure, but critical field of science. The timeline to meet this goal was ten years.

National Academy of Science (NAS) General Findings

The following is a list of scientific findings expressed in the NAS report. I will explain the significance and meaning associated with these findings later as we come across them specifically in this 10-part series. So, don't feel overwhelmed by the terminology.

1. Glycans are the most abundant family of organic (living) molecules on the planet.
2. The potential information glycans can convey vastly exceeds any other class of molecules.
3. Every living cell on the planet is covered with a dense and complex array of glycans. It is called the glycocalyx or cell wall (in plants). Some cells do not have a nucleus, but all cells have a glycocalyx or cell wall.
4. Every molecule, cell, or organism that interacts with a cell must do so via the glycocalyx or cell wall.
5. The vast majority of proteins (75% in humans) are attached or bound to glycans which modify or control the protein's behavior and function.

National Academy of Science Health-Specific Findings

1. Elimination of any single, major class of glycans from an organism results in death.
2. Every disease affecting humans involves glycans.
3. The vast majority of host-pathogen interactions involve glycans via recognition, degradation, or molecular mimicry. Molecular mimicry is defined as structural similarity between antigens, but coded by different genes . Antigens are substances that cause an immune response. Scientists suspect molecular mimicry as the mechanism by which microbes cause autoimmune disease.
4. Most protein therapeutics (drugs) must by glycosylated properly to function effectively. For instance, some proteins do not fold correctly unless they are glycosylated. Glycosylation is the process by which a glycan is attached to proteins and lipids via a covalent bond where the atoms share electrons .
5. Altered glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer and contributes to pathogenesis (creation of cancer) and progression.
6. Many vaccines rely on glycans engineered in the laboratory to function.

Mental Illness and the Ketogenic Diet

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In November of 2022, Dr. Christopher Palmer, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, highlighted his discoveries in a book, Brain Energy . Dr. Palmer theorizes that mitochondrial disorders are the root cause of all mental illnesses. Mitochondria are the power stations in each cell of the body. They provide the energy or power for the cell to operate correctly. If those mini-power plants become damaged, the cell is unable to perform at 100%. His pivotal insight came in 2016 when he helped a patient with schizoaffective disorder lose weight. The patient suffered from severe mental illness and low self-esteem due to his weight gain experienced while on psychotropic medication. Palmer initially couldn't believe that switching to a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet could stop auditory hallucinations and paranoid delusions. But he quickly began using this intervention in other patients and found equally dramatic results. This experience put him on a path investigating how a change in diet could alter severe mental illness.

Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Drawing from decades of research on metabolism and mitochondria, Dr. Palmer believes that mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain. That means these mental conditions are not permanent defects. They can be corrected by identifying and addressing their root cause. This insight goes against the prevailing medical paradigm that schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are lifelong defects.

When mitochondria are not operating correctly, various health problems can manifest; these include cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes. Palmer is the first to note that this mitochondrial dysfunction can also lead to mental disorders like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The brain needs a huge amount of energy to work effectively. When mitochondria are not producing enough energy, it can lead to abnormalities in the structure and function of the brain, which in turn may manifest as mental illness. Mitochondrial dysfunction can produce fluctuations in neurotransmitter levels, oxidative stress, and inflammation.

Ketogenic Diet

Common-sense lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, stress reduction, and adequate sleep make us feel better. But one intervention was the most impactful of them all. The ketogenic diet dates back to 1920 when it was first used to treat epilepsy. The diet is high in fat, moderate in protein, and low in carbohydrates. Studies over the years have documented how this diet increases the number of mitochondria and enhances their function. One way it does this is through the production of ketones . When the body is in ketosis (starved of glucose), it produces ketones from stored fat as an alternative, more efficient energy source. These ketones provide the energy the cells need, including brain cells which rely heavily on mitochondria for energy. Mitochondria also assist in the production of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which are chemicals that influence mood and behavior. These neurotransmitters are directly related to mental health.

The ketogenic diet also improves insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes because it is low in sugar. Insulin resistance impairs the creation of new mitochondria. Insulin resistance results in dysfunction of the mitochondria, which reduces energy production, and causes cellular damage limiting the ability of that cell to function as it should.

Hope for the Future

Though helpful in the short term for some patients, psychiatric medications often cause side-effects ranging from reduced libido and weight gain to increased risk of suicide. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is also one of the standard treatments used today for mental disorders. Both of these approaches can sometimes manage symptoms, but often fail to cure the disease long term.

A ketogenic diet offers real hope for a life-long cure. Dr. Palmer states, "We have hundreds of cases of people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia putting their illnesses into remission. Scientists are pursuing this. We have at least 10 controlled trials of the ketogenic diet for serious mental illness underway now. One is getting ready to publish their pilot trial results soon. There is a lot of momentum behind this. This groundbreaking theory opens up entirely new ways for us to conceptualize and treat mental illness going forward ... you can have real results in real people today."

The power of health has always been in wholesome, real food, properly eaten. I address the ketogenic diet in my book, There's an Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health (page 208).

Maddie's Story

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Stephanie de Garay allowed her three children to sign up for the trial of the new Pfizer COVID-19 shot. She believed in vaccines. Her daughter, Maddie de Garay, was 12 years old and her good friend had already signed up for the trial. The $119 per visit monetary compensation was an incentive too. Maddie loved to dance and play soccer, but that all changed when she suffered a severe adverse reaction from her second dose of the shot. She struggled through 11 Emergency Room (ER) visits and four hospital admissions during the next 18 months. Injuries from the shot have left her unable to walk or eat. She has to use a feeding tube and suffers constant pain, vision problems, tinnitus, allergic reactions, and lack of neck control. If that were not enough, the medical system has continually dismissed her case, labeling her health problems as psychological. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pfizer, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the medical system have never offered one iota of help, choosing to ignore her situation and her family's trauma and financial burden. See her story here as told on The Highwire .

Maddie's Journey

Maddie received her first experimental jab on December 30, 2020. She had a fever and her arm swelled. Her second jab was January 20, 2021. The Pfizer questionnaire after each shot only had questions to which the answer was "yes" or "no"—there was no place for comments. Maddie barely made it through school the next day and said she didn't feel right. Once home, Maddie began screaming in pain that her heart felt like it was going to be ripped out through her neck. A trip to the ER was no help as doctors felt it was a reaction to the shot, but that it would get better in time. Even though Maddie was part of a high-profile ongoing clinical trial, Pfizer never contacted her and Maddie's heart pain was never addressed. On January 23, 2021 Maddie's symptoms continued to worsen. She was exhibiting severe body pain, nausea, diarrhea, and extreme fatigue. Her family took her to the ER three times that week before she was finally admitted to the hospital. Instead of doing medical tests, the hospital sent in psychologists and social workers to focus on her mental health. Eventually, Pfizer listed "her traumatic systemic adverse reaction as 'functional abdominal pain' when reporting trial results to the FDA. A day before Pfizer submitted their request for emergency approval for the COVID vaccine for 12-15-year-olds and before necessary testing was done, they put Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) as a diagnosis on her chart." Doctors continued to deny that her illness had anything to do with the vaccine.

Stuck in a Nightmare

On February 19, 2021, Maddie fainted and, when she revived, she couldn't remember her birthday or her friend's names. During her second hospital stay, Maddie woke up from an MRI and fell to the floor, unable to stand. She has not been able to walk since that time. Convulsions and seizures became the norm. Since Maddie was not making physical progress, the hospital transferred her to a mental institution. However, after the family saw the conditions there, they opted to bring her home. The de Garays felt like they were medically blacklisted and everything was done to cover up for Pfizer. After a year and a half, with the help of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) and React 19, nonprofit organizations that offer support for those suffering from long-term COVID-19 shot adverse events, they found doctors willing to conduct the proper tests. These doctors diagnosed Maddie's vaccine reaction properly and unequivocally stated it was due to the Pfizer vaccine.

Pfizer Classifies Severe Reactions as "Not Related" to Shots

The FDA and Pfizer attempted to hide the COVID-19 clinical trial shot data for 75 years! Fortunately, the FDA was sued and ordered by the courts to release the data much sooner. 80,000 pages of documents were released on June 1, 2022 and these revealed that deaths and severe adverse events took place during the Phase 3 trials. However, Pfizer made it a habit to categorize all of these severe adverse events (SAEs) as being "not related" to the vaccine. After Maddie's ICAN legal team got her records, they sent a letter in October 2021 to the FDA and highlighted how Pfizer had downplayed her condition, describing Pfizer's move as "at best dishonest. To regulators, it should be criminal."

In February 2022, the FDA finally responded, recommending filing a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) report. Since the FDA does not monitor VAERS, this was a slap on the face to Maddie's family. Maddie's story is ongoing and her legal team continues to try to hold the government accountable. The sad thing is that many thousands of people have died or been injured by these shots. We need to share her story and let the world know about the corrupt behavior of our medical system. After years of pandemic cover-up for the pharmaceutical industry, The New York Times, in May 2024, finally published an article admitting numerous COVID-19 vaccine injuries actually exist. For Maddie and thousands of other victims, we can only hope that the truth is finally, even if slowly, getting out to the public!

A great new movie documenting Maddie's experience and issues surrounding the COVID pandemic is called Unsafe and Ineffective . You can watch it for free by clicking here and putting in your name and email.

Can You Reduce the Risk of Cataracts?

Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Cataracts are an eye condition that causes vision to blur due to the build-up of proteins on the lens of your eye. If it is not treated, cataracts can lead to progressive vision loss and even blindness. The most common treatment is surgery, but there are some risks. In 42% of cases, cataract surgery results in dry eyes and 20% of the time, it leaves patients with a droopy eyelid.

Blood Sugar

Chronically high blood sugar from a poor diet and lack of exercise can trigger long-term damage to your body. Eyes are significantly affected by blood sugar. Diseases range from cataracts, to glaucoma, and blindness can result. Dr. Eric Berg, a health expert, states: "When your blood sugar is high, it creates a lot of oxidative stress in different tissues, including the eyes. Our bodies produce antioxidants to protect against this oxidation and free radical damage. But certain things, like age and diet, can cause our bodies to make fewer antioxidants. However, plants also make potent antioxidants that we can take advantage of to help counter the effects of oxidative stress." Two outstanding, powerful categories of antioxidants are carotenoids and anthocyanins.

Carotenoids and Anthocyanins

The natural pigments found in vegetables, fruits and berries are called carotenoids and anthocyanins. Foods high in carotenoids are yellow, orange, red, and purple fruits and vegetables, pasture-raised egg yolks and grass-fed meat. Important carotenoids for eye health include beta carotene (a precursor for vitamin A, but make sure it is plant-based—not synthetic), lutein, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin.

Foods high in anthocyanins are red, purple, and blue fruits/vegetables like blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrant, and red cabbage.

Lutein

Studies show that this carotenoid is vital for eye health. It protects against cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the number one cause of blindness for the elderly. Lutein is concentrated in the macula—the part of your retina responsible for central vision. It is also found in the lens where it fights against cataracts, and is the most efficient carotenoid for filtering out blue light from electronic devices. Blue light promotes oxidative stress in your eyes, and it is this stress that increases the risk of cataracts. Your body cannot make lutein, so you must get it from your diet. Foods rich in lutein are dark leafy greens, egg yolks, carrots, red and yellow peppers, sweet corn, broccoli, avocados, raspberries, cherries, and paprika. Lutein and other carotenoids are fat-soluble. So, to maximize absorption make sure your diet includes healthy fat. The no-fat/low-fat diet is disastrous for eye health.

Vitamin C and Astaxanthin

A great natural source of this powerful antioxidant is acerola cherries. Each cherry has only 1 calorie, but 80 mg of vitamin C.

However, the most powerful antioxidant is astaxanthin. It is produced by the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis when its water supply dries up, forcing it to protect itself from ultraviolet radiation. The only other sources are the sea creatures that consume the algae—wild salmon, shellfish, and krill.

Studies document protective benefits to several eye-related problems like cataracts, AMD, cystoid macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, retinal arterial occlusion and venous occlusion, glaucoma, and inflammatory eye diseases like retinitis, iritis, keratitis, and scleritis. Astaxanthin ameliorates and prevents light-induced damage, photoreceptor cell damage, ganglion cell damage, and damage to the neurons in the inner retinal layers. It also helps maintain appropriate eye pressure levels.

Clearly, eating a plant-based diet is crucial for eye health. For more information on how to support your immune system, how to avoid altered food, and how to tell the difference between natural versus synthetic/inorganic supplements, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health .

Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer

Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

If you use artificial sweeteners, a warning was issued in July 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) finally declared the popular artificial sweetener aspartame a likely carcinogen. Officially, the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) says aspartame will now be listed as " possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B)." However, the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) made up of the WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) declined to lower the acceptable daily intake amount of aspartame from the current 40 mg/kg of body weight. That was not a surprise since the chemical sweetener has been widely used since 1980 in various food and beverage products like diet drinks, chewing gum, gelatin, ice cream, dairy products such as yogurt, breakfast cereal, toothpaste and medications like cough drops and chewable vitamins.

Aspartame Cancer Risk Known for Decades

Despite aspartame's approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1981, a series of investigative reports and studies raised serious issues with the chemical's approval. In 1996, a team within the department of psychiatry at Washington University Medical School questioned whether aspartame was linked to increasing rates of brain tumors. "An exceedingly high incidence of brain tumors" was linked to aspartame-fed rats. In 2006, a study led by Dr. Morando Soffritti , a cancer researcher in Italy, found that even in low doses of aspartame were causing animals to develop several different forms of cancer. In 2012, Harvard researchers published a study linking diet soda with aspartame to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia. In 2022, a study of 100,000 adults in France found that consumption of artificial sweeteners increased cancer risk by 13% .

Weight Control

Aspartame's cancer link is especially concerning since it is so prevalent in diet foods and drinks. Aspartame is used in 1,400 food products in France and more than 6,000 around the world. Its high level of sweetness (200 times greater than sugar) combined with its low calories makes it popular for people wanting to lose weight. But even the WHO released guidelines in May 2023 advising people not to use artificial sweeteners for weight control because they don't offer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.

Clearly, these artificial sweeteners are devoid of benefit for your health. If you are going to use sugar, there are natural, healthy options like trehalose, glucose, honey, and even sucrose (in moderation and organically produced from non-GMO sugar cane). They represent much better alternatives to anything artificial and synthetic coming out of the laboratory.

The Spleen—Largest Lymphatic Organ in the Body

Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The spleen is one of the least understood organs in the body. It is part of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is the garbage processing/recycling function in the body and the spleen is the largest organ belonging to that arena. The spleen resembles one of your kidneys. It is fist sized and it sits next to the stomach on the left side of your body. It is made up of two types of tissues: red pulp, which contains red blood cells; and white pulp, which contains white blood cells. The spleen sits like a reservoir in the circulatory system. It removes old blood cells and filters the blood to remove pathogens and encapsulated germs (bacteria that are double-protected and more resistant to the body's immunity). In addition, i t regulates immune defense functions and produces antibodies.

Spleen's Three Primary Functions

1. Producing and Recycling Red Blood Cells

During the first weeks of a baby's development in the womb (weeks 12 to 28), the spleen produces most of the red blood cells (RBCs). After week 28, the bone marrow takes over. RBCs only last 4 months in circulation before they wear out and need to be replaced. Macrophages engulf about 5 million red blood cells every second. Blood flows through the spleen (the red pulp) which has a unique network that filters the blood, but also identifies any RBCs flowing through that don't pass the quality control test of squeezing and pressing. This helps to identify any damaged cells, remove them from circulation, and recycle the building block nutrients.

2. Extra Blood Reserve

In cases where the body experiences issues with adequate blood supply, such as shock, injury and/or significant loss of blood, the spleen can shrink in size and release up to 100 milliliters of blood into the circulation system. This represents 2% of the body's entire blood supply and is a backup system to maximize the opportunity for life.

3. Filtering Blood to Remove Invading Germs and Viruses

Pathogens are usually neutralized or destroyed in the lymph nodes. But if any manage to evade that process, they will continue to circulate in the lymph fluid and eventually get recirculated in the blood. At that point, the spleen will serve as a backup filtration system. Bacteria, parasites, and debris are eliminated to ensure the blood stays clean. This is primarily done in the white pulp where macrophages engulf and degrade dead cells, tumor cells, and foreign material. During a chronic infection, the spleen may become inflamed from the accumulation of pathogens and increase in size. In addition, B cells (a type of white blood cell) will produce infection-fighting antibodies which can attack bacteria and viruses. This antibody production of B cells is one of the most important contributions the spleen makes toward immunity.

Spleen Rupture and Stroke

Medical science reports that the spleen is the most vascularized organ in the body. This means that it has the most capillary vessels carrying blood or lymphatic fluid than any other organ. It is a sponge. Any serious injury or bleeding involving the spleen will result in significant blood loss and possible death. This is why the spleen is often removed following blunt abdominal trauma. In addition, similar to the brain or the heart, the spleen can also have a 'stroke' where an artery or capillary gets blocked by a blood clot. COVID-19 and especially the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine caused blood clotting in small blood vessels. Cases of spontaneous spleen rupture have been reported in several countries including the United States. The symptoms of brain stroke and heart attacks are widely known, but spleen stroke is not. It usually causes abdominal pain on the left side of the body and may include nausea and vomiting. Being aware of this is the first step and surgical removal of the spleen is the last. Unfortunately, removing the spleen can lead to severe infection and mortality risk, but it is the lesser of two evils at that point. Prevention of spleen stroke by supporting your immune system is the best course of action to reduce your health risk and vulnerability.

See my book to learn more about the role of nutritional glycobiology in helping our spleen and immune system function optimally.

Tinnitus

Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Tinnitus , or 'ringing in the ears,' can be an extremely debilitating disease for which no approved treatment or cure exists. People experiencing tinnitus often hear ringing, roaring, whooshing, hissing, humming, or buzzing in one or both ears. It can be soft or loud, low or high pitched, and it can come and go or be constantly present. It can result in sleep deprivation, loss of concentration, psychological distress, and depression. Scientists believe tinnitus results from inner ear damage that changes the signals carried by the nerves to the parts of the brain that process sound. In addition, some believe that abnormal interactions between the auditory cortex and neural circuits could be partly to blame.

Tinnitus Basics

Underlying health conditions can also contribute to tinnitus. Things like circulatory problems, hearing loss, infections, tumors, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, toxicity due to heavy metals, or medications can precipitate it. More than 25,000 people reported developing tinnitus after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that between 10% and 25% of American adults have some form of tinnitus, making it a very common health issue.

A Promising Intervention

A study published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine found that infrared light therapy offered new hope. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) uses red and infrared light in the inner ear or cochlea where tinnitus often occurs. This narrow spectral width of light in the near-infrared spectrum promotes tissue regeneration, reduces inflammation, and relieves pain. High-powered lasers are used to cut and destroy tissue. But low-level, near-infrared light is able to penetrate more deeply than ultraviolet or visible lights. It does not harm living tissue. According to a medical lasers paper , the exact mechanism of LLLT is not fully understood. Scientists believe that once the invisible light is absorbed, it ' modulates ' cell biochemical reactions and stimulates mitochondrial respiration. This enhances the production of molecular oxygen, energy synthesis (ATP), and collagen deposition. This is the first study to demonstrate a treatment approach that was superior to placebo. It was also the first to investigate the effects of LLLT combined with other therapies (adding zinc, melatonin, ginseng, intermittent fasting) to monitor short-term effects of nine treatment modalities during and 15 days after treatment, and to suggest protocols for tinnitus patients.

For help with degenerative and autoimmune issues, see my book .

What is Carrageenan?

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Controversy surrounds this popular food additive. Big name brands use this cheap additive because they feel it improves consumer satisfaction. But, carrageenan poses a serious inflammation health risk when consumed long-term. Carrageenan is extracted from certain types of red seaweed. But that doesn't ensure it stays natural. The food industry uses it as a processing aid in food, particularly in dairy, plant-based beverages, and processed meat products (film coating). It is used as a ' fining ' agent in the production of beer and wine, meaning that it is used in processing, but it is not added to the final product. It provides no nutritional value, but is used as a stabilizer, thickening agent, or emulsifier to enhance the 'mouth feel,' which the industry views as critical to meeting consumer expectations.

Is Carrageenan Natural?

Carrageenan is derived from natural sources (seaweed), but its use in food manufacturing alters it. The extraction process alters the chemistry, transforming it into a highly processed, synthetic ingredient. Traditional preparation methods in Asia infuse the seaweed in boiling water or milk, separating the carrageenan from the seaweed. However, food-grade carrageenan is extracted using alkali solutions that separate the carrageenan from the seaweed. These alkaline treatments create chemical changes in the algae that maximize benefits to food manufacturers. None of the most common food-grade carrageenan is created using the natural, safe, traditional preparation methods.

Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies carrageenan as GRAS. But the FDA approved carrageenan in 1961 long before a large body of research showed adverse human health effects. Findings include evidence of carrageenan causing inflammation in animals and, in particular, contributing to ulcerative colitis-like diseases. Inflammation caused by this food additive can be prolonged and constant. Even low-grade prolonged inflammation can be a precursor to more serious disease (cancer). In a 2001 research article , Dr. Joanne Tobacman, a physician-researcher at the University of Illinois stated, "Because of the acknowledged carcinogenic properties of degraded carrageenan in animal models, and the cancer-promoting effects of un-degraded carrageenan in experimental models, the widespread use of carrageenan in the Western diet should be reconsidered." Unfortunately, her concerns were rejected by the FDA in 2006.

Things to Know About Carrageenan

Carrageenan is not banned in the United States. The FDA has taken the word of industry-sponsored 'scientists' rather than public researchers. Carrageenan is allowed in organic food. It was first approved in organic processed products in the 1990s because it had been used (grandfathered) in conventional food for decades. In addition, when used as a processing aid or is included in ingredients used in the final product (e.g., when carrageenan is in the cream used to make ice cream), carrageenan does not have to be listed on the ingredient panel. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) recommended removing carrageenan from the list of allowed substances in 2016, but that has never happened. Because it is often an invisible ingredient, it is very difficult to identify carrageenan in your food. The best help to ferreting out whether carrageenan is in the products you buy is the Buyer's Guide from Cornucopia .

Are You A Mosquito Magnet?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Most mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, bedbugs, and horseflies require the protein in blood to develop a batch of eggs. Only the female mosquito feeds on blood. Males feed on plant nectar, which they convert to energy for flying. So, feeding on blood is very important for the female mosquito's reproductive cycle. How to feed and not get killed in the process is a mosquito's goal. Watch this video to see the disturbing process from the female mosquito's viewpoint. Ouch!

A Reason Not to Drink Beer

How do they choose their victim? Mosquitoes use sight, sound, and smell to identify their potential source of blood. The most important chemical cue is the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released with each breath and through the skin. Mosquitoes can sense carbon dioxide many meters away. Receptor cells on the mosquito's antennae and legs bind CO2 molecules and send an electrical signal to their brain. Y es—glycoproteins are on mosquitoes too! Natural body odors, increased metabolic rate (moving or exercising), and the consumption of alcohol add to the irresistable urge of a mosquito to bite you. See this 2nd video to learn all of the hidden secrets of the mosquito's hunt for your blood.

The Truth About Watermelons

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Watermelon season will soon be coming again this summer. While watermelons are mostly water (90%), they are also full of a surprising amount of nutrition. Can something so sweet and tasty be good for us? Watermelon is high in natural sugars, but because they contain so much water, they are actually low on the glycemic index and don't spike blood sugar when you eat them. Watermelon is loaded with vitamins A, B6, and C, lycopene , antioxidants and minerals. Just one cup of watermelon has 1.5 times the lycopene of a fresh, large tomato. And who can eat just one cup of watermelon? Lycopene is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant that plays a vital role in protecting the cardiovascular system , supporting bone health, and preventing cancer . Watermelons are probably the highest source of lycopene from natural foods. Another powerful phytochemical is citrulline —an animo acid that gets converted into L-arginine in the body. L-arginine is used to create nitric oxide (NO) which benefits the heart and blood vessels. NO causes blood vessels to relax and open up. This lowers blood pressure, helping to get more oxygen to the cells.

Types of Watermelon

There are three types of watermelon commonly enjoyed in the United States:

1) Icebox watermelons are smaller, weighing 5-15 pounds

2) Picnic watermelons weigh between 15-50 pounds and probably need to be cut in half before storing in your fridge

3) Seedless watermelons are similar to picnic watermelons and came on the scene about 50 years ago. While they don't contain mature, black seeds (also full of nutrition), they sometimes contain immature white seeds. There has been a misconception that seedless watermelons came about via genetic engineering, but that is not true. GMO did not get rolling until the 1990s. These watermelons are actually a sterile hybrid created by cross-pollinating male pollen for watermelon with a female watermelon flower. In a sense, seedless watermelons are like the mule of watermelons. A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). A horse has 64 chromosomes, and a donkey has 62. The mule ends up with 63. Mules can be either male or female, but because of the odd number of chromosomes, they can't reproduce . With seedless watermelons, t he fruit cannot form unless the flowers are pollinated , and the seedless plants cannot make pollen. You have to grow some normal watermelons nearby to provide that. The pollen will not fertilize the seeds in the usual way, of course, but it stimulates the seedless flowers to form a fruit.

It's Not Just the Red Part

While most of us enjoy eating the juicy red part of the watermelon, the whole thing is actually full of nutrition—even the green rind. The rind is full of chlorophyll and contains more citrulline than the red part. You can actually throw your rinds into a blender with some freshly-squeezed lime juice and make a slushy nutritious treat. And don't spit out those black seeds unless you are in a seed-spitting contest. They are full of iron, zinc, fiber, and protein. On the farm, we fed our rinds to the animals and they loved it—they have a nose for nutritious good eats .

How to Pick a Watermelon

This is an age old question. Look at the underside of the watermelon for a pale, butter-colored yellow spot—not white or green. This is one of the best indicators of watermelon ripeness. Then, pick up a few and choose the heaviest for its size. People also 'thump' the watermelon to check for a hollow, bass sound.

Vaccines Have Not Saved Millions of Lives

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The reason the U.S. government gave vaccine manufacturers immunity against liability is because they convinced the Reagan White House that vaccines could not be made safe and that they would always injure certain people. According to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine makers were given blanket immunity "no matter how grievous the injury, no matter how reckless the behavior, no matter how shoddy their manufacturing and testing processes and the reason we gave them that liability shield is because they were able to convince the Reagan White House that vaccines could not be made safe. They're going to injure certain people." So, why is there even an argument about whether vaccines are safe and effective? Vaccine makers admitted in 1986 that vaccines could not be made safe for everyone and the government agreed with them! The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) trumpets that vaccine injuries are rare—only 1 in 1 million. But that is a blatant propaganda lie. The CDC studied the question in 2010 and published the Lazarus Study which revealed that the real-world injury rate is 2.6%, which equates to 1 in 37 people!

Vaccine Injuries Are Common But Underreported

The Lazarus Study authors noted that "Adverse events from drugs and vaccines are common, but underreported ... fewer than 1% of vaccine adverse events are reported." They also stressed that "Low reporting rates preclude or slow the identification of 'problem' drugs and vaccines that endanger public health." More than half of the American population have chronic diseases that might make them more prone to vaccine injury (as we saw with COVID-19), so arguing that underlying health problems are to blame for vaccine injuries is hardly a solid argument. The question is, if so many people are at risk of vaccine injury, why aren't we making sure vaccines are as safe as they can possibly get?

Vaccines Did Not Save Millions From Infectious Disease

In 2000, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health reviewed vital statistics data to assess to what degree vaccines and other interventions contributed to the massive decrease in infectious disease mortality in the 20th century. Surprisingly, medical interventions such as antibiotics and vaccines were found to have played only a very small role. The explanation for the improvement in public health was improvements in nutrition and sanitation. The McKinlay and McKinlay study published in 1977 documented that less than 1% of the decline in mortality from infectious disease in the U.S. in the 20th century could be attributed to modern medical intervention, including drugs, vaccines, and surgeries.

COVID-19 Vaccine

A Cleveland Clinic study published in December 2022 concluded that:

1. The COVID-19 shots provided protection for a couple of months, after which effectiveness waned precipitously, and after approximately seven months, the vaccinated were more susceptible to COVID than before (negative efficacy).

2. The risk of COVID-19 infection increased with each vaccine dose. Those who had received two doses were 2.6 times more likely to get infected than the unvaccinated, and those with three or more doses had a 3.4 times higher risk.

3. The bivalent COVID-19 booster was only 29% effective in preventing infection during the timeframe when it was well-matched to the circulating strain. When the circulating strain mutated, as it always and frequently did, there was virtually no effectiveness.

CDC data reveals that by April 2022, most COVID deaths were occurring among the jabbed and boosted, and this even though numbers were artificially suppressed because they only counted people as 'vaccinated' or 'boosted' if they were at least two weeks out from their last shot (six weeks out from their initial COVID-19 shot) .

The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that "In fall 2021, about 3 in 10 adults dying of COVID-19 were vaccinated or boosted. But by January 2022 ... about 4 in 10 deaths were vaccinated or boosted. By April 2022 ... data show that about 6 in 10 adults dying of COVID-19 were vaccinated or boosted, and that's remained true through at least August 2022."

Turtles All The Way Down

A great book for those who want the unsullied truth about specific vaccines is called Turtles All The Way Down . The authors chose to remain anonymous to avoid being smeared and having the scientific discussion railroaded. They state the following in their book description:

" If you are reading this, you are probably aware of the fierce debate surrounding vaccinations and looking for information that will allow you to make the best decisions for yourself and your loved ones. Whether you are a parent or a parent to be, sorting through the many arguments on vaccines can be daunting. Still, you need an answer, a definitive one, to the crucial question: Who has it right in the great vaccine debate – the critics, who claim that vaccines often cause serious harm, or the medical establishment, which tells us that vaccines are safe and effective and the science is settled?

Rest assured, you have come to the right place. Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth will resolve the vaccine question for you, once and for all. By the time you finish reading, not only will you see the answer clearly for yourself, you will also have the scientific references and specific quotes at your disposal that prove it – more than 1,200 of them – all from mainstream scientific papers and textbooks, the official publications of relevant government agencies, or manufacturers’ documents.

The book consolidates a great deal of information (accompanied by detailed analysis) that is scattered in hundreds of medical articles, books, and websites. All discussion is presented in clear and easy-to-understand language, so no medical education is required. It presents several original concepts in addition to laying a robust scientific foundation for the more established ones."

Some of the fundamental vaccine safety issues covered in the book are:

How is safety demonstrated before a new vaccine is licensed? What technique do vaccine manufacturers use in clinical trials to make vaccines appear safer than they actually are?
What “last ditch” technique is employed when the above one cannot be, and what are its grave (and damning) ethical implications?
What is the scientific foundation for the safety of vaccinations, and what practical tools does this body of science provide physicians with to anticipate, diagnose, and treat vaccine injury?
What fundamental flaws are built into vaccine adverse events reporting systems, and how are these systems used (or misused) by health authorities to support their safety claims?
What kinds of post-marketing vaccine studies are conducted, and how can they be manipulated by researchers to produce “favorable” outcomes?
Why would researchers want to skew vaccine research, and how could skewed results be promulgated by the scientific community?
Why would medical journals publish faulty vaccine science? What is the role of the famed “peer review” in this process?
What are “the studies that will never be done” by the medical establishment and how long have they resisted doing them? (Hint: more than 100 years!)
What key CDC-recommended childhood vaccination guidelines were arbitrarily set, without an adequate scientific basis?

What is herd immunity, and how does it apply (or not) to the vaccines on the childhood schedule?
What role did vaccines actually play in the historical decline of infectious disease?
Was the paralysis associated with polio actually caused by the poliovirus? Is there a better explanation for the great paralysis epidemics of the 20th century? What are the “19 polio mysteries”?

The Science on Cellphone Radiation

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

It shouldn't surprise anyone, but Big Tech plays by the same rules as Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. Despite a $30 million "gold standard" study demonstrating clear cancer risks from cellphone radiation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the telecom industry continue to spin the science to create doubt. The FDA claims there is not enough scientific evidence to link cellphone use to health problems. But the FDA's claim is untrue and misleading according to Devra Davis, Ph.D., MPH , a toxicologist and epidemiologist and author of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in books and journals. She is the founding director of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the U.S. National Research Council at the National Academy of Sciences. She is also the founder and president of Environmental Health Trust —clearly someone with the background to expose the hidden truth.

National Toxicology Program (NTP) Cellphone Study on Radiation Suppressed

In the study, NTP researchers pointed out that there was "clear evidence" that male rats exposed to high levels of RF (radio frequencies) like that used in the older 2G and 3G cellphones developed cancerous heart tumors and "some evidence" of tumors in the brain and adrenal glands. The evidence was so strong that experts recommended the NTP reclassify some of its conclusions from "some evidence" to "clear evidence" of carcinogenic activity. However, when the experts released their recommendations, the FDA rejected and repudiated the study and in February 2020, released an unsigned literature review that criticized the NTP study. Of course, since the FDA literature review was anonymous, there was no one accountable for maligning the study. This is typical of the approach used by those who lie, smear, and retreat—no one will look bad when the truth finally comes out.

The experts were flabbergasted and unsuccessfully challenged the FDA. Environmental Health Trust wrote a 188-page report on the FDA's inaccuracies and failure to uphold the scientific results. According to Davis, the telecom industry has for decades influenced governmental agencies like the FDA, to "manufacture doubt" about scientific studies that do not benefit them. Davis was not alone in arguing against the FDA's rejection of the NTP study. More than 20 scientists wrote a letter calling on the FDA to retract the literature review.

Independent Witnesses

Davis is the author of a 2010 book, Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Is Doing to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. Davis says many of the experts she speaks with privately are very concerned. More than 250 scientists signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal , which calls for health warnings and stronger exposure limits. These premier scientists have, all together, published more than 2,000 papers and letters on biologic and health-effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produced by wireless devices, including cellphones.

Microwave Syndrome

This syndrome refers to sensitivity and symptoms caused by environmental microwave radiation . This type of radiation is used to heat food in microwave ovens, but is most prevalent in our ubiquitous cellphone environment. Cell phone towers, Wi-Fi modems, smart wearables, home electricity power meter monitors, and smart home appliances continuously emit these waves 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Symptoms can include insomnia, headaches, fatigue, stress, pain, and skin rashes. Microwave radiation health effects have been debated for a long time and there are many industry-funded studies concluding that there is no link between exposure and health. Randomized human studies are lacking because of ethical considerations involved in doing tests of this type on humans. But there are significant animal studies suggesting potentially harmful biological effects. A 2019 UK report observing 435,000 UK residents determined that up to 30% of the population had mild sensitivities, about 3% had moderate sensitivities, and nearly 2% were severely sensitive. Researchers noted that Wi-Fi use in schools has raised concerns about children's health. Growing children are more susceptible to this type of radiation. As the technology moves from 4G to 5G antennas, more people are experiencing symptoms in their home. Microwave syndrome varies from person to person. Some people appear to tolerate EMF more than others, but studies indicate that women and children are most susceptible to developing EMF sensitivity. Individuals with chronic disease and compromised immune systems are also at increased risk. Since the symptoms mirror so many other illnesses, it is difficult to zero in on the true culprit without further specific studies, which the telecom industry is loath to perform.

Reduce Environmental Pollutants

Taking steps to reduce EMF exposure can especially help address health challenges of those most sensitive. A few suggestions include: 1) turn off Wi-Fi, smart devices, and switch to airplane mode while sleeping; 2) Use wired connections (like Ethernet modems instead of Wi-Fi modems) to connect to the internet; 3) Keep a clean living environment as EMF sensitivity can be exacerbated by mold, chemical sensitivity, and heavy metal toxicity; 4) Use an EMF meter to gauge where and what frequencies you seem most sensitive to and need to minimize; 5) Eat a primarily plant-based diet (at least 70%) and supplement with plant-based ingredients to ensure you are getting the antioxidants needed to neutralize oxidative stress caused by EMF in your body.

The War on Fat that Vegetable Oils Should Not Have Won

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Up until the early 1900s, animal fats were used to cook with because they could be easily extracted from food like tallow, lard, and butter. Seed oils and vegetable oils were used in paints and furniture polish. All of this changed in the mid-1900s when worries about fat dominated the discussions concerning heart disease. Animal-based, saturated fats were mistakenly linked to clogged arteries; this misconception spurred the development of chemical extraction methods which made vegetable oils much cheaper and easier to obtain. Most vegetable oils consist of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These unsaturated types of fat were hyped as the healthier alternative to saturated fat. It didn't take long for the fast-food industry and commercial food marketing to trumpet the supposed benefits of vegetable oils over animal oils and make the switch. It has taken over 60 years to debunk this colossal mistake.

Evidence Showing Saturated Fat Not Linked to Heart Disease

The Sydney Diet Heart Study was conducted between 1966 and 1973. It followed 458 men who had had a heart attack and placed them on a diet that replaced their saturated fat with soy oil . While the men's low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol dropped, their risk of death increased more than 60%, and their risk of heart disease increased by 70%!

The Minnesota Coronary Survey followed 9,000 people in a similar study and found that while LDL cholesterol levels decreased, the risks of death and cardiac events greatly increased

The Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial conducted in the 1990s involved nearly 50,000 postmenopausal women who reduced their saturated fat intake to less than 10%. The study found that reducing fat did not affect the women's heart disease or weight loss.

Twelve researchers published an in-depth review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2020 and concluded that "Whole-fat dairy, unprocessed meat, and dark chocolate are SFA-rich [saturated fatty acid-rich] foods with a complex matrix that are not associated with increased risk of CVD [cardiovascular disease]. The totality of available evidence does not support further limiting the intake of such foods."

Over and over, studies affirm that reducing saturated fats does not reduce total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, coronary heart disease mortality, fatal and nonfatal heart attacks, and coronary heart disease events. While Big Pharma and the medical complex are loathe to admit their mistake after 60 years of no-fat/low-fat marketing hype, the science is quite clear—saturated fat was never the problem. The problem was too much sugar and ultra-processed food. Sugar was exponentially increased to cover up the tasteless low-fat, synthetic foods developed by the processed foods industry. The huge amounts of sugar oxidize the LDL cholesterol (like rust on an automobile). This was the problem behind heart disease—it was never cholesterol. Sugar can be drastically reduced by eliminating processed foods and eating whole, real foods. But there is no money in that strategy, so the consumer doesn't get to hear the truth and the message remains hidden behind statin drugs.

A Little Chemistry: Saturated (Best) Vs. Unsaturated (Not as Good)

Another area of concern is cooking oils. Emerging data clearly shows that the heavily refined, denatured seed oils (such as canola, soybean, and sunflower) most people are consuming are extremely harmful to health. It turns out that unsaturated fats are much more prone to oxidation than saturated fats. Fatty acids make fat in the same way amino acids make protein. Oxidation depends upon the length of fatty acid molecules and the presence or absence of double bonds. The carbon atom can attach or bond to other molecules—hydrogen is a favorite. Carbon can form a single bond with a hydrogen atom. A saturated bond is when all the carbons in a compound bind to hydrogen with single bonds and by so doing have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms they could possible have—they are saturated with hydrogen and there are no other types of bonds—only single bonds. If the carbon forms a double or triple bond with another atom, then it cannot bond with the maximum number of hydrogens atoms possible—it is considered unsaturated. So, in summary: saturated bonds are all single bonds (no double or triple bonds allowed). Unsaturated bonds are not all single bonds (they have one or more double or triple bonds and this lessens the number of hydrogen atoms the compound can contain, making it "unsaturated" or not saturated).

Saturated fats have no double bonds; this makes them chemically less prone to oxidation (taking on an oxygen atom). Unsaturated fats have one double bond (i.e., mono unsaturated), making them less stable and more prone to oxidation. Unsaturated fats with two or more double bonds (i.e., poly unsaturated), are even more prone to oxidation. Oxidation can lead to inflammation and the formation of cancer-causing byproducts like aldehydes . So, oxidation in oil is not a good thing. It will become rancid and unhealthy.

Temperature Breakdown—Risk of Oxidation

Professor Martin Grootveld from De Montfort University in the United Kingdom calculates oxidation levels in oils by measuring the stability of heated oil over time. This process determines how quickly an oil produces potentially harmful compounds. To measure the stability of the oil, he heats it to a temperature of 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). This heating triggers the oxidation process forming oxidants . These oxidants dissolve into water-filled conductivity cells and alter the water's electrical conductivity. The conductivity level gauges the oxidation level. Oils with longer stability times can withstand higher temperatures and prolonged heating without producing significant amounts of oxidants.

List of Cooking Oils (Best to Worst)

The following cooking oils were rated best to worst:

1. Tallow, Butter, and Ghee

Tallow is the rendered fat (rendered=remove the water to make it store longer) from beef or lamb and contains more than 50% long-chain saturated fatty acids. Both clarified butter (ghee) (clarified=water removed) and regular butter have saturated fat accounting for more than 70% of their total fat content. All three are highly resistant to high-heat cooking and oxidation, but tallow is the highest of them all (69 hours). Butter is easily available and my personal choice for cooking when feasible.

2. Coconut

Coconut oil has a saturated fat content of more than 80%. Coconut oil was demonized for decades because of this level of saturated fat, but it is highly resistant to oxidation. It ranks a little lower than butter because it also consists of medium-chain fatty acids which lowers the melting and smoking point when compared to other saturated fats. Despite this, it still ranks very high in its resistance to oxidation (51 hours).

3. Palm

Derived from the flesh of the palm fruit, it consists of 50% saturated fat. Red palm oil is abundant in vitamin E and beta-carotene (vitamin A).

4. Olive and Avocado

Both oils are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids which constitute 60 to 80% of their respective composition. The high monounsaturated fat content contributes to their heat resistance, but both oils can begin to oxidize within 90 minutes of heating because they are not primarily saturated oils.

5. Canola

About 60% monounsaturated fatty acids. Much of canola is genetically modified which makes it a definite concern. It begins to oxidize after only 60 minutes of heating.

6. Sunflower and Soybean

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content makes these oils very prone to oxidation (minutes). In addition, at least 94% of the soybean production is bioengineered (GMO) which makes it a very poor choice.

Healthy Omega-3 Balance

There are three types of omega-3 fats: the plant-based omega-3 fat ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), DHA (docosahexanoic acid), and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). There are also omega-6 fatty acids and LA (linoleic acid) is one of them common in vegetable oils. Don't confuse ALA (an omega-3) with LA (an omega-6).

Much is made about the balance between omega-3s and omega-6s. We need both, but we get a lot of omega-6s in our diet since processed foods are loaded with omega-6 fats. This radically skews the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio and inhibits the body's innate ability to synthesize beneficial EPA and DHA from ALA. They can be created in your body if you have enough delta-6-desaturase, an enzyme responsible for their production from ALA. The problem occurs when you have 10-fold more omega-6s than omega-3s in your system—as most people do. Then, the enzyme switches to convert omega-6 into arachidonic acid , instead of allowing the ALA to convert it to EPA. You have two options to avoid this imbalance problem: increase your intake of omega-3s massively or reduce your intake of LA. Unfortunately, cooking in vegetable oil introduces a huge amount of LA into the body. You want only 1 to 2% of your daily calories to have LA, but most processed food consumers have 20 to 25%! This is why reducing your intake of processed foods/vegetable oil cooking AND supplementing omega-3s is probably the most feasible and safest approach to long-term health.

Sources of Omega-3s

Fish oil is where most people who supplement get their omega-3s. But be careful as many commercial fish oil supplements deliver the DHA and EPA in the form of ethyl esters. Ethyl esters are a synthetic substrate created during the micro-distillation process of crude fish oil. Using ethyl esters is less expensive than producing oil in the triglyceride form; besides, ethyl esters have a higher boiling point, which is important for purifying environmental pollutants. But the problem is that ethyl esters represent the least bioavailable form of omega-3. Free acids of fish oil have a 95% absorption rate. EPA in its natural triglyceride form has a 69% absorption rate. Ethyl esters have only a 20% rate. Moreover, this form is also unstable and prone to oxidative damage (becoming rancid faster). So, it is important to find a pure source of fish oil that avoids the distillation process. Wild-caught salmon, sardines, anchovies, mackerel, herring, and other cold-water fish are great to eat and excellent sources. Krill oil can be a good source too.

The Truth About Plant Lectins

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Lectins are proteins that bind to carbohydrates—in short, they are glycoproteins . There are thousands of kinds of lectins and some are blamed today for creating digestive problems, brain fog, and several other health challenges. However, many of the plants containing lectins are among the healthiest foods you could possibly eat. Lectins are in beans, tomatoes, potatoes, lentils, peanuts, soy, peas, fruits, wheat, rice, and barley. So, are they bad for you or not? While lectins don't have any nutritional value by themselves, they occur throughout nature in plants and animals that do provide nutritional value. They are even in bacteria and viruses.
The primary reason there is controversy about eating lectins today is because of a book written in 2017 by Dr. Steven Gundry titled The Plant Paradox . The book advocates eating a lectin-free diet. He claims that many people suffer from lectin intolerance or sensitivity with symptoms of bloating, gas, nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, aching joints, and allergic reactions. Gundry claims lectins are our biggest dietary danger and may even be killing us. But are the claims backed up by real research? Both Ocean Robbins and I agree that the answer is no. Foods containing lectins are not our enemy and the evidence Gundry claims in his book is flimsy at best.

Foods Containing Lectins Are Not the Enemy

Dr. Gundry is telling people to be afraid of foods like beans, fruits, and vegetables. But those same foods are among the healthiest foods on the planet. The more we eat, the lower our risk of heart disease, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. Gundry clearly knows that the foods he villifies provide critical nutrients. Yet his solution is largely synthetic pills and powders. He does promote one good supplement he formulated which he calls a lectin shield . His product actually contains tiny amounts of 3 sugar nutrients (N-acetyl D-glucosamine, D-mannose, and larch arabinogalactan). These sugars are undoubtedly the main reason his product provides any benefit to his consumers. I offered to explain to Dr. Gundry the science of glycobiology and why these sugar nutrients were so powerful in supporting immune system health, but he never took the effort to follow up with me. I concluded from his website that he is more interested in selling supplements and making money. Real education is not his ultimate purpose, but only a ploy used to justify the sale of countless products on his website.

His lectin shield, with minimal amounts of three sugar nutrients, costs $80. But he insists on 10 other supplements that he calls "must-haves." Membership in his VIP discount club will run about $10,000 a year. That membership is really what he is selling with his fear-mongering. If you genuinely want to eliminate lectins, it turns out that you only have to cook them. Even Dr. Gundry admits that when you cook beans, the lectins are rendered completely harmless. All canned beans you buy in the store are pressure-cooked, so they are already very safe and devoid of any possible harmful activity.

While there may be some people who should avoid lectins (people with allergies to lectin-containing foods or people with digestive sensitivity due to irritable bowel syndrome or Crohn's disease), most people will find tremendous benefit from eating fruits, vegetables, and legumes. There is no real plant paradox. Lectins defend the plant and serve as a type of immune system. But the foods containing lectins have boat-loads of beneficial vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and sugar nutrients that are vital for your health. The vast majority of people have no negative reactions to whole food. But if you ever experience mild reactions from eating lectin-containing foods, just soak or cook them to minimize any potential side effects. Following Dr. Gundry's instructions to avoid eating these foods is terrible advice. Chronic disease is clearly linked to eating too many low-nutrient, low-fiber, heavily-processed foods, yet he is warning us to stop eating the healthiest foods on the planet. It doesn't pass the common sense test.

Goitrogens and Your Thyroid

Another bloated warning making its way around social media concerns goitrogens and their effect on your thyroid. Goitrogens, like lectins, exist in plants—some of the healthiest foods on earth contain them. Plants like cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, turnips, soybeans, lima beans, and even sweet potato are among the highest levels. Goitrogens also exist in pharmaceuticals and in environmental chemicals—polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls (PCBs and PBBs). Goitrogens can block the body's uptake of iodine. Too little iodine can lead to hypothyroidism . Of course, synthetic, industrially created goitrogens are a huge problem because they are everywhere. Our question is whether goitrogens in food do the same thing and are equally bad.

It turns out that excessive consumption of goitrogenic foods may disrupt thyroid function and contribute to the development of hypothyroidism in certain cases. But the amount needed to do this is extremely large and abnormal. A 2015 study of rabbits eating only cruciferous vegetables for a solid month significantly impacted both male and female fertility (no offspring) compared to a group limited to eating cruciferous vegetables two out of every three days for a month (normal offspring). While humans are not rabbits, research strongly shows that eating cruciferous vegatables has many powerful health benefits. The amount of goitrogens consumed in typical serving sizes of cruciferous vegetable is basically insignificant and the health benefits far outweigh this risk. This is especially true if you are getting enough iodine in your diet and you are not already suffering from hypothyroidism.

How to Reduce Goitrogens in Food

Hyperfocusing on any specific food to the exclusion of other foods can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies, as well as an overdose of compounds like goitrogens. So, vary the food that you eat. Another strategy is to soak goitrogenic foods like beans before cooking them. Soaking can reduce the levels by removing those that are water soluble or by deactivating enzyme inhibitors . Also, steaming and boiling these foods can reduce goitrogens by as much as 80%. Remember that for most people, there is no need to worry about goitrogens in a normal diet, since the levels are not anywhere high enough to cause harm. If you do have thyroid issues, then moderate your consumption of raw goitrogenic foods or make sure to soak, steam, or boil them.

Ultra-Processed PEOPLE

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Van Tulleken has a medical degree from Oxford and a PhD in molecular virology. He is the British author of Ultra-Processed PEOPLE—The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food. My daughter, Lindsey, and her good husband Andy sent me this book for my research. What a tremendous book it turned out to be! I want to highlight some of the main points so you will be excited enough to read it and share it with those you love and care about.

It's Not You, It's the Food

Chris observes that for the first time in human history, most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) . There's a long, formal-sounding scientific definition, but it boils down to this: if it's wrapped in plastic and has at least one ingredient that you wouldn't find in your kitchen, it's UPF. Carlos Monteiro and Kevin Hall are lead researchers in creating this new food classification system called NOVA. NOVA categorizes food into four groups based on the degree of processing. Goup 3 is 'processed food' and Group 4 is 'ultra-processed food.' Groups 1 and 2 are less processed foods and ingredients. Scientists know there are dietary patterns that cause disease and others that don't. Monteiro's genius was to realize he could draw the line between the two patterns based on the level of processing. It isn't far-fetched to propose that food produced for profit might be designed, deliberately or inadvertently, to make us consume it to excess.

UPF is specifically engineered to behave like addictive substances, driving us to eat excessive calories. Science has now linked them to the leading cause of early death worldwide. Almost all of our staple foods are ultra-processed. If it is boxed, sacked, or packaged, then it is almost certainly UPF. UPF has become our food culture and is the only available and affordable food for many financially-challenged people. This food has created a pandemic of diet-related disease. The solutions are not found in exerting more willpower, taking personal responsibility, or engaging in more physical exercise. There is an addictive quality driving the pleasure-seeking, sensory feedback loop in the brain. Real food is not addictive. Unfortunately, much like alcohol and drug addiction, UPF is.

A Month-long Test

Reminiscent of Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me adventure involving a month-long orgy of eating only McDonald's products, Van Tulleken spent a month eating a diet of 80% UPF. He was under the supervision of medical colleagues at University College London (UCL) who documented the significant affects this food had on his physical health. During this period of scientific documentation, he spoke to the world's leading experts from agriculture, the food industry, and academia. Some of those significant insights are outlined below:

Laboratory-created, Synthetic Replacements for Protein, Fats, and Carbohydrates (Real Food)

Our calories increasingly come from modified starches, invert sugars, hydrolyzed protein isolates, and seed oils that have been refined, bleached, deodorized, hydrogenated, and interesterified (fats have been chemically altered to improve their texture). These calories are assembled into concoctions using other molecules our bodies have never been exposed to: synthetic emulsifiers, low-calorie sweeteners, stabilizing gums, humectants (chemicals that attract water), flavor compounds, dyes, color stabilizers, carbonating agents, firming agents, and bulking agents. UPF is now estimated to make up 60% of the average diet in the US and United Kingdom (UK).

Food Processing

When we normally think about food being processed, most of us think about the physical things done to our food—like frying, baking, extruding (pushing "food" into a mold or container), macerating (softening), etc. But ultra-processing includes molecule substitution with altered, synthetic chemicals which mimic healthy proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. These synthetic substitutions are made to stabilize the food and create longer shelf-life, better transportation characteristics (specific temperature and motion qualities), and lower costs. Van Tulleken states, "In addition, the indirect processes include deceptive marketing, bogus court cases, secret lobbying, and fraudulent research which allow the corporations to sell cheap food-like substances as real food."

Why Doesn't Ice Cream Melt?

If you check out the ingredients in ice cream you will find almost all of them contain gums like xantham gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, alginate, carrageenan, in addition to emulsifiers, and glycerine. Xantham gum is a slime that bacteria produce to allow them to cling to surfaces (imagine the accumulated gunk you scrape off your dishwasher filter). Gums, glycerine, and emulsifiers all stop ice crystals from forming by holding water molecules close to them. This allows ice cream to stay creamy as it is transported in bulk from the factory to destinations around the country. It doesn't get crystalline. Delivery vehicles don't have to rush and they don't have to maintain excessively cold temperatures. Some of these "ice creams" actually maintain themselves as a gelatinous foamy mass that resists melting even when not cold.

Modified Starch

If you extract different starches (sugar in the form of glucose molecules) from various plants, you will find they can exhibit contrasting properties. Mixing modified starches with water can create all kinds of gels and pastes with different textures at different temperatures. These modified starches can replace expensive fats and dairy by creating the exact same properties needed by UPF. They can hold water during freezing and are very effective in thickening sauces. In the 1930s, Kraft used a paste of corn and arrowroot starch to produce mayonnaise without having to use the more expensive eggs and oil while maintaining the same creamy mouth-feel.

Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Cottonseeds, and Natural Flavors

If you heat oil in the presence of hydrogen gas at high pressure, you can modify its chemical structure and change its melting properties. If you hydrogenate the oil fully, you get fat that's hard as ice. But if you only partially hydrogenate, you can create any melting profile you like. This makes it possible to produce a fat that's solid at room temperature, but still easy to spread when you take it out of the fridge—margarine! One unfortunate side-effect is that the process creates trans fats which have been linked now to heart disease and other serious health problems.

Cottonseeds were a worthless byproduct of the cotton industry. But by 1907, the Proctor and Gamble company figured out a way to turn cottonseed oil into solid edible fat. One difficulty they faced was removing a toxin called gossypol which, along with other impurities, made the oil taste foul. The solution they developed was to refine, bleach, and deodorize (RBD) the oil. This has become a standard-food processing technique in the food industry.

Palm oil is a luminous crimson color. It is highly aromatic, spicy and flavorful. It is full of healthy antioxidants like palm tocotrienols . But UPF manufacturers consider all that flavor and color a problem. You can't make Nutella with spicy red oil! Oil for UPF needs to be bland, plain, and flavorless so that it can be used to make any edible product. RBD is the solution. Manufacturers refine the oil by heating, use phosphoric acid to remove any gums and waxes, neutralize it with caustic soda, bleach it with a bentonite clay, and finally deodorize it using high-pressure steam. This process is used to make soybean oil, palm oil, canola (rapeseed) oil, and sunflower oil. These four oils make up 90 percent of the global market.

In the 1920s, Proctor and Gamble began a large campaign marketing detoxified oil as Crisco , an acronym for crystallized cottonseed oil. Crisco shortening, essentially a fake lard, was possibly the first mass-produced UPF. I can still remember the can sitting prominently in our kitchen.

Natural flavors are actually not so natural. They are synthetic chemicals that create the same taste as a natural lemon, orange, or other fruit taste. There is nothing natural about their chemical construction and constitution! They are not the real fruit. If you see "natural flavors" on the ingredient list, you can be sure they used these flavors to cover up what would have been a dull, clay-like mass of barely edible food-like substances. They are the same thing as "artificial flavors," but the marketing sounds a lot better if they call it natural flavors.

Disease Cost

UPF damages the human body and increases rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease , metabolic disease and mental illness. It damages human societies by displacing food cultures based on real food, drives malnutrition, obesity, and early death. A 2022 study showed that increasing the intake of UPF by 10 percent is associated with a 25 percent increase in the risk of dementia and a 14 percent increase in the risk of Alzheimer's disease. A UK study involving 60,000 patients found the risk of all-cause mortality was increased by 22 percent. A Spanish study found the risk to rise by 62 percent.

Because processing is not factored into our national guidelines, it's perfectly possible for someone to eat a high-UPF diet that is actually low in fat, salt, and sugar. Such a person's diet would be "healthy" according to the guidelines, but according to UPF evidence it would likely cause serious health problems. Reducing fat and sugar hasn't solved the obesity and chronic disease problems. A growing weight of evidence suggests that some specific ingredients routinely used to manufacture UPF may be harmful, and that some of the peculiar characteristics of UPF (like its softness and its energy density) are associated with weight gain and ill health. But that conclusion is not something the food industry wants the public to understand. Just like the pharmaceutical industry or the tobacco industry, when the food industry funds "science," it biases the results in favor of the industry.

Researcher Kevin Hall believes UPF somehow resets the internal hunger thermostat, or bypasses it, or perhaps just breaks it completely. UPF is not simply so delicious that it creates "hedonic overdrive," where we enjoy eating more than we hate being full. Instead, it's that the new UPF food environment is affecting our ability to self-regulate. We can't stop eating. Something in the food, or in the signals in the blood or in the brain, is in conflict with another area. Frequently the physical and nutritional fullness doesn't seem adequate to override the circuitry of desire. It's not just the food itself, but the external cues to eat—the advertisements, price, packaging, and smells. They all have a significant effect on our brains and bodies that scientists are only just beginning to understand. Eating is far less of a choice than it appears—this fake food has an addictive quality to it that real food never exhibits.

UPF is Killing Us

Labeling UPF as addictive will probably never happen, but it is the truth. From Van Tulleken's book:

1. "UPF is consistently associated with higher scores on food addiction scales compared to real food. It's always UPF that people report problems with. Not all UPF obviously—for some people it will be donuts, for others ice cream. But when it comes to loss of control of eating and binges, UPF products are almost always the substances used."

2. "UPF seems to be more addictive for more people that many addictive drugs...the transition from trying UPF to being unable to stop using it is extremely high: 40 percent of the US population live with obesity and we know the majority of them will try to lose weight in a given year. Cessation rates are so low as to be non-existent...90% of people in the US consume alcohol but only 14% develop an alcohol-use disorder. Even with illicit drugs like cocaine, only a relatively small subset of users (20%) go on to become addicted."

3. "Drugs of abuse and UPF share certain biological properties. Both are modified from natural states so that there is rapid delivery of the rewarding substance. The speed of delivery is strongly linked to addictive potential—cigarettes, snorted cocaine, shots of alcohol. Slowing down delivery transforms the effects—methamphetamine for example becomes a treatment for children who can't concentrate. Nicotine patches are far less addictive than cigarettes...softness and speed of consumption are defining characteristics of UPF compared with real food."

4. "Drug addiction and food addiction share risk factors like family history of addiction, trauma and depression, indicating that UPF may be performing the same function as the drugs in those people."

5. "People report similar addiction symptoms with UPF and other addictive substances, including craving, repeated unsuccessful attempts to cut down and continued use despite negative consequences. And those negative consequences are severe: a poor diet may have worse effects for many people than even very heavy smoking." Just imagine the consequences for heavy smokers who do eat UPF!

6. "Neuroimaging has shown similar patterns of dysfunction in reward pathways for both food addiction and substance abuse. These foods also appear to engage brain regions related to reward and motivation in a similar manner to addictive drugs."

"You might find it hard to consider UPF as equivalent to cigarettes, but poor diet—a high UPF diet—is linked to more deaths globally than tobacco, high blood pressure or any other health risk—22 percent of all deaths." The good news is that while it's impossible to quit food, it's possible to quit UPF. It's not easy, but when people know how serious it is, they can find the motivation to eat real, whole food.

Exercise

One last note on exercise and it is highly significant. We cannot lose weight just by increasing activity. Van Tulleken states, "The evidence is clear that we are eating more calories than ever and that trying to change our energy expenditure is not going to make a significant difference to weight. Obesity is caused by increased food intake, not inactivity." Ultra-processed food and drink is the reason we are obese. Until one eliminates UPF, weight will not fall. Eliminate UPF and the excessive weight dissolves and disappears without any other effort. Study after study (except those sponsored and funded by Coca-Cola and the soda industry) clearly demonstrate that increasing exercise does not impact weight loss significantly. It turns out that, if we are active, our bodies compensate by using less energy on other things, so that our overall energy expenditure stays the same.

Exercise can lead to improved physical health, but it doesn't lead to weight loss. Our bodies live in a fixed energy model . Data from Pontzer , published in Current Biology in 2016, shows that we burn on average 2,500 calories per day (between 2,100 and 2,800) whether at desk jobs or walking long distances. If we don't spend the energy on walking, the body will spend it elsewhere—on things like being stressed. When people who exercise a lot rest, their bodies really rest. They reduce energy expenditures associated with routine non-essential body functions to conserve remaining energy. And this downtime is not bad, because a bit of downtime actually helps to restore immune function, endocrine, reproductive, and stress systems within the body. Thus, exercise helps your body to become healthier, but not lose significant weight.

Conclusion

This book is really a must-read. I have only touched on a few points—the author has a great story on Pringles potato chips being less than 40 percent potato. I was addicted to those chips for a long time, but I won't be eating them any time soon! Rather than being overwhelmed with all this information, Chris shared that when he looks at ingredient labels he focuses on one thing: flavoring. If natural or artificial flavoring is listed, he avoids it like the plague. I think that is a good place to start. As we make small steps, we can gain confidence in how our bodies feel and choose to eliminate more and more UPF ingredients. "By small and simple means are great things brought to pass."

Vaping

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Many people are under the mistaken belief that vaping is safer than smoking traditional cigarettes. However, evidence is accumulating against that idea. According to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 2.5 million young people utilized vaping products in 2022. This includes 14% of high school students and 3% of middle school students. Most of these students preferred the flavored e-cigarettes, with fruit flavors being the most popular (69%) followed by candy/dessert flavors. Unfortunately, research indicates that flavored e-cigarettes cause the most harm to health. A study published in April 2022 found that vaping with mango- or mint-flavored pods increases the inflammatory process in various organ systems. The most disturbing changes happen in the brain, which likely contributes to behavioral changes and mood disorders. Scientists also discovered early signs of cardiovascular disease after only three months of inhaling flavored Juul e-cigs three times a day.

Serious Health Risks

While e-cigarettes do not expose the smoker to the thousands of toxic compounds found in conventional cigarettes, research indicates that vaping is likely just as dangerous. A study published in 2018 in BMJ Thorax found that vapor from e-cigs radically boosted the production of chemical responses directly involved in inflammation processes and impaired the activity of immune system cells called macrophages . B ecause the e-cig vapor disables the ability of the macrophage to engulf bacteria and protect pulmonary function, the entire immune system is damaged and put at risk . This type of injury increases lung cell vulnerability to dust, bacteria, viruses, and allergens. It dramatically increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A 2019 study found that flavored categories (tobacco, menthol, fruit, etc.) of e-cigs contained higher concentrations of endotoxins (impurities), suggesting that raw materials used during production were the source of contamination. Another 2019 study presented at the 2019 American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session revealed that adult e-cig smokers (compared to nonsmokers) were 34% more likely to have a heart attack, 25% more likely to have coronary artery disease, and 55% more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.

Toxic Metals and Chemicals

Several studies document that e-cig vapors and aerosols contain unsafe levels of lead, nickel, chromium, and manganese, which are all highly toxic when inhaled. These heavy metals are not in the liquid itself, but come from the heating coils within the e-cig tank. In addition, another study found acetaldehyde and formaldehyde in the vapor produced by several types of e-cig devices, and one brand had over 10 times the level of carcinogens found in a traditional cigarette.

Protect the Children

Teenagers who start out smoking traditional cigarettes do not usually switch to e-cigs. However, the reverse is regrettably true: smoking e-cigs leads to smoking regular cigarettes. This clearly shows that the marketing hype—suggesting smoking e-cigarettes is a way to stop smoking conventional cigarettes—is false.

Because the vapors don't have a distinct cigarette smell, m any parents are unaware that their children are vaping. If their kids get hooked and switch to traditional cigarettes, that will surely increase their risk of disease. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death. Nicotine exposure during adolescence, regardless of the source, increases children's risk of alcohol abuse disorders and other addictive behaviors in adulthood. This occurs because of changes in the nuerological circuitry in the brain within the reward pathway. Helping children engage in physical exercise, healthy eating, and socially or emotionally-connected activity can create biological rewards which can replace the desire to smoke. Of course, the easiest path to not smoking is to avoid starting in the first place.

Back and Foot Pain

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

When I was a freshman ( doolie=slave ) at the United States Air Force Academy , correct posture was constantly enforced as we marched everywhere. However, in our modern world, many of us do a lot more sitting. Whether watching television, using cell phones, laptops, or reading, our posture can get us in trouble and result in back pain. Others of us are up on our feet all day long. Below are some of the harmful conditions that can arise and a few tips on what to do if you suffer from back or foot pain.

Foot Problems

Zheng Yunlong , an expert in spinal mechanics, pointed out five common and potentially painful symptoms that may derive from incorrect sitting postures.

1. Plantar Fasciitis : Sharp, stabbing pain in the sole near the heel. This tissue ( plantar fascia ) runs along the bottom of the foot and connects the toes to the heel bone. This is a common athletic injury. In addition, running on concrete or wearing high heels can cause painful inflammation. To heal the heel: avoid those activities (rest the foot) and find more supportive shoes.

2. Morton's Neuroma : Stinging or numbness in the toes or burning pain in the ball of the foot. More common in women as it is often caused by wearing narrow, high-heeled shoes that compress the feet and cause inflammation in the tissue around the nerves between the toes. To heal: Switch to comfortable flats.

3. Achilles Tendinopathy : Stiffness or weakness where the lower leg connects to the heel. A non-inflammatory heel pain resulting from injury or overuse. Pain can be intermittent and responds well to rest and stretching.

4. Stress Fracture : Generalized pain on the top of the foot. Usually results from new or intense activity. Stop activity. Take notice before pain becomes too intense. Rest and possibly use crutches to allow healing of the fracture.

5. Arthritis: Osteoarthritis is degenerative, chronic, diffuse pain. More common in older adults as the tissues in the joints, toes, and feet degrade over time. Incorporate sugar nutrients to help restore cartilege and synovial fluid. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with swelling and inflammation of joints causing aching pain and stiffness. Sugar nutrients are critical for helping all autoimmune issues.

Harmful Sitting Postures That Can Cause Back Pain

1. Hunching : Bending the back while looking forward. Sitting too long like this can cause headaches, dry eyes, dizziness, chest tightness, shoulder and neck pain. Hunched posture with raised head can squeeze the neck and cause tension in the cervical spine.

2. Sitting While Crossing Your Legs : Putting one leg over the other puts the knee higher than the hips, which pushes the pelvis backward.

3. Lifting Legs While Sitting : Resting your feet on a coffee table or chair in front of you strains the hamstrings and makes straightening the waist difficult. This can damage the discs in the lumbar spine.

4. Half-Lying and Half Sitting : Slouching on the sofa causes a gap between the sofa and your body. Over time, this will squeeze the lumbar spine backward.

5. Leaning One Way While Sitting the Other : Often while on the sofa, with feet folded one way and your upper body leaning either right or left. Can skew the pelvis.

6. Sitting on a Low Bench : This posture narrows the angle between the thighs and the body causing the lumbar spine to bulge. If habitually done, can lead to hunchback condition.

Bottom Line

Poor postures require time to become habitually bad. How do you know when you should adjust your sitting position? Judge whether you are able to breathe smoothly. A proper sitting posture involves sitting up straight so the spine is aligned in the same way it is when standing. Breathing should be easy and smooth. Many young people suffer from cervical spine discomfort because they spend so much time looking down at their mobile devices and this causes damage to the curve of the cervical spine.

Tips for stretching the body to relieve back pain caused by prolonged sitting or incorrect posture:

1. Lunge : With one side of the buttocks on the edge of a sofa, step the other leg back into a lunge position to stretch the psoas muscle between the thigh and waist. At the same time, you can hold the sofa with one hand, raise the other hand perpendicular to the ground, and gently lean your body back. Stretch for about 30 seconds, and then switch sides.

2. RIght-Angle Full Body Stretch : Standing with both hands on a table, step back a bit, bend your knees slightly, push your hips back, and press your back down to stretch it. The hamstrings will tighten. Stay for 30 seconds to one minute. Do not get up directly from this position; take a step forward before getting up.

3. Bounce Your Calf and Achilles Tendon : Some older people find walking somewhat difficult or lose their ability to bounce up and down. This is due to stiffness in the tendons. This exercise requires lifting the heel off the ground, the body fully supported on the toes, and bouncing up and down gently to increase tendon elasticity. Each set has 20 reps. Five sets totaling 100 reps is sufficient.

Why Do They Want Us to Eat Things That Aren't Food?

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Have you noticed that the food industry is replacing real animal foods with patented, lab-created alternatives? We've always known that the sick care system and the pharmaceutical industry need people to be sick—that's how they make money. But we didn't realize that the food industry was a key player in that effort. Real, whole food helps keep us healthy so we don't have to rely on the sick care system. But ul traprocessed food contributes significantly to disease. Altered food is one of the keystones of the GrassRoots Movement (GRM). Recent events indicate that the food industry is really ramping up their efforts to make real food a thing of the past. See this article that describes what the purposes of the global agenda called The Great Reset is all about.

Piggy Sooy

One of the latest bioengineered (GMO) fake foods is a soybean genetically engineered to contain pig protein. It is called Piggy Sooy . You really can't make this stuff up! Pig genes are spliced into conventional soy to create a soybean with 27% animal protein. Moolec is the company in the United Kingdom that developed Piggy Sooy. They are also working on a pea plant that produces beef protein. The company advertises that these transgenic hybrids will provide similar taste, texture, and nutritional value as meat. The benefit claimed is that they don't have the high cost associated with lab-grown (cultured) meat alternatives.

Meat Glue

As reported in The Epoch Times, "At one time, transglutaminase was manufactured entirely from the clotting agent extracted from pig or cow’s blood. Now, it’s typically made by cultivating bacteria to do the job. Most of the meat glue supplied to the food industry comes from none other than Ajinomoto —the company that brought MSG to America.

What meat glue does is to allow restaurants and manufacturers to get away with one of the most devious forms of food fakery. Meat glue is used to “fake a steak.” By sprinkling the enzyme on various scrap pieces of meat, chicken, or seafood, and then binding it tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerating it for several hours, you can turn out a picture-perfect filet mignon, solid piece of chicken, or a top-dollar-looking filet of fish.

The fake food industry has also found use for meat glue in a product bizarrely called “JUST Egg,” something that contains no trace of eggs. But along with brain-damaging amino acids, you will find transglutaminase listed on the JUST Egg label—yet another excellent reason to read food ingredients carefully no matter what brand names the products are given."

Laboratory-created Meat

On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved cell-cultivated chicken from Good Meat and Upside Foods . Both companies will be selling their synthetic chicken to high-end restaurants across America, while they work to scale up production. The chicken meat is grown from stem cells in a bioreactor with hundreds of iterations of chemical processing and culturing. Friends of Earth , an environmental grassroots group, noted that the trend towards synthetic biology continues more and more. Corporations are creating radically different, alternative meats. These are ultraprocessed foods. They warned:

Gene Editing—CRISPR-Cas9—Has Significant Problems

In my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health (pages 35-36), I discuss the problems associated with the gene manipulating tool called Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR). As reported by GMWatch in June 2023, researchers stated, "Recent scientific findings have revealed chromothripsis-like effects after the application of CRISPR/Cas gene editing in the genome of tomatoes ... Chromothripsis refers to a phenomenon in which several hundred genetic changes occur simultaneously in one catastrophic event. Many sections of the genetic material can be swapped, recombined, or even lost if this occurs ..."

This same catastrophic cascade of gene swaps, recombination, and loss also occurs in animal and human cells in response to the gene editing tool. Those who promote gene editing stress that this technology is far more precise than natural breeding, but that is not true. Precision does not assure that scientists get the desired changes. It doesn't guarantee safety because hundreds of unintended genetic changes can occur in a single alteration and unintended genetic rearrangements can easily cause: 1) alteration of the biochemistry in the plant or animal; 2) production of new toxins; 3) production of new allergens.

Europe has always had more stringent regulations governing gene edited plants, while the U.S. has had none. The U.S. treated GMOs the same as conventional crops. With a typical forked-tongue, U.S. regulatory agencies declared that, while GMO food was unique enough to warrant a patent, it wasn't different enough to require additional testing and safety than conventional food. Only the government can have their cake and eat it too. Unfortunately, Europe is now seeking to become more like the U.S. They are in the process of deregulating new genetically engineered plants. This will leave them in the same situation as the U.S.—no protection from bioengineering and no long-term safety testing.

For more information, a great book documenting the science behind food that isn't food is written by British author, Chris Van Tulleken and is titled Ultra-Processed People . Scientists have developed altered, laboratory-created molecules (modified starches, hydrolysed protein isolates, seed oils (refined, bleached, deodorized, hydrogenated, interesterified), stabilizing gums (xanthan, guar, carrageenan, etc.), synthetic emulisifiers, low-calorie sweeteners, dyes/color stabilizers, flavor compounds, firming and bulking agents, reconstituted milk, glycerine, etc.) to mimick and replace the more expensive, traditional real-food elements (fats, protein, carbohydrates). This ultra-processed food (UPF), fake food currently represents 60% of the average diet in the US and UK. UPF is the hidden culprit behind the epidemic of obesity and disease. Increasing the intake of UPF by 10% is associated with a 10% increase risk of cancer, 25% increase risk of dementia and a 14% increase risk of Alzheimer's disease. Clearly, UPF is not only addictive, but extremely harmful. However, our food labeling and nutritional guidelines completely ignore this aspect of our food.

Blood-Brain Barrier, COVID Shots, Metastatic Cancers

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Pfizer contracted with Acuitas Therapeutics in November 2020 to test the Pfizer vaccine on rats. Their pharmacokinetics reports show that the COVID-19 vaccine lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), as well as the messenger RNA (mRNA) they carry, were found within minutes in the brain, eyes, heart, liver, spleen, ovaries, and other organs of the rats. Pharmacokinetics studies are designed to show how much and how fast substances arrive at various destinations throughout the body after intramuscular injection. The entire Pfizer report was submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but was withheld from the public until the FDA was forced to release it by court order. All of these hidden results were known before the vaccine rollout. This is proof positive that the governmental regulatory agencies and medical system knew the shot did not stay in the arm —it actually travelled to the brain! The fact they did not share this with the public demonstrates how corrupt the medical system has become in their efforts to fight vaccine hesitancy at all costs. They did not honor the right of individuals to have the whole truth to make the decision they deem best for themselves. They've made a travesty of the Hippocratic Oath to do no harm.

Blood-Brain Barrier Basics

Not only did the vaccine cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) , but it was trapped there . The mRNA in the vaccine instructs every human cell (including brain cells) to create synthetic spike glycoproteins which are highly inflammatory. The neurons in the brain take up the LNPs at virtually 100% efficiency. There are approximately 100 billion neurons and each neuron can connect with 10,000 other neurons, making the human brain the most complex structure in the universe. The neurons are fed by the capillaries, but the junctions between the epithelial cells of the cappillaries are so tight that virtually nothing is able to cross from the blood to the brain. The BBB rejects 99% of large molecules and 98% of small molecules. Even charged ions cannot pass. Substances that are soluble in oil (caffeine and nicotine) have a better chance of passing through the BBB than water-soluble compounds. The BBB was designed to be extremely protective of what comes into the brain, because the brain is the command center for the body. If the brain is damaged, the repercussions for the body are disastrous.

Brain Diseases

A few small molecules like oxygen and glucose can enter the brain unchaperoned, but others that enter generally must have a lipid chaperone to make their way through the tight filtration junctions. LNPs are lipids and they are so small that they cross the BBB, so it wasn't a surprise to find LNPs accumulating in the brain. Not only do they cause inflammation within the brain, but they can also cause amyloid plaque with excessive protein folding. This leads to cognitive dysfunction like Alzheimer's disease. However, since so many elderly people were receiving the shot during the pandemic, the increase in cognitive issues was attributed to age rather than the shot. In addition, many other neurological issues occur because of the toxicity of the shot: multiple sclerosis , Guillain-Barre Syndrome , neuropathies, Bell's palsy, and Parkinson's disease all occur at a higher rate.

COVID Boosters Trigger Cancer Metastasis

Dr. Angus Dalgleish, professor of oncology at St. George's University of London , tried to warn medical authorities in England that COVID boosters were suspected of causing aggressive metastatic cancers . Research shows that the COVID-19 spike glycoprotein destroys 90% of the DNA repair mechanism in lymphocytes . Lymphocytes are immune system cells that defend against infection and chronic disease, including cancer. As a result, cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the COVID shots and is now one of the top three leading causes of premature death among younger adults—a trend which is driving down U.S. life expectancy. Medical authorities have willfully ignored all these warning signals and, as a result, many people have been placed at unnecessary risk for serious injury and/or death.

The Science Behind COVID-19 Vaccines

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

It wasn't that long ago that the term 'mRNA' was relegated to scientific research papers. Normal people didn't talk about science in that kind of detail. However, we were vaguely aware that there was promising research that might allow scientists to teach cells to create a glycoprotein; this in turn would initiate an immune response against a specific pathogen and cure a dreaded disease. But what a turn of events we've seen in the last few years with the advent of the hyped-up Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. I am basing this blog article on a stellar article written by Klaus Steger, Ph.D. My hope is to overview (although I rely heavily on his article) some of the disquieting facts he points out that undermine this once hopeful technology.

It's Not Even mRNA—It's modRNA

RNA-based vaccine technology uses modified RNA (modRNA), not mRNA. mRNA is so fragile that the human immune system will destroy it within minutes. The current technology used by Pfizer, Moderna, and all other producers of mRNA vaccines in the pipeline (yes, there are lots of them coming!) utilize altered, stabilized mRNA which is called modRNA. Vaccines based on modified RNA are not traditional vaccines. They are gene-based therapies which force healthy cells to produce a synthetic, viral glycoprotein completely foreign to the cell's DNA instruction set.

T and B Cells

When you are infected naturally by a virus or get a conventional vaccine, your immune system identifies virus-specific antigens from active or inactivated virus particles. The two main types of adaptive immune cells, T and B cells, behave differently. T cells identify infected cells and start apoptosis (the cell-killing process), while B cells produce antibodies that bind to the virus and prevent further infection of other cells. The antigens on cells are glycoproteins on the surface of each virus. Your immune system can memorize more than one of them. When the virus mutates and some of these glycoproteins change, your immune system can still recognize and kill them. This is called cross-immunity . This makes natural immunity hundreds of times more powerful than vaccine-induced immunity could ever hope to be. Respiratory diseases (like colds, flu, COVID-19, etc.) are stopped by the first natural barrier, the mucous membrane on the epithelial cells (surface cells) of the nose, throat, mouth, and digestive tract. Unfortunately, this barrier gets bypassed when an injection is administered.

Injections of modRNA—Genetic Manipulation of Healthy Cells

To protect modRNA from immediate destruction by the immune system, the modified RNA is packaged in lipid (fatty) nanoparticles (LNPs). Because they are so small, they penetrate the glycocalyx (cell membrane), thereby bypassing the normal, regulatory glycoproteins that guard the cell and govern what is allowed to come into the cell. The modRNA-based injections penetrate the protective glycocalyx and force the cell to follow the instructions in the modRNA. COVID-19 vaccines code for the original Wuhan version of the spike glycoprotein called SARS-CoV-2. The cell creates numerous versions of this synthetic glycoprotein and places them on the outside of the glycocalyx. There they serve as the target for immune system generation of neutralizing antibodies. That's the theory. Unfortunately, the actual mechanism has lots of operational problems.

Problem: Antibody-Dependent Enhancement

Besides the shot helping the body create the desired COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies, non-neutralizing antibodies can be generated. This unfortunate outcome results in something called antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). This process allows endocytosis (encapsulation or swallowing) of virus-antibody-complexes into the host's immune cells (macrophages), causing the immune system defenses to weaken. The end result is that the person's body becomes MORE susceptible to illness when follow-up and booster injections are administered.

Problem: Friend or Foe

The synthetic spike glycoprotein, artificially produced by the cell, now sits out on the glycocalyx and acts as a label. This transforms the cell from friend of the body to an enemy. This causes the immune system to begin destruction of that cell via the process of apoptosis.

Problem: The Shot-Induced Reaction is Much Inferior to Natural Immunity

The COVID-19 modRNA shot delivers only the genetic information for the Wuhan sequence of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Natural immunity will create cross-immunity, which is protection against mutations of the virus. The shot, on the other hand, can only hope to provide specific protection to the Wuhan version (not the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron, ... variants) and cannot recognize any other mutation. The virus mutates far quicker than the time it takes for the pharmaceutical industry to create and distribute their shot to billions of people on the planet. Thus, the antibodies produced in our bodies are always based on old viruses no longer active. Natural immunity does not depend on one viral sequence, but generates antibodies against other glycoproteins on the virus—like the nucleocapside protein . This results in far greater and more powerful immune protection.

Problem: Dangers of Redundant Proteins

Proteins represent our body's building blocks and are central to cellular metabolism. For a functional metabolism, only essential proteins can be present in a certain cell at a specific time. Proteins that are not required must be absent or they will disrupt the smooth running of the cell. Proteins or mRNAs in healthy cells are like musicians in an orchestra and play their instrument in a certain way at a certain time. Otherwise, it is chaos and cacophony. Because synthesized modRNAs were developed for longevity and have access to all cells, they contradict the nature of true mRNA which is short-lived and cell-specific. This makes modRNA a persistent danger to normal, healthy cellular metabolism. It would be like giving an orchestra member a large kettle drum to bang anytime without regard to the arrangement of the musical score.

Problem: Increased Errors While Making the Synthetic Spike Glycoprotein

To stabilize the modRNA, synthetic methyl-pseudouridine was used to replace the natural uridine in the chain of amino acids and glycans (sugars) making the synthetic spike glycoprotein. This one substitution increases the transcriptional error rate to one error every 4,000 nucleotides or once in every synthesized vaccine molecule. The spike glycoprotein is not even built according to design! If you can't build it right, it definitely won't function right!

Problem: Active Ingredients Vary Immensely by Different Batches

The permitted tolerance level of the active ingredient in the modRNA vaccines ranges in concentration from 0.37mg/ml to 0.63 mg/ml as shown in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Assessment Report. Such a high variation is highly unusual for a drug. In addition, a 3.4 fold variation of the active ingredient is allowed between different batches. This means that some batches have little active ingredient and few side effects, while others can have much higher levels of active ingredient and cause excessive side effects. One dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine represents 0.3 ml with 30 micrograms of active substance. This means that 13 trillion modRNA molecules are being transferred into your body with each single injection.

Problem: This Lab-created modRNA is Incorporated Into the Human Genome

The political narrative insisted that these shots would not alter the human genome. The government spokespersons stated that "COVID-19 vaccines do not contain reverse transcriptase," thereby entirely precluding modRNA being written back into human DNA. Two publications have totally refuted this and proven that it happens . It has been known for years that 8% of the human genome does not come from our ancestors—it comes from retroviruses which have the capability of rewriting their RNA into our DNA. This is not an uncommon occurrence, but for the first time we are allowing the rewriting of a foreign, artificial, lab-created instruction. We are playing God with our biology and we have no idea what repercussions we are causing.

Synopsis of How the COVID-19 Shot Works

1. After the LNP enters the cell via endocytosis, modRNA is released.
2. The modRNA encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein is translated and synthesized
3. The spike glycoprotein is presented at the cell surface (glycocalyx) and serves as a foreign antenna that the immune system will recognize and create neutralizing antibodies for.
4. Due to the presence of a furin cleavage site , subunit-1 (S-1) can be cleaved from subunit-2 (S-2) on the spike glycoprotein and distributed throughout the body via blood and lymphatic channels
5. There is evidence that modRNA can be reverse-transcribed into DNA and incorporated into the genome of the recipient cell. This alters your human genome forever.

Bottom Line

The modRNA forces perfectly healthy cells to produce a viral glycoprotein, transforming them from friend to foe. Therefore, RNA-based injections are not vaccines at all, but genetic manipulations—and that certainly challenges the political narrative. Numerous adverse events and deaths are already painfully obvious and this shifts the cost-benefit ratio of RNA-based vaccine technology for mass application definitely into the negative side.

Here is a great link Lynda sent me documenting hundreds of health professionals warning the public about the dangers of vaccination.

mRNA Vaccines Being Used in Pigs

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

U.S. and Canadian pork producers have been using "customizable mRNA-based vaccines" on their herds since 2018! Someone forgot to tell us—we, the public consumers, might want to know that! Sequivity makes this gene-based vaccine technology that was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There is only ONE safety study listed for this vaccine in their summary of studies. In the study, 748 piglets were given two doses of an mRNA Sequivity injection. 525 piglets (70%) had no noticeable adverse events. However, 30% suffered serious adverse events including 55 with anorexia, 24 deaths, 20 went lame, and 52 had one of 13 other different diseases or disorders. How can this be considered safe? If 3 in every 10 people suffered a serious side effect from a particular drug, and over 3% dropped dead immediately and 11.5% died in the long run, would you consider that safe? Without a doubt, this is further evidence pointing to the government's regulatory agencies having been captured by the pharmaceutical and meat industry. Moreover, there were absolutely no studies performed related to the safety of human consumption of Sequivity-treated animals. Wow!

USDA License Approval RIddled with Holes

The data used to justify licensure of Sequivity's vaccine is extremely weak. It includes data only for influenza, even though Merck is advertising vaccines for four other pathogens under the Sequivity line. Reading Canada's Environmental Assessment makes it crystal clear that all their safety claims are all theoretically based—there is no actual trial data to show it works in the way they say it will. This gives them carte blanche cover to administer the vaccine with no performance standards to meet. This leaves the door wide open with no one checking on vaccine effectiveness and safety.

Leaky Vaccines

The vaccine industry has known all along that "mRNA vaccines" can never block infection—they're leaky. All the way until October 2021, the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defined a vaccine as "a product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease ." Suddenly, the definition changed to "a preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response ." That's a big difference. So, a vaccine went from being something that produces protective immunity, to simply stimulating an immune response. I can prick my finger with a needle and stimulate an immune response! This explains why the mRNA COVID shots were not tested to see if they prevented infection because they already had the answer, having used mRNA vaccines in animals for a couple of years already.

On the Licensed Veterinary Biological Product Information page (February 2023), the USDA even admits that veterinary vaccines "may be considered effective without producing 100% protection against disease. Many products instead reduce the severity of the disease." What that really means is the veterinary side has apparently accepted leaky vaccines as the new norm. This is extremely dangerous because vaccines that don't effectively block infection drive mutations. Leaky vaccines were always considered problematic for this reason. But if you are the pharmaceutical company who is cooking up customized mRNA shots in mere weeks to administer for the latest mutation caused by the previous vaccine, then this is a win-win strategy. Leaky vaccines cause and speed up mutations. So, we will be eating animals that still have the disease the vaccine can't block plus tens or hundreds more in mutated infections the customized vaccine still can't block. We are going to get sicker and sicker as a society!

Should You Eat mRNA-jabbed Meat?

Health authorities insist the shots are safe. Older, normal, routine vaccines were administered at specific times to ensure there was no residue left in the meat. When using the mRNA platform, however, there is no time limit. Even though the jab is administered in the hindquarter of the animal just as all previous shots were, we know that mRNA does not stay at the injection site. It travels throughout the body. If veterinary mRNA shots are anything like the COVID jab, we are in big trouble. Jessica Rose , a postdoctoral researcher in biology, reported on Substack (a great site for finding science articles censored by mainstream media) that Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID jabs were grossly contaminated. Both were found to contain 20% to 35% expression vectors —double-stranded DNAs used in the manufacturing of mRNA and they are transformation-competent in E. coli. "Take home message: The left-over expression vectors used to manufacture the mRNAs are at contamination levels 100-fold higher than originally proposed and imply trillions of DNA molecules per dose. This has implications for integration into our genome."

Big Pharma Paid Accomplice

Dr. Kevin Folt is a University of Florida professor and longtime advocate for bioengineering (GMOs). He was caught lying about his financial ties to Monsanto and the safety of glyphosate (proven to cause cancer) in 2015. He is now advocating for mRNA shots in livestock claiming that all mRNA is temporary, broken down rapidly, and so it won't be a problem in Porky Pig vaccine jabs. He understands, but fails to mention, that the trouble is synthetic, lab-created mRNA is nothing like nature's mRNA. Synthetic mRNA persists for over 8 months in the body because it is designed to prevent rapid breakdown and is further stabilized in a lipid nanoparticle. Pfizer's own research has conclusively proven that the mRNA spreads throughout the body and does not stay only in the cells around the injection site. So, anything you read from Dr. Folt can go in the trashcan along with anything from Dr. Fauci.

Missouri—the Show Me! State

True to its motto, Missouri is taking on the food safety issue in a proposed House Bill 1169 designed to require labeling of products that can alter your genes. It also asserts that fully informed consent must be given for all vaccines, gene therapies and medical interventions, and would require companies to share information about the potential transmissibility of gene-altering interventions. Pushback from the industry is enormous. But if Missouri manages to pass the bill, this could help protect the food supply of the entire United States. We can only hope other states will catch the vision too. In the meantime, check with your local pork producer and ensure they are not using Sequivity's mRNA vaccine before you have that BBQ pork sandwich.

Nearsightedness and Screen Time

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Nearsightedness (myopia) is a problem with vision where close objects appear clear but distant ones are blurry. Nearly 42% of American are myopic and the percentage is getting bigger. Refraction is the property in physics that governs the bending of light as it passes through one medium to another. Light rays are refracted through the cornea and lens of the eye. They are focused onto the retina which converts the light into 'messages'; these then travel through the optic nerve and to your brain for interpretation into images. Errors in refraction occur when the shape of your eye or changes in your lens alter where the light is focused. While myopia has a genetic component, recent research has shown it to progress faster in people who overuse screens. When the eye is focused intently on something close for a long period of time, the brain and eye adjust to 'accommodate' the need for close-up vision. Over time, this can alter the structure of your eyeball.

Take a Break: Guidelines for Healthy Eyes

No doctor can tell you how long is 'too long' in front of a screen. The best guide is to notice how your eyes are feeling. If you have been fixating for a number of hours on a screen (watching TV, working on the computer, looking at your cell phone), take a break and look at something else for 10 or 15 minutes. If your eyes feel dry, tense, or tired, take more frequent breaks and be conscious to blink more often. Research shows that people focused on a screen will blink 10% less than normal. Dr. Vivian Hall says, "The eyelids are little windshield wipers that have oil glands in them that basically smooth the oily tears, the moisturizing tears, over the eyeball." This protects the eyeball from drying out and keeps it properly lubricated.

Melatonin

Usually associated with encouraging the sleep cycle, melatonin can be created in your eye's lens, retina, and cornea—there are melatonin glycoprotein receptors there. Their presence hints at how important melatonin is in supporting eye health. Melatonin has been shown to lower intraocular pressure (pressure inside the eyeball) in patients with glaucoma. It also counteracts lens damage associated with cataracts. Melatonin may also be useful for age-related macular degeneration and dry macular degeneration.

Lutein

Lutein is another nutrient (carotenoid) that promotes eye health. A 2020 study found that folks with the highest lutein concentrations had a 40% reduced risk of nearsightedness. Lutein also helps guard against age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and is very efficient at filtering out blue light that comes from electronic screens. You cannot make lutein, so you have to get it from your diet. Rich sources include dark leafy greens, carrots, egg yolks, red and yellow peppers, avocados, broccoli, cherries, raspberries, and sweet corn. Lutein and other carotenoids are fat-soluble, so ensure you are consuming healthy fats like egg yolks, coconut oil, and grass-fed butter. You can see why the no-fat/low-fat diet begun in the 1970s was so damaging to eyesight (heart and brains also) of Americans.

Sunlight

Spending more time outdoors is one of the most under-rated guidelines for eye health. According to optometrist Donald Mutti , children who are genetically predisposed to myopia are 300% less likely to need glasses if they spend at least 14 hours a week outdoors . So, send those kids outdoors for that essential sunlight.

The Bates Method

The conventional view is that myopia is irreversible, but many believe in a method conceived by Dr. William H. Bates over 100 years ago. In fact, it was so successful in New York that the state-led optometrists lobbied the local politicians to ban it. Today, you can find his method explained in his book, The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses . The Bates method works to relax the muscles surrounding your eyes. There are six muscles on the outside of your eye that control movement. When you strain to see something, the muscles squeeze your eyeballs, contorting them. Eventually your vision starts to blur because your field of vision is now landing at a different place on your retina. At that point, you have three basic choices: 1. Get corrective lenses (glasses) which can cause that strain to become permanent; 2. get laser-in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) which permanently alters your focal length; 3. find out what's causing your eye strain, then relax and get your vision back.

One of the most famous Bates Method techniques is palming:

1. Look around and notice your level of vision clarity
2. Place the center of your palms over your closed eyes
3. Relax your shoulders and remain that way for 2 minutes
4. Remove your hands, open your eyes, and notice if things look clearer (it usually is significantly noticeable)

Bates was a huge proponent of natural sunlight to correct vision problems. The sun is the light of our eye and our indoor living has alienated us from that true source of healing (vitamin D3 and many other health benefits).

What You Should Know About Strokes

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A stroke is an emergency situation involving the brain. The lack of oxygen to the brain results in brain cells dying within minutes. As of 2020, 1 out of every 21 deaths in America was due to stroke. Fortunately, 4 out of 5 are preventable. Recognizing the symptoms of a stroke greatly improves the chances of recovery. A simple acronym helps identify when someone is experiencing a stroke. FAST : F= Face drooping ; A= Arm weakness ; S= Speech difficulty ; T= Time to call 911 . Other symptoms can include headache, vision problems, loss of balance, disorientation, and memory loss.

Two Types of Stroke

1. The most common type of stroke (87%) is from blocked arteries ( ischemic ). The blockage can be from calcified plaque ( not cholesterol ) or a blood clot. A temporary disruption of blood flow is called a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a ministroke. Ischemic strokes are further divided into two subcategories: thrombotic and embolic, but they both involve blockages (plaque or blood clots) which interrupt the flow of blood to the brain.

2. Only 13% of strokes are hemorrhagic, meaning that a blood vessel in the brain bursts or leaks. This type is also divided into two subcategories: intracerebral and subarachnoid, but both involve the hemorrhaging (leaking) of blood from blood vessels in the brain.

Risk Factors

Age : People over 55 have higher risk

COVID-19 vaccination : mRNA injections dramatically increase risk of myocarditis, inflammation, and microclotting. Autopsies show a disturbing number of rubbery clots in the vaccinated not seen before. A systemic review of 325 autopsies showed vaccination caused or significantly contributed to 74% of the deaths .

Obesity/diabetes : Cardiovascular disease (particularly atherosclerosis and atrial fibrillation) and high blood pressure

Race/ethnicity : Blacks and Hispanics, especially males, have higher risk. In fact, men in general are more likely than women to have a stroke

Sleep apnea : Lack of sound rest affects the body's ability to heal and recover at night

Prevention

Weight loss : Losing weight is probably the number one thing that can be done. Eliminate processed foods and commit to a real, whole food (primarily plant-based) diet. With such a diet, you can eat until you are full and this avoids the starvation factor that derails so many other approaches. Losing weight will help you want to be more active and will help sleeping issues.

Stress : Expressing gratitude is a great stress reducer. Let go of useless worry (things that don't need to be considered right now or things that are out of your direct control). Find purpose in life and joy in your specific journey (or change course until you feel aligned with who you are called and gifted to be). Don't spend inordinate amounts of time with cell phones and television. Socialize with real people (without technology). Plant a garden; get your hands in the soil; get out into nature. Listen to inspiring music. Read or listen to wisdom writings.

Avoid things that damage : Alcohol and soda consumption, smoking, drugs, unnecessary medications (and inadequately tested vaccines), harmful synthetic vitamins and inorganic minerals, bioengineered food (GMO, lab-grown, ultra-processed), toxic sunscreen (most of it is carcinogenic), 5G cell tower radiation, ... See my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , for more thoughts and ideas.

Dying During Sleep Linked to Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Sudden, unexplained, age-inappropriate deaths are happening more than usual. Dr. John Campbell , a British nurse educator with 2.5 million podcast subscribers, states that "deaths are 16 percent higher than we would expect and the vast majority are not COVID [disease] deaths." Dr. Peter McCullough , a cardiologist, stated that when people—especially young people—die in their sleep, the underlying cause is often myocarditis . This is inflammation of the heart which can lead to irregular heart rhythms that can be lethal. Dr. McCullough pointed to a study conducted by an international team of cardiologists published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy . According to the study, many heart issues are being reported post-vaccination, with myocarditis being the most common.

Surging Catecholamines

The reason sudden deaths happen during sleep is biochemically similar to sudden death during or just after vigorous exercise. At the end of the sleep cycle, the body produces a surge in catecholamines that signal the body to wake up. Catecholamines are hormones made in the adrenal glands. They are released into the body in response to physical exertion or emotional stress. But fascinatingly, they are also released during sleep, just before waking, as a signal to the brain and body that it is time to get up for the day. These catecholamines increase heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate. There are three catecholamines in the body: dopamine, epinephrine, and norephinephrine. So, a surge in catecholamines can stress the heart and cause it to beat arrhythmically.

Dying Before Dawn

If a young person's heart has been damaged by an infection, vaccination, or any other reason, the surge of catecholamines can be lethal. This is the reason so many people die in their sleep just before dawn. Dr. McCullough said that the sudden and unexpected deaths we are seeing in young people are most likely from undiagnosed (asymptomatic) vaccine-induced myocarditis. "We have now learned that roughly half or more of cases [of myocarditis] are initially asymptomatic. That means the young people don't know they have myocarditis. So, a scar is being formed in the heart, but they have never been told not to exert themselves and many are involved in athletics and all different types of activities."

A study published in the journal Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine was led by Dr. James Gill, from the Yale School of Medicine. The team of three medical doctors autopsied two teenage boys who died just after getting the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine . They found that post-vaccine myocarditis had "features resembling a catecholamine-induced injury, not typical myocarditis pathology." They added that myocarditis is rarely the cause of death due to COVID-19 disease infections—it is clearly vaccine related.

Increased Deaths in Working-Age Adults

Excess deaths not explained by COVID-19 disease began showing up in death claims filed with insurance companies in 2021. Scott Davison , chief executive of OneAmerica , reported his company was seeing "the highest death rates [they] have seen in the history of [the] business." Davison explained that death rates had climbed 40% and COVID-19 fatalities did not explain the bulk of that increase. The people dying were under the age of 65, which was highly unusual, since COVID fatalities were primarily in those over 65.

Vaccine-induced myocarditis may not become apparent for many weeks or months after vaccination. A team of scientists at the University of Washington published a study in the journal Pediatrics that showed a definitive link between mRNA vaccines and heart problems in adolescents. This research has been confirmed in more than a half a dozen other studies. A follow-up study in the same journal found that 69% of the patients continued to have abnormal heart findings on their cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, even 8 months after their COVID-19 vaccination. Clearly, vaccine-induced cardiac injury is "strongly associated with a worse prognosis than in patients with classical acute myocarditis."

The mRNA vaccinations did grave harm to our young people—kids who had virtually no risk for getting the COVID-19 infection. The fact that our medical system ignored these risks, knowing there were no long-term safety trials under Operation Warp Speed, is not only medically unethical, but criminally negligent. People need to be held accountable and the mainstream media cover-up is a great place to start. Our country needs to stop allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise on television (New Zealand and the U.S. are the only countries that allow this blatant behavior). We might have a hope of getting the truth out to the public about the corruption going on between the medical system, Big Pharma, Big Tech, and the media if pharmaceutical money did not pay the salaries of the staff who work in the media.

An outstanding book that provides overwhelming evidence about the pandemic of sudden deaths is Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 by Ed Dowd.

A must see 1-hour movie is also now available on Rumble. It is titled Shot Dead and does an incredible job telling the story of three families who experienced the sudden death of their loved one. Their stories are augmented with the latest science related by credentialed doctors with years of experience in their fields.

Here is an outstanding link for those of you who want to obtain ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine through a family-friendly pharmaceutical outlet sponsored by The Epoch Times . They support the work of the FLCCC and can be reached directly at AllFamilyPharma.com .

Food Myths

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Myth 1: All Calories Are the Same

Technically true, but a gross oversimplification of the complexity of food. Nutrient-dense foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, sugar nutrients, protein, fats, and/or polyphenols (plant compounds like flavonoids, etc.). Empty calories provide little nutrition. Examples of nutrient-dense food include organic leafy greens, berries, beets, eggs, shellfish, grass-fed meat (including liver), raw milk, cheese, butter.

Myth 2: All Carbs Cause Weight Gain

A candy bar and an apple both contain about 25 grams of carbs. The apple will sustain weight loss while the candy bar will contribute to weight gain. Find your carbs in whole, real foods like fruits, vegetables, including root crops such as potatoes, and unrefined grains like rice and quinoa. Eliminate/minimize processed food sources and you will eliminate the refined sugar carbs that cause weight grain.

Myth 3: Plant-based and Non-fat Milk are Healthier than Whole Milk

For centuries, people lived on whole, full-fat milk (and it was unpasteurized and unrefrigerated!). Cream was cherished—not separated! The belief that all fats were unhealthy came into being in the 1970s and altered millenia of living, while contributing to our current disease state. Non-fat, pasteurized milk depletes essential nutrients especially the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. Pasteurized milk is dead milk devoid of any helpful enzymes, bacteria, vitamins, and minerals. Sweetened plant-based milk can contain more sugar per serving than a candy bar. Remember: fat does not make you fat—refined sugar does!

Myth 4: Vegetable Oils are Healthier than Animal Fats

The idea that animal fat was responsible for heart disease caused the conventional-food and fast-food industry to switch seventy years ago to vegetable oils as 'healthier.' Scientists were under the false belief/science that saturated fat (animal fat) caused cholesterol, clogged arteries and was to be avoided at all costs. In the process, they threw out avocado and coconut oil, too, because they were full of saturated fat. Avacados and coconuts cause heart disease? I don't think so! 'Animal' oils are essential for life, fat-soluble vitamins, and good health. Most omega-6 fatty acids in our diet come from vegetable oils, and contain things like linoleic acid (LA). LA is highly inflammatory in the amounts we get in our modern diet. Many doctors feel it is the biggest culprit linked to heart disease today.

Despite the mass marketing misinformation by the medical system, it was never cholesterol from animal fat that caused heart disease; the obvious reason is that your brain is 25% cholesterol and nearly every cell in your body makes it—it's that important to heart and brain health! The problem is oxidized cholesterol, which has nothing to do with the actual cholesterol, but rather the lipid taxi cab that carries the cholesterol. When the lipid carrier gets oxidized by too much sugar in the blood, it 'rusts' and that rust is the problem—it is called oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL). See chapter 27, Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Lie in my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health .

By the way, red meat does not cause heart disease either. Too much red meat can cause cancer (see pages 172-174 in the book for the glycobiology of how that happens), but animal fat does not cause heart disease.

Myth 5: Peanut Butter is a Rich Source of Protein

Peanut butter does have protein, but it isn't a comprehensive source of protein. It lacks certain amino acids that constitute a complete protein, so nutritionists view it as an incomplete protein. There are some plants that have a complete set of amino acids (quinoa, lentils, pinto beans, almonds, soy, chickpea, chia seed, buckwheat, and tempeh). In addition, animal foods like eggs, dairy (raw milk), and grass-fed meat are some of the common animal sources. If you do purchase peanut butter, try to avoid the ones where the first ingredient is sugar. Angie converted me years ago to real peanut butter without sugar and I've never looked back! Today, there are a number of brands that sell real peanut butter without any sugar added.

Myth 6: Natural Flavors on Ingredient Labels are Harmless

The fourth most common ingredient in foods made in the United States is listed as natural flavors. Sometimes over 100 individual ingredients are used to formulate a single 'natural flavor'—and often they are not even from nature. Consumers are totally left in the dark and some of these undisclosed ingredients have been linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Due to labeling law ambiguity, it is best to only consume foods with known ingredients.

The War on Organic

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

OrganicEye is a trusted watchdog of the organic foods industry. They are warning consumers about proposed rule changes within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding organic standards. USDA is looking at permanently codifying practices that violate the spirit and letter of the current law surrounding organic food. Corporations who have bought up small farm and who are exerting more and more control over the industry, hailed the proposed rule changes as an effort to improve "animal welfare" in organic farming, but it is far from that. What it really furthers is the ultimate destruction of independent organic farmers who are doing things right. These smaller farms cannot compete financially with the "organic mega-corporations" who sell their foods at far lower prices, because these corporations don't fully maintain current organic standards.

Proposed Rule Changes

Under the new guidance, "organic" poultry farmers would be allowed to stack birds in multitiered containers stretching from floor to ceiling providing as little as 1 square foot of space per chicken. Outdoor space allotments would also be limited to 1 to 2 square feet, depending on the size of the bird. Egg-laying hens could be confined for the first 16 to 21 weeks of life. Broiler chickens could be confined until just 1-2 weeks before slaughter. The rule also allows half of the outdoor area to be covered in concrete or gravel, preventing chickens from engaging in their natural instinctive behaviors.

Over time, smaller organic companies have been acquired by conventional producers, who have slowly eroded organic standards through willful violations and lobbying. As a result, 90% of "organic" eggs now come from gigantic confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) owned by the largest suppliers of conventional eggs. According to OrganicEye, m ost certified organic chicken comes from companies that raise birds in near-total confinement and feed them imported grain that may or may not be truly organic. According to OrganicEye, organic grain fraud is commonplace.

Bottom LIne

Despite governmental hype, the proposed standards hardly enshrine animal welfare. Rather, they fulfill the wish-list of corporate lobbyists. U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is a former million-dollar-a-year agribusiness lobbyist who was named Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Governor of the Year in 2001 "for his support of the industry's economic growth and agricultural biotechnology research." The most powerful lobbying group in organic foods is the Organic Trade Association (OTA) which has slowly become dominated by the mega-corporations. Several independently-owned organic brands, such as Nature's Path , Nutiva , and Dr. Bronner's , have resigned their membership in the OTA in protest of its Big Ag bias. Jim Gerritsen, board president at OrganicEye, states: "While USDA should be codifying the improved welfare of livestock, and increasing organic integrity, this misguided proposed rule sadly does neither. Rather, it enshrines the very practices which have allowed industial factory farms to move in, take over, and push out hard-working organic family farms."

What can we do? The first step is always awareness. Second, find a trusted local, organic family farm that you can purchase your food through. Our financial support will help sustain these family farms and it will safeguard future food sources we and our children will be able to depend upon in the future.

Breast Implant Illness

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

There is a Facebook group called Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole that has nearly 200,000 members. The failure of breast implants has led to countless horror stories with many doctors telling women that their concerns are all in their head. Although it is not an official disease diagnosis, breast implant illness (BII) is a collection of complex symptoms that occur in healthy women after they decide to have implant surgery. The symptoms are far-ranging and often debilitating. Since the symptoms are so numerous and varied, doctors have a difficult time pinpointing an exact diagnosis. In 2020, the top ten symptoms reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) involving breast implants were fatigue (49%), brain fog (25%), joint pain (25%), anxiety (24%), hair loss (21%), depression (19%), rash (18%), autoimmune diseases (18%), inflammation (18%), and weight problems (18%).

Breast Augmentation Surgery

Between 2006 and 2019, breast augmentation surgery was the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. In 2021, there were 364,753 breast augmentation surgeries, making it second only to liposuction, though The American Society of Plastic Surgeons say the number of breast surgeries is dropping each year. In 2006, the FDA ended a 14-year ban on silicone-gel breast implants despite decades of debate over safety concerns and a huge amount of litigation from women. The women complained of injury from leaking implants that made them sick and even caused conditions of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. At the time, the FDA had approved the manufacture of implants from two California companies, Mentor and Allergan, but limited the use to women aged 22 and older.

Recent Recall

In 2019, the FDA issued a worldwide recall of all textured breast implants from the pharmaceutical company Allergan. The FDA requested Allergan issue the recall because of a drastic increase in a rare and deadly form of cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma that was associated with Allergan's implants. The disease is an immune system cancer that develops in the scar tissue capsule that forms around the breast implant. On October 24, 2019, the FDA issued a black box warning for breast implants. This type of notice is the most serious warning mandated by the FDA prior to banning a product.

Danica Patrick

Female race car driver, Danica Patrick, shared her experiences with BII and urged women with breast implants to have them removed and trust their intuition when they first suspect something is wrong. In 2014, the former NASCAR driver said she decided to get breast implants in her quest to attain "an ideal body." Within a few years, she began experiencing symptoms including fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, hormonal problems, heavy metal toxicity, dysbiosis (gut bacteria imbalance), and leaky gut. Her symptoms led to a diagnosis of BII and she had her implants removed in March 2022. Getting her implants removed ( explant surgery ) led to healing, but she said that it was a long road to full recovery. It is much better to avoid this journey than do damage to yourself by having a deadly, synthetic substance embedded within your body. For information on how to support your immune system and reverse the symptoms of BII before it is too late, see my book .

What Happened to Strawberries?

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The flavor and nutritional value of fruit are the result of each fruit and vegetable's unique composition and essential nutrients. A ZME Science study found that fungicides, which are designed to interrupt cell processes to control fungi growth that damages crops, also damages the fruit by interfering with the production of compounds that are essential to flavor. Consumers have complained for years about the change in the flavor of strawberries. Scientists have suspected the pesticides and fungicides were responsible, but the exact mechanisms were unknown.

Fungicides

Fungicides are designed to disrupt the cellular processes of detrimental fungi which attack fruit and make it rot before its time. Scientists prepared a study to investigate how fungicides could inadvertently interfere with the production of the essential flavor and nutritional compounds in the strawberries. You would think that the fungicide companies would have done this years ago before their fungicide was approved by governmental regulators, but better late than never! Researchers applied the two most commonly used fungicides on strawberries: boscalid (BOS) and difenoconazole (DIF). Scientists found that the strawberries sprayed with these fungicides had a dramatic reduction in soluble sugars and nutrients like Vitamin C. Some of the sugars were also converted to acid, making the fruit less sweet. Oxidative damage also muted the scent and flavor. These negative effects were strongest in the fruit sprayed with BOS. Researchers discovered that BOS directly impacted the genes involved in producing sugars, nutrients, amino acids, and volatile compounds. Blind taste testing showed that consumers consistently preferred the untreated strawberries.

Pesticide Use In the U.S. and Europe

Flavor and Nutritional Value Are Linked

The scientists noted in their study that the flavor profile of fruits and berries is linked to their nutritional value. For example, the sweetness in the fruit comes from the glucose or fructose present. The scent or aroma comes from the esters and terpenes, which are the aromatic compounds giving off the pleasant smell. A reduction in flavor is a reduction in nutrition.

The Threat to Traditional Farming

Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft, is now America's top land owner with over 242,000 acres of prime farmland in Washington, Illinois, Iowa, California, Louisiana, and elsewhere. Gates has a big vision for all that land, but it doesn't involve organic, regenerative farming. He is a big supporter of bioengineering (GMO) and synthetic, ultraprocessed lab-grown food.

However, some of the hero-farmers trying to fight the globalists, big government and big tech are Amos Miller's organic farm in Lancaster, PA, Will Harris' regenerative farm at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA (that Angie and I have personally visited), and Tom Stearns with High Mowing Organic Seeds . Sometimes it feels like David fighting Goliath, but when you fight for truth you are entitled to God's help to move mountains and slay giants. Take a few minutes to visit these websites and be inspired by all the good they are doing to keep our food natural, real and whole. Take personal action and buy organic fruits, vegetables and seeds. If we choose to fund organic, non-GMO foods, the industry will respond to the consumer's wallet. Also, make sure to buy meat that is responsibly raised. If we all act together, we can make a difference.

The Power of Quercetin

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Do you remember hearing people speak during the last few years about something called quercetin in conjunction with natural COVID treatments? If you did, you learned that it was an amazing compound. Quercetin has a remarkable list of research-backed therapeutic credentials of which you may not be aware. Elderflower (pictured on the right) is rich in quercetin. An extract made from Elderflower (and put in a tonic) is traditionally used to boost immunity. In supplement form, quercetin is used to prevent and treat the common cold and influenza. But that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Aging and Senescence

Cells become senescent as we age. Senescence is the condition or process of deterioration as we age. The cells slow down and stop their normal dividing and growing activity and enter a kind of stasis (inactivity). Instead of dying off as normal cells do, senescent cells persist, but they do change shape and size. As they do so, they secrete inflammatory molecules that cause nearby cells to become senescent also. This process is the hallmark of human aging. Senolytic agents are used to induce the death of senescent cells. Besides quercetin being a strong antioxidant and antiviral, it is senolytic. A paper published in Nutrition Research in August 2022 analyzed the senolytic/apoptotic effect on aging and cancerous cells. Research has proven that cellular aging can suppress tumor development, but paradoxically it can also enhance cancer development. Cellular senescence is a dynamic and multi-step process that is associated with alterations in metabolic activity and gene expression. This can compromise tissue regeneration and contribute to aging. On the other hand, by removing senescent cells, "age-related dysfunction can be attenuated and potentially extend lifespan." The paper found that the data on quercetin showed it was effective in "preventing or alleviating cancer formation."

Quercetin is Antitumor

A review published in Cancer Letters in 2008 showed that quercetin was able to prevent chemically-induced cancer growth, while epidemiological studies found it was associated with preventing lung cancer. Lab studies have also demonstrated that quercetin is a strong antioxidant and supports cellular apoptosis (programmed cell death) effects on tumor cells. It has the ability to block growth in different phases of the cell cycle. It promotes the loss of cancer cell viability and supports autophagy (cellular recycling of discarded parts) through several pathways including those linked to mitochondrial function and glucose metabolism. This research shows that quercetin could play a role in cancer treatments, as it has a synergistic effect in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It exerts remarkable protective properties supporting normal cells during both of these carcinogenic treatments.

SARS-CoV-2 Therapy

Countless studies over the years have proven that quercetin inhibits the early stages of flu infection. It is also highly effective against the Epstein-Barr virus, Zika virus, Hepatitis B, and rhinovirus (responsible for colds). It was logical that researchers investigated its efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 when the pandemic began. In the early months of the pandemic, a review of the literature published found that the administration of quercetin, bromelain (found in pineapple), vitamin C, and zinc "showed promising results in improving clinical outcomes among COVID-19 patients." Researchers identified the antioxidant's ability to inhibit proinflammatory cytokines and to clinically block human mast cell cytokine release as an important property in the fight against severe COVID-19.

Dr. Vladimir Zelenko was among the first physicians to discover and implement a treatment credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Quercetin is a zinc ionophore like hydroxycholoroquine , which means it shuttles zinc easily into the cells where it directly disrupts SAR-CoV-2 replication (also for many other viruses). He was the doctor who told President Trump about the usefulness of hyroxychloroquine before Dr. Fauci discredited it and embarassed Trump. Fauci later banned the use of hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin. Rather than prescribe these natural, effective early treatments of COVID-19, he directed hospitals to send COVID-19 sufferers back home with no treatment. They were given instructions to return when the disease was at its end stages. Then, they would put them on ventilators. The majority of patients died at that stage. Fauci is responsible for harming millions of people worldwide and causing the death of countless people because of his arrogance and devotion to a vaccine-only solution during the pandemic. A real hero is Dr. Peter McCullough ( see this one-minute video ) who has sacrificed his professional career to get the word out on early, effective treatment options for COVID-19 and the documented dangers of mRNA vaccines.

Other Study Benefits

Finally, another intriguing study demonstrates that quercetin "ameliorated the effects of sleep deprivation on memory performance, depression-like behavior, and against the loss of prefrontal cortex neurons." This is a huge, unsuspected benefit. In addition, quercetin has positive benefits for high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, mood disorders, gout, arthritis, and several cancers.

Truly, quercetin is an extraordinary example of nature's power to support human health and fight disease. God has put these solutions in the plants around us. Someone should inform the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Fauci's replacement, and the medical community, so that money from grants can begin to flow in the direction of nature's health care. We ought to concentrate on strengthening human immune systems rather that spending more money on sick care and the pharmaceutical, synthetic, lab-based drugs that interrupt human physiology, while masking a symptom, but rarely solving the underlying problem.

Home Recipe for Making Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

The key ingredient in HCQ is quinine. If you ever feel a chest cold coming on, you can make your own quinine from the peels of grapefruits and lemons. Take zinc with this recipe and you have a powerful anti-viral remedy made at home.

1. Take the rind of 3-4 grapefruits and the rind of 3-4 lemons (use only the peel and make sure all fruit is organic)
2. Place them in a pan and cover with water about 3 inches above the peel
3. Put a lid on the pot (a glass lid is best but a metal one will work)
4. Let it simmer for about 2 hours
5. Do not take the lid off the pot until it cools completely (this prevents the quinine from escaping with the steam)
6. Remove the peels. Most people take 1 tablespoon of the liquid every couple of hours until they feel better
7. You can add honey to sweeten it, since it will be bitter

Infrared Light Therapy

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Light is a nutrient for the body and mind. That sounds funny; but nevertheless it is true. Our modern, indoor lives are lit up with artificial light that can cause us to become chronically depleted of the positive biological effects of natural light . A lack of sunlight leads to a serious deficiency of vitamin D3. This, in turn, can lead to many autoimmune and degenerative diseases. Unfortunately, many of us have been taught to fear the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. People slather up with sunscreens that contain harmful carcinogenic ingredients to ward off the sun's light and don't realize they are doing great harm to themselves (see my book , pages 80-81). Healthier sunscreen alternatives do exist, but it's important to realize that direct UVB radiation from the sun is essential for the body to produce vitamin D3, and thus strengthen our immune systems.

Natural Versus Artificial Light

The sun radiates health-beneficial wavelengths of red and near-infrared light. Factory made, fluorescent lights are devoid of these helpful frequencies. In fact, they can be harmful as the color temperature, flicker rate and light quality can induce a stress response. Dr. Victoria Dunkley warns in Psychology Today that "the high color (colder/bluer) temperature of fluorescent light stimulates the non-visual pathways from the eye to various parts of the brain affecting biorhythms, stress hormones, emotions, arousal levels, and muscle tension."

How Red and Near-Infrared Light Help

People living in high latitudes, who struggle with depression related to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), benefit immensely from red light therapy. The medical literature now refers to this therapy as photobiomodulation (PBM). PubMed Central currently shows over 10,000 results for this type of therapy. According to research published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal , PBM "enhances mitochondrial ATP production, cell signaling, growth factor synthesis, and attenuates oxidative stress." Mitochondria are the energy power stations for our cells and ATP is the electricity they create to operate the cell. An enzyme in the mitochondria called cytochrome c oxidase is stimulated by photons of near-infrared light. This causes the mitochondria to generate more ATP and release signaling molecules that engage genes to counteract cell degeneration by releasing antioxidants to repair damaged mitochondria. The antioxidants clean up free radicals which are chemically reactive molecules that try to bond and alter other molecules in destructive ways. These reactive agents lead to cancer and aging. The mitochondria controls, not only the life of the cell, but they also control the death of the cell. This is accomplished through the metabolic process of apoptosis or cell-programmed death. When the cell becomes damaged beyond its ability to repair itself, it initiates a termination sequence and self-destructs.

Light as a Treatment to Cure and Mitigate Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved red light therapy devices for the treatment of acne, muscle and joint pain, arthritis, compromised blood circulation, hair loss, and whole body pain. New studies are exploring the viability of red light therapy to reduce belly fat, increase bone density, and increase testosterone. In addition, this light therapy is being investigated for possible use in treating brain disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease as well as certain cancers. An article in the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Biophysics Journal states that part of the reason this therapy is so effective is because of its "pronounced anti-inflammatory effects" with "both local and systemic mechanisms." The reduction of inflammation is "particularly important for disorders of the joints, traumatic injuries, lung disorders, and in the brain."

Tinnitus

There are currently no recommended treatments or approved drugs to treat tinnitus. Sedatives, antihistamines, antidepressants, local anesthetics, and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed, but they have many short- and long-term side effects without relieving the underlying cause. A first-of-its-kind study was published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine that showed superior results to a placebo and with therapeutic effectiveness lasting longer than 15 days post-treatment. Over four weeks, researchers evaluated treatment for tinnitus in more than 100 men and women aged 18 to 65. The successful treatment involved low-level laser therapy (LLLT). LLLT uses a narrow spectral width of light in the near-infrared spectrum to promote tissue regeneration, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain. This is the first study that shows treatment with LLLT to the middle ear and cochlear area is superior to placebos. It is also the first to investigate the effects of LLLT combined with other therapies. It represents real hope for the future for those suffering with tinnitus.

The Benefits of Raw Milk

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

It used to be a felony to bring raw milk across state lines from Pennsylvania to Maryland. Fortunately, that was 20 years ago and things have been changing thanks to the Weston A. Price Foundation . For information on how to get fresh, clean, real milk in your area see RealMilk.com or follow this link to a map of all 50 states detailing the laws governing the sale of raw milk. Only the states of Nevada and Hawaii make it completely illegal to sell raw milk. A plethora of studies document that people who drink raw milk (not pasteurized) are less prone to allergies, ear infections, asthma, and eczema. My book , There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health (pages 141-142), discusses the dangers of pasteurization and the benefits of raw milk. Another excellent book on the history and benefits of raw milk is The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid.

Raw Milk Protects Against Viruses

Pasteurized milk is dead milk. The ultra-high heat used in the pasteurization process destroys everything living in the milk. Pasteurized milk in the United States could be sold in cartons from the grocery shelf and not in the refrigerated section. Milk producers don't do that because that would freak out the public who think their milk is fresh and living. Raw milk still has living things in it. It is full of immune system helpers like lacto-peroxidase, lacto-ferrin, leucocytes, B- and T-lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, immunoglobulins, and antibodies. It has living enzymes, vitamins, and minerals that support and defend your body.

Start Slow

If you haven't ever had raw milk or eaten fermented foods (sauerkraut, kombucha, etc.), don't start by gulping down a whole glass. Instead, start with a small amount and slowly increase little by little, day by day. If you drink more than your system can handle at first, the live beneficial bacteria in fresh raw milk can provoke a "die-off" reaction where the pathogenic bacteria in your gut get killed off by the good bacteria in the milk. That experience may feel like the flu if you go too fast. There is nothing wrong with the milk, but your system needs to get used to eating a living food.

Lactose Intolerance

If the lactose in milk challenges your digestive system with bloating or gas, try culturing your milk into kefir. If you culture the milk for 24 hours at room temperature (68-72 degrees F), the beneficial microbes will predigest the lactose for you and make the cultured milk very easy to digest. Traditional cultures all around the world have done this for centuries, making milk more digestible and preserving it longer. Kefir has hundreds more beneficial microbes than yogurt, both by type and by volume, and the unique combination of cultures (microbes) in kefir makes it a powerful antibacterial and antiviral option for your health. You can find recipes for kefir and many other helps at Cultures for Health .

Dr. McCullough Testifies Before Arizona State Senate

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Peter McCullough is a practicing internist and cardiologist in the Dallas, TX area. He spoke recently and provided his insightful testimony before the Arizona State Senate. His remarks were recorded and published as episode 342 on the Highwire . My notes from that recording are as follows:

Dr. McCullough informed the Arizona State Senate that he had testified only weeks before to the European Union (EU) Parliament on Sep 13, 2023. The EU was considering whether or not to pass an international agreement called the WHO Pandemic Treaty Alliance, which would require all countries to abide by the mandates and directions of the World Health Organization (WHO).

How Many Got the Shot?

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the public medical authorities discouraged anyone from administering or receiving early treatment for the disease. They insisted that doctors should only treat patients when their lips turned blue and oxygen levels were dangerously low, requiring hospitalization. Denying early treatment of a disease and refusing to try any other intervention has never been standard protocol. Many innovative doctors were having success with natural and drug-based therapies, but the medical system insisted that only a vaccine would be able to treat the disease. We now know that hydoxychloroquine and ivermectin were just two of the drugs that virtually eliminated the COVID-19 virus. However, the medical/pharmaceutical system knew there was no money in that approach and wanted the billions of dollars a vaccine would bring in. Dr. McCullough testified that even after 3 years, the WHO still refuses to advocate any early treatment for COVID-19 on their website. It turns out that early treatment and/or natural immunity were the only ways to fight COVID-19 effectively, but the public never got that message.

After the vaccine was rushed through trials, the fear-based publicity and mandating policies forced two-thirds of the people worldwide to get the vaccine. 75% of Americans got the vaccine jab (25% are very thankful they did not). 94% of those getting the jab in the U.S., got one utilizing mRNA technology . This technology embeds the man-made, engineered genetic code to artificially create the infectious part of the virus (the spike protein) in human bodies. It was the worst idea ever to install the genetic code by injection and allow unbridled production of a potentially lethal protein in the human body for an uncontrolled duration of time.

Circulating Spike Protein from the Vaccine Endures Longer than 6 Months

Krauson and colleagues from Harvard in their study published on September 27, 2023 titled, Duration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine persistence and factors associated with cardiac involvement in recently vaccinated patients , found the vaccine mRNA in the heart cells of those who have died from the vaccine.

Castruita and colleagues published , SARS‐CoV‐2 spike mRNA vaccine sequences circulate in blood up to 28 days after COVID‐19 vaccination in the Journal of Pathology and Microbiology and Immunology found circulating mRNA in the blood for at least 28 days (It was as long as the study lasted).

Brogna and colleagues in Germany published on August 31, 2023, Detection of recombinant Spike protein in the blood of individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2: Possible molecular mechanisms, in the Journal of Proteomics, found circulating spike protein produced by the mRNA in the blood of half of the people who took the vaccine for up to 6 months (as long as the study lasted).

So, if you follow the government recommendations, you can have circulating spike protein in the blood from the vaccine for at least 6 months . Then, following the official schedule, you get a booster which gives you even more spike protein . The spike protein is extremely dangerous to cells and tissues in the human body. Despite what main stream media parrots from the pharmaceutical companies, the mRNA and the spike protein are not being broken down by normal human enzymes in the body. They continue circulating in the blood stream and can cause serious damage. The mRNA is synthetic. It has been changed. It’s not natural mRNA. The change is called pseudouridylation —it is abnormal. There are thousands of patents on it. The next mRNA vaccine development plans to use the technology in the flu vaccine.

Myocarditis and Heart Damage

A study by Schreckenberg titled, Cardiac side effects of RNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: Hidden cardiotoxic effect of mRNA 1273 and BNT162b2 on ventricular myocyte function and structure was published October 12, 2023 in the Journal of Pharmacology . They found that both the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines administered to mouse heart muscle cells damaged the cells within 48 hours . This is an example of the kind of safety studies that should have been done before the vaccine was released. If this were a drug, the drug company would have stopped development, because this represented early and direct harm.

Another study titled, Assessment of Myocardial 18F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Patients , published September 19, 2023 by Takehiro Nakahara and his Japanese colleagues, found that virtually everyone who took the vaccine had their heart shift from taking up fatty acids for energy (the normal way) to utilizing fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) which is abnormal and indicative of an injured heart. FDG is what cardiologists look for in a PET/CT scan to identify where the damaged areas of the heart are located. 65% of those getting the vaccine complained of a sore arm at the injection point. Those who had a sore arm had the greatest abnormalities in the PET/CT scan (greatest risk for heart damage).

Schwab and his colleagues in Germany conducted autopsies and found that if there was inflammation in the arm at the time of death, there was also inflammation in the heart. So, a clinical clue for those who will become sick in their heart are those who have a sore arm. The study is titled, Autopsy-based histopathological characterization of myocarditis after anti-SARS-CoV-2-vaccination.

Hulscher, McCullough and colleagues at the University of Michigan performed a systematic review (titled Autopsy Proven Fatal COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis ). They examined all of the autopsy cases documented in the peer-reviewed literature. This amounted to over 600 papers. They extracted all the data from each autopsy, made evidence tables from it, and submitted conclusions to three independent reviewers to adjudicate whether the death was caused by the vaccine—based on contemporary knowledge of what the vaccine does to the human body. In 325 cases, the panel adjudicated that 73.9% of the deaths were due or very likely due to the vaccine .

Sudden Death

Dr. McCullough shared the story of Oscar Cabrera Adames , a Dominican Republic professional basketball player. He got the vaccine shot in 2021. He suffered cardiac arrest on the basketball court, but was successfully resuscitated. He later tweeted that he had myocarditis and that it was due to the COVID-19 vaccine shot. He stopped playing sports, because athletic performance with myocarditis can trigger cardiac arrest. Two years later, he was having a medically observed, treadmill stress test with the EKG on to assess his recovery and whether he could return to sports. Unfortunately, he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while on that treadmill and died despite supervised medical care. He was only 28 years old and it was two years after his vaccination.

An epidemiologist from Canada ( Rancourt and colleagues ) published an ecological study gathered from countries around the world on September 17, 2023. The researchers estimate that worldwide 17 million people have died after COVID-19 vaccination ! The United States’ Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has sponsored the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) and it documents (as of Sep 25, 2023) over 36,000 deaths of which 18,188 deaths have been certified by the CDC as happening after COVID-19 vaccination. 86% of the reports to VAERS are made by doctors, nurses, paramedics. The underreporting ratio has been documented by FDA experts and they say it ranges from a factor of 30 to 40. If we take the lower number 30 as the factor, then that means that 545,640 Americans have died after the COVID vaccine .

Of those 18,188 deaths that the CDC has certified as having died after the vaccine, 1,100 died on the same day they took the vaccine-- some within a few minutes of getting the shot in the vaccine center and some after a few hours. The injustice is that we have no broad recognition of this astronomical health signal from any public health official in the United States. It is not acknowledged by any of the committees in the House or Senate that supervise COVID-19 at the federal level. It is not acknowledged by those candidates running for President of the United States in 2024 (except Robert F. Kennedy, Jr), corporate boards of companies, or presidents/deans of universities. There is a massive blindness to this enormous mortality signal.

COVID-19 Vaccines Are NEITHER Safe Nor Effective

The spike protein is found in the blood clots. It is found in cells. It is found for as long as researchers have looked for it. There is not a single study that shows the mRNA or the spike protein going away completely . Integrative doctors are searching for ways to remove that threat from the body.

In the randomized trials Pfizer conducted, we have now learned that from the time the safety data cut-off in mid-November 2020 to the time of the FDA meeting on December 10, 2020 to approve the vaccine, there were 38 additional deaths from people on the vaccine . Pfizer did not update their report to the FDA nor did FDA officials ask for any other anomalies happening during the time between when the report was concluded and the FDA panel meeting—a 3 to 4-week period. It is standard procedure for the FDA to ask for any observations in the intervening time, but they did not. With these additional deaths, there is 3.7-fold greater risk of death due to a cardiovascular event with the Pfizer vaccine than with the placebo. In light of this hidden information, the Pfizer vaccine should never have been approved . The study documenting this (September 4, 2023) was conducted by Michels and colleagues and was titled, Forensic Analysis of the 38 Subject Deaths in the 6-Month Interim Report of the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Clinical Trial .

It was Dr. McCullough’s conclusion that NONE of the COVID-19 vaccines are safe for human use. The World Council for Health on Jun 11, 2022 called for all COVID-19 vaccines to be removed from the market. On March 31, 2023, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons called for the same thing. When the main stream media says that all the doctors and agencies agree that the vaccines are safe and effective, it is a blatant lie.

The states can move to pull these vaccines off the market—they don’t have to wait for the federal government. Attorney Generals and state legislatures can act. Idaho and Florida are moving in this direction. This is a consumer product safety issue. And with the recent discovery of DNA contamination in each vial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine , this issue is even more urgent. Seven different laboratories have documented 200 billion pieces of plasmid DNA contamination. This DNA is packaged in lipid nanoparticles, basically a synthetic virus, and are delivered into the cells of vaccinated individuals where it can be incorporated into their nucleus and genome. The contamination also includes Simian Virus 40 (SV40) , a monkey virus. Experts have long suspected SV40 as a risk factor for cancer in humans.

Long-COVID and Detoxification Treatment

For COVID-19 injuries and Long-COVID Syndrome, a paper by Diexer and colleagues shows that 70% of those suffering from Long-COVID were vaccinated (50% had been vaccinated three times). Taking one or more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is directly related to Long-COVID. The study is titled, Association between virus variants, vaccinations, and previous infections, and post-COVID risk, published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases .

McCullough and others published a paper in a peer-reviewed journal on detoxification of the spike protein . The study is titled, Potential COVID Spike Protein Detoxification Regime Discussed in Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and was published in the fall, 2023 volume of AAPS. It recommends that people detoxify using 3 natural substances: 1) nattokinase , a naturally occurring enzyme found in natto cheese. It can cleave the spike protein and it also inhibits blood clotting. The protocol recommends 2000 units twice a day; 2) bromelain , an enzyme isolated from pineapple stems. It has been shown to modulate the body’s production of proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory compounds, and to have an anticoagulant effect. It can also block the infection of cells by SARS-CoV-2 virus. The protocol recommends 500 mg daily; 3) curcumin is derived from turmeric, a member of the ginger family of plants. Studies suggest it may have antiviral activity against multiple viruses, and may inhibit cell entry of SARS-CoV-2 by blocking spike protein binding sites. It also has anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant properties. The protocol recommends 500 mg twice daily. Dr. McCullough is sharing the protocol with doctors internationally in hopes of fine-tuning the treatment. The process is slow and can take 3 to 12 months for people to see improvement. Some drugs like blood thinners may be useful, but none are designed specifically against Long-COVID.

If you made it this far in the reading, you did good! This information on COVID-19 vaccines is the latest available—all studies were completed in the last 3 to 4 months.

Trehalose and Xylose—Two of Nature's Sweeteners

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

While it isn't one of the eight sugars we discuss in our Wellness Journey Class , trehalose is a plant-based sugar that can safely replace refined sugar (sucrose) used in the kitchen (baking, cooking, etc.). It needs to be non-GMO as a lot of it on the market is bioengineered. One important reason the GRM recommends this replacement sugar is because it is made up of only glucose molecules. Glucose is one of the 8 sugars and it is also the primary fuel sugar (blood sugar) used by the mitochondria in each cell to power all of the energy requirements of our bodies. Other sugar substitutes consist of synthetic or diverse sugar molecules that are more foreign to the body—glucose is the main sugar driver in the body.

Trehalose consists of two glucose molecules geometrically inverted to each other. You would think that two molecules of glucose would make it twice as sweet as one molecule of glucose. But this mirrored geometry creates a unique effect within the body. Trehalose has a glycemic index (GI) rating of only 70 for the two molecules compared to a rating of 100 for a single glucose molecule. In addition to this special spatial reflection of glucose, the enzyme that breaks down the sugar trehalose (called trehalase ) is located in the lower portion of the GI tract. These aspects of trehalose are especially pertinent for diabetics as any blood sugar spike is reduced and delayed.

Trehalose Properties

Trehalose is actually only 45% the sweetness of table sugar and it is only half the calories. It is naturally found in many plants, algae, fungi, bacteria, and insects. In 1994, the Japanese company Hayashibara Co., Ltd. developed a way to mass produce trehalose with no bioengineering (GMO activity). Now widely used in Japan to prolong food shelf life, trehalose protects foods from drying out, starch-containing products from going stale, and fruits and vegetables from discoloring. It also suppresses ice crystal growth in frozen foods, reducing food loss. Trehalose has been used as a stabilizer to keep enzymes from becoming denatured and unstable (losing their activity) because of heating or drying. In addition, several studies have demonstrated significant benefits for neurological diseases, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and others.

Trehalose activates autophagy, the body's natural process for removing damaged components inside cells and aiding apoptosis. That is, it enhances the body's natural process for removing damaged cells. Sucrose (table sugar consisting of a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose) causes or contributes to: obesity, diabetes, oxidized LDL (cholesterol), increased blood pressure, enlarged fatty liver, suppressed immune system function, high triglycerides, anxiety, loss of tissue elasticity resulting in premature aging of skin, ovarian cancer, mineral deficiency, tooth decay, heart disease, osteoporosis, weakened eyesight, disruption of neurotransmitters (dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine), myriad gastrointestinal issues, kidney disease, and more. Therefore, trehalose is a much healthier and safer substitute for sucrose.

Trehalose Health Benefits

Some of trehalose benefits are documented in studies and include: inhibits fat cell enlargement, inhibits progression of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, inhibits aggregation and neurotoxicity of beta-amyloids in Alzheimer's disease, helps in kidney disease, retains moisture and therefore helps dry-eye syndrome, suppresses body odor, aids bone resorption, extends the shelf-life of other sugars, has a preservative effect on fruit, improves stress tolerance, is effective in cryopreservation of human tissue, helps fight Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, erratic protein folding (like Mad Cow's disease), inhibits inflammation and strengthens cell walls (glycocalyx).

Trehalose—A Sugar For Many Species

Mushrooms contain up to 10 - 25% trehalose by dry weight. Trehalose protects organisms against various stresses, such as dryness, freezing, and osmotic pressure (fluid pressure). Trehalose has high thermostability—it does not degrade when heated, but retains its sugar properties even at high temperatures—nor does it show Maillard reaction with amino compounds (browning of food) even when heated at temperatures of 100 degrees Celsius for 24 hours. It has a wide pH-stability range and is therefore one of the most stable saccharides (sugars). Some bacteria, fungi, plants and invertebrate animals synthesize it as their primary source of energy, and to survive freezing and lack of water . Resurrection plants utilize trehalose to stabilize their cell membranes (glycocalyx) to survive extreme environmental conditions like extreme dryness and cold (cryo-preservation). Because of trehalose, they successfully revive when placed back in water.

Trehalose and Clostridioides difficile ( C. diff )

Trehalose was attacked in a study published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology in 2021 which was hyped on the internet. However, that study was shown later to be an unfounded, biased attack on trehalose. All bacteria including Clostridioides difficile ( C. diff ) feed on sugar—all types of sugar, not just trehalose. Therefore, the study's design and results were woefully inadequate and the conclusions grossly incorrect . As Patrick Gibney, PhD, a co-author of the review and an assistant professor of food science at Cornell University , told journalists, "... other studies have since disputed the claims and said that trehalose was not responsible for a rise in C. diff infections."

Gibney discussed the conflicting C. diff research in his recent review, stating that even though trehalose likely did not cause C. diff infections, more studies are needed to look at the effect of different sugars on the gut microbiome. “There could be many types of sugars that have positive prebiotic effects if they help promote the growth of beneficial microbes in the microbiome,” Gibney said, adding that scientists should examine different sugars “for their effects on the human microbiome and how those effects alter human physiology in either positive or negative ways.” Picking on trehalose was likely a paid effort to smear a great sugar which is increasing marketshare in the food industry.

Xylitol

One of the eight glycobiology sugars, xylose is an important component of the glycocalyx—the cellular membrane whereon the nearly one million cell-surface, sugar antennas serve as cell receptors. Xylitol is the alcohol version of xylose and is used as a natural sweetener and has a long list of health benefits. Despite the name, sugar alcohols do not contain alcohol or ethanol like that found in alcoholic beverages. Xylose is extracted from birch trees and is found in plums, strawberries, and raspberries. It has antibacterial and antiviral properties useful in treating middle ear infections, and reducing the risk of contracting colds, flu, and other viruses. It does this by thwarting bacterial and viral attachment to the body's epithelial (surface) cells in the mouth, throat, nose, and digestive tract. Attachment to mucosal surfaces is the key way microorganisms attach to human cells to achieve infection. Blocking that attachment is key to preventing viral and bacterial diseases.

Xylitol and COVID-19

Since xylitol disrupts this binding process, it would have been a potent aid in fighting COVID-19. Dr. Fauci was fixated on only a vaccine solution to COVID-19 and refused to allow non-vaccine related information to get out to the American public. In the 1996 issue of the journal FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology , the dreaded C. diff bacteria was prevented from adhering to the digestive tract by a factor of 18.7 times when treated with 10% Xylitol. In the Journal of Laryngology & Otology in 2014, scientists stated, "Xylitol has anti-adhesive effects on micro-organisms like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mutans , inhibiting their growth."

In the journal PLoS One in 2015, researchers found that xylitol was "effective in ameliorating influenza-induced symptoms related to influenza A. One version of influenza A is H1N1, also called the swine flu, which caused a worldwide pandemic in 2009. Dr. Fauci knew all about the swine flu. Because of this existing research, Fauci knew xylitol would be effective in fighting coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2, but he chose not to mention it. Millions of people suffered and died because of his sole focus on developing money-making vaccines. He did this because there was no new, real money in using existing drugs and natural solutions. It is just criminal when you learn things like this about him. There is no question that he should be held accountable before a court of law.

Xylitol Nasal Sprays Could Have Prevented COVID-19 Infections

Even more outrageous is that two nasal products containing xylitol were developed during the pandemic to treat COVID-19 specifically. Both nasal sprays were highly effective in fighting COVID-19, but these approaches were dismissed by Dr. Fauci. They were relegated to the trash heap as he told the American public to go home without treatment and wait until their COVID symptoms required hospitalization. These natural solutions could have stopped COVID-19 from infecting people at the very beginning of COVID exposure. How is Dr. Fauci not in jail? (See PLoS One in November 2021 and journal Cureus in 2020 for specifics and results of treatment testing.) XLear was one of the companies creating a xylitol product. It is still on the market, but sadly cannot be advertised as a preventative treatment for COVID even though it is just that. Adding xylitol to a nasal spray has also been studied in the restoration of smell in COVID-19 patients and in controlling the amount of their viral shedding .

Xylitol Is Not For Dogs

One word of caution is merited for xylitol. While xylitol is remarkably safe for humans, it isn't safe for dogs. While xylitol doesn't stimulate the release of insulin in humans, it quickly floods the bloodstream of dogs with insulin, which can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and resulting death. So, just like you can't let dogs eat grapes, raisins, or chocolate, make sure you add xylitol to that list too and keep it away from dogs.

The Controversy Around Celery Powder

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How could there be any controversy around apium graveolens-- better known as celery? It's a vegetable with a long fibrous stalk tapering off into leaves. Put some peanut butter on it and it is a tasty, healthy snack. It has many powerful health benefits. Celery is chock-full of antioxidants like quercetin, vitamin C (which the body converts into serotonin to brighten mood), and minerals like calcium, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. It is one of the top non-dairy sources of a nutritional carbohydrate called galactose (one of the eight glycobiology sugars we talk about in our Wellness Journey Class ). It lowers inflammation, blood pressure (hypertension), and is antibacterial—fighting bacteria like e. coli responsible for urinary tract infections.

Celery Powder

The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) voted in October 2019 to continue keeping celery powder on its list of approved organic ingredients for the next five years. No problem, right? Apparently not. Some consumer advocacy groups ( Consumer Reports and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)) are pushing for celery powder's removal.

Celery powder is not just a plant-based seasoning. It is highly effective in curing processed meats (sausage, deli turkey, bologna, bacon, ham, hot dogs, etc.) because it contains naturally occurring nitrates. Unlike synthetic nitrates and nitrites, which accomplish similar purposes for the meat curing industry, celery powder is treated differently by the USDA because it is a natural, organic ingredient. Meats 'cured' with this powder are allowed to be labeled as 'uncured' or 'nitrate-free.' Consumer Reports and CSPI want brands like Applegate and Niman Ranch to stop labeling their celery-enhanced products as "uncured." These consumer groups feel that naturally cured meats are no safer or healthier than the industry's artificially cured meats. In their mind, artificial, synthetic, man-made nitrites are equivalent to the nitrites in celery.

Though technically distinct, the terms nitrates and nitrites are often lumped together on food labels and in discussions concerning their effects. Synthetic chemical compound examples are potassium nitrate and sodium nitrite. Both have been industrially used for several decades to suppress harmful bacteria in processed meats that could cause botulism . They also give processed meats a pinkish hue—bologna would be dirty gray in color if it didn't have these preservatives added. They also extend shelf life and add a singular, hard-to-describe, distinctive flavor to the meat. In the 1980s, consumer fears of harmful bacteria morphed into concerns over potentially carcinogenic preservatives. In the 1990s, celery powder came into favor because of its mild flavor and high concentration of natural, food-based nitrites. If one used radishes or beet powder, the meat would taste like beets and be an unsightly red. With mild celery powder, Whole Foods could sell a package of uncured bacon using celery powder that left it looking and tasting like bacon while stating "no nitrites or nitrates added" (just a little asterisk saying "except for those naturally occurring nitrates and nitrites in celery powder"). Health-conscious consumers felt much better about that.

Synthetic and Inorganic Versus Natural, Plant-Based Vitamins and Minerals

But recently, consumer advocates have tried to build a case saying that whether nitrites are man-made or come from celery or other vegetables, they are virtually the same chemical and undistinguishable to the human body. But this is not true. Our GrassRoots Movement (GRM) shines a light on this error. Despite what the pharmaceutical industry says, there is a huge difference between natural and synthetic vitamins and inorganic and plant-based minerals. Our Consumer Awareness Guide and our Wellness Journey Class explain how they differ. Even though the essence of the vitamin and/or mineral appears to be the same chemical structure, the surrounding food matrix and different geometrical orientations cause the body to react in ways that completely alter the metabolic processes involved. Numerous studies published in medical journals like the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate that normal doses of laboratory-created, synthetic vitamins increase mortality by 47%, death from lung cancer by 46%, death from cardiovascular disease by 26%, and birth defects by 400%. Natural, plant-based vitamins and minerals never show harm at any dosage. Clearly, synthetic and inorganic vitamins and minerals are not the same as natural, plant-based ones.

Common sense leads the honest investigator to realize that eating the same natural ingredients in celery or using powdered celery are not going to cause a disastrous side effect all of a sudden. As long as the processing does not alter the chemical structure of the natural ingredients, eating a stalk of celery or eating celery ground into a powder will both be safe and nutritious. If that were not true, then it would be such an easy test to perform—one wonders why no one has ever done it yet. The answer is that synthetic and inorganic vitamins and minerals are a multi-billion dollar industry. The industry doesn't fund a question that they don't want the answer to! Especially one that would throw unwanted attention on their scientific malfeasance and harm they have caused humanity. So, it will remain controversial as both positions lobby for their side.

Processed Meats Are Carcinogenic

Another concern that outweighs the controversy about nitrates involves cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified processed meats as a Group 1 Carcinogen, meaning they absolutely cause cancer. You can see my webinar here for details. No one knows for sure why they are so dangerous, but many scientists suspect the synthetic nitrate preservatives used. All of this information can be disturbing. Why doesn't the government convey these concerns to the public? At the very least, they could place warning labels on processed meats. In the meantime, to be safe, it is probably wise to limit your exposure to processed meats and make sure you have a diet based primarily on vegetables (i.e., eat meat sparingly—see my webinar on Red Meat and Cancer for information on which meats are safest and why).

Ice Cream Ingredients

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Who eats more ice cream than Americans? Only the citizens of New Zealand. Americans eat 20 pounds (4 gallons) per person annually. Many people fear ice cream because they believe milkfat will make you fat. Low-fat/no fat was the mantra of nutritionists from the late 1970s to 2014. There was a battle in the 1970s between sugar and fat. People wanted to know which one caused heart disease. Scientists thought fat made you fat and that it led to clogged arteries and heart disease. So, vegetable oil replaced animal-based oils and low-fat/no fat products hit the marketplace. Low-fat products had to be sweetened with sugar because removing the good fats destroyed their taste, making them unappealing (like eating cardboard). So, sugar was used to cover up the problem.

2015 US Dietary Guidelines

But after 40 years of getting it wrong, researchers unexpectedly discovered the de novo lipogenesis metabolic pathway in 2014. This mechanism showed how the body takes sugar and turns it into fat. After creating sugarholics for half a century with the resulting explosion in type 2 diabetes, nutritionists realized that refined sugar was actually the bad guy all along. As a result, saturated fats, animal fat, avocados, olive oil, and coconut oil are all back in—you might not have gotten that message. The federal government changed the food guidelines in 2015 ending the 35% limit on total dietary fats. Excessive refined carbohydrates and vegetable oils have done an incredible amount of damage to our health in those intervening 40 years when the government sponsored all that misinformation.

Ingredients

By law, ice cream must contain at least 10% butterfat (milkfat), which is the most expensive ingredient but probably the healthiest. It is cheaper to get your fat from other good food sources, but it is hard to argue about it when a bowl of delicious ice cream is placed in front of you. One popular brand of vanilla ice cream lists their ingredients as:

Milkfat and nonfat milk
Sugar
Corn Syrup
Whey
Less than 2 percent: buttermilk, butter, natural flavors, salt, carmelized sugar, guar gum, mono- and diglycerides, xantham gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, annatto

Notice that the first ingredient is "milkfat and nonfat milk." If they listed milkfat alone, it would be way down the list—after nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, and whey. This is a marketing label trick to make you think you are getting a product composed mainly of cream.

Next are two refined sweeteners: sugar and corn syrup. Two labeling tricks are at play here. One is that "corn syrup" is probably high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) thanks to a recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruling which allows this sleight of hand. HFCS is an ingredient many people choose to avoid with good reason. It is particularly detrimental to children. Why don't they list just a single sweetener? Because it would probably go to the top of the list as it would represent the first ingredient in ice cream by weight. It is bad marketing in today's sugar-conscious environment to have the first ingredient be sugar, so they divide it into two.

How about the 'less than 2% additives'? Guar gum and its cousins, xantham gum, cellulose gum, and carrageenan, are all complex carbohydrates that serve as emulsifiers. Multiple studies associate them with altering the gut biome and causing dysfunction of the gut wall. If your child/grandchild gets a stomach ache after eating ice cream, this is probably why.

Monoglycerides and diglycerides are also emulsifiers that can contain unlabeled trans fats and toxins like nickel. The FDA has declared that trans fats are unsafe and must not make up more than 0.5% of a serving of food. But why eat any trans fats?

Carrageenan—see this great summary of the controversy surrounding it.

Finally, polysorbate 80 is an additive that can cause havoc with your gut flora.

These are the labeled ingredients. One ingredient not labeled is propylene glycol, a "food-grade" antifreeze, which keeps the ice cream soft and spoonable. Propylene glycol is considered an "industry standard" practice and so the FDA does not require it to be on the label. The code of federal regulations covering exemptions to food labeling requirements states, "Substances that have no technical or functional effect but are present in a food by reason of having been incorporated into the food as an ingredient of another food, in which the substance did have a functional or technical effect." The additive is generally considered harmless in small amounts, but poses a danger for people with kidney and liver disease.

And that's just plain old vanilla ice cream. Other flavors of ice cream can contain food dyes and questionable artificial flavorings.

Homemade Ice Cream

While there are few good organic ice cream products on the market if you require convenience, the best solution for this quandary is to make your own ice cream. It is easy to do if you have an ice cream maker. Here is a yummy vanilla ice cream recipe if you would like to try:

3 egg yolks from properly raised chickens
1/3 to 1/2 cup organic coconut sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Generous pinch of sea salt
1 quart of heavy cream (raw)

Whisk ingredients together and place in ice cream maker.

How The Unvaccinated Got It Correct

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Two human challenge trials were done during the 1918 Spanish flu season by two independent groups of doctors in Boston (62 volunteers) and San Francisco (50 volunteers). Researchers tried every way to infect healthy people by dripping mucous and bodily fluids from Spanish flu patients into the volunteer's eyes, noses, and throats. Regardless of how they tried to infect people, none of the participants became infected.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study was conducted and published in Nature in 2022. Thirty-six healthy volunteers were infected with the virus through their nose—half remained uninfected and the other half had only mild symptoms. These trials demonstrated that just because you are exposed to a bacteria or virus, it doesn't mean you have to get sick. As Louis Pasteur allegedly stated on his death bed, "Bernard Bechamp was right: The pathogen is nothing; the terrain is everything." This means that the most important factor in contracting disease is the overall health of the body, not exposure to a particular bacteria or virus.

Viruses Exploit Those With Weakened Immune Systems

While people look similar on the outside, we are very different microscopically on the inside. Viruses need suitable (weak) cells to hijack so they can replicate. Strong cells and strong immune systems create a strong antiviral state—there is no soil in the terrain for the virus to spread its roots so that person will become infected. For instance, epithelial cells in our nose (cells on the inner surface of the nasal cavity) can automatically secrete a substance (interferon) that puts these cells into an antiviral state and makes them clamp down on viral replication. In addition, sialic acid is one of the glycobiology sugars on the ends of the cell's glycoprotein antennas. We mention it in our Wellness Journey Class and one of its functions is to control the viscosity of mucous secretions. This makes it much harder for a virus to attach or bind to the cell's glycocalyx (cell membrane) in the first place. If the virus can't bind to the sugar-tipped, cell receptor antennas, then it can't invade and infect the cell. The pathogen gets wrapped up in the nasal and throat mucous. It is then broken down by the immune system and the remnants pass through the body's digestive tract and are excreted. You don't get sick. It isn't because you have natural immunity—that requires getting sick with the disease. It's just that your innate immune system is so strong that it won't allow a pathogen to gain a foothold and make you ill. You are healthy ( asymptomatic is the language the medical system used during COVID).

Five Barriers of Human Immunity

The immune system is divided into two overlapping parts: innate and adaptive immunity . Innate immunity is always operating and protecting you. It consists primarily of the regular army of defensive, special immune system cells (macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer cells, eosinophils, etc.). The innate system fights any and all of the regular bacterial, viral, and parasitic invaders. Adaptive immunity requires time and specific information about the invader before it comes online and goes into action. It consists of antibodies, T cells, B cells, natural killer T cells that are all coded to attack a specific pathogen. Adaptive immunity is very powerful, but only against a single individual threat (like the Navy Seals going after Osama bin Laden and ignoring everyone else).

The five barriers of human immunity include: 1) the physical barrier of skin, nose, eyes, mouth, digestive tract; 2) epithelial cells (utilizing interferons, sialic acid binding, and mucosal lining); 3) innate immune cells; 4) T cells; 5) B cells. Numbers 1-5 represent the entire human immune system. Broken into two parts: 1-3 represent the innate immune system and 4-5 represent the adaptive immune system.

Two States of Immunity

In terms of viral resistance there are two states or conditions of immunity. The first state is the antiviral state. It is characterized by strong cellular epithelial glycocalyxes resistant to viral binding, and responsive immune cells that secrete interferons capable of eradicating viruses at the frontlines of the battlefield (nose, throat, eyes, gut). If the enemy breaks through into the bloodstream, then the battle is still fought by the innate immune system, but the adaptive immunity forces go on alert waiting to be called up to action.

The other (second) immunity state is a systemic chronic inflammation state. This state makes people very susceptible to viral infections because their immune system is already compromised and fighting disease on many other fronts. During World War II the United States had to fight on two sides of the world—confrontations in the Pacific (Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Midway, Guadalcanal, Leyte, Japan, China, Korea) and on the Atlantic side (Europe—England, France, North Africa, Italy, Germany, Russia). When the immune system is fighting degenerative and autoimmune diseases throughout the body, we call them comorbidities . Comorbidities mean that your immune system is stretched thin and fighting on many fronts. One more challenge can push the immune system over the tipping point. This is what happened to people in the United States when confronted with COVID-19. The vast majority of those who died had more than one comorbidity and they just couldn't handle one more attack on their immune system. Fortunately, the vast majority of people without comorbidities survived COVID-19 with over a 99% survival rate. There was no pandemic for them and no risk—it was just like getting a mild cold or flu.

Vaccines Perform Worse Than Natural Immunity Against COVID-19

People who got COVID-19 and chose not to get vaccinated were vilified by mainstream media and the government for two years during the pandemic for not getting vaccinated . The unrelenting message was: only the vaccinated were safe; only the vaccinated cared about other people's health. It was all hogwash. For 100 years, the medical system knew that natural immunity conveyed the only true immunity. Vaccines are incapable of matching it because vaccines can only stimulate the immune system in hopes that it might induce a partial degree of immunity. It's an artificial immunity and never as strong as the real thing—natural immunity.

Making matters worse was the fact that the COVID-19 vaccine was not really an actual vaccine (it was gene therapy). The vaccine was incapable of preventing COVID-19 infection and it was impossible for it to stop transmission from one person to another. So, what good was it? In truth, it only represented harm to the body because of the toxic ingredients contained within it—there was no actual benefit provided. However, the truth about this propaganda from the pharmaceutical/healthcare cartel took two years to finally dribble out to the public. Prestigious journals printed pharmaceutical-funded, poorly-designed studies to bolster the COVID-19 lie. This was done in the same way the tobacco industry misrepresented the truth for 50 years and lied, saying smoking didn't cause lung cancer. The Lancet was one of many journals parroting the politically-correct narrative encouraging everyone to get vaccinated regardless of natural immunity. They finally published a study that tells the truth that no vaccine can compare to natural immunity. Of course, they didn't apologize or admit they lied but here is the study . They even admitted that the virus rebounds against the fully vaccinated which means that if you got vaccinated, you are 33% more likely to get COVID than the unvaccinated! So, not only did the vaccinated get no immunity to COVID, they got a higher risk of getting it again. They got no reduction in the likelihood of hospital stays or severity of disease experience. But they did get all of the side effects associated with the jab and its toxic, synthetic spike protein—nearly 2 million adverse reactions and over 35,000 actual deaths! In an interview with Bill Maher on June 26, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stated that The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) proclaim that vaccine injuries are very rare, affecting only 1 in 1 million. However, since 2010, the CDC has known that the injury rate is about 1 in 37. It is criminal not to clearly inform the public of the real risks.

The War on Natural Immunity and the Unvaccinated

Mainstream media and social media (YouTube, Facebook, etc.), but not Twitter (thank heavens!), still currently censor anyone who disavows the politically-correct narrative concerning COVID-19 vaccinations. It is only the courageous podcasters and independent filmmakers who brave the censorship and give voice for the truth to reach the public. Even Democratic Presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is still censored on YouTube for what the Fauci puppetheads deem as vaccine misinformation. It's time to make sure the truth rings in everybody's ears.

Here is a great video summary of what happened to us during the COVID propaganda effort.

The Importance of Fasting

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Interestingly, the word 'breakfast' means to 'break' the overnight 'fast' of not eating while sleeping. Many cultures and religions include regular programs of fasting. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan. Chinese Buddhists fast after their noon meal until the following morning. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fast a minimum of one Sunday every month of the year. Hippocrates advocated against eating while sick, stating that "to eat when you are sick, is to feed your illness." The adage to "starve a cold" but feed a fever" has been around for aeons. Doctors with the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance treating long COVID and COVID vaccine injuries advocate fasting as the most important therapy in their first-line treatment approach . The latest studies reveal that fasting offers many advantages beyond weight loss. Fasting reduces inflammation, boosts immunity, enhances cognitive function, and lowers the risk of cancer.

Fasting Basics

There are two kinds of fasting approaches—prolonged fasting and intermittent fasting . Prolonged fasting lasts at least 36 hours. It tends to be the most effective at activating the reset and renewal of cells and tissues. Intermittent fasting involves shorter periods of 12 to 24 hours. Consuming food is fundamentally inflammatory, because eating introduces external nutrients and pathogens into the internal pathways of the body. The immune system goes on alert while it responds, investigates, takes care of problems, and then quiets back down (acquiesces) to this foreign invasion. This temporary period of inflammation is actually beneficial to the body as it helps the immune system eliminate any pathogens and keep the body safe.

Frequent snacking, on the other hand, keeps the body in a fed state that leads to a state of inflammation that never goes away—chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation has a very negative effect on the body. It increases stress hormones, elevates blood pressure, reduces insulin sensitivity, causes cell and tissue damage, and impairs healing. This is why chronic inflammation is associated with obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and a plethora of other diseases.

In contrast to a constant fed state, both intermittent and prolonged fasting activate genes that suppress inflammation, reduce inflammatory immune system cells, and mitigate autoimmunity. A study published in Cell, August 22, 2019 found that a thee-day fast resets the immune system by degrading old immune cells and regenerating new ones.

Long COVID and COVID-19 Vaccine Injury

FLCCC doctors found that the laboratory-bioengineered COVID-19 spike protein (actually a glycoprotein) from the virus or the vaccine is highly toxic. These spike glycoproteins lead to inflammation, microclotting, mitochondrial dysfunction, autoimmunity, neurological issues, and other medical complications. In most cells, a metabolic process called chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) acts like quality control in the degradation of old or damaged proteins. CMA also breaks down protein into individual amino acids for energy production in times of longer starvation. CMA typically begins to activate after 24 hours of fasting. This is why the FLCCC recommends prolonged fasting of 72 hours or more so that the harmful spike glycoproteins will be degraded and eliminated from the body. Spike glycoproteins tend to hide away in fat cells and evade immediate immune system detection. This one approach often cures the side effects of long COVID like brain fog, loss of smell and taste, and other symptoms as the spike protein is removed and eliminated from the body.

Fasting for Weight Loss?

Fasting interventions are often compared to ketogenic diets which are high in fat but low on carbohydrates. This dietary approach maintains low insulin levels and promotes the breakdown of fat including the especially harmful visceral fat (firmer versus jiggly type) associated with inflammation. Low insulin levels enhance fat breakdown and weight loss. When insulin is high, energy storage is prioritized over fat breakdown, leading to limited fat use. This is the reason fasting has been implemented in diabetes treatment protocols. Both intermittent and prolonged fasting reduce meal frequency, leading to decreased insulin release and improved management of blood sugar levels. One warning: It is important not to overeat when breaking a fast. Consuming excess calories can result in weight gain because the body reverts to storing surplus as fat.

Fasting and Alzheimer's Disease

Many people report benefits in cognitive function and mental clarity while fasting. Studies show that fasting increases the brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF). This is a protein that supports the survival of old neurons in the brain. At the same time, it encourages the formation of new neurons and connections essential to neural plasticity needed for learning and memory. The cell's waste disposal mechanism (autophagy) during fasting helps regenerate neurons and clear out old protein debris associated with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Dale Bredesen, who is the author of The End of Alzheimer's and chief science officer at Apollo Health , claims to reverse his patient's symptoms when they follow his protocol which includes a 12-14-hour daily fast. His protocol also includes getting sufficient sleep, exercising, and eating a diet rich in whole foods, pasture-raised meats, and low-grain and low-glycemic foods.

Fasting and Cancer

At least 13 cancers are obesity-associated cancers. Colorectal, kidney, thyroid, pancreatic, liver, ovarian, esophagus, gall bladder, and post-menopausal breast cancers are all in that list . Elevated insulin levels are linked to increased risk for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. So, since fasting reduces insulin levels, that aspect could prove to be an effective treatment option in the fight against cancer.

In our culture, fasting is often equated with starvation. But when our vision and purpose are clear and our confidence in the science is strongly established, we can hold fast and endure the temporary side effects of feeling hungry and the mood swings that accompany it. An accountability partner can be a great help when introducing this type of eating into your routine. Once it is an established pattern, it isn't hard to keep it going!

Things to Know About Bone Marrow

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Bone marrow is like a busy manufacturing plant producing and sending blood cells out the door as fast as it can. The stem cells in the bone marrow can produce various types of cells, including red blood cells (RBCs). These RBCs carry oxygen throughout the body. The stem cells also produce all of the various immune system cells, including white blood cells that support and defend the body against invaders. When bone marrow stem cells produce abnormal white blood cells, the disease is called leukemia. Leukemia is the 10th most common cancer in the United States. It comes in a variety of forms, but all of them consist of an excessive amount of abnormal white blood cells in the body's blood-forming tissues—the bone marrow and lymphatic system.

Leukemia Statistics

Commonly known as blood cancer, leukemia accounts for 3 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers and 4% of all cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates 60,000 new cases and 24,000 deaths from leukemia in 2023. Normally, bone marrow stem cells divide constantly in order to replenish the body's numerous blood and immune cells. The ACS attributes cancer to the mutation of these stem cells by internal and external factors. These mutations cause new cells to grow abnormally and divide too rapidly. These abnormal (cancerous) cells start to outnumber the healthy cells in the blood. When this happens, early symptoms like bleeding or bruising easily become apparent, and undue fatigue is a common sign of this disorder. This occurs because of the lack of properly functioning platelets or lack of normal RBCs. As the disease progresses, there is increased susceptibility to infection because of the lack of normal white blood cells.

Protecting Bone Marrow

Below you can read about three factors to consider in order to protect and support bone marrow health:

Toxic Chemicals:

The chemical benzene is a known risk factor for leukemia. Benzene is an abundant chemical in our modern life and can be found in products ranging from clothes to plastics, as well as the gas you pump to run your car. It is a frequent contaminant in cosmetic products. Besides, chemotherapy drugs like toposomerase II inhibitors are cancer-causing agents. Immunosuppressive medication like Azathioprine is toxic to bone marrow.

Electromagnetic Radiation:

Peter Gariaev was nominated for the Nobel Prize in medicine in 2021 but unfortunately died in 2020 at age 79. His exceptional and insightful work was documented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in this study .

What this means is that DNA is not only a biological molecule but also an energy-carrying molecule. Therefore, exposure to ionizing radiation, including X-rays, medical radiation for cancer patients, magnetic fields from electrical power lines, and even long-term exposure to cell phones and Wi-fi (especially 5G) are particularly harmful to the DNA of all cells—and that includes bone marrow cells, therefore an increased risk of leukemia.

Obesity :

Excessive fat cells in adipose tissue trigger inflammation. This, in turn, causes pro-inflammatory macrophages to increase. Bone marrow has its own fat cells called bone marrow fat (BMF). The accumulation of excess BMF is now associated with osteoporosis, Type 1 diabetes, Cushing's disease, anorexia nervosa, and bone metastasis in prostate and breast cancers. Remember that it isn't the fat that makes you fat. The main culprit is excess consumption of refined sugar in carbohydrates; these are turned into fat by the liver through the metabolic process called de novo lipogenesis . Healthy fats are essential for overall health.

Strengthening Bone Marrow

Two areas to focus on in your efforts to enhance bone marrow health are:

Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, and Sugar Nutrients :

A diet rich in whole food nutrients enhances bone marrow health. Make sure to eat foods that are non-GMO, organic and, if you eat meat, make sure it is humanely raised. Ensure that all vitamins and minerals are plant-based and not synthetic/inorganic, lab-created concoctions. Antioxidants and sugar nutrients are critical for ensuring that all cells communicate properly and exhibit proper metabolic processes. Remember that allopathic medical specialists believe cancer is caused by something—genetic mutations, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc. They have pursued this path for 50 years and have spent billions of dollars on surgery to cut it out, radiation to burn it, and chemotherapy to poison it. They still haven't cured cancer—it has only gotten worse—much worse! Alternative medicine, however, believes that cancer is not caused by something. It is caused by the lack of something. The lack of something is a breakdown in the body's normal ability to remain healthy. Cancer is nothing but healing gone awry. There's something wrong with the signalling mechanism and the lack of nutrition plays a dominant role, especially altered glycosylation .

Exercise, Stress, and a Positive Outlook:

Exercise increases the number of bone marrow stem cells and rejuvenates organs and tissue. Chronic psychosocial stress overstimulates bone marrow stem cells which leads to the production of excessive amounts of inflammatory cells like neutrophils and monocytes. These cells flood the bloodstream and increase the risk of stroke and heart attack. Long term inflammation is a hallmark of cancer and apoptosis (programmed cell death) gone awry.

Finding ways to practise expressing gratitude in the midst of frustration, annoyance, and fatigue is a life-long skill. When it is mastered, it leads to calmness, inner peace, stability, and emotional health. This transfers benefits physically to our bodies and we feel satisified and happy inside ourselves. The body is really a litmus test—an indicator of how we are doing emotionally and spiritually. When we feel whole, purposeful, and loved, our bodies are at their best to eliminate disease and tune in to a higher way of living.

Disturbing Truths About Parkinson's Disease

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

In 1817, Dr. James Parkinson described six individuals living in London who had the disease which was later named after him. In 2015, over 6 million individuals live with it. The disease is expected to grow to 12 million by 2040. According to the Global Burden of Disease study , neurological disorders are the leading source of disability worldwide. The fastest-growing one is Parkinson's disease (PD). The percentage of Americans 65 and older with the disease nearly quadrupled from 4.1 percent in 1900 to 16 percent in 2019. Many consider it a real pandemic.

Root Cause—Environmental Toxins

Parkinson's disease is believed to be caused by the loss of neurons producing dopamine—a neurotransmitter that plays a critical role in controlling movement. As people get older, our brains become less efficient at repairing damage and fighting off oxidative stress. Also, there is a decline in the number of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. This results in the motor symptoms associated with PD, such as tremors, rigidity, and slow movement. A recent lawsuit is bringing to light a cover-up by the company Syngenta that makes a toxic herbicide and had irrefutable proof of how it caused PD symptoms. This case showing the hidden cause of PD is expected to rival Monsanto's Roundup/glyphosate debacle which showed that glyphosate in Roundup caused cancer (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma—NHL).

PD symptoms are caused by one of the most toxic weed killers (herbicides) ever created—Paraquat. It kills the weeds that Roundup cannot—and that is saying a lot. It is so lethal that one sip will kill a human being. The herbicide's own manufacturer (Syngenta) has apparently known about its toxic effect related to PD for over 50 years. Fifty countries have banned it but not the United States. It has been used on American farms since 1964 as a herbicide and desiccant . A desiccant is a chemical (like glyphosate in Roundup) that speeds up harvesting time by killing the plant at the end of the growing season. The fruit of the dying plant begins to dry out quickly which reduces the moisture content of the wheat or oat kernels much faster than waiting for nature to do the job. This chemical process reduces the risk of weather interrupting the crop drying on the ground during the 10 -14 days that nature's drying takes. But the process leaves a chemical residue on the crop which is passed on to the consumer. The company claimed the amount was so minute as to be safe for humans.

Syngenta Knew Paraquat Was Linked to Parkinson's Disease

In March 2023, 2,998 farmers with Parkinson's disease filed a lawsuit in Illinois federal court. Even the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) had published a study in 2011 documenting two pesticides which caused PD—but no action was ever taken to ban it. The farmers' trial will start in October 2023 but the discovery process before trial unearthed a massive amount of documents showing that Syngenta knew exactly what the neurological risks associated with Paraquat were and concealed them from the public. They feared the possibility of lawsuits for decades. Class action lawsuits have been filed in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Washington with more in the works. The law firm of Miller & Zois is handling Paraquat cases in all 50 states.

Massive Cover-up

Syngenta employed the same successful strategies employed by the tobacco industry to downplay the dangers of smoking. The tobacco industry was able to avoid responsibility and delay financial obligations to people who smoked and got lung cancer for fifty years and so did Syngenta. While independent researchers kept linking Paraquat to PD, Syngenta would sow doubt by funding poorly-designed, company-funded studies so they could claim the overall evidence of causation was "fragmentary" and "inconclusive."

The company also withheld internal research results conducted by Syngenta scientist, Louise Marks. The research conducted in 2003 and 2007 confirmed that Paraquat exposure caused statistically significant loss of dopamine levels in mice via the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Syngenta kept these findings from regulators and denounced the validity of independent science showing neurological effects. The company told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2013 and again in 2017 that paraquat, even at high doses, did NOT reduce dopamine-producing neurons when in fact they knew all along that it did. In 2023, the head of product safety operations at Syngenta (Dana Dixon) was asked in a deposition whether the information they presented to the EPA was a lie. Dixon claimed they were "not hiding" Marks' results, but rather chose to "focus on other studies" that refuted it.

Another tobacco-industry technique Syngenta utilized was having a special "swat team" tasked with the immediate rebuttal of any new reports of adverse events. Just like the social media attacks against independent scientists showing the dangers of the COVID vaccines, Syngenta used all media means to "create an international scientific consensus against the hypothesis that paraquat is a risk factor for Parkinson's disease." With this type of support, they could keep selling it. This effort also included smearing reputable, independent scientists by any means possible. Through an organized effort to spread misinformation and blatant scientific lies, Syngenta was able to continue reaping financial benefits from the sales of paraquat despite the cost in human life.

One last technique involved the obscuring of evidence by company lawyers. Syngenta scientists were instructed on how to take notes and manage communications to ensure that the company would be able to claim attorney-client privilege in case they were threatened with litigation. Thomas McGarity, former EPA legal adviser and co-author of the 2008 book titled " Bending Science: How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research, " stated, "It looks like the paraquat maker has adopted nearly every strategy we outlined in our book about bending science... We have to be able to depend on science. When it is perverted, when it is manipulated, then we get bad results. And one result is that pesticides that cause terrible things like Parkinson's remain on the market."

Plant Lectins

Scientists made an ironic discovery when they further investigated the mechanisms by which paraquat operates in mammals. Animal research showed that paraquat became exponentially more hazardous in combination with plant lectins because they shuttle paraquat into the brain. Plant lectins function as the plant's defense system in a way vaguely similar to how an immune system protects humans. The cruel irony is that paraquat is widely used as an herbicide and desiccant on lectin-rich crops, in particular wheat, soybeans, potatoes, cereal grains, and beans. This is a two-for-one whammy. Combining the herbicide and plant lectins on and in the same plant is a recipe for disaster. A study in the journal NPJ Parkinson's Disease in 2018 describes the way plant lectins carry Paraquat into the brain where it does the most damage. "Increasing evidence suggests that environmental neurotoxicants or misfolded alpha-synuclein (a protein) generated by such neurotoxicants are transported from the gastrointestinal tract to the central nervous system via the vagus nerve, triggering degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and causing Parkinson's disease (PD)." This is the neurologic pathway for causing PD.

The SNpc was the exact part of the brain that Syngenta scientist Louise Marks found to be adversely impacted by paraquat in mice during 2003 and 2007 investigations. The experiments demonstrated how the interplay between two ingested compounds can conspire to create and then transport toxic protein structures from the gut to the brain. It is disturbing to realize that many foods that vegetarians and vegans rely upon to benefit their health, instead may pose significant health hazards. Because of this, it is essential that consumers purchase plant foods grown as organically as possible to reduce the risk and levels of toxic herbicide. Also, to protect against plant lectins, make sure to have plenty of the sugar nutrients we teach about in our Wellness Journey Class . Those key sugars ameliorate the effects of plant lectins which are part of the plant's defense system. N eutralizing the effects of eating plant lectins is a very important reason to protect yourself and strengthen your immune system by including adequate levels of these glycobiology sugars in your diet.

Antibiotics

One last association with PD concerns the effect of antibiotics on the gut-brain axis. The gut-brain axis consists of two-way communication between the central nervous system and the nervous system of the gut, linking the cognitive and emotional centers of the brain with gut functions. The signaling from the gut microbiome to the brain and from the brain to the gut microbiome is by means of neural, endocrine, immune, and humoral links. The vagus nerve is a bidirectional pathway and has huge relevance in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases with ties to the gut and brain. Antibiotics like azithromycin and clindamycin can upset the balance of bacteria in the gut which affects the production of brain neurotransmitters. In addition, tetracyclines , sulfonamides , trimethoprim , and antifungal medications all have a predisposing factor related to PD. Constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease are all associated with higher risk of developing PD.

Conclusion

PD is a pandemic disease with environmental causes. It is a crime that companies like Syngenta have concealed the truth concerning how paraquat causes PD. Millions have suffered and died as a result. The truth is finally coming out as it always will eventually. Choose to take action. Purchase only organic food. Eliminate all bioengineered and processed foods. Ensure you have sugar nutrients abundant in your diet through food and plant-based supplemention sources. Support political leaders who realize that man has grossly polluted the planet. Retain and renew the hope that man, therefore, can alleviate and repair the earth by choosing wisely how we grow our food. Where and on what you spend your money still has power to change our lives before it is too late for our children and grandchildren.

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Most people never think about their liver. The liver is the second largest organ in the body after our skin. It weighs 2-3 pounds and performs a myriad of functions we take for granted. It is classified as both an organ (executes chemical actions) and a gland (secretes chemicals for other parts of the body to use). At any one time, it holds 13% of the total amount of blood in the body. It removes toxins by burning them through the combination of oxidation and liver enzymes. In conjunction with the pancreas, it helps maintain normal blood sugar levels in the body either by releasing stored glycogen or absorbing glucose in response to insulin from the pancreas. It produces nearly 1,000 milliliters (mL) of bile a day with the help of the gallbladder for use in digesting fats and vitamins in the small intestine.

The Amazing Liver

The liver plays an important role in immune system health as the Kupffer cells reside in the liver and are part of the macrophage system protecting us from bacterial infection in the intestines. It also eliminates harsh ammonia created by bacterial activity on protein in the gut during digestion. The liver is one of the few organs that can regenerate within our body. Surgeons can remove up to 60% of a damaged liver, and the remaining 40% will regenerate completely within a month. The liver synthesizes three types of plasma proteins (like albumin) which transport fats, vitamins, minerals, and hormones. These plasma proteins help maintain proper fluid pressure and blood pH by distributing water and fluids between the blood and tissues. Since red blood cells (RBC) last only 120 days in the body before being replaced, the liver eliminates the heme part of the hemeglobin in the RBCs (the protein that carries the oxygen in the RBC) into an orange-yellow pigment called bilirubin for excretion in the bile. The liver creates cholesterol which is vital throughout the body (your brain is 25% cholesterol!). Since cholesterol cannot travel by itself, the liver uses little taxi cabs called low-density and high-density lipoproteins ( LDL/HDL cholesterol ). When the low-density lipoproteins get oxidized (rusted) by too much glucose in the blood, they can cause problems, but it is never the cholesterol that is the problem—only the oxidized LDL carrier.

De Novo Lipogenesis—Turning Sugar Into Fat

One last function that deserves attention involves the presence of too much sugar in the body. Once the sugar stores (glycogen reserves) are full in the liver, the liver can remarkably turn additional sugar (glucose) into fat (fatty acids). This process is called de novo lipogenesis , a metabolic process that was only discovered in 2014. It turned the science of biology on its head because biologists thought for decades that fat made you fat and sugar had no effect. The experts were very wrong and this discovery showed how sugar made people fat—refined carbohydrates were the problem, not healthy fats. Unfortunately, we had 40 years of misguided low-fat/no fat diets and products that actually hurt our health. You may not know this because the government never takes responsibility and admits when they are wrong. They just stop talking about it and hope no one notices, but that is the reason low-fat/no fat marketing went away. The sugar they added to products when they took the fat out and tried to make the products not taste like cardboard caused an exponential explosion in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

The blood transfers cholesterol and fatty acids into fat cells, but the liver tries to accomodate as much as possible and this results in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In the U.S., an estimated 30% of adults have NAFLD. Worldwide the figure is 25%. 90% of people with obesity, 75% of people who are overweight, and 50% of people with diabetes have NAFLD. Sadly, 10% of children have it. Cardiovascular disease is the number 1 cause of death in people with NAFLD. It often has no symptoms until it is too late, although it can cause fatigue and swelling in the legs. Researchers believe that a significant cause of NAFLD relates to the increased intake of toxic, industrially processed seed oils, commonly known as vegetable oils. Examples of seed oils that are high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) include soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, canola (rapeseed), corn, and safflower vegetable oils. Eating seed oils high in the specific PUFA called linoleic acid (LA) contributes extensively to low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

Healing and Repair is Possible

To avoid LA, eliminate eating processed foods, fast foods and most cooked restaurant foods. Focus on whole, real foods—mostly plant-based. Vegetable oils are deadly. Besides LA consumption, fatty liver can also be driven by excess sugar, so reducing the consumption of refined carbohydrates is crucial. Even though this diet intervention can seem extreme in the beginning, once you transition to a diet based more on plant-based nutrition and properly raised meat, the liver will respond immediately. Cravings will diminish and you will feel so much healthier.

Choline is an essential nutrient critical to liver function. Researchers estimate that the vast majority of the population is deficient. Try adding organic, free-range egg yolks, grass-fed beef liver, wild-caught salmon, and/or arugula to increase your choline levels. Chris Masterjohn believes the disappearance of liver and egg yolk from the American diet is the number one culprit in causing NAFLD. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a precursor for glutathione synthesis and is very supportive for the liver. NAC is used as an antidote for acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity, which causes liver damage by depleting glutathione. Of course, the sugars we teach about in our Wellness Journey Class are essential to supplement as the liver is the backup system for the creation of these fundamental and essential, cellular sugars if primary sources are not adequate. For more information on these sugars, see my book .

Who's at Risk for COVID Now?

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A study by the Cleveland Clinic was published in June 2023 which proves something most of us already knew: COVID vaccines increase the chances of getting COVID—they are NOT protective! Due to a federal mandate, most of the 48,344 employees at the Cleveland Clinic were mandated to get a COVID jab to keep their job. A minority of those employees (11,990) chose to be completely 'up-to-date' on their vaccines by getting boosters too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines these requirements and how many boosters are necessary to be considered up-to-date. Interestingly, 36,344 medical employees (three times as many) wisely chose to disregard the government's heavy-handed tactics and remained NOT up-to-date with their COVID boosters. Researchers considered them wise, because guess which group turned out to be more susceptible to COVID? The up-to-date employees had 25% more COVID infections. Unexplainably, female vaccinated employees had a 24% higher chance of getting COVID than their male vaccinated co-workers. The final data, adjusted for confounders (variables that mask the true relationship), showed that the up-to-date employees were 33% more likely to get COVID!

Study Authors' Conclusion

The Cleveland Clinic researchers concluded that "This study's findings question the wisdom of promoting the idea that every person needs to be 'up-to-date' on COVID-19 vaccination... it should be pointed out that there is not a single study that has shown that the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine protects against severe disease or death caused by the XBB lineages of the Omicron variant. At least one prior study has failed to find a protective effect of the bivalent vaccine against the XBB lineages of SARS-CoV-2. People may still choose to get the vaccine, but an assumption that the vaccine protects against severe disease and death is not reason enough to unconditionally push a vaccine of questionable effectiveness to all adults."

How Did the Politically Correct Get It So Wrong?

Do you remember the hysterical promotion of the COVID vaccines and the false advertising by the CDC, FDA, and government-directed social media and mainstream media? All through 2021 and 2022 the people who chose not to get the vaccine were maligned as 'anti-vaxxers,' low-lifes—the lepers of society who were hated, despised, and ridiculed. Here is short video if you've forgotten how bad supposedly good-people were capable of being to their brothers and sisters who chose to exercise a different option with regards to what they put into their own bodies. The mantra "my body, my choice" apparently was approved for abortion supporters but not the 'dangerously misinformed about COVID-19 vaccines.'

The mass hysteria based on man-made fear was nearly as blatant during Nazi Germany. A segment of society was declared unclean, ostracized and threatened with social and financial disenfranchisement for not complying with "the scientific experts." The experts, as often is the case, once again got it spectacularly wrong. Having been in that maligned minority, I have nothing in my heart that needs or requires vengeance (that belongs to a merciful God). But it is important that society remember how so many misbehaved in such an injurious manner. The democratic governments violated the agency and freedom of individuals in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Europe, and America. I would expect such unethical and immoral conduct in communist countries, but here in the United States—the land of the free and the home of the brave? Well, at least, it is still the home of the brave and those willing to fight to maintain their Constitutional rights of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness as determined by the individual and not dictated by the state. Definitely watch the 3-minute video and remember how it was and how it should never be again in America.

A Great Book

In addition to the video, a great book that explains how propaganda is used so effectively in the United States of America is titled, One Idea To Rule Them All—Reverse Engineering American Propaganda . It is easy to read and was so enlightening to me as it documents how "Idea Bullying" elevates favored ideas and secures their adoption by the public through hidden and often nefarious means. It started with the creation of the Committee on Public Information established by executive order of President Woodrow Wilson in 1917. The committee managed to erase the memory of the slogan that got him elected, "He kept us out of war." The committee's new slogan was carefully crafted and marketed as "Make the world safe for democracy," so the public would acquiesce before they realized they were actually signing up to send thousands of their sons to die in a European war. The techniques used to sell ideas to the masses have been refined over the last century. A spider's web of influence permits the coordinated messaging and hidden agenda of the elite to hoodwink the general public into accepting scripted solutions to manufactured, fake realities without thoughtful discussion. Examples include the COVID-19 pandemic, global warming, the lone gunman theory in the JFK assassination, gender dysphoria, and critical race theory. How they do it and how the public falls for it is clearly presented in the book by Michelle Stiles. Once you see the process, you can never unsee it again.

What is Apeel?

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Have you heard of Apeel ? It is being marketed as a newly developed, plant-based, protective coating that "helps the produce you love stay fresh for longer." It retains moisture within the produce and keeps oxygen out, which retards how fast the produce can naturally spoil. Apeel Sciences was founded with a $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (a red flag). Other red flag investors include the Rockefeller Foundation ; the World Bank Group ; Anne Wojcicki who is co-founder and CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe ; and Susan Wojcicki who used to be CEO of YouTube . Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Trader Joe's and other retailers currently sell Apeel-treated avocados, cucumbers, lemons, limes, oranges, organic apples, grapefruit, mandarins, and mangos with the Apeel protected sticker on them.

Supporting the White House's Bioengineering (GMO) Agenda

Apeel Science's founder, James Rogers, Ph.D., is a World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leader. He supported the recent COVID lockdowns as a model for future climate change action (i.e., an advocate for mandating climate lockdowns). By May 2021, Apeel was already a $1.1 billion company. They found a timely ally in the Biden Administration's Bold Goals efforts to reduce agricultural waste and combat climate change . While reducing food waste and making fresh produce last longer are commendable goals, the question is, how is this being done? The devil is always in the details.

Edipeel

According to Apeel Sciences:

A Half-Truth is Still a Lie

The primary component of the coating is a mixture of monoacylglycerides derived from grapeseed. But a deeper dive filed in a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notice filed by Apeel in April 2016, further specifies the two primary components as 2,3-dihydroxypropyl palmitate and 1,3-dihydroxypropan-2-yl palmitate . If you recall, our Consumer Awareness Guide for vitamins and minerals lists a warning for the synthetic form of Vitamin A-- palmitate . While the pharmaceutical industry, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have no problems with synthetic forms of vitamins and inorganic forms of minerals, our Grass Roots Movement (GRM) highly recommends plant-based and living sources. Laboratory formulations actually prove harmful to human health—see our Wellness Journey Class . For those of us who want to eat real, whole food, this one point is a major reason not to ingest lab-grown, Apeel-covered fruit and vegetables. The FDA states in their 2016 GRAS Notice No. 648 that "monoacylglycerol derivatives are components of dietary fats commonly found in food and are also endogenously formed in the human body" but this is a half-truth which leaves out the synthetic structures of the underlying components used by Apeel Sciences.

Toxic Residues

In Part 3 of the 2019 GRAS notice, under Maximum Limit of Residues , you can see that grape seed oil, which makes up the basis of this product, contains residues of processing aids such as ethyl acetate, heptane, and palladium. It also has the heavy metals of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. The daily exposure limit is low for these ingredients but it should be concerning that the cumulative amount steadily increases every time the produce is eaten. These elements are not readily eliminated from the body but accumulate over time.

For those people thinking they will just peel the produce and eliminate the coating, the company states for the record that the coating is "not expected" to penetrate beyond the peel into the fruit. "Not expected?" This is reminiscent of how the COVID jabs were supposedly not going to migrate from the injection site and we all know that was a blatant lie. So, the company has no idea—they are simply guessing and hoping—there is no science to back up their claim. And if there is no science here, it is disconcerting to consider where else the science is likely lacking.

Synthetic Biology

Apeel Sciences is listed as one of the best-funded synthetic biology ( synbio) companies. In 2018, the Apeel founder told Food Navigator that his company would soon transition to using synthetic biology rather than extracting its ingredients from real food. In Apeel's GRAS notice, they stated that the "monoacylglycerides can be created by breaking down a triglyceride by removing two of its fatty acids or they can be manufactured synthetically." So, it seems clear the company is forecasting that they plan to leave their "natural" roots and move into the bioengineering world of synthetic biology and lab-grown food (if they haven't already).

Making Produce Last Longer Naturally

Moms Across America lists several tips on how to store fruits and vegetables longer without using synthetic biology. Freezing and drying fruit and vegetables works very well. Angie takes our organic grapes, puts them in a bowl covering them with water and soaks them with a couple of tablespoons of an organic apple cider vinegar (with mothering). She lets them soak for few minutes before rinsing and putting them in containers with a paper towel. They last much longer than normal that way. Remember that the best gauge for freshness of a fruit or vegetable is to inspect them visually. If they are sealed shut in a coating that delays the decay process, you won't be able to tell how long that produce has been sitting around. In addition, if the produce is coated before it is ripe, will it ever fully ripen? Many fruits and vegetables are currently picked and shipped before they are fully ripe. They ripen on the way to the grocery stores but that is one of the reasons so many of them are tasteless and don't have the a great texture. Will Apeel make this condition worse? If you discover something about this, let me know. I don't plan on conducting any personal experiments as Angie and I are choosing not to eat this lab-created/coated produce.

Herbicide Atrazine Causes Sexual Dysphoria

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

I wrote about Atrazine in my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health (page 78) and I have a webinar titled Endocrine Disruptors that provides even more details. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. participated in a podcast with Jordan Peterson on June 5, 2023. Among other things, he mentioned the herbicide atrazine as a possible cause of sexual dysphoria particularly with boys. The podcast was censored and deleted by YouTube (apparently they are the dictatorial enforcer of what constitutes 'misinformation') but fortunately a few social media platforms still allow freedom of speech (especially for U.S. Presidential candidates), so you can find the interview on Twitter (the link is available here) .

Scientific Study

Kennedy explained that atrazine can be found "throughout our water supply." He noted that the "huge levels of depression" seen in our youth today and the "sexual dysphoria that we're seeing" may be the result of toxic chemicals. He backed up his perceptions with a study conducted by Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, Tyronne B. Hayes, and published in March 2010 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . The study mentioned that atrazine was "one of the most commonly used pesticides in the world, as well as the most commonly detected pesticide contaminant." It spreads through rain and has been detected 620 miles from its application site. Even at low levels, it is a dangerous endocrine disruptor and shows adverse effects like lowering testosterone and shrinking testicles and male reproductive organs. At only 2.5 parts per billion (ppb), this herbicide has been shown to feminize the male African clawed frog. Ninety percent of the male frogs exposed to atrazine looked male, but due to decreased testosterone had decreased sperm production, decreased testicle size, suppressed mating behavior, and feminized vocal development.

Males Turned Into Female Frogs

The most disturbing feature observed was that ten percent of the males developed into fully functioning female frogs. They developed ovaries and produced viable eggs. In fact, two of these male-turned-female frogs were mated with males from the control group and produced offspring! What was inescapable though, was that since they still were biologically male (they had male chromosomes), their offspring were always male because the mating pair did not have any female chromosomes. This situation, if continued, would have resulted in the eventual extinction of the entire species. In 2018, Hayes elaborated on how this process of feminization worked. Atrazine induced the activation of an enzyme called aromatase. Aromatase converts androgens (hormones important to male sexual development) to various forms of the female hormone estrogen. So, aromatase converted the testosterone into estrogen which resulted in the feminization of all the atrazine-exposed frogs. Hayes believed that humans would not have the same extreme egg-producing reaction as amphibians and reptiles do, when exposed to atrazine. However, atrazine exposure would be sure to promote breast and prostate cancer. This was proven in a 1997 study of women in Kentucky who were exposed to well-water containing atrazine (published in Environmental Health Perspectives ).

Big Pharma Involvement

Aromatase is so important as a cause of breast cancer that a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor called Letrozole was developed by the pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG . One of its subsidiaries, Novartis Crop Protection , actually was one of only 6 companies in 2003 registered to manufacture products containing atrazine. So, as frequently happens, the same pharmaceutical company was responsible for causing the disease, and then sold the approved treatment benefiting both ways! In the two decades since, Novartis Crop Protection merged with AstraZeneca Agrochemicals forming Syngenta . Syngenta was acquired by ChemChina in 2017. Interesting how Communist China is now able to sponsor death, disease, and sexual dysphoria inside America without any mainstream media attention!

Atrazine Statistics

Between 2013 and 2017, an annual average of 72 million pounds of atrazine was used in agriculture. Atrazine is a restricted-use herbicide and is not available to the general public. But as of July 2022, it is used in the production of field corn, sweet corn, sorghum, sugarcane, macadamia nuts, and guava. It is also used in nursery and/or ornamental plantings, turf, and right-of-way areas (not roadsides). It is a 2 billion dollar industry, but as of 2021, it is now prohibited in Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories. Unfortunately, after 50 years of use, it is still plentiful in our soil and waterways because it is slow to break down in nature.

If you would like more information on the dangerous power of pesticides, herbicides, and phthalates as endocrine disruptors and causes of sexual dysphoria, I recommend Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax. I also recommend Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier, which focuses on how the transgender craze has seduced many of our daughters.

Lab-Grown, Cell-Based Meat

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

On September 12, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order making biotechnology a national priority for all branches of government and all U.S. agencies. Similar legislation exists in the U.K. In March 2023, Biden expanded on this order with his Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing report. "While advocates and some companies have been working to reduce methane emissions from food, cut down on food waste, increase capacity for producing alternative proteins and use bioengineering to make healthier and hardier crops and animals, goals like these have never before come from the White House." Rather than let the free market determine the direction of technology, the White House is again over-stepping their constitutional bounds and mandating the development of lab-grown meat and/or cell-cultivated meat to feed the American public.

Cultured Chicken Created in a Steel Tank

Currently, two cell-based, lab-grown meat companies are approved by U.S. regulators to produce and sell fake chicken in the U.S. Upside Foods (previously Memphis Meats) and Eat Just (selling under the brand name Good Meat ) both received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that their products are safe to eat. This meat is not made from plant protein like some hamburgers are . Food scientists use cells that come from a living animal, a fertilized egg or a special bank of stored cells. These cells are grown in steel vats drenched in various broth-like chemical solutions which include amino acids, fatty acids, sugars, salts, vitamins, and other elements cells need to grow. The tanks, called cultivators , have muscle and connective tissue cells which grow for three weeks, forming large sheets. After being subjected to alternating laboratory cultivation techniques and emerging in these large sheets, the meat-like substance is formed into shapes resembling chicken cutlets and sausages. The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) documented concerns about the "several stages of development for producing cultured meat and ... the different chemicals, biologics, media formulations, additives, and supplements used." They noted that hazards included the use of antibiotics, fungicides and/or chemicals toxic to humans, consumption of viruses used in the manufacturing process, cross-contamination of one cell line into another due to concomitant use of multiple cell lines, new diseases and/or allergic reactions to new proteins due to using cell lines of animals not common in the local diet, poor maintenance of equipment, poor cleaning regimes, and incorrect storage of cells, to name just a few of the concerns.

Ultraprocessed, Unsustainable Fake Foods

Synthetic meat is the summit of ultraprocessed, fake food. "Ultraprocessed foods already count for up to one-third of the total diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. So, the obvious question would be: how is expanding the manufacturing and consumption of even more ultraprocessed foods going to lower greenhouse gas emissions?" In addition, it seems naive to think there won't be any further ill health effects from eating more ultraprocessed junk foods. As noted in the September 25, 2022 Journal of Cleaner Production , "Ultraprocessed foods are fundamentally unsustainable products; they have been associated with poor health and social outcomes and require finite environmental resources for their production ... are responsible for significant diet-related energy, and greenhouse gas emissions." Despite the marketing hype, this is not a beneficial approach to feeding the world's population.

Lab-Grown, Cell-Based Seafood

In my book , on page 25, I documented the FDA's short-sighted, no-testing approval on November 19, 2015 of GMO/bioengineered salmon for sale in the U.S. This synthetic superfish grows to market size in only 16 months compared to the normal 36 months for a natural Atlantic salmon because it is genetically made to grow twice as a fast. I documented the potential disease risks associated with the bioengineered genetic promoter which forces the growth hormone to run all the time. I described how the internal metabolic stress had the potential to turn on deadly, dormant viruses in a similar way to how the chicken-pox virus becomes activated by stress and causes the painful malady of shingles in humans. Scientists cannot even begin to understand the myriad ramifications of money-inspired meddling on our food supply when they tinker with nature's time-tested design.

Lab-grown seafood has not been approved for sale yet but it is pitched as a way to avoid mercury and other pollution in our fish. While this is a laudible goal, it might prove easier to clean up mercury from our waterways in the same way the Hudson River waterway was cleaned up, rather than ignoring the problem and seeking an artificial way around it. Significant long-term testing needs to be in place any time we alter the food we eat. Unfortunately, political pressure ensures safeguards are not in place. Therefore, it is much better and safer to eat naturally grown food than risk these untested, laboratory solutions until they can be adequately tested and verified as safe.

Major Problems with Batches of Pfizer COVID Shots

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Danish scientists have uncovered irrefutable evidence that a large number of the batches of Pfizer's BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine consisted of placebos. About 30% of the Pfizer vaccines distributed in Europe had no adverse events at all associated with them because they were inert placebos (yellow line on chart figure at right). The remaining non-placebo batches (70% of vaccines) demonstrated higher-than-normal severe adverse events in shot recipients (green and blue lines on chart figure at right). This information calls into serious question vaccine quality, safety and efficacy.

Deception by Vaccine Regulators

Danish researchers reviewed Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines administered in Denmark between December 2020 and January 2022. They found that the batches of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines could be neatly divided into three groups. Two of the three groups had high numbers of adverse reactions associated with them. But the third group of batches had zero adverse events reported. Upon further investigation, researchers discovered that almost none of the batches from the yellow group were inspected or tested by regulators—it seemed like regulators knew they were harmless. What makes it worse is that this evidence points to regulators knowing about it and willingly administering them anyway. These Danish shot recipients received absolutely no benefit from the jab because no vaccine was in any of the placebo batches. Was the European medical system actively experimenting on the public or were they trying to cover up the numerous vaccine side effects?

Non-Placebo Batches (Green and Blue Lines)

German scientists discussed the Danish study and reached the following conclusions concerning the non-placebo vaccines (green and blue lines on chart).

The middle green batches line accounted for over 60% of the overall sample and demonstrated a moderately-high level of adverse events associated with administering them. 800,000 doses were administered with 2,000 adverse events. Approximately one severe adverse event was reported per 400 doses in this green batch. This is a much higher rate of severe adverse events reported than typically seen for the influenza vaccine.

The blue batches (top line) was associated with an extraordinarily high level of adverse events. There were 80,000 doses given and an astronomical 8,000 adverse events which equates to one in every ten doses (sometimes as high as one in every six doses!). This batch accounted for 50% of the vaccine-related deaths (579 total deaths) even though it only represented 5% of the total vaccine shots administered in Denmark. Scientists saw evidence that these especially bad batches were quietly pulled from the market by public health authorities.

German scientists commented on the variability of the Pfizer batches by stating that it appears that the good was bad, the bad was very bad, and the very good was saline solution! Who would ever suspect that medical health authorities could play such games of life and death on an unsuspecting population?

Bad Batch Phenomenon

The reason health officials don't want individual vaccine vials examined by independent scientists is because the individual vials can vary dramatically in quality and the mRNA is not always intact. What is more disturbing is that some of these "hot" lots are being released in a coordinated fashion suggesting that vaccine makers are intentionally doing lethal-dose testing on the public and that these "bad batches" are not merely the result of intermittently poor quality control in manufacturing plants.

COVID Censorship Continues

Another disturbing example of mainstream media's efforts to coverup problems with the COVID jab occurred in a medical journal. A study reviewing the autopsies of people who died after receiving a COVID shot was pulled less than 24 hours after it was published on The Lancet journal's preprint server. The research showed that 240 of the 325 autopsy cases (73.9%) were determined to be directly due or significantly contributed to by COVID-19 vaccination . The conclusions were made by 3 independent physicians. There were hundreds of downloads per minute from the server the first day because of the detailed analyses of third-party autopsies conducted. Clearly, someone became alarmed and told The Lancet to kill it immediately. Autopsies have been highly discouraged by the medical system to keep the public in the dark concerning vaccine injuries occurring.

This medical censorship was even more blatant at the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). NEJM rejected the study mere days after it was submitted and JAMA rejected it only one hour after submission. No peer review, no discussion, no reason given—the topic is taboo and so the submissions were dead on arrival (DOA). The study analysis was conducted by Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Harvey Risch, and Dr. Roger Hodkinson, an expert clinical pathologist. All three doctors have had hundreds of articles published in the past. Despite their stellar careers and previously published articles, they were canned. The medical journals are controlled by Big Pharma and no study is allowed to reach the public which even remotely contributes to vaccine hesitancy.

These are serious concerns. The public has a right to depend on governmental regulatory agencies and the medical system to protect them from harm and ensure product safety and efficacy. Unfortunately, these government agencies and medical journals have been captured by the pharmaceutical industry and are more interested in doing their bidding. The watch-dog mainstream media has been compromised because they depend upon advertising dollars generated by the industry. A first step towards ending this incestuous relationship is to end pharmaceutical advertising on television and social media. When the money dries up, the news outlets might remember the integrity they used to display in holding big corporations accountable. We can only hope for elected officials to remember the little guy and muster the courage to tell the truth and fight for what is right and fair.

Joe Rogan Interviews Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

On June 15, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) was interviewed by podcast host Joe Rogan . It was a riveting presentation as the Democratic presidential candidate reviewed his legal career and Kennedy family connections. At the beginning of his career, Bobby Kennedy, a lifetime environmentalist, sued coal-burning power plants that were releasing mercury into waterways. He lobbied for legislation to protect children against mercury poisoning and gave lectures on the issues. During his lectures, mothers started approaching him afterwards saying they suspected their children had been injured by vaccines containing mercury. They challenged him to investigate. He listened politely, but it wasn't until a mother of a vaccine-injured boy brought an 18-inch stack of published research to his home that he was finally swayed to really look into it. He began to realize that the story science told in the studies was far different from the politically-accepted narrative being promulgated by the medical community and governmental regulatory agencies.

Ethylmercury (Used as a Vaccine Adjuvant) Versus Methylmercury (Found in Fish)

RFK Jr. was able to catch Dr. Paul Offit, a reknowned vaccine developer, in a blatant lie because Kennedy had an extensive background in the science of mercury. Offit tried to excuse vaccine use of mercury under the guise that there was good and bad mercury. But Kennedy countered that all mercury is highly neurotoxic. If pregnant women were being told not to eat tuna fish because of the mercury (methylmercury), how could vaccines be acceptable when they contained hundreds of times more mercury (ethylmercury) than fish? Offit was under the false premise that ethylmercury was safer because it was cleared from the blood within a week, while methylmercury was still there months later. While true, Kennedy pointed out that Offit's referenced scientific studies showing ethylmercury being cleared from the blood also stated that no one actually knew where it went. A s proven by analysis of urine and feces, the mercury was never excreted from the body .

Kennedy reminded Offit of a later study on monkeys that confirmed the truth that, while ethylmercury passed from the blood in a week, it actually crossed the blood-brain barrier and was lodged in the brain causing significant inflammation and neurological damage. If it did this in monkeys, then it explained what was happening in humans. The vaccine expert refused any further discussion of the issue. Over the subsequent decades, ethylmercury was eliminated from most of the vaccines. However, in a sleight of hand, it was replaced with aluminum which was another highly toxic adjuvant. Vaccine developers use toxic adjuvants to aggravate the immune system and force it to create antibodies that the dead viruses in the vaccine would never be able to do without them. Dead or attenuated virus vaccines are not strong enough to induce any immune system protection by themselves.

Intentional Suppression of Autism Epidemic

At a secret meeting sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1999, data showed that infants who received the hepatitis B vaccine within 30 days of birth had a 1,135 higher risk of autism compared to infants who did not get the shot or received it later in life. A relative risk of 2 is proof of causation. The relative risk of smoking causing lung cancer is 10. This relative risk was 11.35! Panic spread throughout the members attending the meeting. The next day, the data was reworked four times using various statistical tricks until the signalling link between mercury (ethylmercury as thimerosal) and autism was no longer detectable. The CDC published their findings telling the world that there was no link between thimerosal and autism. When investigators asked to see the raw data, the CDC claimed it was unfortunately lost. This false, flagrant fabrication has been marketed to the public ever since and has become the dogma of the medical system.

Debate Between Dr. Peter Hotez and RFK Jr.

Dr. Peter Hotez took to Twitter, slamming Spotify for not clamping down on Rogan's interview with RFK and allowing "vaccine misinformation." Rogan replied and challenged Hotez to debate RFK, saying he would offer $100,000 to the charity of his choice if Hotez could show why it was vaccine misinformation. Hotez has refused, even though the amount has risen to over $2.4 million as of July 1st. It is obvious that RFK has the scientific facts on his side and Hotez is just full of hot air. Truth resonates but it needs the opportunity to be heard. The good news is that slowly, the truth is getting out through avenues like this. Please watch and share this interview with friends and neighbors.

For more information on vaccinations, see chapter 31 of my book , There's An Elephant in the Room-Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health, the many blog posts , and/or Wellness Support Group webinars .

Regaining Smell and Taste After COVID

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A study published on June 2, 2023 in The Laryngoscope reported that of the 36 million U.S. citizens diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2021, 800,000 lost and did not regain their sense of smell (loss of olfactory function or anosimia ). 540,000 did not regain their sense of taste (loss of gustatory function or ageusia ). In addition, the study suggested that approximately 5.2 million and 4.2 million people respectively had only a partial recovery of smell and taste after getting over COVID. The disrupting mechanism is due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus invading and damaging the epithelial (surface) cells responsible for detecting smells and tastes. The damage disrupts the signaling process and leads to loss or alteration of the perception of smell and taste. In some cases, normally appealing flavors can turn repugnant ( parosmia ).

Loss of Smell/Taste Not Due to COVID Virus but Rather the mRNA Vaccine Injection

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) registers over 5,000 cases of anosimia and over 6,000 cases of ageusia following mRNA shots. While the symptoms are similar to long-COVID loss of smell and taste, the mechanisms are different. In long-COVID patients, impairment of smell and taste is due to internal damage to the actual cells responsible for detecting smell and taste during the acute phase of COVID-19 . Vaccine-induced injury is due to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines delivering lipid nanoparticles into the arm muscle and bloodstream. These lipid-coated nanoparticles are able to enter cells much more efficiently than the COVID-19 virus. Once inside the cells, mRNA molecules force the cells to produce spike glycoproteins (a toxic structure). These synthetically-created, spike glycoproteins on the glycocalyx (cell membrane) trigger inflammatory and oxidative stress in nearby cells and tissues, creating long-COVID symptoms and vaccine-related side-effects.

Smell and Taste Coalesce in the Brain

The olfactory system has the major role in both smell and taste-- 80% of what we experience as taste is really due to smell. The connection between the two can be subtle, but it all comes together in the brain. Nerves play a critical part in relaying information to the brain. Microclots can interrupt the flow of blood to the nerves and reduce or damage the ability to use both senses. Microclots are observed in chronic conditions like diabetes and Parkinson's disease, but the clots generated by the vaccine-created spike glycoproteins tend to be larger and much more resistant to breakdown, according to Dr. Etheresia Pretorius , a scientist and professor at Stellenbosch University.

Treatment Options

1. Ivermectin is the most effective first-line treatment option for both long-COVID and vaccine-induced symptoms. Dr. Pierre Kory, a critical care pulmonary specialist, has achieved improvements in 70-80% of his patients after administering Ivermectin . Ivermectin suppresses inflammation by impeding the production of inflammatory substances and modulating the immune system to restore a balanced ratio inflammatory and anti-inflammatory agents. Ivermectin fulfills at least 20 roles in preventing COVID-19 infection and mitigating viral damage. It also binds the spike glycoprotein and COVID-19 viruses, aiding in their clearance from the body. Furthermore, it contributes to optimal cellular function by facilitating energy production in the mitochondria.

2. Low-dose Naltrexone, typically used to address alcohol and opioid abuse, exhibits strong anti-inflammatory properties at low doses (1 to 5 milligrams per pill). Before its use in long-COVID, doctors and clinicians used it off-label to treat fibromyalgia, Crohn's disease, and multiple sclerosis. It demonstrates promise in treating neuroinflammation and neuropathies and thus offers powerful help in resolving problems related to smell and taste.

3. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential components of cell membranes ( glycocalyx ) and possess anti-inflammatory properties. They exhibit a protective effect on neurons and help prevent damage to blood vessels.

4. Anti-clotting therapies, including the anticoagulant apixaban, help prevent the formation of blood clots associated with COVID-19 and the mRNA vaccine shots. Anti-platelet medications like clopidogrel and aspirin reduce the risk of clot formation. Also, nattokinase , a more natural supplement derived from soybeans, has been shown by Japanese researchers to degrade the spike glycoprotein manufactured by the mRNA vaccine. In addition, vitamin D, B12 and zinc are helpful supplements in restoring milder symptoms of loss of smell and taste.

5. Nicotine patch documented in a study published January 18, 2023. Researchers hypothesized that nicotine could displace the virus from a nicotinic acetylcholine (nAChR) receptor attachment (see image below) and pave the way for unimpaired cholinergic signal transmission (a fundamental mechanism used by sensory systems to send neural information from the skin to the central nervous system). Treating several individuals suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome with a nicotine patch application, researchers witnessed improvements ranging from immediate and substantial to complete remission in a matter of days.

There is real hope for those who suffer from the effects of long-COVID and mRNA vaccines. Maintaining a strong immune system capable of fighting infection is the best preventative approach. For more help in strengthening your immune system, see my book: There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Last Stand for Freedom

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Today the United States of America celebrates her 247th birthday. It has been almost 250 years since our divinely-inspired founding fathers issued the Declaration of Independence forming a new nation free from British oppression and tyranny. The Constitution and its accompanying Bill of Rights was written in 1787, ratified by the states in 1788, and operated as the law of the land in 1789 (234 years ago). But today, an assault on the most fundamental principle of our American republic—the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights—is underway. Freedom of speech is being censored and attacked by supporters operating under the cover of a woke culture . They are working very hard to create a one-world government based on a communist model and, as a result, the survival of our country's constitution is hanging by a few threads.

Telling the Truth No Matter the Cost

The woke culture activists are now attacking our youngest children. For decades, they focused on young people in college and managed to infiltrate and establish a strong socialist infrastructure there. Our young adults were indoctrinated with communist collectivism themes which denigrated individual rights and personal liberty. Today they are focusing more and more attention on elementary, junior and senior high school students (K-12). Truth-teller and documentary film creator, Mikki Willis, stated, "And when you get into the heads of little people and you convince them that all of America is racist, that white people are bad, that everyone is oppressed just by their skin color, that police are bad ... ultimately it leaves people in this place of being easily controlled and subverted to what ultimately will look a lot like communism. If you understand the history of the way that other nations have been overcome and infiltrated by communist ideologies, and you then take a look at what's happening here in America, you realize that this is actually what's taking place here."

It's Not Incompetence; It's All Part of the Plan

Mikki Willis created the brilliant film documentary Plandemic Part 1 released on May 4, 2020. It was viewed over one billion times, which is a record for any documentary. He created Plandemic Part 2: Indoctornation that was viewed over 200 million times despite great efforts to censor and restrict it from the public. His latest work is Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening and it exposes the communist agenda at work in the United States. Willis states, " ... people thought Biden was going to come in and save the day, and now they're going, 'What is going on here? The border is worse, the kids are being treated worse, there's sex trafficking with young people, the economy's collapsing. We're on the verge of new wars.' They needed to see it, to actually understand that Trump was used as a big boogeyman to get them to look away from what they're doing. That's the game of politics. 'Look over here, look how bad this guy is. Let's keep him in the press all day long. Look what he said right now.' All this trivial stuff.' And then over here, we're actually rearranging your lives, stripping away your civil liberties, changing the structures of your curriculums in your schools, and nobody sees it until it's too late."

Individual Rights Versus Collectivism (The Group)

I don't often share my personal political views in this newsletter, but I feel it appropriate to clearly do so on the day we celebrate the birthday of our country—"the last best hope for freedom in the world." The recent, man-made COVID-19 pandemic was used to destroy virtually all of the mom and pop shops and many other small businesses, so that Americans would become more dependent upon the ginormous multinational corporations that are controlled by the same globalist people seeking the harnessing, control, and enslavement of American citizens. They intend to ensure that all of our goods, services, and our day-to-day lives are increasingly under their digitized control. This is what the fight is all about—the preservation of individual rights to life, liberty and property versus a collectivist view that the group is more important than the unique individuals who make up that group.

It's Not Too Late

While I'm not advocating who anyone should vote for in the November 2024 Presidential election, I am heartened to see that there are candidates on both sides of the political aisle who clearly see that this battle we are waging in America affects everyone on planet earth. During the celebrations of this holiday when we remember our nation and the principles of freedom upon which it was founded, take some time to be reminded of the cost of freedom. Take time to watch and familiarize yourself with these three excellent documentary films (especially Plandemic 3 ). Share them with others and express your gratitude for the glorious privileges of liberty we enjoy. It's not too late to take a strong stand for freedom .

The Power of Broccoli

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, collards, cauliflower, and kale contain several plant compounds important for health and immune system support. One of the best compounds within these cruciferous vegetables is called sulforaphane , which is an organic sulfur. Sulforaphane supports many aspects of cellular function including reproduction (cell division) and apoptosis (programmed cell death). Several types of cancer exhibit abnormal apoptosis where cells don't self-destruct and become immortalized in their diseased state. Studies demonstrate that just three servings of broccoli per week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by more than 60%. But it is also effective against colon, liver, breast, and lung cancer (induced by tobacco). Sulforaphane is a very powerful chemoprotective compound . In addition to sulforaphane, there are other potent phytochemicals inherent in cruciferous vegetables that not only reduce cancer risk but can break antibiotic resistance and bacterial biofilms.

Diindolylmethane (DIM)

Cruciferous vegetables contain another very important phytochemical called indole-3 carbinol (I3C) . I3C is converted in the gut to diindolylmethane (DIM), a powerful immune system booster. A study from Ben-Gurion University in Israel and co-authored by researchers from Near East University and Girne American University in Cyprus was published in the journal Pharmaceutics . The study found that DIM broke down antibiotic-resistant biofilms. This significantly boosted the effectiveness of antibiotics used in treatments. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii are two bacteria whose biofilms are resistant to multiple drugs. DIM was able to break down these biofilms by 65 to 70%. When DIM was combined with the antibiotic tobramycin , biofilm growth from P. aeruginosa was reduced by 98%.

Antibiotic Resistance

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies antimicrobial resistance as "one of the top ten global health threats facing humanity" (despite the WHO's many mistakes they did manage to get this right!). The primary cause for this man-made epidemic is the widespread misuse of antibiotics. This misuse occurs in human medicine and in food production. Agricultural uses represent 80% of all antibiotic use in the United States and thus represent the biggest source of human antibiotic consumption. Animals are fed antibiotics for disease prevention and growth promotion. Those antibiotics are transferred to the meat, and milk, as well as through the manure used in crop fertilization. Superbugs are pathogens that have developed resistance to more than one drug and are called pan-resistant . The development of new antibiotics capable of attacking them is virtually at a standstill because of ineffectiveness.

How to Get the Best Benefits of Cruciferous Vegetables Like Broccoli

To get the most nutrition out of vegetables like broccoli, lightly steam them for three to four minutes. Do not steam longer than five minutes. This allows you to get the most bioavailable sulforaphane. If you want to boil broccoli, do it for less than 20-30 seconds, then immerse in cold water to stop the cooking process. Broccoli sprouts are also another great way to eat broccoli. They pack a powerful punch of nutrition and contain 100 times more enzymes than raw fruits and vegetables, which allows your body to extract more vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats from the food you eat. You don't have to cook sprouts, as they are eaten raw, and it is easy to grow them indoors at home.

Real food grown by nature has the nutrition we need to support our immune systems and provide us with the building blocks for optimal health. Make sure to include broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables in your diet. Living a healthy life depends on it. For more information on how to support your immune system, see my book.

Detoxify—The Work of Kidneys

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Among all the countries in the world, Taiwan has the highest percentage of people on dialysis treatment. Taiwan is followed closely by Japan and the United States. Learning how to create and maintain healthy kidney function is critical for Americans. Each of your two kidneys is made up of a million little filtration units called nephrons . Each nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus , and a tubule . The nephrons work through a two-step process: the glomerulus filters your blood, and the tubule returns needed substances back to your blood and removes waste. The waste is processed into urine and excreted from the body. Uric acid, creatinine, excess minerals, pesticides, food additives, unabsorbed medicine, alcohol, toxic chemicals, and heavy metals are removed in a vital but demanding and complex process.

7 Kidney Problems

Staying hydrated is one of the most important things you can do for your kidneys. Using the bathroom regularly is very important because waste products and toxic chemicals can only be eliminated from the urine, bowels and skin. One to two liters (4 to 8 cups) a day is the normal amount of urine eliminated by a healthy, hydrated person. If the kidneys are damaged by disease or other external factors, toxins and excess fluid will build up in the bloodstream. Over time, the kidneys' condition can deteriorate to the point that dialysis treatment is required. Here are seven things that seriously impact kidney function:

1) Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal (kidney) disease. If blood sugar (glucose) is not kept in check, it can lead to diabetic nephropathy, which means kidney failure and dialysis.

2) Calcification (calcium deposits) and high blood pressure damage the tiny capillaries inside the kidney where the filtering job is performed. Avoid taking inorganic calcium supplements (calcium carbonate and calcium citrate). Make sure calcium is plant-based (see chapter 6 in my book ).

3) Kidney diseases like chronic nephritis and kidney stones ( calcification ) are extremely damaging to the kidneys. Kidney edema can result if kidney stones are not promptly removed.

4) Gout or severe arthritis can result from uric acid crystals forming in the joints inside the body and cause damage to the kidney.

5) Drug or substance abuse can damage kidneys. If taken in excess, painkillers like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) are severely damaging.

6) Phosphate is a legal additive in processed foods, but excess consumption will disrupt hormones that regulate calcium, vitamin D, and phosphate levels in the bloodstream. This can lead to mineral metabolism disorders, vascular calcification, renal tubular damage, and impaired kidney function. The amount of phosphate consumed in the United States is at the maximum tolerable intake because of additives in processed foods.

7) Ingesting heavy metals like cadmium, mercury, and lead go straight to the kidneys where they tend to stay rather than being excreted. Cigarettes contain cadmium. Nicotine causes blood vessels to contract and increases blood pressure, both of which restrict blood flow in the kidneys resulting in lower filtration rates. Heavy smokers and drinkers are 5 times more likely to develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) . Melamine is a chemical found in plastic tupperware and is used as an insulating material, but it is a toxic chemical for the kidneys. Most is excreted in the urine but remnants can remain, impairing kidney function.

Protecting Your Kidneys

The kidney is a silent organ and early stages of kidney disease normally show no symptoms.

1) Drinking enough water helps the kidneys remove water-soluble toxins from the body and prevent kidney stones. A healthy urine flow should be slightly yellow in color. If the urine turns dark, you are not drinking enough. Some people use tea and coffee instead of water but that places an increased burden on the kidneys to filter. Sticking with water is the safest choice. However, the many excellent herbal teas available can be a healthy choice if you'd like to infuse 'good food' herbs into your water. Just be sure your herbal teas are organic with no herbicides, pesticides or fungicides. Knowing the growers and their farming practices is best for ensuring you're infusing what's helpful and not harmful.

2) Eating healthy organic fruits and vegetables, free-range eggs, white meat (chicken and fish raised and fed properly), and turmeric can also support your kidneys.

3) Potassium and magnesium help balance calcium and remove excess sodium from the body. Sodium regulates blood pressure and reduces the strain on the capillaries in the kidney.

4) Antioxidants like whole vitamin C complex, vitamin E, quercetin, flavonoids and proanthocyanidins (found in grapes, cranberries, strawberries, etc.), zinc, and sugar nutrients help immune system function by reducing inflammation.

For more information on ways to strengthen your immune system, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

No Leg To Stand On

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The British Journal of Sports Medicine published a new study linking the ability to complete a 10-second, one-legged stance with something called all-cause mortality (death from any cause) in middle-aged and older adults. This means that middle-aged people (and older) who cannot stand on one leg for more than 10 seconds have almost doubled their risk of death within the next decade of their life. The study consisted of 1,702 volunteers (68% male) aged 51 to 75 years old from 2008 to 2020. A total of 20.4% were unable to complete the one-legged stance for 10 seconds. The older the volunteers, the higher the probability of failing the test. After taking gender, age, and underlying conditions into account, the study pointed out that people unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds had an 84% increased risk of death from any cause in the next decade. This is equivalent to nearly double the risk of people who passed the test. The length of time a person can stand on one leg is related to his or her sense of balance and muscle strength. I immediately had to try this test and fortunately, after a few wobbles, was able to successfully complete it on both legs (one at a time, not both together!).

Sense of Balance

A sense of balance is very important. Elderly people with poor balance are more prone to falls. These falls can result in just scratches or bruises but also can result in much more serious fractures and even death.

Maintaining a sense of balance involves vision, the semicircular canals (the organs in the ears responsible for balance), and proprioception . The semicircular canals are three tiny, fluid-filled tubes in your inner ear that help you keep your balance. When your head moves around, the liquid inside the semicircular canals sloshes around and moves the tiny hairs that line each canal. Proprioception, also referred to as kinaesthesia , is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position. It is sometimes described as the "sixth sense". Proprioception is experienced via proprioceptors—mechanosensory neurons located within muscles, tendons, and joints. Touching your nose with your eyes closed is a good example of proprioception.

Damage to proprioceptive nerves is more common in people with poor blood sugar control. This leads to insensitivity in their hands and feet which can lead to poor balance. A person who cannot feel their feet well often describes the experience as walking around on a marshmallow. When you are unable to sense where your body is in space, then taking a fall can easily happen.

Asymptomatic strokes are small strokes in which small blood vessels or capillaries under the cerebral cortex become clogged or blocked. Sometimes these types of stroke victims can experience a slight loss of balance, unstable gait, weakness in walking, and changes in their field of vision. Often the symptoms are so mild that the person is not really aware of them and, therefore, falls can occur.

Muscle Strength

A meta-analysis published in the British Medical Journal in 2010 found that people with muscle weakness had relatively high all-cause mortality. These three areas, in particular, represented cause for concern: poor grip strength (1.67 times greater risk), a slow walking speed (2.87 greater), and slow chair rises (1.96 times greater mortality rate than normal).

Training

The most effective way to improve muscle strength is through weight training and exercise. Surprisingly, compared to aerobic exercise, weight training has the best effect on reducing and controlling waist size. Dead lifts and deep squats are excellent for exercising the lower half of the body where two-thirds of the body's muscles reside. Balance training can be enhanced by practise—walk a line on the floor or alternating standing on one leg. Of course, good nutrition is essential and sugar nutrients are critical for encouraging the generation and migration of a person's own stem cells within the bone marrow which can become any needed cell. For more information, see my book . The body can repair and improve—believe it, think it, emotionally invest in it, and physically work at it.

A1 or A2 Milk?—Choose Wisely

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Studies published over the years suggest it is wise to avoid milk completely or to consume it sparingly. In his landmark book, The China Study , Dr. Colin Campbell showed that the protein casein in milk was the number one consumed carcinogen on the planet. Regular consumption of this animal protein turned cancer on like a rheostat. The lower the level of casein consumption, the lower the risk of cancer. Additional studies have tied milk to autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis , rheumatoid arthritis , allergies , gluten sensitivities , and a host of other problems. Eliminating milk from your diet can seem like an impossible task. But there is hope and science which can help you minimize adverse effects if you just feel your body craving "Got Milk?" If you do opt for a little milk, make sure you get raw milk from local farms that raise their cows 100% grass-fed (no GMO feed!). Pasteurization creates dead milk devoid of anything living and nutritious. And one last note—make sure the milk is A2, not A1. What's the difference? Glad you asked.

Casein—A1 and A2

On pages 137-139 of my book, There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , I explain what constitutes A1 and A2 casein. Most milking cows (primarily the black and white Holstein) produce A1 casein in their milk. The older breeds (like brown Jersey cows) produce A2. Human digestive enzymes, which cut up and break down proteins, interact with A1 casein and form an inflammatory compound called beta-casomorphin (BCM-7) . A2 casein is slightly different in composition and cannot be reduced to BCM-7. BCM-7 (like morphine) can create a 'feel good' response when you consume it and is likely to encourage a mild form of addiction while leaving your body in an inflammatory state. The pain from inflammation is masked by the BCM-7 compound, so you are unaware of the detrimental effects until they show up in seemingly unrelated conditions like lupus or diabetes . According to a study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes , A1 milk "is a primary causal trigger of type 1 diabetes." Researchers concluded that removing A1 milk from the diet "may profoundly affect type 1 diabetes incidence."

Switching to A2 Milk

A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health reported that the digestion of A2 casein resulted in many benefits and none of the harms associated with A1. BCM-7 produced in A1 milk lowers glutathione levels in the human gastrointestinal tract and in nerve cells. Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant and plays a major role in immune system response and disease progression. Consumption of A2 casein milk caused increases in this antioxidant. In addition, A2 milk significantly reduced gastrointestinal symptoms in preschoolers with milk intolerance and, as a side effect, resulted in improved cognitive ability. Because of increases in short-chain fatty acids levels, improved colon health resulted in better "fermentation products of gut microbiota with reported anti-inflammatory properties, able to amplify colonic cell function."

Bottom Line

A2 milk and cheese from cows, goats and sheep is becoming easier to find in the grocery stores. Make sure the products purchased say A2/A2 or 100% A2 so that there is no A1 milk hidden in the product. If you have issues with dairy, it might just be the ticket to keeping your cake and eating it too (with a small glass of A2 milk!).

Bioengineered Imposter Meat

Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Advertising for imposter meats like Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger is becoming more strident. In an effort to convert the public, the genetically modified meat is marketed as healthier and better for the environment. While some of it sounds good on the surface ['plant-based', less harmful than concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) beef production], the devil is always in the details. I will explore some of these issues to help you make a decision that is right for you.

Plant-Based Meat?

While the industry calls their meat alternative 'plant-based', Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger are actually an ultra-processed conglomeration of chemicals, concocted by pulling protein from soy and several other concentrates. Amy Keating, a Consumer Reports nutritionist, reports that "... while its starting materials may be plants, the main ingredients are all highly processed concentrates, oils, and flavors. If you want the health benefits of plants, eat them as whole foods with their nutrients and fiber naturally present."

Bioengineered (BE) Soy Leghemoglobin

After the manufacturers mimick the look and texture of meat, they give consumers the taste and color of blood using a compound produced by genetically engineered yeast cells. The compound is called soy leghemoglobin and comes from the roots of the soybean plant. It takes one full acre of soybeans to produce 1 kilo of leghemoglobin. The bioengineered (BE) yeast produces the soy leghemoglobin, in addition to 45 other by-product proteins consumed with the soy leghemoglobin. During toxicity testing, Impossible Burger scientists fed the soy leghemoglobin to rats for 28 days. The rats exhibited alterations in blood chemistry which the company did not investigate further. Of course, short tests check the box but are over before revealing any long-term health concerns. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not do any independent testing and relies solely on manufacturers' tests and their reported results. Actual long term toxicity is left to show up in the real human guinea pigs who decide to eat these BE meats. The FDA classifies these BE meats as generally recognized as safe (GRAS), which means there will be no additional testing required. It is important to note that 94% of U.S. soybean is already genetically engineered to begin with, so there are lots of opportunities for hidden side effects to show up later.

Environmental Impact

Impossible Burger enlisted the help of Quantis to document the carbon footprint of their product when compared to CAFO. While the comparison looks favorable for the BE meats being compared to CAFO, the data doesn't hold for smaller cattle operations. In fact, a study commissioned by White Oaks Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia found their farm statistics, when compared to CAFO, were even more favorable than BE meats. In fact, they had negative net total emissions, which meant they added value to the environment—something CAFO and BE meat could not do. These smaller farm operations produce cleaner, healthier environments. So, choosing local farms with regenerative grass-fed beef operations (not genetically altered meat) is still the best environmentally-safe option.

BE Meat Companies

There are many companies jumping on the BE meat bandwagon. Memphis Meats , Aleph Farms , Finless Foods , Wild-Type , and Mosa Meats are but a few. The actual BE process varies, but the risks of bacterial contamination is a real concern. Antibiotics are used extensively to curb excessive bacterial growth in the chemical processing vats. Extraction of stem cells from animals to change the mix of protein and manage cell growth is a delicate, slow, and involved process with many places for mistakes. It represents ultra-processed, laboratory-controlled food. Nature is designed to ensure optimal nutrition in grass-fed real meat by just letting cows graze in the grass. I grew up on a small farm. I know where I will continue to get my healthy meat!

Cancer Rises Dramatically After COVID Jabs

Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

One of the dramatic side effects of the COVID jab is being hidden. Since the mass vaccination campaign began in 2021, cancer patients are younger, recurrence and metastasis are increasing, and tumors are increasing in size. A former intelligence officer and strategist has posted a series of charts on twitter illustrating how cancer deaths are being mislabeled as COVID deaths.

Eliminating the Cancer Signal

Analyzing the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) U.S. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) data, reveals that 20% of the weekly COVID deaths are actually cancer deaths. By swapping two categories, the underlying and main causes of death, and listing COVID as the main cause, the CDC is able to hide the fact that cancer deaths are going through the roof. October 2022 data showed that the COVID jab was killing 7,300 Americans per week. COVID itself was killing only 1,740 people. The big problem for the CDC will be when COVID completely disappears; then they will no longer be able to swap the underlying and main cause of death designations and hide what is happening. Like Mark Twain succinctly stated, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure."

Department of Defense (DOD) Data

Data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED) exposed by Senator Ron Johnson, showed cancer rates among military personnel and their families tripled after the rollout of the shots. Within days of this DMED data being revealed, the database was taken down, supposedly to "identify and correct" a data corruption problem. When it came back online, the data had been altered to hide these glaring safety signals.

Turbo-Cancers

Swedish pathologist at Lund's University, Dr. Ute Kruger , describes seeing cancer tumors 4-12 centimeters that historically presented at 3 centimeters. Multiple tumors in multiple organs are also more common. Recurrence of cancers that were dormant reappear more aggressively. Metastasis or spreading of the cancer occurs often. The largest increase in cancer patients was among the 30 to 50-year-old age groups, which is much younger than the norm. Dr. Ryan Cole believes the shots are fueling this cancer acceleration because they dysregulate the immune system. Cancers that would normally be controlled and kept in check by the immune system are growing out of control and rapidly leading to death. The shots damage the immune system by suppressing the innate or frontline aspect of the immune system.

Strengthen Your Immune System

The most important thing vaccinated people can do is avoid taking boosters, detoxify the harmful effects of the COVID jabs, and strengthen their immune system. To find ways to do this, visit the FLCCC Alliance website and see my book .

What's Inside the COVID Shots?

Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Del Bigtree of The Highwire and Dr. Ryan Cole, a world-renown pathologist, coordinated an investigation into the contents of the COVID vaccine. They were able to clear up concerns about structures that looked like microchips and nanotechnology in the liquid. Dr. Cole discovered that these confusing structures were actually stacked cholesterol, sugar and salt crystals. What had been described as parasites were actually stellate trikons found on the bottom of leaves and most likely a contaminant picked up during laboratory analysis. This was the good news—but there was plenty of bad news validating the need to immediately stop mRNA technology used in COVID shots. It became clear during their analysis that there was virtually no quality control of the COVID shots. In August 2021, Japan rejected 1.63 million doses of Moderna's mRNA shot due to contamination. Last year the European Medicines Agency (EMA) expressed concern about vials being only 50 to 55% pure. The 100 vials tested by Dr. Cole were also massively inconsistent in the amounts of polyethylene glycol (PEG) . PEG can cause anaphylactic shock and dysregulate the immune response in many people.

Rubbery Clots

Embalmers have reported pulling stringy, stretchy material out of deceased people who had received the jab. They were elastic clots never seen before. Dr. Cole confirmed them as an "amyloid-type of material" induced by the spike protein. The spike protein is a glycoprotein, but modified from the actual COVID spike glycoprotein. The genetically engineered version has been shown to be extremely toxic in the body. A paper published in August 2021 by Etheresia Pretorius and her team describes "persistent circulating plasma microclots that are resistant to fibrinolysis" in long-COVID patients and those who have received the jab. This means that the protein structures glom together and form masses. The processes within the body that normally break down blood clots do not work on these clots, which means that they can clog arteries and the circulatory system throughout the body.

Consistency

It is remarkable that the 100 vials of COVID shots analyzed varied dramatically. At the speeds they are produced during manufacturing, there are no purity guarantees. This means you may be getting fragmented RNA (as opposed to complete RNA). This can lead to incomplete protein sythesis and ill effects within the body. Some of the Pfizer vials contained unidentifiable particles which were stuck together. The debris which initially looked like microchips was, as mentioned earlier, in fact stacked cholesterol. The vials were just a hodgepodge of various material. Some vials had no particles and resembled a saline solution. Other vials were full of myriad sorts of particles. It looked like no one from the FDA was inspecting these COVID vaccine manufacturing facilities for quality control. This is unacceptable given the brand-new process being used on such a massive scale. In addition, the amount of PEG varied wildly from one vial to another. While no graphene was found in any of the vials tested, the PEG itself could cause serious adverse events in individuals susceptible to anaphylactic shock.

Technology Show-Stopper

In spite of the disturbing purity issues and inconsistency between vials, the worst problem centered on the lipid nanoparticles. Their toxicity is so hyper-inflammatory that they were initially designed to be given only once in a shot. Administering them two, three, four, and more times in boosters creates a cumulative toxicity that is off the charts. This toxicity, added to the inherent toxicity of the spike protein, is what results in so many adverse events and deaths. A dramatic example of this toxicity occurred in the laboratory when they took unvaccinated blood and watched it under the microscope while they added a drop of COVID vaccine. The results were startling. The healthy, normal red blood cells appeared to evaporate. They became dehemoglobiated, which means that the hemoglobin was totally wiped out. The cells turned white (which made them look like they evaporated). The shot changed the pH of the interior of the red blood cell and caused the fluid in the interior of the cell to burst out, causing the cell membrane to fold. In the body, these red blood cells immediately become non-functional and are unable to carry any oxygen. The body is forced to go into an immediate inflammatory reaction to gobble up and rid itself of these vaccine-destroyed cells. No wonder people have breathing and heart problems. In addition to the destruction of red blood cells, there was clumping of red blood cells on the fringes of the slide where the COVID shot was less concentrated. Many of them folded together and became echinocytes (cells with abnormal cell membranes or glycocalyxes). This reaction was instantaneous. No surprise that tens of thousands of vaccinated people have died from and more than a million have been seriously injured by these shots.

Bottom Line

The medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industry are moving forward with mRNA technology in other applications. They plan to use lipid nanoparticles for influenza and RSV in addition to COVID boosters. This mRNA gene therapy represents a failed vaccine program. The technology is extremely harmful. Human cells are designed to make human glycoproteins. They were never designed to make foreign, genetically engineered, toxic glycoproteins. Traditional vaccines don't do any of this. Your body wants to make its own glycoproteins, not a flu glycoprotein, not an RSV glycoprotein, not any other viral glycoprotein and especially not a toxic SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein.

If you have already gotten one or more jabs, avoid getting any more. If you have post-jab symptoms, go to the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance's (FLCCC) post-jab protocol for ways to detoxify your body. Dr. Pierre Kory, of FLCCC, believes ivermectin is the best approach to binding and eliminating the circulating spike glycoprotein in your body. In addition, prunella vulgaris, pine needle tea, emodin, neem, dandelion extract, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), glutathione, fennel tea, star anise tea, St. John's wort, comfrey tea and vitamin C can be very helpful. Of course, sugar nutrients are vitally important and time-restricted eating (TRE) or intermittent fasting really help create the space to clean out the body. See my book for more information on the critical nature of sugar nutrients.

COVID Shots Increase Risk of Shingles

Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A study published in the Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy concluded that persistent shingles following COVID jabs was associated with the COVID spike protein in the affected skin. The researchers theorized that the COVID jab induced persistent shingles reactivation by down-regulating and perturbing the immune system. It turns out that COVID jabs increase the risk of reactivating shingles if you've had it before or have risk factors for it.

Interferon

The COVID shot suppresses the innate immune system by inhibiting the type-1 interferon pathway, which is the first line of defense for all viral infections. Type-1 interferon keeps latent viruses in check, but when it is suppressed these viruses can start to emerge and reactivate. When a cell is invaded by a virus, it releases type-1 interferon alpha and beta. Both of these molecules act as signaling molecules that tell the cell it's been infected. That signal launches the body's immune response and gets it going early in the viral infection. Type-1 interferon is suppressed by the COVID jab because the interferon is programmed to respond to viral RNA-- and viral RNA is not present in the COVID shot. The COVID shot modified the RNA it uses to look like human RNA. Because of this, the interferon pathway is not triggered. The immune system does not engage and remains inactive (suppressed). This suppression allows dormant viruses like varicella zoster (shingles) to wake up and activate.

Shingles Reports in VAERS

In the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), as of December 16, 2022, there were 15,225 reports of shingles after the COVID jab. Most cases occurred in younger people in the age range of 25-51. The Pfizer shot had double the number of shingles reports than Moderna, and women were twice as likely than men to be affected. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to ignore their own VAERS data despite the clear ramifications. This allows them to proclaim the COVID shots as safe and effective. It is clear that ignoring this data is a crime against humanity, but they continue to attribute all of these injuries to coincidence . Unfortunately, those individuals who trusted them will become more and more prone to bacterial and viral infection plus chronic diseases like cancer. Fortunately, becoming aware is the first step towards healing.

Mistakes We Make When Drinking Water

Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Water is the most versatile molecule on planet earth. Whether it is frozen, liquid, or steam, water is the one molecule with a million uses. Snowflakes are beautiful six-sided crystals formed because of the unique 60 degree bonding angles required by this amazing molecule. One of the most important uses of water for humans is hydration. Drinking water is a normal, life-sustaining part of life we commonly take for granted. But drinking water the "wrong" way can do harm when we are trying to keep our bodies healthy and strong.

Mistake #1: Drinking an excessive amount of water.

It is not good to drink a lot of water in a short period of time. Drinking too much water causes stress on the heart and kidneys. The kidneys are forced to expel excess water from the body to keep sodium levels balanced, and to prevent water poisoning due to an imbalance of metabolic ion concentrations. Even though drinking water promotes metabolism, it should not be seen as a way to lose weight. Drink water slowly so your body can tell you when it is hydrated. Remember that normal urine should be light yellow, not clear. Eating lots of fruits and vegetables can add significantly to the amount of water you consume daily so don't fixate only on your water bottle.

Mistake #2: Drinking lots of ice cold water.

During hot summers, everyone likes to drink iced water to cool down, but that can place a large burden on your body. Normal body temperature is 97 degrees F, and the stomach likes to stay about 100 degrees. Drinking too much ice cold water will make your blood vessels constrict and slow down the circulation in the stomach. To bring the stomach and body back up to proper temperature will take time and energy. While the body is an amazing creation, this stress affects your immune system and overall metabolic reactions unnecessarily. Allowing the body to cool via perspiration and drinking warmer water supports the esophagus' swallowing action and does not hinder the digestive process. In addition, headaches associated with brain freezes (ice overstimulating the nerves on the palate) are not a problem with blood vessels in the brain; rather they are a reaction of the brain when it perceives too great a temperature differential in the environment. A study from Sweden found that headaches caused by drinking ice water were more common in women; also, that those who suffered with migraines were twice as likely to develop headaches from drinking cold water. This and related findings cause doctors to recommend drinking room temperature water even on hot days.

Mistake #3: Drinking purified water.

Some people drink highly filtered water. While it is good to remove pollutants, heavy metals, and bacteria, it is not good to remove all the minerals. People today have a magnesium deficiency because tap water and bottled water have been "softened" to remove the majority of minerals from it. In addition, highly filtered water can pull minerals from your body as your body tries to balance it. A loss of magnesium contributes to cardiovascular problems, diabetes, chronic pain, cramps, and poor bone structure. Magnesium is used in over 300 enzymatic reactions within the body. Water that is deplete of minerals is bad water.

Mistake #4: Drinking water directly from the bottle.

Many plastic bottles are made from a compound called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These plasticizers can leak into the fluid contained within the bottle. These chemicals mimic the hormone estrogen and can negatively affect growing bodies. In addition, mucus containing-bacteria tend to stick to the bottle cap and can contaminate the fluid in the bottle if left out in the open for any length of time. Bacteria will reproduce quickly. It is always best to avoid drinking straight from the bottle. Better to pour the contents into a cup or glass and drink from that.

Mistake #5: Substituting water.

Many people replace water with other fluids which contain water. But these fluids also contain caffeine or alcohol which act as diuretics that cause you to lose even more water. Chronic dehydration occurs without people realizing it because of the net loss of water attributed to these fluids. Loss of hydration can cause weight gain, constipation, joint pain, dry skin, muscle weakness, forgetfulness, and irritability. Adding sugar to these fluids just compounds the problem.

Remember that water is essential for life. If you find drinking water bland and unappealing, cut up some pieces of fruit to add scent and create a bit of flavor without the burden of excess sugar. As your sugar tolerance begins to drop, you will find water more and more refreshing. Your body is 60% water and maintaining that level is something the body loves to do to remain clean and burden-free.

Bioengineered Breast Milk?

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

There are groups of people and corporations intent on controlling our entire food supply with technological innovations. Most of us are aware that they have genetically engineered (GMO) many of our existing foods. The term bioen gineered (BE) is what they prefer to use now since they fear too many of us want to avoid anything that is GMO. They're hoping BE sounds much less sinister. It's not safer, but BE foods are gaining a bigger foothold. Grains, seafood, lab-grown meats and dairy substitutes are all under commercial development. Now, given the recent shortage of baby formula, there is an entirely new one raising eyebrows: Biomilq. This is made from cultured breast tissue and hopes to be marketed as a breast milk substitute. The first Biomilq product is expected on the market within the next three to five years. Other animal-free milk products are expected to arrive within the year. This includes ice cream made with lab-grown dairy which is destined to go into Ben & Jerry's product line . Another company, Helaina , is working on creating glycoproteins (albeit synthetic) that are "identical to those found in breast milk." Those glycoproteins can then be added to a variety of infant formulas, nutrition for the elderly, and, eventually, all sorts of foods.

Synthetic Biology

This new technology is being applied to the food industry. Besides synthetic biology , it goes by many other names including gene edited fermentation and precision fermentation products . All fermented synthetic biology products start with cheap sugars derived from GMO corn and soy. Typically, tons of herbicide like glyphosate and synthetic fertilizers add to the chemicals residing in the final product. Hundreds of other ingredients can be added to the ferment to produce the desired protein level, color, or flavor designed into the end product. The microorganism most often utilized in the fermentation process is the bacterium E.coli . The E.coli is gene-edited to produce the desired compound through its digestive process. It also needs to be antibiotic-resistant, since it needs to survive the antibiotics used to kill off other undesirable organism in the vat. In addition to this questionable engineering of our new food production system, there are risks that any gene-edited organism may also spit out any number of non-targeted metabolites (dormant viruses, etc.) that have completely unknown environmental and health effects.

Biowaste Dangers

It takes anywhere from 24 hours to hundreds of hours for the ingredients in the fermentation bioreactor to meld. Temperatures are at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The ferment consumes the nutrients needed and what is left over is hazardous biowaste. With traditional fermentation like that used in making beer, the waste products are suitable as animal feed and can be composted with no hint of toxic hazard. A GMO synthetic biology ferment is not the same. The biowaste must be deactivated and then disposed of securely. It cannot go into a landfill. These GMO organisms have never existed on planet earth before and the unintentional release of these organisms into the environment could be deadly.

Justification for Fake Foods

The justification for using synthetic biology to create food, including milk substitutes, is to prevent and reverse climate change . If you have questions on the twisted logic of the green revolution, I recommend reading the book, Fossil Future—Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less by Alex Epstein. However, replacing the natural animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives will be catastrophic . Lab-made foods are junk foods. They are ultraprocessed. Corporate investors are attempting to eliminate traditional, conventional farming methods and replace them with synthetic, patented reproductions. A 2018 report released by Friends of the Earth (FOE ), a grassroots environmental group, stressed the highly processed nature of these products:

Fake meat and dairy cannot replace the complex mix of nutrients found in grass-fed beef and dairy. It is very likely that consuming ultraprocessed meat and milk alternatives will lead to as many or more health issues caused by a traditional processed food diet. It seems prudent to skip the pseudofoods that require patents to grow and stick to what Mother Nature provides free of charge.

Growing Demand for Unvaccinated Blood

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

There are no studies on whether blood donated from people who have had the mRNA COVID-19 shots represent a risk to unvaccinated people who receive it in a blood transfusion. But a growing number of people refuse to take the chance and are asking for blood from unvaccinated people. The parents of a 4-month-old baby in New Zealand, Will Savage-Reeves, required extra blood for surgery to repair a heart valve. While unvaccinated blood is available, the doctors and hospital refused to grant their request . The case was heard in a New Zealand court. The court sided with the hospital; the doctors took guardianship of the baby and performed the surgery with vaccinated blood despite the parent's protest. Similar things have happened in the United States when parents have fought hospitals as they refuse to have their children undergo chemotherapy. It is disturbing to witness parental rights ignored in favor of a medical system that claims to have priority and absolute authority over what is best for children.

Hospital's Refusal of Family's Request

There is a whole area that can be categorized as parental abuse of children requiring state intervention, and it requires careful delineation and restriction. Parental rights are virtually non-existent in communist and socialist countries. Sadly, it is also becoming the same in the west. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is an example of one of the most heinous, COVID-19 medical tyranny enforcers in the world. Back to the case of the 4-month baby: even though unvaccinated blood was available, the hospital felt that agreeing to use unvaccinated blood could be interpreted as admission that vaccinated blood was not safe, and that this 'admission' could lead to many others requesting unvaccinated blood. Keeping up appearances that vaccines were safe and effective was their number one motivation. So, this reasonable request was denied and misconstrued into a case where the government could forcefully overturn parental rights in support of their own unethical agenda to save face. The New York Times exuded the typical mainstream media conspiracy rhetoric when they reported on the case.

Is the Blood Supply Safe?

Pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole compared the situation of vaccinated blood with the HIV-tainted blood used in transfusions in the 1980s. "I have clots from unvaccinated deceased that were transfused and formed large clots post-transfusion and died. No blood bank is checking. 'One cannot find, that for which they do not look.' This is akin to blood banks and hemophiliacs and HIV in the 1980s. It may not be a problem. However, it may be. There are assays academically available to check for circulating spike protein. It is criminal negligence to not assure the safety of the blood supply based on bureaucratic declarations without scientific explorations."

As noted in Encyclopedia.com , "In fact, in the early years of the disease, many of the people who contracted AIDS were infected through blood transfusions. Because it took more than five years to develop a test to check for AIDS in blood before it was used in a transfusion, many people got the disease in hospitals. The AIDS epidemic continued to grow in Africa and Asia during the 1990s and even in the early 21st century because many nations were slow to adopt blood testing."

Is It Your Right to Receive "Unvaccinated Blood?"

Currently, blood donation centers may ask about vaccines their donors have received, but there is no guarantee that this information will be passed on to blood-recipients. The only options appear to be direct donations where a donor donates blood for a specified receiver. Unfortunately, these are usually limited to cases where matched blood is unavailable due to extremely rare blood types. Autologous donations , or self-donation where you donate blood for your own use, is another option. Both direct and autologous require a Red Cross Special Collections Order form submitted by your doctor. A Safe Blood donation campaign has been formed in hopes of creating an mRNA-free blood bank. Currently they only act as a resource to match donors with those in need of blood. None of the hundreds of clinics are yet willing to be mentioned as a source of mRNA-free blood because of the fear of reprisals. However, the campaign is committed to establishing a worldwide network of such clinics. Freedom of choice is a fight worth waging.

The Food Colors We Are Dyeing For

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

There are nine synthetic food-color additives approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Manufacturers prefer synthetic dyes over natural sources extracted from animals and plants because they cost less, yield a more vivid and uniform color, and don't include unwanted flavors. But recent research has revealed that long-term consumption of Allura Red (AR), a commonly used synthetic color additive, could trigger inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and colitis .

Scientists at McMaster University in Canada

Reported in Nature Communications on December 20, 2022, scientists found that chronic consumption of the AR colorant caused intestinal inflammation in mice. "The dye directly disrupts gut barrier function and increases the production of serotonin, a hormone/neurotransmitter found in the gut, which subsequently alters gut microbiota composition, leading to increased susceptibility to colitis."

Nine Synthetic Food Dyes

The nine artificial food dyes approved by the FDA are:

1) Blue 1 used in confections, beverages, cereals, frozen dairy desserts, popsicles, frostings
2) Blue 2 used in baked goods, cereals, snack foods, ice cream, confections, yogurt
3) Green 3 used in cereal, ice cream, sherbet, drink mixers, baked goods
4) Orange B used only in hot dog or sausage casings
5) Citrus Red 2 used only to color orange peel
6) Red 3 used in confections, beverages, cereals, ice cream cones, dairy desserts, popsicles, frosting
7) Red 40 or Allura Red used in cereal, beverages, gelatins, puddings, dairy products, confections
8) Yellow 5 used in confections, cereals, snack foods, beverages, condiments, baked goods, yogurt
9) Yellow 6 used in cereals, snack foods, baked goods, gelatins, beverages, dessert powders, crackers, sauces

These nine synthetic colorings are required to be listed on food labels. These additives are classified as certified because of FDA labeling requirements. All other additives are considered exempt from certification. With the exception of carmine/cochineal extract, color additives exempt from certification can be listed collectively as "artificial colors," "artificial color added," "color added," or equally inclusive terms without naming each one. Because of allergic reactions in some people, carmine/cochineal extract is required to be listed by name on food labels.

Harmful Side Effects

The FDA believes that most children have no adverse side effects based on the totality of scientific evidence they give credence to. However, they admit that there is evidence that some children may be sensitive to these dyes. Hyperactivity, chromosomal damage and various tumors and cancers have been chronicled for decades. It pays consumers to read labels so they are aware of potentially harmful ingredients. However, we all need to realize that there are also clever ways to hide this information from the public. To circumvent these issues, eat real, whole food and avoid processed foods whenever possible. For other concerns about ways our food has been altered, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health .

Colorectal Cancer and Colonoscopies

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The second leading cause of cancer-related deaths is colon cancer (under the category both sexes combined ). It is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. A colonoscopy is the favorite doctor-recommended screening method for this type of cancer even though there are multiple alternatives. Research shows that colonoscopies increase the diagnosis of colorectal cancer by only 18% but do absolutely nothing to decrease your risk of actually dying from colon cancer.

Despite the invasive risk inherent with the procedure, 25% of all colonoscopies are unnecessary (for example, performed on the elderly who would not survive cancer treatment even if diagnosed). In 2022, 106,180 Americans were diagnosed with colon cancer and another 44,850 with rectal cancer. Of those, 52,580 died. The average lifetime risk of colorectal cancer for both men and women is about 4%.

Multiple Screening Options

There are multiple screening tests for colon cancer including non-invasive stool-based tests like fecal immunochemical test (FIT), fecal occult blood test (FOBT), multi-targeted stool DNA test (mt-sDNA) as well as structural exams like virtual colonoscopy , flexible sigmoidoscopy , and, of course, a colonoscopy. Despite these other options, most doctors favor colonoscopies.

Drawbacks of Colonoscopies

Colonoscopies have several significant drawbacks: 1) Infection from poorly disinfected instruments—an estimated 80% of colonoscopy instruments are improperly sanitized using Cidex (glutaraldehyde) because it is cheaper. Peracetic acid does a better job so it's prudent to make sure the hospital or clinic uses this to sanitize their endoscopes if you plan on having this procedure done. 2) Perforation of the colon and/or gastrointestinal bleeding. This happens in about 8 out of 10,000 cases. 3) Gut imbalances caused by flushing out the intestinal tract with harsh laxatives before the procedure. 4) Increased risk of stroke, heart attack and pulmonary embolism triggered by the side effects of anesthesia. 5) False positives or false negatives usually result in unnecessary treatment or give the patient a false sense of security.

Routine Colonoscopies After 50?

It depends upon your lifestyle, attitude, and risk factors. Dr. Mercola (68 years old) and I (67 years old) have never had one and don't plan on starting. But on the plus side, colonoscopies do offer a reliable way to check for colon cancer by visual inspection. In addition, polyps in their early stages can be simply snipped off. Other polyps can be biopsied and documented. This early intervention could save your life.

Feeding your body proper nutrition is another way to ensure your body recognizes when something is going wrong. The immune system can do the job it was designed to do given the proper ingredients. A healthy immune system is very capable of detecting, identifying and removing bad cells. When that process is done every day no one needs to fear a cancer diagnosis in their future. To learn more about apoptosis (how bad cells die), see my book (section 3).

Who's Getting Sick Now?

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A data analyst known as the Ethical Skeptic has posted on Twitter his research using three well-known databases from Walgreens, Worldometers, and CDC. His trend analysis comparing COVID vaccinated people with unvaccinated people shows a 7:1 ratio for contracting COVID. How is it possible that the vaccinated are seven times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID than the unvaccinated?

Dr. Colleen Huber was banned from Twitter permanently on February 19, 2021 because she had warned a Twitter follower that the COVID vaccines were likely to cause immune system impairment . This would cause the vaccinated to be more likely to catch the disease after they were vaccinated. This is exactly what we are currently seeing, but 7 times more likely is an incredibly high number. It is hard to believe that people would choose to get vaccinated with a COVID vaccine that made them 7 times more at risk for the disease than those who remained unvaccinated! And that is not even considering the toxic side-effects we are seeing in millions of vaccinated people just from the ingredients in the experimental shots.

We can only hope that Twitter (under Elon Musk) will now guarantee the right to this social media platform's promise of public free speech and remove all vestiges of censorship. If these discussions had been permitted two years ago, people would have been able to make an informed decision. The unvaccinated were hated and vilified for two years, but tragically it is the vaccinated who are the ones suffering from the side-effects of the experimental COVID shots.

I thought this 4-minute anthem of remembering and warning by Dr. Tess Lawrie was also worth listening to.

When to Use Ice Versus Heat

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Is there a rule for when to apply ice versus heat for relief from injuries, aches, and pains? It always seemed confusing to me, but an article I read recently helped clarify things and I thought I would pass this information along. It turns out that, in general, heat helps to soothe ongoing muscle aches and pains while ice works best after a sudden injury. A good acronym to help remember for injuries is RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Ice works for injuries because it constricts blood vessels; that helps prevent blood from pooling at the injury site. Too much blood will add to inflammation and swelling while delaying needed healing. This is why elevating the injured limb is helpful since it reduces blood flow to the area and minimizes swelling. Ice should be applied for 48-72 hours to reduce secondary tissue damage and ease pain. Apply the ice for about 20 minutes once an hour. Don't keep it on longer as you don't want to damage your skin or lead to frostbite. Avoid direct exposure and use a cloth or towel between your skin and the ice.

When to Use Heat

For muscle aches and pains, applying heat will help increase blood flow to the wounded area; this will encourage healing while soothing the pain and increasing flexibility. As blood flow increases, the flow of oxygen and nutrients does too. In addition, waste material is cleaned out quicker too. Heat is especially good for joint pain and as a pre-workout warm-up. Gel packs or heated water bottles work well and don't pose the risk associated with electric heating pads (electromagnetic fields—EMF). In general, pain that is chronic and not related to swelling responds best to heat treatments. As with ice, apply the heat for only 20 minutes at hourly intervals and use a barrier between your skin and the heating source.

Cancers and Clots

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Ryan Cole is the founder of a world-class laboratory located in Boise, Idaho. But he has been maligned by the mainstream media and medical establishment for telling the truth about the data and science he has observed. He has never had a patient complaint filed against him, but a major insurance company stopped working with him and he had to defend his medical license in the state of Washington. It is time to hold accountable those in our health system who censored and maligned real scientists. Despite recent congressional efforts to investigate and get main stream media coverage, stopping the suppression of truth is still a major effort.

Disconcerting Trends

Dr. Cole has noted alarming trends that he and his colleagues have seen since the rollout of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. This has included a rise in "wildfire cancers" and the emergence of large blood clots. "The cells don't lie. The clots don't lie. The damaged organs don't lie," says Cole. Dr. Cole has broken down the mechanisms by which the spike protein can cause symptoms from brain fog to reactivated Epstein-Barr virus and changes in hormonal cycles. Dr. Cole notes that the COVID-19 vaccines are formulated for a strain of the virus that is extinct, but the spike protein in the injections is from the original Wuhan strain and is causing many health problems including unusual cancers, heart disease, immune system diseases, and death.

Compromised Immune System

Many of these negative health trends are related to the immune system being compromised. The COVID-19 vaccines prevent the immune cells, that are meant to immediately respond to threats in the body, from performing their proper functions. Dr. Cole says, "It seems to be a dose accumulated effect. The spike is dose dependent toxicity. The more spike you get, the longer your body keeps making it, and the more adversely many systems are affected." There are studies suggesting that the Pfizer vaccine diminishes the body's immediate immune response (the innate immune system). Dutch researcher F. Konstantine Fohse concluded that the mRNA in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine "induces complex functional reprogramming of innate immune responses." People who have have not been vaccinated "have a broad nonspecific response to any infection" and they can fight off the infection in about 10 days. But for those who have gotten the injections, the spike protein stays in the system much longer and acts as a toxin. The synthetic spike protein can stay in the body for months.

Excess Deaths

Edward Dowd, a former portfolio manager for BlackRock, has been tracking excess deaths in working-age adults using insurance company data. Many countries' statistics show excess deaths compared to prior years, with many having 30 to 50 percent higher rates of death in young or working-age people. The only variable during this timeframe has been the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign. This has to be the cause. Dr. Cole says, "The call to action is every coroner, every medical examiner needs to request a spike and nucleocapsid stain on every organ in the body of every young deceased person." We have to use real science to draw attention in the mainstream media and get accountability from corrupt medical institutions and those they fund.

Crime Scene: Genetic Fingerprint of the Wuhan Virus

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The laboratory origin of the Wuhan virus has been in the news this past week. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have both acknowledged that COVID-19 most likely originated from the Chinese Wuhan laboratory and not from natural, animal sources. What was once condemned as conspiracy theory is now a conspiracy fact. In addition to these belated admissions (some say cover-ups), new research has revealed the chance of the Wuhan virus having a natural origin is less than 1 in 100 million. The lab-released virus has the telltale signature of genetic engineering from the work of Ralph Baric, Ph.D. Baric's published research described how to hide the unique signs of genetic engineering through a technique called seamless ligation which he invented in 2002 and taught to Chinese scientists in Wuhan in 2016. Baric's nickname for this method was called "no-see'm method" but it has its own giveaway signature which uniquely identifies this illegal gain-of-function experiment secretly funded by Dr. Fauci and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Ralph Baric's Legacy

Baric works at the University of North Carolina (UNC) . Funding flows to UNC from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) . Baric's technique has long been controversial. Referring to Baric’s seamless ligation methodology, evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein observed: “It’s the exact opposite of what you would do if your interest was public health. Public health scientists would be marking their enhancements with red flags—not devising ways to hide them. The only reason you would want a concealer is to advance a sinister purpose—such as illegal bioweapons development—some mischief that the scientist didn’t want traceable back to his lab.”

Chinese Expertise in Gain-of-Function

Baric taught his “no-see’m” method to the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s (WIV) “Bat Lady” Shi Zhengli in 2016. In return, Baric received Chinese coronaviruses collected by Shi from bats in Yunnan province. Scientists have linked the COVID-19 genome’s pedigree to bats. Shi and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute subsequently demonstrated their mastery of Baric’s high-risk technique in a series of published —and highly controversial-- gain-of-function experiments at the Wuhan lab. It has been even more puzzling to his critics that Baric, again with NIAID funding, chose to share this dangerous technique for weaponizing pathogens with Chinese scientists who have clear links to the Chinese military . Experts say that the implications of this new study could be far-reaching. By identifying the possible fingerprint of Baric’s methodology, the study raises the possibility of potentially devastating liability for NIAID, UNC and other parties.

Inconsistent with Natural Evolution

Scientists, including those close to Dr. Anthony Fauci , have repeatedly pointed out that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has genomic sequences that appear inconsistent with natural evolution : the COVID-19 virus is no longer infectious in bats, and its spiked protein feature—which is unknown in this family of coronavirus —includes numerous mutations that make it ideally infectious in humans. The closest known coronavirus relative—a coronavirus from the Wuhan lab—is 96.2% identical to SARS-CoV-2. The peculiar spike represents almost the entire 3.8% difference. Oddly, there are multiple novel mutations in the spike and almost none in the rest of the genome.

Genetically Engineered

Natural evolution would be expected to leave mutations distributed evenly across the genome. The fact that virtually all the mutations occur on the spike has led these scientists to suspect that that particular Wuhan lab coronavirus collected by Shi Zhengli is the direct progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 and that its new spike was implanted through genetic engineering. However, the unmistakable fingerprints of lab engineering were absent. This left many experts wondering whether Baric’s technique was used to assemble a novel coronavirus with the engineered spike while removing the evidence ("no-see'm" method) of lab generation.

Baric's DNA at the Crime Scene

This new study connects the biological breadcrumbs that link federally funded research to a global pandemic. That trail leads directly to the methodology created by Baric at UNC and funded by NIAID. The authors of the study—a team of researchers from Duke University, University Clinics of Würzburg and an industry group—identified a characteristic signature in the amino acid code. That indelible artifact could only have emerged from Baric’s “no-see’m” methodology. In an intervies in summer 2021, Baric himself confessed that at the time the pandemic began, only two or three labs in the world were using his protocol—including his UNC lab and the Wuhan lab (WIV). The study’s authors’ conclusions rest on the presence of unique sites in the COVID-19 virus. These sites allow special enzymes called restriction enzymes to cut the DNA into building blocks of unique size that then can be “stitched together in the correct order of the viral genome,” according to the study’s authors.

Proof in the Spelling Differences

Essentially, Baric’s technique leaves behind unique spellings in the “genetic vocabulary.” The new words include “odd spelling choices” subtly distinguishing them from typical viral vocabulary. The magic of Baric’s “no-see’m” technique is to invisibly weave these telltale “spelling” changes into the viral sequence between relevant genes without altering the viral protein. This is like changing the “spelling” of the word without changing its meaning; the casual listener will never notice the difference. The research team used forensic tools to drill down on minute “spelling differences” in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that betray laboratory tampering using the “no-see’m” technique. Consider how a Brit would spell “colour,” “manoeuvre” or “paediatric.” The choice to spell a word in a certain way can reveal your nation of origin. Similarly, these nearly imperceptible changes in the viral sequence gave away the laboratory origins of this virus.

Bottom Line

In sharing his seamless ligation technique with Shi Zhengli, Baric assured that the WIV possessed all the required elements of the assembly process. EcoHealth Alliance’s infamous DEFUSE proposal describes the same techniques in detail and was submitted to The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2018. The world now has undisputable proof that SARS-CoV-2 was an engineered laboratory creation generated with technology developed by Ralph Baric with U.S. government funding. For an excellent synopsis, watch Tucker Carlson's coverage of the Wuhan coverup.

High Blood Pressure and Potassium

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

When doctors measure your blood pressure, they use a sphygmomanometer to determine the amount of pressure your heart exerts to push blood through your arteries in your circulatory system. The top number ( systolic ) represents the highest pressure (during heart beat) and the bottom number ( diastolic ) is the lowest pressure (heart at rest between beats). These numbers indirectly reflect the elasticity and diameter of the walls of your arteries. When the pressure is high, it places an abnormal amount of stress on your heart muscle and smaller arteries and reduces the amount of oxygen delivered to the smallest blood vessels in your body. Blood pressure varies throughout the day depending upon your activity, but a chronically high number can signify serious health concerns.

Potassium

Potassium is a mineral that your body uses as an electrolyte to conduct electricity. Like magnesium, potassium also works to relax the walls of arteries, keep muscles from cramping, and lower blood pressure. Dr. Paul Whelton of Tulane University found that low levels of potassium correlated with high blood pressure. He stated, "Increased potassium intake should be considered as a recommendation for prevention and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure)" and to reduce the risk of stroke.

Hypertension

High blood pressure increases the risk of stroke since it causes blood vessels in your brain to rupture or clog more easily. In both cases, oxygen supply to part of the brain stops and a stroke results. The increased workload on the heart can also result in heart failure. Smaller arteries can become damaged and oxygen supplies to organs like the kidneys or eyes can be reduced leading to kidney failure and blindness.

Sodium to Potassium Ratio

Doctors recommend people consume five times more potassium than sodium. Unfortunately, most Americans eat two times more sodium than potassium. Getting more vegetables in your diet and less processed food are key to restoring this balance. A note on salt: salt has been demonized by the medical establishment as the major problem causing hypertension. The commercially refined and processed table salt certainly is a problem and is overly abundant in processed foods. However, natural, unprocessed, real salt is never a problem . This type of salt has a mix of minerals (including potassium and many trace minerals) that are essential for health. Definitely avoid the purified, laboratory-processed sodium chloride sold as salt in the stores, but buy and use real salt. Feel free to reach out to Angie if you'd like our opinion on a good option.

Foods High in Potassium

Foods rich in potassium include sweet potatoes, tomatoes, spinach, beets, black beans, wild-caught salmon, butternut squash, apricots, cantaloupe, Swiss chard, mushrooms, tuna, bananas, avocado, and edamame. Potassium in inorganic supplements often comes as potassium chloride which should be avoided. Potassium in fruits and vegetables comes primarily as plant-based potassium citrate or potassium malate. These forms of potassium create a more alkaline (non-acidic) environment in the body. Scientists have discovered that an overly-acidic environment leads to bone loss as the body removes the calcium (an alkaline mineral) from bones to neutralize the acidity. This excessive breakdown of bone leads to disease.

Fructose

A diet with too much sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can cause problems. In addition, most HFCS is bioengineered (GMO) . Fructose elevates uric acid in the body, which drives up blood pressure by inhibiting the nitric oxide in your blood vessels. Nitric oxide helps blood vessels maintain their elasticity which allows them to help the heart push the blood along.

In addition, high blood pressure is associated with insulin resistance . Insulin glycoprotein cell receptors become damaged, leading to insulin resistance and the inability to store magnesium within the cell. The magnesium will pass out of your body through urination. Magnesium properly stored in your cells allows muscles to relax. Without it, blood vessels will constrict rather than relax and this constriction raises blood pressure. So, eating real food and cutting down on carbohydrates works in myriad ways to lower hypertension and promote health.

Of course, the sugar nutrients that allow cells to form healthy glycoprotein cell receptors are the first key to lowering blood pressure. For more information, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , chapter 27, for all the details. As always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Unvaccinated Concerns About Vaccinated Shedding

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

When the COVID-19 shots are injected, the genetic code for the synthetically produced spike glycoprotein is installed in cells throughout the body. Cells are forced to produce this artificial glycoprotein for months on the surface (glycocalyx) of each cell. This produces a prolonged exposure to this toxic and deadly spike protein. The highest risk for complications are those patients who already had untreated COVID-19 illness and then were pressured to take the unnecessary COVID-19 jabs.

Blood Clots

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the pharmaceutical companies excluded COVID-19 recovered patients from their clinical trials because they knew there could be no benefit (only harm) from including them. Multiple studies show increased complications for the naturally immune who get vaccinated. Reports indicate that the spike protein is amyloidogenic, which means it folds and encourages complexes of clotting material to organize into a solid form that is resistant to the natural thrombolytic system (the system that dissolves blood clots) in the body. Clearly, injecting the vaccine into someone who has already had COVID is a huge problem. But what about shedding?

Vaccination Shedding

According to the 2015 FDA guidance on Gene Product Shedding Studies, all mRNA vaccines (which are correctly defined as gene therapies) were required to be evaluated for shedding potential. As is now known, Operation Warp Speed skipped these testing requirements. However, Dr. Helene Banoun has published the most comprehensive paper on shedding so far. She found real concerns for the unvaccinated who wished to remain free of contamination by the vaccinated. Her study discovered a significant likelihood that, when examined for particles of this size, mRNA either on lipid nanoparticles or within exosomes circulating in blood were shed in every body secretion. In addition, another study of breast-feeding mothers validated that mRNA material was present in breast milk. It seems readily apparent that mRNA shedding from vaccinated persons is happening. See this short interview with Dr. Sherri Tenpenny .

The Million Dollar Questions

The questions demanding answers and further study are "how long does the risk last?" and "can shed mRNA be taken up by the recipient and initiate production of the synthetic spike protein just like a vaccination?" In addition, "will it cause the same diseases (myocarditis, blood clots, etc.) that we see in the vaccinated?" The medical community and pharmaceutical companies seem loathe to investigate these risks on behalf of the unvaccinated. In fact, they would be happy if everyone ends up vaccinated (directly or indirectly), because that situation would provide cover—then there would be no real placebo group with which to compare risk of disease caused by vaccination.

Bottom Line

We don't have many answers, but the risk appears sufficiently significant that the unvaccinated need to be careful. Since it is virutally impossible to avoid the vaccinated, it seems prudent to emphasize strengthening your immune system as the best precaution. A strong immune system is designed to protect and eliminate dangerous conditions. In the end, it's the best defence we have. For suggestions on how to do that, see my book.

Overcoming Spike Protein Injuries

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Millions of people are nursing themselves in the aftermath of the pandemic as they recover from spike protein injuries, whether it was from COVID-19 or vaccinations. Doctors have accumulated many recommendations for treating long-haul COVID and vaccine injuries based on clinical observation and scientific research. Of course, the sugar nutrients we teach about in our Wellness Journey Class are of utmost importance to strengthen and allow our immune systems to communicate and take proper action to keep us healthy.

First-line Treatments

Ivermectin, low-dose naltrexone (LDN), resveratrol, intermittent daily fasting, sunshine, moderate physical activity, and melatonin lead the list of effective treatments outlined by the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC).

Second-line Treatments

These treatments are more aggressive and target a smaller group of people who need extra support. These treatments include methylene blue (MB), vitamins C, D, and K2, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, n-acetyl cysteine (NAC), hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), sildenafil, intravenous vitamin C, and a few other approaches.

Third-line Treatments

This line of treatment includes hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), 5-methyl tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF), and a few other options.

Why So Many Treatments?

The reason there are so many treatments for spike protein damage is that the resulting injuries form more of a syndrome rather than just one disease. Dysfunctions in many overlapping pathways occur and what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. This is because of differences in immune system comorbidities, the phase of the viral attack (early on viral replication, later disease manifestations, etc.), and the type of virus mutation (Wuhan, omicron, delta, etc.).

Listed below are some of the various problems that can occur due to the spike protein and the reason there are so many treatment options:

Autophagy : Normally, the first thing the spike protein does is block your cell's recycling system for salvaging and replacing old and damaged parts, which is what autophagy is. Infected cells are prevented from clearing out and ridding themselves of the spike protein.

Mitochondrial Dysfunction : The spike protein causes environmental stress within the cell, which reduces cellular energy production. This results in more oxidative radicals being created, which leads to fatigue, increased cell stress, and death.

Reactivated or Persistent Infections : The spike protein downregulates immune cells, particularly T cells, and the innate immune response. Lessening or weakening of the innate immune system leads to an increase in opportunistic infections and the reactivation of latent viruses, all of which leads to more disease states.

Mast Cell Response : Spike proteins trigger the activation of mast cells; these play a critical role in allergic responses by releasing histamine. This activation contributes to inflammation, symptoms of fever, headaches, swelling, and other debilitating conditions.

Blood Clot Formation : The spike protein binds to blood-clotting proteins like fibrinogen and leads to abnormal blood clots. These clots can block blood vessels, causing tissue damage which result in strokes and heart attacks.

Cancer : Exposure to the toxic spike protein can lead to DNA damage markers. If these cells are not killed by the immune system, they can proliferate as abnormal cancer cells.

Autoimmunity : Spike glycoprotein shares many similarities with other human glycoproteins, so the immune system can become confused and generate antibodies that bind to normal human tissue, which leads to an attack by the body on itself.

The first line of treatment outlined by the FLCCC focuses primarily on autophagy and clearing out the spike protein. The second line of treatment is more directed towards reducing toxicity by resolving problems in multiple pathways. Strengthening our immune system is the most important thing we can do to maintain good health and fight off damaging toxins when we are exposed.

For more information on what the hidden truths are in the science of health, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room. For an exceptional 15-minute address by Del Bigtree regarding the things we need to accomplish to recover from the manufactured COVID pandemic, click here .

The Myth About the Flu Shot

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Influenza (flu) shots have been around for 60 years. Based on military trials, in 1960 the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) recommended annual vaccination for adults older than 65, pregnant women (despite no safety studies ever being conducted!), and those with chronic illness. In 1964, a review of this program concluded, "An appraisal of experience for the past three and a half years indicates little progress in control of influenza... There is little evidence that recent vaccines have significantly prevented clinical illness, as well as equally little evidence to evaluate effects on mortality."

New York Times (NYT) Story in 2005

On September 21, 2005, a NYT story concluded that flu shots are ineffective and possibly even harmful in the most highly targeted group, the elderly. A review of 64 existing studies evaluated the effectiveness of the flu vaccine over 96 flu seasons. The researchers concluded that the effectiveness of the flu shot—especially for the elderly—was "wildly overstated."

Military Clinical Trials

Going back to 1943 and a review of the earliest military trial on flu vaccine efficacy shows how they got it wrong. The United States Army looked at 11,000 unvaccinated young men who were given the flu shot. They concluded that 7.1% of unvaccinated recruits developed fevers versus only 2.2% of the vaccinated group. The early study assumed that fever was caused by the influenza virus. But we now know that there are at least 52 different types of adenoviruses, 30 strains of coronaviruses (7 infect humans) and they can all cause flu-like symptoms. In addition, the viruses mutate all the time ( even while in the chicken eggs being used to grow the vaccine! ). The vaccine can only target one virus at a time. It is completely ineffective against a different virus or mutation.

Flu Vaccine Efficacy

This is why the annual flu vaccines promoted by the medical establishment are so ineffective. If you review the data from 1997 to 2016 , it is clear that in any given flu season, only 15.3% of flu-like illness was actually caused by the influenza virus. 85% of the time, the flu-like symptoms were caused by a non-influenza virus. What this means is 85% of the time the flu vaccine is completely worthless in preventing the flu because it isn't an influenza virus causing the illness! And if the vaccine is not targeting the correct influenza strain, it cannot even stop the remaining 15% of true flu illnesses.

Reversing the ingrained beliefs about the effectiveness of flu shots is difficult, even in the presence of solid evidence. Many will never give up their long-held belief that a flu shot protects them from the flu. However, all vaccines (with their toxic, chemical, and genetically engineered ingredients) have the potential to damage our innate immune system and make us more prone to illness. We can choose to trust that God created within us an amazing immune system which He designed to protect us from bodily harm. Our responsibility is to preserve it from things that can damage it and find ways to strengthen it so it can function at its highest level. The flu vaccine is not one of those ways.

To learn more, see my book There's An Elephant in the Room—Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

The Powerful Human Brain

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Supercomputers, digital cell phones, ubiquitous laptops, quantum calculators, artificial intelligence... comprehending all of this impressive computing technology makes my head hurt. Billions of dollars are spent on developing the latest sophisticated devices which harness greater and greater processing power in ever shrinking packages. But how do they compare to the ordinary human brain? I think you will be surprised to see how well you do versus these expensive machines.

Processing (Calculating) Power

Currently, one of the fastest supercomputers in the world is the Fugaku , housed in the RIKEN Center in Kobe, Japan. It can perform 442 Petaflops (Pflops). Flops stands for floating-point operations per second. Peta means it can do 442,000 trillion calculations per second (or 442 quadrillion flops). It can accommodate a network model of about 10 billion nerve cells (neurons in the brain). The human brain has over 100 billion neurons, which is approximately the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Fugaku supercomputer would require at least 4 minutes to simulate 1 second of human brain activity. That makes your brain pretty impressive!

Size and Energy Required

Supercomputers cost about $500 million to build and need about 20 megawatts of power to operate. They can cover upwards of 2,400 square feet of space. One megawatt is the same as 1 million watts. A 60-watt light bulb draws 60 watts of electricity instantaneously when it is turned on. So, the fastest computers need as much power as 333,333 light bulbs.

The human brain needs power too. Its energy comes from food. Our brain needs only 20 watts to operate (one-third of a 60-watt light bulb). That means the human brain is more powerful but more energy efficient by far than a supercomputer!

Learning and Inventing

Artificial intelligence (AI) is in the news as one of the most promising fields in computer technology. AI seeks to enable computer systems to think like humans. A few basic tasks like visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages have shown promise. But machines are extremely limited. Data is located and accessed only from within logical, physical memory storage sites in a computer. The human brain, however, stores and retrieves information in virtually an unlimited number of ways by making use of cues and concepts in a vast variety of ways. In addition, human brains can step outside of themselves and consider ideas and relationships that a machine will never be able to do.

Bottom Line

If you ever feel depressed about your life and the value you represent in the world, just remember: the human brain is incredible. You own and control what is in your head. This means YOU are incredible too!

Your brain is capable of perceiving, assessing, and incorporating truth. There has been so much propaganda and censorship dominating the news—it is an information war! If you want to cut through the fake news promulgated by the military-medical-pharmaceutical industrial complex, I encourage you to watch this U.S. Senate Vaccine Hearing led by Senator Ron Johnson as expert doctors discuss the truth about COVID-19 vaccines.

Negative Efficacy and Athlete Deaths

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they recommend that everyone 6 months and older should receive a full vaccination for COVID and everyone 5 years and older should receive a booster shot. Booster shots "are an important part of protecting yourself from getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19" according to the CDC. But the real science tells a far different story.

Old Vaccine Template

The COVID-19 vaccines were developed to fight the original, genetically engineered virus created and accidently released in Wuhan, China nearly 3 years ago. Since then, the virus has mutated into Delta, Omicron, and myriad Omicron variants. COVID-19 vaccines initially promised a 90% protection rate against hospitalization after 2 doses within the first month after the shots. The 90% protection has now dropped to less than 50% for the first month. It drops each month until at four months it actually drops under zero protection into negative numbers! And the trend doesn't change with a third or fourth booster.

COVID-19 Vaccine Has "Negative Efficacy"

If a vaccine reaches negative efficacy, it means that people have a higher chance of getting infected with COVID-19 than if they didn't get the shot in the first place! COVID-19 vaccines actually elevate the risks of hospitalization and severe disease so that not getting vaccinated is a far more effective strategy if you want to stay healthy. It is inconceivable that health authorities continue to advocate for mass COVID vaccinations.

Vaccinated People Represent Majority of COVID-19 Deaths

Data from the CDC in April 2022 clearly shows that vaccinated and boosted people make up the majority of COVID-19 deaths (59%). In August 2022 the trend continued with 6,512 COVID deaths of which 60% were vaccinated/boosted individuals.

In 2020, the "pandemic" was driven by the unvaccinated because there were no vaccines available. Dr. Peter McCullough, a world-renowned heart specialist, believes that the vaccinated people became the majority of deaths sometime during 2021 simply because the vaccine did little to control mortality. He stated, "By June of 2021, 53% of the U.S. population had received their first dose and 44% were fully vaccinated. Yet there was little difference in COVID-19 mortality cases between the first half of 2021 and the second half (more than 50% of COVID deaths, of which 244,000 occurred in the second half of the year from July to December 2021)."

It is interesting to note that in 2020, the CDC documented 385,000 COVID-19 deaths but in 2021 there were more than 463,000! It's pretty clear that the COVID-19 vaccines made things worse!

CDC COVID Death Data

All of this information is deliberately hidden. Dr. McCullough states, "The CDC death data has to be interpreted with caution, because they're not adjudicated as dying of COVID. They can actually die with COVID." The CDC's website currently estimates that only 10% of COVID-19 deaths have COVID as the actual contributor of death. For example, a person was admitted to the hosptal for a heart attack and tested positive on the COVID test because he contracted the disease 6 months previously but had no COVID symptoms. Yet his death from heart attack was categorized as a COVID death. The CDC is finally trying to be a little more honest about this misinformation (they instituted this COVID death counting system in June 2020 to make the pandemic look worse) but now it makes the vaccines look worse so they are trying to acknowledge this data mischaracterization.

Are Athletes Dropping Dead From the COVID Jab?

During 2021 and 2022, at least 1,650 athletes have collapsed due to heart attacks and 1,148 were fatal. Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills football player, went into cardiac arrest on national television during the January 2, 2023 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was only 24 years old and fortunately was saved after 9 minutes of CPR. TV announcers alleged that the heart attack was probably due to commotio cordis. Commotio cordis can happen in the sport of baseball when a player is hit hard on the breastbone by a baseball. Less than 30 cases happen every year, but it has never happened in pro football because they, unlike baseball players, wear specially-designed protective padding. For this reason, Dr. Peter McCullough believes commotio cardis can be ruled out.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Dr. McCullough believes it was likely hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, which is the primary cause for athletes suffering a cardiac arrest. During exercise, adrenaline is pumping, and when the heart is damaged this adrenaline rush is what triggers the cardiac arrest. This explains not only the death of athletes on the field, or people dying while jogging, but also why so many are dying in their sleep; this is because adrenaline is released between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., as the body prepares to wake up.

The COVID jab is associated with significantly elevated risks of myocarditis which raises the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in sports. 95% of National Football League (NFL) football players complied with NFL pressure to get the COVID shots. HCM is the number one cause of cardiac arrest in professional athletes because it causes few if any symptoms and often goes undiagnosed. According to McCullough, the COVID jab is "The elephant in the room." Before the shots were mandated, the average number of cardiac arrests in all European soccer and football leagues combined was 29 per year. It is now nearly 800 per year.

In related news, a November 2022 report by The Expose showed the number of athletes who died suddenly between January 2021 and April 2022 was 1,696% above the historical monthly norm seen between 1966 and 2004. Clearly, something has gone terribly wrong and the COVID jab is the only environmental change that could be responsible for this sudden, catastrophic number of deaths.

A great book by Dr. Peter McCullough and John Leake that has just been published and reads like a murder mystery is The Courage to Face COVID-19—Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex . I highly recommend it.

Nanotechnology in Food?

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

You're probably very aware that nanotechnology has been used with mRNA shots but did you know it is also being used in processed food? In the early 2000s commercial products began using nanotechnology to reduce ingredients in size down to a billionth of a meter. By way of comparison, a billion seconds would take 31.7 years in time (that's a huge total amount of time for something so seemingly small that goes by so quickly!). Going the other way and dividing a meter into a billion pieces makes it extremely tiny. To give you an idea of how small that is, a strand of DNA is 2.5 nanometers (nm) wide.

Initially, applications of this technology were limited to materials like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles for sunscreen, cosmetics, and some food products. Silver nanoparticles were used in food packaging, clothing, disinfectants and household appliances. But currently it is estimated that there are 1900-2500 products in food processing alone with new creations hitting the market every week.

Goals of Nanotechnology

Technically, nanomaterials are defined as being smaller than 100 nm. Due to their extremely small size, these ingredients have unique properties not exhibited by their larger counterparts. They can have novel physical and chemical properties related to color, solubility, and heat. They can be used to improve the sensory qualities of food such as taste/flavor, texture, and color. They are also used in food packaging to enable detection of microbial contamination. Encapsulating nanoparticles in lipid molecules (just like the mRNA vaccines), enables the delivery of bioactive compounds (nutrients) to hopefully enhance the bioavailablity in foods. All of this sounds wonderful but the devil is in the details .

Risks of Nanotechnology

When materials are artificially broken down and synthetically made so small in a laboratory, there are big risks when consumed in the body. Without significant testing to assess these risks, the potential remains for significant harm. These tiny ingredients bypass the natural regulatory process the cells have in place to control what comes in and what stays out. Glycoproteins on the glycocalyx serve as a key doorway for communicating with each human cell and initiating specific responses. However, ingredients this small can bypass that traffic signal and diffuse through the cell membrane without being properly vetted by the cell's regulatory system. This can throw off cellular function in a myriad of ways. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed these substances to enter our food supply under their Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) authorization; this means that the FDA accepts and declares this technology safe and effective without any testing whatsoever (does that remind anyone about the way they handled COVID vaccines?).

Facts Matter Video

An excellent 20-minute video investigating this problem was produced by The Epoch Times; I highly recommend that you watch it (thank you Sara L. for pointing it out!). I had no idea that things made with nanotechnology are not required to be labeled as such. The video will explain that this technology is commonly used for titanium dioxide (to increase the whiteness of milk, yogurt, and sugar), silicon dioxide (as an anti-caking agent), iron or zinc dioxides (hoping to increase nutritional bioavailability), silver derivatives (sterilizing and preservative agents), calcium carbonate, and tricalcium phosphate to name a few. Making food more colorful, creamier, crunchier, fresher, and brighter is not a crime, but the side-effects resulting from the misapplication of this technology could be.

This technology in food applications is banned in Europe and Canada. If you remember the battle with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) , you will appreciate that these areas of the world have always been more on the side of safety and testing than the United States. For example, the FDA failed to protect the American public in these vital areas: 1) GMOs with excessive applications of Roundup (a known carcinogen), 2) vaccine side-effects (especially COVID-19 shots), 3) nitrites/nitrates (used in processed meats as a preservative without any dietary warning label; these molecules are classified by the World Health Organization as Group 1 carcinogens known to cause cancer, and 4) nanotechnology. It's time to replace the FDA.

Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Edward Dowd, author of "Cause Unknown" stated that "... From February 2021 to March 2022, millennials (26-41 years old) experienced the equivalent of a Vietnam war, with more than 60,000 excess deaths. The Vietnam war took 12 years to kill the same number of healthy young people we've just seen die in 12 months." Dowd developed his financial, statistical, and analytical skills plus his ability to see early trending data while working on Wall Street (he took BlackRock's Growth Fund from $2 billion to $14 billion). As part of his work, he had the opportunity to review health and death statistics. These included All-Cause Mortality data reported by Group Life policy insurance companies as part of their annual profit and loss statements. The Society of Actuaries (SOA) also published data pertinent to these group life insurance policies. These policies are sold to mid-sized companies and large corporations for employers to give as a benefit to their employees and usually represent 1-2 times their base salary. People of working age (18-64) are much healthier than the general population and usually represent a very safe bet for these insurance companies. But all of that changed in 2021.

Death Statistics for Healthy Workers Climb Exponentially

Determing All-Cause Mortality is not controversial. It's math that insurance actuaries perform meticulously and regularly because their company profits depend upon it.

The Sounds of Silence

A 40% increase!? It wasn't due to COVID because COVID is not a significant cause of death in young people! What caused this astronomical spike in deaths of young people? What caused the shift in deaths from old people with comorbidities who were expected to die, to younger people, who are supposed to keep on living? What is the reason young athletes are dropping dead on the playing field? Why are so many young people dying in their sleep? Why isn't mainstream media asking these questions? Why are they satisfied with "Cause of death unknown, died of natural causes, no cause of death has been given, died after a brief illness, officials are still investigating cause of death?" Healthy young people don't just stop living for no reason. But the media isn't curious. There are no follow-up news stories. Just silence.

COVID Vaccine Deaths and Disabilities

In the summer and fall of 2021, America saw an 84% spike in excess deaths among the youngest working people (25-44), and that spike immediately followed the massive vaccine mandate. No matter what country you look at, following mass vaccination campaigns, death rates of working-age people increased in every one of these countries from Europe, to Africa, to the Far East. It turns out that there were actually two pandemics: one year of COVID and one year of the vaccines. Surprisingly, deaths were far worse during the second year. Despite what President Biden is fond of saying, there was no "Pandemic of the Unvaccinated." There is a "Pandemic of the Vaccinated" that has been hidden from the public. The victims are the young and healthy workers who were relentlessly pressured, coerced and finally forced to get a mandatory COVID shot or lose their jobs, travel, or education opportunities. Given that COVID is now less virulent than it was at the start of vaccination propaganda, all countries' death rates should be trending back towards zero excess death. But they continue to rise. In his book, "Cause Unknown" The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 and 2022 , Dowd documents, via graphs, the data showing: 1) how each country had very low rates of death attributed to COVID in the beginning; 2) the timeframe when they commenced mass vaccination; 3) then, how they experienced huge increases in deaths attributed to COVID after the shots and boosters were administered.

South Korea

South Korea is a great example of what happened. From February 2020 to October 2021, there were very few deaths due to COVID. In November 2021, President Moon began a massive campaign to push boosters. He stated, "The vaccination can be completed only after receiving the third jab." His citizens complied, reaching more than 90% of adults fully vaccinated. Daily deaths went from less than 10 per day in October 2021 to over 400 per day.

Politicians are slowly confronting these hidden, censored facts. Recently, the United Kingdom stopped offering COVID vaccines to children under 12 . Denmark ended mass vaccination for everyone under 50 . As countries around the world wake up to the harm the COVID vaccines are causing, a new myth is being promulgated. Having lost the high ground of safe and effective vaccines, the medical and health officials are falling back to another untruth that the vaccine lessens severe illness and chances of death. But there is no data to support this claim. In every country, deaths and adverse reactions following mass vaccinations tell the same story--the vaccine is causing much more harm than good. It isn't just deaths. Disability graphs tell an equally sad story. There are now 3.5 million Americans of working age who are too disabled to work. Looking at disability charts back to 2008, the yearly rate historically oscillates around a constant average. That changed dramatically in 2021. An exponential explosion (a stunning 3.0 standard deviation!) dramatically altered the number of disabled. This means that the current disability rate has increased 6.6% over the historical average and is at a higher level than at any time in the last 15 years (data collected by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Myocarditis

The documented, long-term, harmful effects of COVID vaccines are increasing.

The Future

A 2011 study showed that annual vaccination for influenza "may render young children who have not previously been infected with influenza more susceptible to infection with a pandemic influenza virus of a novel subtype." People's immune systems have always been weakened by vaccines and the COVID vaccine is especially damaging. A Danish study showed "a 40% increase in infections in the first two weeks after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination." This is a statistically significant 40% increase in suspected COVID after people receive the COVID shot that was originally supposed to prevent COVID! If the government didn't do all of the advertising for COVID, one could imagine the pharmaceutical products TV commercial warnings for COVID as "COVID vaccines will leave some people more vulnerable to infection and sickness. Some people will experience side effects including cardiac arrest, blood clots, stroke, and sudden death." That is not a very inspiring commercial for a vaccine targeting the young to fight a disease that already has a survival rate of 99.8% (without the jab) and primarily affects elderly people and those with comorbidities. It's time we spoke up for all the young people who trusted their government health officials and died or were injured needlessly.

Here is an excellent video entitled Anecdotals that will touch your heart and elicit compassion for the stories of those vaccine-injured who suffer alone and have been prohibited from telling their stories.

Abnormal Blood Clots

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Larry Mills, a licensed embalmer and funeral director in Alabama, reports that he began removing very strange blood clots during the embalming process. He began noticing this phenomenon in people who had died in the period starting mid-2021. "These clots are very rubbery feeling and very long as they exit the veins that we use during the embalming procedure. They really appear to be like earthworms. I have never seen this in my career until now." Richard Hirschman, who has been a funeral director since 2001, took pictures of the fibrous clots found in corpses (see picture on the right).

Other Embalmers Confirm

Richard stated that prior to COVID less than 5 to 10 percent of people had these clots. Now more than half of the bodies he sees have them. Other embalmers confirmed to The Epoch Times similar findings but desired to remain anonymous to avoid repercussions from the medical licensing system. One such embalmer stated, "I can tell you with certainty that the clots Richard has shown online are a phenomenon that I have not witnessed until probably the middle of last year. That is pretty much all I have to say about it. I have no knowledge as to what is causing the clots, but they did seemingly start showing up around the middle of 2021." These abnormal blood clots appear to be caused by the vaccine since they are being found after the mass vaccination campaign and were not present as a result of normal COVID-19 infection during the pre-vaccine COVID-19 era.

Endothelial Cells (ECs)

Since the earliest days of the pandemic, doctors have acknowledged that COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is not just a virus affecting the lungs and respiratory system. It affects the circulatory (vascular) system and especially the endothelial cells (ECs) lining the inner surface (lumen) of the arteries and veins. SARS-CoV-2 enters ECs via a glycoprotein called the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. These receptors are abundant on the surface ( glycocalyx ) of ECs. Studies show that the synthetically created, vaccine-induced, spike glycoprotein can damage the structure and function of ECs by impairing the mitochondria and downregulating the protective molecule ACE2 on ECs. The spike protein can cause ECs to generate pro-inflammatory molecules like cytokines IL6, IL1B, TNF-alpha and chemokines CXCL1 and CXCL2. The release of these molecules switches on E-selectin on the surface of the ECs and allows them to attach to immune cells; this leads to prolonged inflammation and disease processes.

Clotting Cascade

More than just activating ECs and promoting localized inflammation in the cardiovascular system, the vaccine spike protein also promotes systemic inflammation throughout the entire body since ACE2 receptors are on virtually all of our major organs and tissues. Dr. Yuhong Dong details the steps in how the spike protein initiates the clotting cascade (how clots are triggered to form), the dysregulation of the clotting state via the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) , the disruption of the clot dissolving mechanism, and the formation of amyloid-like plaque (common in Alzheimer's).

Proline Insertion

The spike protein (a glycoprotein) produced by the COVID vaccine developers is not the same as the virus' natural spike protein. The natural, virus spike protein is unstable and easier to degrade. This instability was a crucial problem during vaccine development. Developers had to create a modified spike protein that would be more stable (not break down easily) so it would last long enough to force the body to generate antibodies. Scientists overcame this problem by inserting the amino acid proline into unusual positions on the spike glycoprotein; this fused several joints in the structure and made the vaccine spike protein stronger and more difficult to break down. Two prolines were initially inserted, but currently there are 6 in the Moderna, Pfizer, Janssen-Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, and CureVac (Germany). It is this unnatural insertion of proline that is thought to be responsible for the enduring presence of the vaccine spike protein in the body and the formation of these abnormal clots. From the science of glycobiology, we know that the addition of one sugar or one protein can completely alter the body's response to a glycoprotein.

The Smoking Gun

There is now clinical evidence documenting the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in clots retrieved from COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction (heart attack). It is extremely alarming (but not reported in mainstream media) that microvascular thrombosis (micro clotting) has been found in post-vaccinated patients. This proves that the spike protein contained in COVID vaccines is able to trigger blood clots in patients all by itself. However, there are many other events besides clot formation that we should be worried about. These include sudden death , cancer, cardiac death, stroke, disabilities, decline in brain function, fatigue, autoimmune disease, and chronic fatigue. Unfortunately, these issues can take time to develop. People do not always associate them with the vaccine jab. It's a perfect cover for selling a product that is definitely neither safe nor effective.

For ways to strengthen your immune system and alleviate the effects of toxic ingredients in your body, see my book and this website dedicated to recovery from the side effects of COVID shots.

What is Bioengineered (BE) Food?

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The term Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) was officially changed on January 1, 2022 to Bioengineered (BE) in the United States. This represents an effort by the biotech industry to shift the focus from a term that was extremely negative in the view of Europeans and the American public. Putting lipstick on this pig still means it's GMO but we will use the BE term because that is what you will see on store labels.

Herbicide-Resistant Plants

Most of all BE foods on the market are engineered for one reason only: to withstand the application of herbicides. This means that growers can use more and stronger herbicides to kill the weeds that compete with their crops without causing obvious damage to the plant. The most widely-used herbicide is Bayer's Roundup. The drug manufacturer, Bayer, bought Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion. They thought they were getting a good deal but found themselves unexpectantly liable for more than 100,000 court cases filed by people who claim their cancers were caused by exposure to glyphosate in Roundup. In 2020, Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle these lawsuits but more are being filed every day. The value of Bayer stock fell $100 billion due to court cases finding that Monsanto lied for years about glyphosate being a probable human carcinogen .

Glyphosate Used as a Dessicant Sprayed on Breakfast Cereal Grains

In 1987, only 11 million pounds of Roundup were used in the United States. That number has grown to more than 300 million pounds. In 2018, the Environmental Working Group released a report showing elevated levels of glyphosate in 31 out of 45 breakfast cereal samples . The contaminated samples included products from General Mills, and brands like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. Roundup is sprayed on wheat and oats (as a dessicant) prior to harvest to kill the plant quickly and lessen the drying time needed to gather the seeds. But the quantities of Roundup found in these cereals "could increase the cancer risk for children." The fact that Roundup is sprayed as a dessicant on these cereal grains is not reported on the label.

Nutrition

In general, BE crops are portrayed as having similar nutritional profiles as non-BE crops. These conclusions are what the biotech company report themselves. There is no third-party safety or quality testing by the FDA or any other regulatory agency. It is extremely difficult to get unbiased, third-party information about BE crops because Monsanto/Bayer keep their product development 'restricted-access' and proprietary. However, a few significant nutritional problems show up even in their own limited data. One of Monsanto's tests in 2001 showed their Roundup Ready soybeans contained 29% less choline and 27% more trypsin inhibitor . Trypsin interferes with protein digestion. There were also lower levels of phenylalanine (an essential amino acid). In addition, the levels of lectins , which are often human allergens , were discovered to be twice as high as normal.

You Are What You Eat (and What It Eats!)

Over 95% of BE crops become part of the feed for animals we eat (cows, chickens and farmed fish). BE supporters claim that their research shows that ingestion of BE crops by livestock doesn't have any affect on the health of the animals nor is it transferred via human consumption. This is difficult to trust given the previous glyphosate/cancer fiasco which they denied for decades. A 2014 study says "there are no detectable or reliably quantifiable traces of BE components in milk, meat, and eggs following consumption of BE food," yet the study is supported by those who have a vital interest in a positive conclusion (a Kellog grant and state-funded agricultural research). The industry is notorious for industry-paid scientists and ghostwriters . Ghostwriters are biotech research writers who provide company- sponsored studies for compromised scientists to sign as if they did the research independently.

Bottom Line

The list of BE-developed food is long : corn, soy, sugar beets, alfalfa, cotton, rapeseed for canola oil, apples , papayas, pineapples , potatoes , salmon and squash. In addition, food additives make particular use of BE corn and soy, so if it isn't certified organic or non-GMO Project Verified, there is a good chance that it contains BE ingredients. Ocean Robbins provides even more detail in his report . While farmers have used cross-pollination, hybridization and selective breeding to enhance the quality of our food for centuries, BE is an entirely different entity. Crossing species' barriers seems wrought with risk and confusion. The Tevye Principle from Fiddler on the Roof seems to apply here, "...a bird may love a fish, but where would they build a home together?" For more information on BE, see my book , There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Phytoestrogens-Good or Bad for You?

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Ocean Robbin of the Food Revolution Network published an article questioning the prevailing dogma that phytoestrogens in foods are bad for you. Soy, in particular, has been demonized for years as a possible trigger for breast cancer, female infertility, and male feminization. Soy milk and soy-based veggie burgers were made objectionable. But a review of the science finds very little to support that opinion. The evidence appears to support that the foods highest in phytoestrogens tend to be good for heart and brain health and actually fight cancer. How did scientists get it so wrong?

Phytoestrogens versus Xenoestrogens

Phytoestrogens are estrogens from plants. They are classified as polyphenols, flavonoids and isoflavones. Xenoestrogens are made entirely from synthetic chemicals and are in solvents, plasticizers and flame retardants. Definitely avoid xenoestrogens. Plant-based phytoestrogens can sometimes act like estrogen in the body, but at other times they actually block the effects of estrogen.

How Can They Both Promote Estrogen and Block It?

Phytoestrogens are found in soy, legumes, sprouted foods, nuts and seeds, whole grains, garlic and onions, winter squash, cruciferous vegetables, leafy greens and fruit (fresh and dried). How could something that is in so many foods be that bad for you? Phytoestrogens are structurally very similar to estradiol which is the main form of estrogen in the body. So, they can bind to estrogen glycoprotein receptors on the cells which gives them the ability to increase or block estrogen activity. But plant phytoestrogen is much weaker than true estrogen. It is about 1,000 times weaker or less potent than the estrogen the body makes. Because of this ability to bind to the receptor, phytoestrogen can block true estrogen and thus prevent estrogen from exerting its effects. So, this is how phytoestrogens actually oppose or lessen the effects of estrogen on the cells--and that can be very positive. This was something scientists missed in their earlier analysis. A study in 2014 found that soy lowered the risk of breast cancer in both pre- and postmenopausal women. This study baffled scientists who thought soy would always increase estrogen effects.

Benefits of Phytoestrogens

Robbins points out in his article that phytoestrogens have now been shown to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. Dr. Kristi Funk, author of Breasts: The Owner's Manual , concluded, "Not only is soy safe, it literally drops breast cancer rates by 60% for soy consumers. And if you have breast cancer, it drops recurrence by 60%." Studies show that soy isoflavones (phytoestrogens) are protective against breast cancer because they attach to the estrogen B cells, blocking the A cells that cause cancer. In addition, phytoestrogens relieve menopause symptoms, help facilitate weight management, improve skin health, cognitive function and immune system support.

Increasing or Decreasing Phytoestrogens in Food

It turns out you can adjust the level of phytoestrogens in your food according to your desire. Fermenting soy can significantly reduce the levels of phytoestrogens. Prolonged cooking, simmering, or soaking will also reduce levels. Steaming results in less phytoestrogen loss than boiling or frying. But remember that a healthy gut will play a key role in the bioavailability of phytoestrogens. For more details on overturning this false belief about phytoestrogens, see Ocean Robbin's exceptional article . It's time to include soy once again in your balanced, healthy diet, but make sure it is non-GMO and organic for the best possible benefit with no negative side-effects.

Nutritional Supplements Under Attack

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) has been working to force the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to add burdensome regulation in an effort to restrict availability of nutritional supplements. More than 75 percent of American adults use dietary supplements. He justified his actions because in 2021, the FDA reported 2,400 adverse event reports (but zero deaths) related to dietary supplements. That is miniscule number of harm for a country with a population of 332,000,000 people and three-fourths of them taking supplements. It doesn't seem to bother Senator Durbin, congress, or the FDA that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports 2,358,000 adverse events and over 32,000 deaths in 20 months from COVID-19 vaccines alone! More people have died from COVID shots than have died from all vaccines for the last 60 years! Do I sense some misplaced priorities? Since 1994, annual sales of dietary supplements have increased from $4 billion to more than $50 billion. So, money appears to be the real reason pharmaceutical companies want to bring the hammer down on nutrition.

Tolerable Upper Limits

Senator Durbin's efforts are endorsed by the Council for Responsible Nutrition, Pew Charitable Trusts, Environment America and U.S. PIRG, the American Medical Association, and U.S. Pharmacopeia. All of these organizations lobby on behalf of Big Pharma's war on real food and nature's health solutions. Senator Durbin's efforts mirror what has happened in Europe. European countries are setting maximum limits on the amount of nutrient that a supplement can offer. European regulators have done this with vitamin B6. Germany has done this with magnesium. Germany enforces the European Food Safety Authority's (their equivalent to the US FDA) "tolerable upper limit" for magnesium at 250 mg. The tolerable upper limit means the level which doesn't cause diarrhea. Diarrhea is how the body gets rid of too much magnesium. Consumers have the right to decide what food and nutrients they wants to put into their bodies--it is not a government perogative to legislate and remove their freedom to decide for themselves.

Sleep

If Senator Durbin's efforts become law, it will be much easier for the FDA to implement these types of upper limits . Magnesium is an essential mineral that 85% of the population are not getting enough of. Magnesium improves heart health, muscle cramps, and sleep. Studies show that people with insomnia ( 50% of older people ) get more restful sleep patterns when supplemented with adequate amounts of magnesium. People have the right to determine for themselves what their bodies need for optimal health. Guidelines are one thing, but restrictions and limits are quite another.

Natural Sources or Laxatives

Speaking of magnesium, I want to make you aware of another issue. Some people make use of commercial products to help with occasional constipation. They are often based on magnesium hydroxide. The problem with such laxatives is that they can become habit forming. There is a better, more natural way. A recent review published in Gastroenterology estimates that 33 percent of those over 60 years of age suffer from chronic constipation. A study by Texas A & M published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research gives the mango top billing for constipation relief. Two cups of fresh mango "significantly improved" the frequency of bowel movements and were far more effective than supplements of powdered soluble fiber. The authors credited polyphenols in the mango for their bioactive effect. Mangoes lowered markers of intestinal inflammation--something pharmaceutical laxatives could not provide. Mangoes contain digestive enzymes (amylases) that help break down complex carbohydrates and support gut health. In addition, they are full of antioxidants like vitamin C. One mango contains 67% of the recommended daily amount for vitamin C and is only 99 calories. Mangoes even contain a "super-antioxidant" more powerful than vitamin C-- mangiferin-- which is antiviral, anti-allergic, and anti-inflammatory as well as boosting the immune system.

Another benefit, besides fighting constipation, comes from the brilliant yellow carotenoids in the mangoes that help ward off macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults. In addition, mangoes are a good source of magnesium and potassium. So, this lowly fruit contains an entire arsenal of natural disease-fighting abilities. For more information on ways you can support your immune system, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

Two Recent News Items

I wanted to make you aware of two important videos that just came out. The first one is a short trailer to a documentary titled Died Suddenly . It documents what embalmers are finding in the blood of healthy people who have died recently. The second video is a short clip about people suffering from strange hallucinations . I will follow up in the new year with articles documenting these disconcerting things.

How the FDA Rigs Vaccine Trial Results

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adopted a "Future Framework" scheme which will allow Pfizer and Moderna to reformulate, release, and sell updated COVID shots without sponsoring any more clinical safety trials. This means that untested, new COVID experimental shots will be manufactured and injected into an unsuspecting public as if they were guinea pigs. This will surely guarantee that future COVID shots will be even less effective and at the same time more lethal than previous ones. Adding more mRNA vaccines to cover more variants will result in higher adverse event rates.

FDA Captured By Big Pharma

Toby Rogers, Ph.D. is a political economist who focuses on how Big Pharma has captured government regulatory agencies like the FDA. He explains how the FDA sneaked through the most blatant rule change in history ( "Future Framework") :

Worst Idea in the History of Public Health

A decision to release reformulated mRNA injections without any additional clinical safety trials has radically changed medical science for the foreseeable future. Big Pharma will have no risk associated with creating untested COVID shots. Adverse events will never show up in any safety trial. The shots will just go straight into the arms of trusting people. The manufacturer cannot be sued for any adverse outcome, so there is no check and balance on them at all. The FDA has removed all standards of protection. Clearly, they don't work for the American people but have become a rubber-stamp clearing-house for Big Pharma.

Two Options

Most people are unaware that SARS-CoV-2 mutates 2 to 10 times faster than the influenza (flu) virus. These mutations reduce vaccine effectiveness considerably. This is what we have seen with COVID-19 . In addition, when you vaccinate against a rapidly mutating virus you run the risk of pressuring it into a more virulent or vaccine-resistant form. When the VRBPAC met on April 6, 2022 , all of the committee members agreed that COVID-19 shots were not working, that boosting multiple times a year was not feasible, and that the shots should be reformulated. They could have voted to withdraw the COVID shots and focus on therapeutics. But that would be a political disaster, so they are doubling down on a failed strategy of vaccine reformulation and need the cover-up of no clinical trials so as not to highlight expected adverse events. The more mRNA they put into the shot to cover all of the variants, the higher the adverse event rate will be. If they decide to include less mRNA per variant in order to keep the total amount of mRNA at current levels (100 mcg for Moderna and 30 mcg for Pfizer), then the effectiveness against any particular variant will be reduced. Either way they go, this FDA vaccine approach is 100% doomed to failure.

Fudging Effectiveness

The FDA also insists that, due to time constraints, evaluation of effectiveness must rely on "measures other than actual health outcomes." In other words, whether the shots actually lower your risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death will have no bearing. The only measure that will be taken into account is whether or not the shot triggers a rise in antibody levels. By the way, this has never been proven to offer any significant protection. The problem with this measure is that if antibody levels are extremely high, the death rate could be extremely high too. There is so much we don't know about the virus, the shots, and the interaction between them. Allowing vaccine makers to reformulate the shots without clinical trials is a recipe for disaster.

Vaccine Trials Are Routinely Rigged

Over the years, vaccine trials have been rigged to justify safety and efficacy. Failure to record vaccine injuries and ignoring their significance is a common tactic Big Pharma uses to make the vaccine appear safer than it is. Another common strategy is to exlude participants who are injured. 3,000 of the 4,526 children (age 6 months to 4 years) who were enrolled in Pfizer's pediatric COVID trial were excluded. That should have been a huge red flag pointing to serious, harmful, side effects. "Pfizer, one of the most criminally fined drug companies in the world, wants to weaken the laws that hold them accountable," said attorney Robert Barnes. Barnes is representing whistleblower Brook Jackson who alleges fraud in Pfizer's COVID-19 clinical trials. Pfizer is pleading not guilty and justifying their actions because the U.S. government knew about their wrongdoings but continued to do business with them. How corrupt is that?

My wonderful mother-in-law, Nyla, sent me a short video that I am passing on to you. In the video, Dr. Scott Youngblood testifies in an outstanding, 12-minute presentation , recorded in front of the San Diego, California city council meeting on Sep 13, 2022. The city council was considering whether to continue the state of health emergency still in effect in their city and he gives a powerful summary of the problems associated with the COVID vaccination program.

On another note, Turtles All The Way Down is a must-read book. Every parent should know the difference between vaccine science and vaccine myth before deciding how to proceed with childhood vaccinations. This book is easy to read but so helpful in understanding the truth about all childhood vaccines.

Pancreatic Cancer: Why Is It The Deadliest Cancer?

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The pancreas is a long, flat gland used by our digestive and endocrine systems. It produces enzymes to help digest our food and it sends hormones like insulin to regulate glucose levels in the blood. Pancreatic cancer occurs when malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas. It is the most fatal of all cancers with a 5-year survival rate of only 7%. It is the 4th most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Cancer doctors (oncologists) expect it to be the leading cause of cancer deaths in America by 2030. In 2022, 62,000 people will be diagnosed with it and 50,000 will die from it.

Five-Year Cancer Survival Rates

Below are the percentages of people still living five years after their cancer diagnosis:

Prostate: 98%
Melanoma: 92%
Bladder: 77%
Kidney: 75%
Cervix: 66%
Colon: 63%
Ovary: 48%
Stomach: 32%
Lung: 19%
Liver: 18%
Pancreas: 7%

Why So Deadly?

Two reasons that pancreatic cancer is particularly deadly:

1. It doesn't produce specific symptoms so it is seldom detected in its early stages. Symptoms manifest only when it spreads ( metastasizes ) to other organs. About 80% of patients are diagnosed in advanced stages when it cannot be removed surgically.
2. It metastasizes readily to other parts of the body, which makes treatment virtually impossible. Pancreatic cancer is significantly more resistant to chemotherapy in comparison to other cancers.

Major Contributing Factors to Pancreatic Cancer

No one knows exactly what causes pancreatic cancer, but smokers are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop the disease--25% of cases are due to cigarette or cigar smoking. Alcohol consumption also leads to repeated inflammation of the pancreas. Obese people have a 20% greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer. People with diabetes (long-term and new-onset) are at increased risk. Age is a factor, since 90% of those diagnosed [with pancreatic cancer] are older than 55 and 70% are older than 65. More men than women and more black than caucasian, hispanic, or Asian people develop this cancer. The disease may be driven by genes such as KRAS, P53, P16, and SMAD4.

Common Symptoms

There are no telltale signs for pancreatic cancer; however symptoms can include yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (painless jaundice). Abdominal pain, loss of apetite, unexpected weight loss, dark-colored urine, pale and greasy stools, itchy skin, and fatigue are also later symptoms.

Treatment

Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy have little to offer when treating this cancer. Immunotherapy is the only bright spot in the medical tool bag. Immunotherapy uses drugs to boost our own immune system to help it seek out and kill the cancer cells. Unfortunately, only a small subset of patients, approximately 3% of all pancreatic cancer cases, those that are MSI high (meaning they are tumor mutation burden high ) seem to respond to this protocol.

Prevention

The fact that immunotherapy works in the medical paradigm is a testament to the power of the immune system to erradicate pancreatic cancer when supplied with the raw materials it needs. The immune system fights cancer every day of our lives. When cells go bad, the immune system knows how to identify and remove them. We know from the science of glycobiology that having the correct sugars in place on the cell receptors of the glycocalyx (cell membrane) surrounding each cell, leads to optimal immune system function -- structure is function!

The National Academy of Science stated in their October 2012 report entitled Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future that “Altered glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer and contributes to pathogenesis and progression.” Cellular glycosylation is the addition of 8 critical sugar nutrients to the proteins and lipids manufactured within the cell billions of times a day. Ensuring the proper glycosylation of glycoproteins and glycolipids allows the immune system to distinguish healthy cells from diseased cells. Metabolic processes involving apoptosis and innate immune defensive cells destroy bad cells and permit the body to replicate healthy ones. We damage that process if we do not eat healthy foods and supplement with plant-based, real nutrition. For more information on how the science of glycobiology impacts cancer, see my book .

New Drugs Used on Livestock Linked to Cancer

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A lot of meat that consumers eat is raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). These cramped animal quarters are prone to disease. Antibiotics were used because they promoted animals to gain more weight with less feed and they prevented infections. However, public backlash against these drugs grew as science revealed the extent of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminating our meat supply. Meat producers began labeling their products "raised without antibiotics." However, it is not well known that many meat producers turned to vaccines to control disease. Just like COVID shots, these vaccines are not without risk.

Vaccines Replace Antibiotics

Drugmaker Merck sells 58 poultry vaccines for diseases most consumers have never heard about: infectious bronchitis, Marek's disease (chicken herpes), hemorrhagic enteritis, avian encephalomyelitis, etc. There are vaccines for cattle , swine and fish. It is a $7.2 billion industry. More than 90% of broiler chickens are vaccinated "in ovo." This means the vaccine is injected into the embryos in the egg (either directly into the embryo or the amniotic fluid surrounding the egg). Mass vaccination in the hatchery is "labor-intensive, causes stress for the chicks, and requires the highest sanitary standards... to manage infection risks." Injecting a vaccine at the wrong stage of embryonic development can be disastrous. For example, 10-12-day-old embryos injected too early with a turkey herpes virus developed lesions and died. The people who inject shots into mature animals destined for human consumption are instructed to place the shot in an area that will not be consumed so as to avoid leaving any residual vaccine and risking a human reaction to it.

Unlabeled Hormones

The European Union (EU) Scientific Committee wrote that "the highest rates of breast cancer [in humans] are observed in North America, where hormone-treated meat consumption is highest in the world... Prostate cancer shows similar variations... [and] is comparable to that of breast cancer." These cancers are known to be hormone-dependent or hormonally mediated. Hormones like oestradiol-17, zeranol , trenbolone acetate and melengestrol acetate are routinely used in the United States but banned in Europe. China and Europe have fought with the U.S. in a long trade war over hormone-treated meat. The World Trade Organization has accepted the EU's refusal to import hormone-tainted beef. The report concludes that "at least one of the hormones routinely used by the United States in their beef production is a significant cancer risk as determined by the EU."

Ractopamine

Another drug used primarily by the United States is designed to add weight to livestock. By 2014 it was banned by 160 countries around the world. The Center for Food Safety sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2014 for withholding information about ractopamine's effects on "animal or human liver form and function, kidney form and function, thyroid form and function," urethral and prostate effects and "tumor development."

Conclusion

The rampant use of antibiotics, vaccines, and growth hormones by large meat producers, which do not appear on any consumer label, makes it imperative to find local farmers who raise animals the old-fashioned, natural way. Cattle should be grass-fed not grain-fed (or grain-finished). Animals should be free to roam and should not be caged in dusty, restrictive pens. Remember that eating meat is something that should be done sparingly (not every day). In the United States, meat consumption is astronomical. When you eat meat, it is a good idea to buy from a farmer who you trust raises his animals properly.

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Removes Cancer in Every Patient

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A cancer trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 5, 2022 is the first ever to report the removal of the disease in every single patient. Twelve rectal cancer patients were given dostarlimab (Jemperli) , a monoclonal antibody, every 3 weeks for 6 months. Doctors could not find any evidence of tumors after treatment; patients continued to show no signs of cancer during check-ups ranging in the subsequent 6-25 month period. No surgery, radiation or chemotherapy was ever administered. No adverse events of grade 3 or higher were ever reported.

Rectal Cancer Statistics

This specific cancer is officially known as mismatch repair–deficient, locally-advanced rectal cancer . 62% of the patients were women and the median age was 54. Statistically, the incidence of rectal cancer is rising among young women of childbearing age. One-third of the 145,000 cases of colorectal cancers diagnosed each year are found in the rectum, so this ground-breaking treatment represents a huge triumph.

COVID-19 Treatments

Monoclonal antibodies were also important in COVID-19 treatment. Studies proved they reduced the risk of hospitalization and death in the 60-85 percent range . The State of Florida was using sotrovimab as their monoclonal antibody treatment with great success. However, President Biden's administration removed its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in January 2022. They did this because some scientists had written a handful of preprints (non-peer-reviewed papers) suggesting that sotrovimab would not work on the omicron variant . The manufacturers (GlaxoSmithKline-GSK) and Vir Biotechnology rushed to prove their product would indeed work against Omicron and that the science utilized in the preprints was not clinically valid. Unfortunately, the manufacturers lost their fight to retain their monoclonal antibody treatment EUA. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded remdesivir's authorization and monoclonal treatment for COVID was effectively nixed. It was really no surprise as remdesivir is Dr. Fauci's personal favorite drug despite the horrendous side effects associated with it (which he chooses to ignore).

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment a Victim to Politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tweeted President Joe Biden with "Floridians have benefited from the state's treatment sites and their access to treatment shouldn't be denied based on the whims of a floundering president." Of course, this didn't win any friends in Washington D.C. so monoclonal antibody treatment remained off limits to Florida and they had to close their treatment sites. In an interview with Joe Rogan, Dr. Peter McCullough stated that he thought there was "an intentional, very comprehensive suppression" of early treatments to "promote fear, suffering, isolation, hospitalizations, and death."

Bottom Line

So, monoclonal antibody treatment showed great promise during COVID-19, but Dr. Fauci shut the door to this effective treatment so he could promote the pharmaceutical money-making vaccinations. Like hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and zinc, monoclonal antibody treatment remains a valuable COVID treatment approach despite the mainstream media collusion with Big Pharma. It's satisfying to see how successful the monoclonal treatment was in the rectal cancer trials; the hope is now that the politics of the moment settle in the dust, we will be able to see clearly the power of therapeutic treatment approaches to COVID.

If you are interested in reading a great book on vaccine science and myth, I can highly recommend one that is written in a way to help parents make intelligent decisions about childhood vaccines. Since the COVID shots were recently approved for children 6 months and older as part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Recommended Immunization Schedule for children, this book is an easily read resource to reference when meeting with your doctor. The book is Turtles All the Way Down , is very insightful, and has impeccable science.

The Myth: Salt is Bad for Blood Pressure

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Refined salt was created in the early 1900s. However, a serious problem soon manifested itself as a result. Developers used extensive chemical processing to remove everything besides pure sodium and chloride. All of the 60+ naturally occurring minerals were removed as impurities. No one understood at the time the significant role minerals played in human health. The developers were only interested in removing the other mineral compounds so they could create a salt that did not clump in humid conditions. The public loved it because it would pour out of salt shakers without getting stuck in the container. Unfortunately, a huge health condition problem soon developed which required the government to intervene and legislate the addition of one of those important missing minerals.

Refined Salt and Goiter

At the atomic level, refined salt is composed of a positive sodium ion bonded to a negative charged chlorine ion (NaCl). In 1924 the government required iodine be added back to refined salt because of a goiter epidemic. Goiters are due to iodine deficiency. The public learned the hard way that removing minerals from real, unrefined salt was not a good idea. When iodine was added back into refined salt, the result cured the epidemic of inflamed thyroids as iodine was essential in the production of thyroid hormone. But the question remained: are we hurting ourselves by not including the other 60+ minerals?

Potassium and Sodium Balance

Current medical thinking insists that cardiovascular disease is associated with too much sodium and that reducing salt intake will help lower that risk. However, evidence shows that having the correct potassium to sodium balance heightens the risk of hypertension and heart disease much more than high sodium alone. Potassium is used as an electrolyte (a substance in solution that conducts electricity) in the body. Like magnesium, potassium works to relax the walls of arteries, keeping muscles from cramping; it lowers blood pressure and the risk of stroke . Western diets are notoriously low in suggested levels of potassium. It is generally recommended that you consume five times more potassium than sodium, but most Americans ingest twice as much sodium as potassium. When thinking about foods rich in potassium, people often think of bananas. They are excellent, but raisins and apricots, beans and lentils, sweet potatoes, winter squash, spinach, broccoli, and avocados are also excellent sources. The element potassium is usually found in food in the form of potassium citrate or potassium malate. The compound found in most supplements--potassium chloride--is not the form that promotes bone health or lean muscle mass as you age.

Iodine

Sodium, potassium, magnesium and iodine are vital minerals needed by the body. Sodium is best paired with potassium, which occurs naturally, along with the other trace minerals in r eal, unrefined salt. In central Utah nature has created a huge salt deposit from an evaporated ancient sea bed. This salt includes roughly 18-23 micrograms of naturally-occurring iodine in each ¼ teaspoon. That's about 10% of the Institute of Medicine's recommended daily allowance of 150 micrograms. Getting a balance of all trace minerals as Mother Nature orchestrated it is an essential first step towards improving overall health. Refining and processing food never yields the benefits nature brings to the table. Our bodies are much more receptive to natural sources of iodine than they are to artificially iodized salt. It is good to include iodine-rich foods (seaweed, fish, dairy, eggs, chicken, beef liver) and/or quality iodine supplements as an important step for thyroid health.

MSG

It is important to replace refined salt with real, unrefined salt. But it is also important to replace processed food with real food too. When the false theory came out that salt was bad and contributed to high blood pressure, many food manufacturers reduced the amount of refined salt they added to their products, but replaced it with monosodium glutamate (MSG) instead. This flavor enhancer is associated with a plethora of health issues : obesity, headaches, fatigue and depression. MSG has the ability to overexcite neurons in the brain and create neurological disorders like Alzheimer's , Parkinson's , and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Remember that MSG can masquerade behind other descriptors such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, yeast extract, soy extract, protein isolate, natural flavor, gelatin, calcium caseinate, monopotassium glutamate, etc. It is even used as a stabilizer in certain vaccines like influenza (FluMist), MMRV (ProQuad), Varicella (Varivax), and Zoster (Shingles-Zostavax).

Bottom Line

Throw out the refined, processed salt and get real, unrefined salt so you have the full sweep of minerals your body needs. Eliminate processed foods and add real foods rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, iodine and sodium. The body recognizes minerals presented in a food matrix. The synthesized, lab-created inorganic versions are not absorbed at anywhere near the levels they are when coming from nature. Real food will always support you and enable optimal health. Remember: there's nothing natural about being synthetic!

COVID Shots Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A French study strongly suggests a link between COVID vaccines and a fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) . Symptoms appear on average 11 days after the first or second dose injection. Of the 26 cases reviewed, 20 individuals had died by the time the study was published (in less than 5 months' time) and the last 6 shortly thereafter. CJD is a degenerative brain disorder that leads to dementia and death. CJD is a prion disease. These diseases are progressive neurodegenerative disorders affecting humans and animals (remember Mad Cow Disease? ). Abnormal misfolding of prion glycoproteins leads to brain damage. Once a single prion becomes infected, it progresses to other prion glycoproteins and there is no treatment capable of stopping it.

Misfolded Glycoproteins

All COVID vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax) utilize the spike protein (as a lab-created, synthetic glycoprotein) copied from the original, Wuhan COVID-19 virus. Although the Omicron variant does not have a prion region on its spike protein, the Wuhan used in all vaccines does. This spike protein incorporated in the mRNA and adenovirus vector vaccines appears to cause a new type of rapidly progressing and sporadic CJD. Classic CJD can take decades to evolve. Although the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say COVID-19 vaccines cannot "alter your DNA," studies show mRNA can be changed into DNA and incorporated into the human genome. A study published in Microoganisms in January 2022 showed that the prion area of the Wuhan COVID virus spike protein used in COVID vaccines was able to interact with human cells. Another study speculated that a misfolded spike protein could create a misfolded prion region which interacted with healthy prions to cause damage and lead to CJD. Additional studies add mounting evidence that the vaccines cause this dreaded disease.

Personal Stories

The story of Cheryl Cohen's battle with CJD is illustrative of how quickly the disease progresses after vaccination. In addition, Richard Sprague tells of his wife Jennifer's battle . These personal experiences demonstrate the importance of our ability to make informed decisions. Richard said, "You're in this perfect healthy body and your brain just dies within the course of a few months." It is devastating and the reason we need to hold our health officials responsible. The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System ( VAERS) documents 67 cases of rapid-onset CJD following COVID-19 vaccinations since December 14, 2021. There are over 31,000 deaths in VAERS that the CDC and FDA refuse to investigate and continue to ignore. These vaccines are not safe for anyone to take. Since there are proven therapeutics that treat, cure and mitigate COVID-19 and all the variants, it is criminal to mandate, insist or encourage the public to take these shots.

Click here to watch a 3-minute expose on the danger of giving children COVID shots. Also, check out this excellent two-hour, Canadian documentary, Uninformed Consent .

Is Novavax More Traditional?

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bestowed Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) on the latest COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax . Novavax is touted as a more traditional vaccine and health officials hope that it will sway the unvaccinated to get this safe injection. The two-dose series of shots targets the original Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 virus (not any of the recent variants) and is available only for adults 18 years of age and over. About two-thirds of Americans already have received a Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson initial series of shots. Novavax is available in other countries under the name Nuvaxovid .

Matrix-M

Novavax is marketed as a subunit protein-based technology (not mRNA) . However, Dr. Meryl Nass, an internist working with the Children's Health Defense scientific advisory board and an expert on vaccine development, raised safety concerns with the inclusion of a unique adjuvant called Matrix-M . The adjuvant is the part of the vaccine serving as the antigen which provokes an immune response. Since subunit protein vaccines are not capable of creating an immune response by themselves, they rely on a strong adjuvant to do the job. Unfortunately, Novavax selected the toxic spike protein to serve this purpose.

Comparison with Pfizer and Moderna

The mRNA vaccines use a lipid nanoparticle to encapsulate the mRNA and usher it into the cell where they force the cell's own internal machinery to produce the spike protein. However, Novavax takes the shortcut by including the spike protein and presenting it to the cell already made. The Novavax vaccine does not contain polyethylene glycol (PEG) as Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do, so it is less likely to cause anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction). But it is more likely to cause autoimmune disease . The spike protein is known to cause clotting issues in the blood, myocarditis in the heart and problems in surrounding tissue.

Moth Cells

In addition, the manufacturing process involves the use of moth cells. Insect cells can grow proteins rapidly and create a nanotechnology version of the COVID-19 spike protein. However, issues involving vaccine purification are always a problem in the manufacturing process. How many insect or viral molecules are being injected into you when you receive the injection? These foreign entities can lay dormant or can activate later in ways we cannot foresee.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Comparison

SARS-CoV-2 virus encodes 29 proteins that could have been used by vaccine manufacturers. Unfortunately, NovaVax like Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson chose to target only the spike protein which has proven to be extremely toxic. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot is a viral vector vaccine . It also causes cells to produce the spike protein, but differently than mRNA shots. It uses a virus called adenovirus which is common in respiratory infections. The DNA in the adenovirus is modified so that when it enters the cell, it causes the cell's own machinery to produce the spike protein. This is similar to Pfizer and Moderna but they use mRNA not DNA. In addition, the adenovirus is modified so it cannot replicate itself. The long name is replication-defective recombinant adenovirus vector vaccine . Novavax uses a previously synthesized spike protein and does not force the cell to make it but just supplies it.

Bottom Line

Since Novavax offers no evidence of effectiveness against COVID variants currently in circulation, why would the unvaccinated choose to get vaccinated? A recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll documents that resistance to vaccination is growing. 17% report themselves as "definitely not" ever getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Given these concerns, it does not appear likely that President Biden's administration recent purchase of 3.2 million doses of the Novavax vaccine will prove to be a good bargain.

COVID Shots More Likely to Cause Serious Injury than Benefit

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Based on their findings, authors of a study published June 23, 2022 on Social Science Research Network called for an immediate harm-benefit analysis of all mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Recent access to actual Pfizer and Moderna safety data from Phase 3 clinical trials used to justify their Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) clearly demonstrate that mRNA vaccines were not safe and efficacious. In fact, grave harm was ignored and covered up so that implementation of the mass vaccination campaign could continue unabated. The researchers explained that by “combining the trials, there was a 43% increased risk of serious adverse events of special interest and an absolute risk increase of 12.5 serious adverse events of special interest per 10,000 vaccinated participants.” This represents catastrophic harm and means that the mRNA vaccine propaganda was an act of unprecedented malfeasance.

Serious Adverse Events

The list of serious adverse events (SAEs) in Phase 3 trials included the following types: cardiac, dermatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, liver, kidney, multisystem inflammatory syndromes, musculoskeletal, neurologic, ocular, respiratory and pregnancy.

No Research on Safety of COVID Vaccines

Researchers analyzed data from the clinical trials the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used as the basis for granting Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines “to investigate the association between FDA-authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and serious adverse events identified by the Brighton Collaboration .” The handling of the priority list of adverse events of special interest for safety monitoring (AESIs) generated by the Brighton Collaboration and coordinated with the World Health Organization (WHO) was seriously flawed. The research team discovered that no research was ever conducted on clinical trial data to determine associatons between Pfizer or Moderna's COVID vaccines and AESIs.

Far More Severe Risk Than Benefit

The research team investigated serious adverse events (SAEs) included within the list of AESIs and found that the majority of SAEs were in fact AESIs--meaning most of the events were of particular safety concern. These findings contrasted with Pfizer's previous claim that nearly all SAEs during the vaccine clinical trials were "not related" to the vaccine. This was a blatant lie. Pfizer's vaccine documents finally released by the FDA on June 1, 2022 clearly show numerous instances of participants sustaining severe adverse events during Phase 3 trials. Some withdrew from the trials, some were dropped, and some died. According to the researchers, " In the Moderna trial, the excess risk of serious AESIs (15.1 per 10,000 participants) surpassed the risk reduction for COVID-19 hospitalization relative to the placebo group (6.4 per 10,000)... “In the Pfizer trial, the excess risk of serious AESIs (10.1 per 10,000) surpassed the risk reduction for COVID-19 hospitalization relative to the placebo group (2.3 per 10,000 participants).”

What Will They Do?

Clearly, the science shows that the mRNA shots cause dramatically more harm than benefit. We've always suspected it as a result of anecdotal evidence but now the proof has been laid out and published. How will it be received by the mainstream media and Dr. Fauci? When money is involved, I expect they will continue to ignore the truth.

How Effective is Vitamin D3?

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Robert W. Malone MD, MS is the inventor of mRNA and DNA vaccines. He stated, “The inconvenient truth is that even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a very simple, inexpensive and effective treatment was available that could have saved the majority of lives lost. All that the World Health Organization (WHO) and public health bureaucracy had to do was to recommend and support people taking sufficient Vitamin D3 . This failure to act traces back to the unscientific bias and pro-vaccine obsession of Dr. Anthony Fauci. And once again the legacy media, while being paid by the US government and the pharmaceutical industry to promote vaccination, acted by censoring, defaming and suppressing the ability of physicians to inform people of scientific truth. The disease you suffered, the loss of life among your family and friends, could have been greatly reduced by simply getting enough Vitamin D3. This is another example of what happens when unelected bureaucrats are allowed to control free speech. Crimes against humanity.”

NIH Denigrates Vitamin D3

Since 2006, studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of Vitamin D3 to boost human immune systems fighting influenza and respiratory viruses. Dr. Malone says compelling evidence exists to show that when blood levels of Vitamin D3 are around 50ng/ml, human immune systems are able to reduce infection, severe disease and death. A major study published in October 2021 is titled “ COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis .” The title linking Vitamin D3 to treatment of COVID-19 says it all. However, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) current treatment guidelines for COVID-19 (May 2022—their website) says, “There is insufficient evidence to recommend either for or against the use of Vitamin D3 for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19.” Dr. Fauci is not interested in treating COVID-19 (or any other disease) with nutrition—only a vaccine approach is ever funded by his NIH-sponsored grants.

Frontline Fighters for Truth

There were many frontline doctors who ignored these guidelines and formed quiet communities of like-minded doctors more interested in curing patients than supporting the propaganda spewing from the government and medical establishment. Two such doctors are Dr. George Fareed and Dr. Brian Tyson who saved thousands of lives as documented in their book, “ Overcoming the COVID-19 Darkness: How Two Doctors Successfully Treated 7000 Patients. ” Drs. Peter McCullough, Pierre Kory, Paul Marik, Vladimir Zelenko, Richard Urso, Didier Raoult, and many others are just some of the names who have sacrificed everything to get the truth out to the public.

Fauci's Pharmaceutical Friends

Dr. Fauci believes vaccines should be the first line of defense. He wants to induce herd immunity to control influenza. But this logic is seriously flawed scientifically and demonstrates he is more interested in staying at the top of the pharmaceutical food chain so he can collect his royalties. His approach will never work because 1) influenza is constantly mutating to escape existing vaccines, 2) there is a large seasonal unvaccinated world population and travelers are constantly bringing new strains to the U.S., 3) vaccines are at best only 40% effective (often only 10-20%) at preventing influenza, and 4) there are trillions of animals capable of harboring and generating new influenza virus strains. When Bill Gates and health officials compare influenza to smallpox as an example of the power of vaccines, they are mixing apples and oranges. Smallpox is a DNA virus and as such mutates very slowly. In addition, it is found only in humans. Comparing smallpox to a rapidly mutating respiratory virus with a large animal reservoir is illogical.

Bottom Line

How many people could be saved from influenza each year? How many could have been saved from COVID-19? The answer is hundreds of thousands just by encouraging people to get sufficient Vitamin D3 in their bodies. A simple, pennies per day treatment could have saved them. Dr. Fauci is not ignorant of these facts—he has blatantly disregarded them to promote the pharmaceutical industry and his own pocketbook. By doing so, he is guilty of a horrendous crime against humanity. To learn more about Dr. Fauci, see The Real Anthony Fauci and, if you prefer shorter books, one titled, A Letter to Liberals--Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals . Both are by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

COVID Pills and Drugs

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

With the truth about the ineffectiveness and dangerous side effects of COVID-19 experimental injections slowly coming out, new drug therapeutics have been encouraged. Old, tried and true, inexpensive drugs like Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine have higher rates of effectiveness and superior safety profiles. These older drugs were smeared so that new money could flow unimpeded to the pharmaceutical industry and to Dr. Fauci. It turns out that the new drugs developed for fighting COVID-19 have been disasters. I will provide a little background on these latest ones: Remdesivir , Paxlovid, and Molnupiravir.

Gilead's Remdesivir

Remdesivir is the primary drug authorized by the government for COVID treatment. The U.S. government pays hospitals a 20% upcharge for sticking with the remdesivir protocol, plus an additional bonus. Hospitals have to use remdesivir if they want to qualify for liability protection (not be sued for drug injury). The drug routinely causes severe organ failure and, often, death. In fact, some nurses refer to the name of the drug, remdesivir as “Run Death is Near.” Incredibly, in late April 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remdesivir as the first and only COVID-19 treatment for children under 12 , including babies as young as 28 days! Even worse, the drug is now also approved for outpatient use in children. This is very disturbing as serious liver inflammation and kidney failure can regularly occur. Six months into an Ebola study , the trial's Safety Review Board suddenly pulled remdesivir from the trial. Within 28 days, subjects taking remdesivir experienced lethal side effects including multiple organ failure, renal (kidney) failure, septic shock, and hypertension. 54% of the remdesivir group died!

WHO Recommendation Against Remdesivir

Dr. Meryl Nass expressed her concerns by stating that the “ WHO recommended against the drug (remdesivir) on November 20, 2020. Few, if any, other countries used it for COVID apart from the United States. A large European trial in adults found no benefit. The investigator felt 3 deaths were due to remdesivir (0.7% of subjects who received it). However, on April 22, 2022 the WHO recommended the drug for a new use: early outpatient therapy in patients at high risk of a poor COVID outcome.” Dr. Nass also stated, “When we look at the press release issued by Gilead (manufacturer for remdesivir), we learn the approval was based on an open label, single arm trial in 53 children, 3 of whom died (6% of these children died); 72% had an adverse event, and 21% had a serious adverse event.” This seems like an extremely risky treatment choice for young children, especially since children rarely get COVID and when they do, they recover at over a 99.98% rate. One has to wonder why the safe and effective monoclonal antibody treatment centers have been turned into outpatient remdesivir centers by the government.

Pfizer's Paxlovid Pill

Another drug in the news is Paxlovid. It is manufactured by Pfizer. COVID patients treated with a 5-day course of Paxlovid sometimes experience a severe rebound when the medication is withdrawn. David Ho, a virologist at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University documented his own rebounding experience. Ho said he came down with COVID, was prescribed Paxlovid, symptoms dissipated and tests turned negative. But ten days after getting sick, the symptoms returned for 2 more days and his tests turned positive. Because he is a virologist, he was able to sequence his own virus and prove that it was from the same strain (it had not mutated). A second family member also got sick and experienced similar rebound symptoms. Ho hypothesized that a small proportion of virus-infected cells may remain viable after treatment with Paxlovid. The infected cells resume pumping out viral progeny (children) once treatment stops. This rebounding effect was not documented on the label but occurs often and is very disconcerting.

Paxlovid and Anthony Fauci

Dr. Fauci experienced the same rebounding effect in mid-June. Fauci tested positive for COVID-19 on June 15 despite being quadruple-vaccinated . Because he is 81 years old, he was prescribed Paxlovid even though his symptoms were initially mild. He stated, "After I finished the five days of Paxlovid, I reverted to negative on an antigen test for three days in a row. And then on the fourth day, just to be absolutely certain, I tested myself again. I reverted back to positive. It was sort of what people are referring to as a Paxlovid rebound." He reported that the next day he began to feel "really poorly" and "much worse than in the first go-around." Dr. Fauci is the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical advisor to President Biden. He gave and wasted $10.5 billion of US taxpayer money to Pfizer for a drug that doesn't work.

Merck's Molnupiravir

Molnupiravir developed by Merck and Ridgeback Therapeutics also has side effect concerns including cancer and birth defects. Dr. William Haseltine , Ph.D., a former professor at Harvard Medical School , reported in a November 2021 article published in Forbes his concerns about the drug: “My concern with molnupiravir is because of the mechanism by which this particular drug works. Molnupiravir works as an antiviral by tricking the virus into using the drug for replication, then inserting errors into the virus’ genetic code once replication is underway. When enough copying errors occur, the virus is essentially killed off, unable to replicate further… But my biggest concern with this drug is…molnupiravir’s ability to introduce mutations to the virus itself that are significant enough to change how the virus functions, but not so powerful as to stop it from replicating and becoming the next dominant variant.” Haseltine told Newsweek that, “Of all the antiviral drugs I have ever seen, this is by far the most potentially dangerous… The more people that take it, the more dangerous it will be.” With drugs like this, is it any surprise that COVID-19 mutates so much?

Bottom Line

The fact that government health officials have focused on these drugs to the exclusion of all others is evidence of the powerful influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Ivermectin is extremely effective against COVID and has been shown to outperform at least 10 other drugs including Paxlovid. It costs on average only $58 for 20 pills of treatment. Paxlovid costs $529 for a 5-day course of treatment. Molnupiravir costs about $700. Remdesivir costs $2340 for 5 days of treatment ($4680 for 10 days). Paxlovid alone has cost U.S. taxpayers $10.5 billion. The FDA and CDC are governmental regulatory agencies more aligned with the pharmaceutical industry than with the public. They were supposed to protect us. Since they are not looking out for us, it is imperative for individuals to take personal responsibility for their health. Do your own research. Early treatment protocols exist for COVID and all respiratory viral infections, but they are not sponsored by the CDC or even most hospitals. Learn how to protect yourself and those you love.

Yates Hazlehurst Vaccine Injury Follow-up

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

In a blog article dated 27 October, 2020, I discussed the 17-year ongoing story of Yates Hazlehurst's journey into autism following childhood vaccinations. His father, Rolf Hazlehurst, is a skilled lawyer who has guided his son's case through two decades of legal roadblocks that would have deterred any other parent. Rolf stated, "In the fight to end the autism epidemic, we were all hoping for the one knockout punch that would bring the truth to light and help end the autism epidemic. This medical malpractice trial was the only opportunity in the last 35 years for a jury to hear evidence in a court of law regarding whether a vaccine injury can cause neurological injury, including autism... unless the Vaccine Act is repealed, my son is probably the only vaccine-injured child with a diagnosis of autism who will ever reach a jury."

Medical Malpractice Trial

Even though the jury decided to exonerate the physician who administered the vaccine while Yates was sick with an ear infection, the case exposed huge flaws--a system that was supposed to protect children from harm. You can read the details of the legal case and see pictures of Yates and his family and hear how they endured this 20-year battle on behalf of their vaccine injured son. The article will also remind you of the Health and Human Services ' (HHS') corrupt cover-up of Hannah Poling's case which I also addressed in a blog post on August 25, 2020.

Yates Hazlehurst

Yates is now 22 years old and a non-verbal, autistic son of Rolf and Aud Hazlehurst. No parent or child is permitted to sue vaccine manufacturers. But Yates was the only viable vaccine-injured child left out of thousands of injured children originally denied claims under the government's National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) . After nearly 25 years of government shenanigans, Rolf was finally free to legally file a lawsuit against the physician who gave his son the shots. He stated, "If I did to a criminal, in a court of law, what the United States Department of Justice did to vaccine-injured children, I would be disbarred and I would be facing criminal charges." During this public trial by jury, the top experts in the field of autism and mitochondrial disorder were able to explain to the world how administering routine childhood immunizations can cause autism, brain injury, and other neurological disorders. Unfortunately, mainstream media weren't paying attention as they were influenced by Big Pharma advertising dollars and chose to ignore any negative news about vaccines.

Expert Witness Silenced

Dr. Richard Kelley, former director of the Genetics Department at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute , who was an expert witness used by HHS in the Hannah Poling concession, stated that what happened to Hannah was also what happened to Yates. "I also find, with a high degree of medical certainty, that the set of immunizations administered to Yates at 11 months while he was ill was the immediate cause of his autistic regression because of the effect of these immunizations to further impair the ability of his weakened mitochondria to supply adequate amounts of energy for the brain, the highest energy-consuming tissue in the body." Unfortunately, the judge ruled that his affidavit was not admissible in the 2022 malpractice trial and the jury never heard the statement.

Medical Malpractice

Rolf Hazlehurst stated, "In a medical malpractice case, the plaintiff has the burden of proof that the defendant (doctor) deviated from the local 'standard of care' or the defendant failed to obtain informed consent and that the deviation from the standard of care or failure to obtain informed consent caused the plaintiff's injuries. The plaintiff must prove the 'standard of care,' breach of the standard of care, the standard for informed consent and lack of informed consent through the testimony of an expert witness." The defense experts testified that the standard of care did not require taking the temperature of a sick baby before administering a vaccine. They argued that it was acceptable that he could be vaccinated even while ill. And even despite the baby having an active bilateral ear infection, being on antibiotics and after suffering screaming and shaking episodes following previous vaccinations, all of this was permitted under local 'standard of care.' They also argued that local 'standard of care' did not include following the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) Contra-indication for Childhood Immunizations . It is clear that the legal and medical systems are stacked against parents of vaccine-injured children.

Legal Restrictions

The State of Tennessee has legislative rules that greatly restrict who could testify on behalf of children concerning local 'standard of care.' This was a huge roadblock for Yates' case. In addition, the CDC senior scientist whistleblower, Dr. William Thompson , was blocked by the CDC from testifying in the case. Dr. Thompson admitted in 2014 that CDC scientists omitted "statistically significant information" from a 2004 study he co-authored that claimed the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine did not cause autism when in fact it did. Any reference to Dr. Thompson, the Hannah Poling case, or comments made by the former head of the CDC, Dr. Gerberding, where she admitted connections between the MMR vaccine and autism were disallowed and the jury remained uninformed. Dr. Gerberding was rewarded for her vaccine loyalty in 2010 and is now the chief patient officer and executive vice-president of Merck--the developer of the MMR vaccine.

Conclusion

Despite the uninformed jury's verdict, Hazlehurst vowed to continue the fight for vaccine-injured children. He quoted the words of Winston Churchill, "Now is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." The battle for truth remains engaged. Rolf Hazlehurst has joined the Children's Health Defense and now works with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as a senior staff attorney.

Monkey Business

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Do you remember the panic about MonkeyPox at the end of May and early June? We had travel advisories and increasing numbers of cases in Europe, North America, and Australia. Most cases were being reported by the newsmedia to be among homosexual males. Pundits trumpeted on mainstream media that the public would have to start wearing face masks and begin social distancing from people with skin lesions. They suggested that vaccinating everyone against this plague would be the likely scenario. Even though MonkeyPox is related to smallpox (it is a much milder version), it made me wonder why the only solution offered was fighting that threat by injecting everyone with a vaccine.

WHO Response

A mere two weeks later, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) removed their advice regarding mask wearing but left travel restrictions in place. As of June 6, there were only 1,019 confirmed cases of MonkeyPox in 29 countries around the world. There was definitely nothing to worry about globally. But o n July 23, 2022 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared MonkeyPox a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)." A PHEIC is the new buzzword launched by the International Health Regulatory Agreement signed in 2005. It was signed by 190 countries and allows the WHO to take world-wide control of the "public health" response. This agreement is what led to all the COVID lockdowns, mandates and loss of medical freedom around the world. It is the legal framework that permits the lockstep, draconian global control we saw with COVID. Interestingly, the man who made the July PHEIC declaration (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) has no medical training and went against the objections of the majority of his own experts! One of those experts, Rosamund Lewis, the WHO technical lead for MonkeyPox stated at the press conference: "About 98% of MonkeyPox cases are among men who have sex with men--and primarily those who have multiple recent anonymous or new partners." She added that these are typically young men who live in urban areas. So, this begs the question: Why is a disease that occurs 98% of the time in men having sex with men now being applied to a world-wide population of men, women, and children of all ages?

What is MonkeyPox

MonkeyPox has been known in Africa since 1958 as primarily a disease affecting ground squirrels. It can spread to monkeys and then humans. It requires close contact and poor hygiene and it takes a much higher viral load to cause disease in monkeys or humans. It is a DNA virus (not RNA like COVID) so it is much more stable (not given to mutations and variants). To control the spread of MonkeyPox, you simply need to avoid direct contact with bodily secretions of an infected person (blood, semen, mucus, feces, open lesions, or soiled linen/clothing). Healthy skin (no open wounds or lesions) has shown to be an effective protective barrier against the virus.

Public Response

The public has essentially yawned in the face of this "global threat" identified by the WHO. They realize the disease does not require vaccination for the vast majority of people on the earth. But that doesn't stop the pharmaceutical companies from inciting fear and profiting from it. Was it just a coincidence that a MonkeyPox vaccination was previously developed and authorized in 2019? So, we shouldn't be surprised when this vaccination finds its way into the new formulations of COVID shots slated to come out in the near future. No wonder there was so much hysteria engineered when monkeypox first came on the scene. But many believe there is another more sinister reason.

World Economic Forum Great Reset

COVID didn't take the Great Reset sponsors far enough but it was a good first step for those with a hidden agenda. So, we should not be surprised when a second, third, or fourth ' pandemic ' is upon us in the not too distant future. All this monkey business is being engineered by the people who want to scare the public into compliance. Their end-goal is to usher in a New World Order.

What Stops Most Viruses?

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Countless studies document the anti-viral effects of zinc in disrupting enzymes (polymerases) necessary for viruses to replicate. Zinc stops influenza, coronaviruses like COVID-19, and many other types of viral infections. The problem is getting enough zinc ions into the cell. Zinc ions have a +2 electrical charge, and a transport vehicle (an ionophore) is needed to carry zinc from the outside to the inside of the cell. These ionophores embed themselves in the cell membrane and allow zinc to cross through to the inside. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), ivermectin, chloroquine, quercetin and other similar compounds serve as these ionophores .

Flavonoids like Quercetin

Quercetin is a plant pigment ( flavonoid ). It's found in many plants and foods. Quercetin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects that help reduce swelling, kill cancer cells, control blood sugar, help prevent heart disease, and inhibit viral replication. Quercetin is one of the most common flavonoids and appears in green tea, red and yellow onions, kale, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, blueberries, and unpeeled apples. And of course it's available as an inexpensive supplement.

Zinc Ionophores

Ivermectin inhibits coronavirus and the enzyme arterivirus RNA polymerase activity as well as serving as a zinc ionophore to block viral replication. HCQ and chloroquine are zinc ionophores that inhibit all coronavirus (including SARS-CoV-2 and its variants), influenza, dengue, West Nile virus, the hepatotrophic virus (HCV) and many others.

Recipe for Homemade Quinine

HCQ is essentially quinine which is something you can make at home by using the rind of 3 lemons and 3 grapefruits. Cover the peels with water and let them simmer for 3 hours with a lid on the pot. Let the pot cool completely without removing the lid so the quinine doesn't escape in the steam. Sweeten with honey or non-GMO trehalose since this brew will be bitter. Take a tablespoon every few hours as desired. Supplement with zinc and you've created your own zinc ionophore.

Natural Immunity Far Surpasses Vaccine Immunity

A study published July 7, 2022 substantiates the reasons to avoid COVID vaccines and strengthen natural immunity. Researchers found long-term natural immunity in unvaccinated people was over 97% effective against severe COVID-19 and all variants over fourteen months later. Dr. Laith Abu-Raddad of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar stated, “Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection was 97.3 percent … irrespective of the variant of primary infection or reinfection, and with no evidence of waning. Similar results were found in sub-group analyses for those ≥50 years of age.” That percentage is higher than the protection from COVID-19 vaccines, according to other studies and real-world data. The vaccines were once said to provide 95 percent protection against symptomatic infection. But they have waned against both infection and severe illness over time, triggering recommendations for booster doses, with some Americans even getting five doses within 10 months. Following the emergence of Omicron, vaccines now provide less than 50 percent protection against infection even after booster doses and their effectiveness wanes in a very short period of time (weeks) .

Why The Mass Vaccination Push Against Natural Immunity?

Dr. Carrie Madej recently survived a private plane crash with her partner Billy, who was flying the plane. Their engine malfunctioned shortly after take-off and they crash landed in a wooded area. Both suffered several fractures requiring surgery. Fortunately, both are expected to survive. She gave her take on what is behind the mass vaccination campaign in a video presentation when COVID vaccines were first coming out. It was immediately taken down by social media; but it's still available on Bitchute for you to enjoy.

Also, here is a link to a recent Swedish study proving that Pfizer's COVID vaccine spike protein information is reverse transcribed into the human genome (specifically human liver cells). This directly contradicts the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) assurance to the public for the last two years that there was no risk of SARS-CoV-2 RNAs being reverse-transcribed and becoming part of the genome of human cells. What this means is that the COVID shots are able to alter the DNA of human recipients of the shot and potentially cause harm and even birth defects. This is further proof that the jabs are not safe (we already know they are not efficacious because they don't work--they don't provide immunity to COVID-19). See a short summary presentation by Drs. McCullough, Bartlett, and Gold. Why does the government continue to promote shots to the public that are neither safe nor effective?

One bit of good news: Tony Fauci is stepping down in December! See a great summary of his criminal legacy by Tucker Carlson.

Melanoma Linked to Linoleic Acid Not the Sun

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

According to the American Academy of Dermatology , s kin cancer is predicted to affect 20% of Americans this year. A study published in JAMA Dermatology in 2022 found that two-thirds of skin pathologists believe skin cancer is overdiagnosed . Overdiagnosis of melanoma is a significant problem because of the physical, emotional, and financial ways it affects patients. Actual melanoma is often terminal. Kathleen Kerr, Ph.D., a lead researcher from the University of Washington stated, "Melanoma diagnoses have been rising in the US. If there were truly an epidemic of melanoma, we would expect that deaths from melanoma would show a corresponding rise, since there hasn't been a major breakthrough in treatment during this time. Yet melanoma deaths have been remarkably constant. This suggests that the rise in melanoma diagnoses is largely due to overdiagnosis."

Linoleic Acid (LA)

But besides the problem of overdiagnosing melanoma, there is a huge misperception that sunlight causes melanoma. Studies, as far back as 1987 , suggested there was a statistically significant link between polyunsaturated fats and melanoma. Linoleic acid (LA) is the primary fat found in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats including vegetable and seed oils. LA accounts for 80% of the fat composition of vegetable oils. Omega-6 fats must be balanced with omega-3 fats to reduce their harm. Unfortunately, the American diet is extremely tilted to the omega-6 side. Vegetable oil first appeared in the 1930s, but by the 1950s they had replaced animal fats under the erroneous assumption that vegetable oils were healthier. We now know that vegetable oil is absolutely the worst cooking oil for your health.

Hazards of LA

Most of the omega-6 people consume, including seed oils, has been damaged and oxidized through processing and refining the oil. Once oxidized, LA metabolites (substances) are generated; these are mutagenic (capable of inducing genetic mutations), cytotoxic (toxic to the cell), carcinogenic (cancer causing), and atherogenic (creating fatty plaques in the heart and circulatory system). That's quite a list of harmful consequences! LA is found in virtually every processed food, including restaurant foods, sauces and salad dressings.

Optimal Levels of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is essential for optimal immune system function and cellular health. Sunlight on our skin is the way the body is able to create it. Vitamin D deficiency is currently epidemic (in the USA), significantly increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, breast and colon cancer, lung disease, and pregnancy loss. A compelling body of research suggests that the ideal level of vitamin D for prevention of disease is between 60 and 80 ng/mL. It requires 9,600 IUs (international units) of vitamin D each day to reach 40 ng/mL. Even that's a far cry from today's paltry US RDA (official minimum) recommendation of 600 IUs .

Sunscreen

Remember, the sun does not cause melanoma. Skin needs sunlight to make vitamin D, which is crucial to maintaining a healthy immune system. Yes, protect your skin from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation if you are going to be outside long enough to cause a blistering sunburn. Shirts, hats, and sunglasses can go a long way to reducing that threat. But allow the melalin in your skin to darken over time, thus increasing your safe exposure time. Above all, avoid harmful sunscreens! These are clearly identified and described in my book (page 80) or in the Wellness Support Group webinar entitled Sunscreen and Vitamin D . Most sunscreens on the market are incredibly harmful. They are serious endocrine disruptors that get absorbed through the skin and cause damaging side effects. Researchers in 2021 tested 294 sunscreen products, finding that 78 of them contained three times the level of benzene allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Benzene is an industrial chemical recognized by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), US Health and Human Services (HHS), and the World Health Organization (WHO) as a known human carcinogen.

Bottom Line

Overdiagnosis of skin cancer is a problem acknowledged by specialized pathologists. Despite that problem, skin cancers are expected to affect 1 in 5 Americans during their lifetime. The public needs to understand that the most serious skin cancer, melanoma, is not caused by the sun. Rather, linoleic acid (LA) (an omega-6 fatty acid contained in vegetable cooking oil) is the most likely culprit. It is essential to reduce our intake of processed food and fast foods fried in vegetable oil. This alone would greatly reduce exposure to harmful LA. It is important to increase the consumption of healthy omega-3s to offset the excessive omega-6s in the standard American diet. In addition, it would be extremely helpful to increase exposure to natural sunlight to build vitamin D levels that strengthen the immune system. Finally, avoid toxic sunscreens that get absorbed through the skin, increasing the risk of endocrine disruption and cancer.

The Best COVID Summary Ever

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Russell L. Blaylock published, COVID UPDATE: What is the truth? in the journal Surgical Neurology International . This paper, published on April 22, 2022, is the most succinct, well-documented, easily-understood summary of the manmade, COVID-19 pandemic I have ever read. Dr. Blaylock is a retired neurosurgeon who I have followed for over a decade. He minces no words in his assessment of "one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history, characterized by official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and international agencies." I will highlight a few of his main points below but, if you are like me, you will want to read the entire article. I'm indebted to my friend, David, who brought it to my attention.

Freedom of Speech Decimated

Dr. Blaylock points out in his article how frontline doctors in the early days of battling COVID were disparaged "by the information controllers, none of which have treated a single patient. Neither Anthony Fauci, the CDC, WHO nor any medical governmental establishment has ever offered any early treatment other than Tylenol, hydration, and call an ambulance once you have difficulty breathing." This unprecedented approach of not allowing any type of early treatment caused the deaths of countless COVID sufferers. Doctors who dissented from this non-treatment approach were removed from positions as journal editors, reviewers, and even had their scientific papers retracted from journals. Ghostwritten articles promoting drugs and pharmaceutical products were conjured up involving fake studies and information laundering. Fraudulent articles appeared regularly in top clinical journals like the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the New England Journal of Medicine. Orchestrated cover-ups occurred daily and massive amounts of data, exposing the hidden lies being generated by these information controllers, were hidden from the public.

Hospital Administrators Ruled the Roost

What Constituted a Pandemic?

Knowledgeable doctors were prevented from saving patients from COVID-19 infection. It is criminal that so many other doctors followed mindlessly along with the deadly protocols. It's interesting that the World Health Organization changed the criteria for what makes a pandemic so they could incite fear around the world. "To qualify for a pandemic status the virus must have a high mortality rate for the vast majority of people, which it didn't (with a 99.98% survival rate), and it must have no known existing treatment--which this virus has--in fact, a growing number of very successful treatments. The draconian measures established to contain this contrived "pandemic" have never been shown to be successful, such as masking the public, lockdowns, and social distancing. A number of carefully done studies during previous flu seasons demonstrated that masks, of any kind, had never prevented the spread of the virus among the public."

Toxic Batches of Vaccines

No Autopsies Permitted

By the end of April 2020, about 150,000 people had died from COVID, yet only 16 autopsies had been performed and reported in medical literature. And of those 16, only 9 were full, complete autopsies. This lack of autopsies continued throughout the pandemic. Why? Because the autopsies would show that the majority of deaths were a result of comorbid diseases and were not caused by the COVID-19 virus. In addition, thorough autopsies would have revealed the deadly effect of the CDC-mandated protocols all hospitals were required to follow. These protocols involved the use of respirators and the drug Remdesivir, which destroys the kidneys . This moratorium on conducting autopsies was also followed in the nearly 30,000 US COVID vaccine deaths. Very few autopsies were ever done to understand why these people died.

Results of 15 Autopsies on People Who Died after Vaccination

Dr. Bhakdi and Dr. Burkhardt were the exceptions. They recently performed 15 autopsies on people who died after being vaccinated. They determined that 14 of the 15 people died as a result of the vaccine and not other causes. "Dr. Burkhardt, the pathologist, observed widespread evidence of an immune attack on the autopsied individuals' organs and tissues--especially the heart. This evidence included extensive invasion of small blood vessels with massive numbers of lymphocytes, which cause extensive cell destruction when unleashed. Other organs, such as the lungs and liver, were observed to have extensive damage as well. These findings indicate the vaccines were causing the body to attack itself with deadly consequences. One can easily see why Anthony Fauci, as well as public health officers and all who are heavily promoting vaccines, publicly discourage autopsies on the vaccinated who subsequently died."

Conclusion

Dr. Blaylock finishes by stating, "The vaccines were supposed to significantly reduce deaths, but the opposite has happened. Hospitals are being flooded with vaccine complications and people in critical condition from medical neglect caused by the lockdowns and other pandemic measures. A dramatic number of these people are now dying, with the spike [in numbers] occurring after the vaccines were introduced. The lies flowing from those who have appointed themselves as medical dictators are endless... It is time to stop this insanity and bring these people to justice." I couldn't agree more.

For an excellent short video on vaccine injuries (until YouTube takes it down), click here .

GMO Soybean Oil Being Used on Unsuspecting Consumers

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The biotech company Calyxt has created a gene-edited soybean oil which is now commercially available to restaurants and food service locations in the United States. The product is called Calyno and contains two inactivated genes which results in an oil with no trans fats , increased heart-healthy oleic acid and a longer shelf life. The gene-edited benefits sound like definite improvements, but the devil is always in the details as I will explain. Calyxt is marketing the product as "non-GMO" although it is obviously genetically engineered. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has exempted gene-editing technology from GMO labeling requirements because no foreign DNA is added to the product. But it is a matter of semantics using smoke and mirrors and it hides the truth from people seeking out real, whole food in lieu of GMOs.

TALEN and CRISPR

In my book, There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , on page 35 you can read about the gene-editing technology that was just emerging in 2017. Calyxt used Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nuclease (TALEN) to locate and edit sequences of DNA in the soybeans. TALEN and a newer tool called Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) are not as precise as gene-editing makes them sound. Their targeting efficiency can be quite low, meaning the tool is off-target (not in the right spot) much of the time. As documented in Nature Methods , this can lead to hundreds of unintended mutations in the soybean genome. These hidden mutations could cause unforeseen, long-term adverse effects in people eating these altered foods.

GMO Chickens and Pigs and...Oh, My!

If gene-edited soybean oil makes you feel like an unsuspecting guinea pig, you will find it disturbing to know that gene-edited chickens are being modified at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland to resist the flu. Diseases like the flu can spread rapidly in Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) . CRISPR is used to target the ANP32 gene which contains a protein that flu viruses depend upon. Without this functioning gene, chickens are impervious to the flu. The Roslin Institute is also gene editing pigs to make them resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS); these permanent edits are passed down to subsequent generations. Other companies are using gene editing to remove genes that cause horns to grow in dairy cattle. This means that CAFO cattle will not require the expensive process of physically removing horns later on. This is all highly profitable to the biotech industry, but the safety of removing genes and their synergistic effects on other metabolic processes and the overall health of the gene-deleted organism is never safety tested for any length of time. In the organic world, it has been long acknowledged that the horns play an essential funtion in the calcium and hormonal balance of the cow and should not be removed.

Transgender Bovines

The industry is not stopping at gene editing. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has funded a study which adds the SRY gene to cattle. This makes female cows turn into males with larger muscles, a penis and testicles, but no ability to create sperm. Transgender cattle are more valuable to the beef industry because they get bigger faster and produce more meat and therefore profits. Government regulators are under pressure to keep gene-edited products unlabeled since they have only been altered (genes deleted) without any foreign genetic material being added or inserted. The biotech lobby is very powerful and it wasn't until recently that the industry was pressured into labeling the injection of actual foreign genetic material as GMO in the United States.

Labeling

It isn't just soybeans undergoing gene editing. Potatoes have been gene edited to remain fresher-looking longer (resist turning brown). Wheat, potatoes, and canola oil are all currently under development using gene-editing techniques. Japan has followed the US in concluding that gene-edited foods can enter the marketplace without safety studies. Only the European Union has ruled that gene-edited crops must go through the same approval process as GMOs and be labeled.

USDA Organic

It is important to purchase food labeled organic because gene-edited food cannot be labeled as such. Organic food is not gene-edited. The National Organic Standards Board voted unanimously to place CRISPR technology on the excluded methods list . They stated, "It very clearly is a GMO [method] and has no field history of improved varieties to evaluate what unintended effects the technology might have on the environment, just like all of the GMOs released into the environment have had unintended effects that don't show up for a number of years." Hopefully the US government will ultimately reconsider and decide to classify gene-edited foods as GMO. Until then, look for foods with the USDA Organic label to ensure the food you eat does not contain GMOs or gene-edited products.

Non-GMO Project Label

So, the USDA Organic label is best for organic (limited pesticides/herbicides) and great for non-GMO. The Non-GMO Project label is the absolute best for non-GMO but does not address organic. Finding both labels on a product is your safest bet for organic and non-GMO certified food.

An Interview with David Martin

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

David Martin has been fighting corruption for two decades. He is one of the most knowledgeable people I know when it comes to patents, COVID vaccine development and the secret shenanigans behind corporate and governmental leaders. I have heard him speak several times in person and he is never boring. He recently recorded an incredible interview that is available on Rumble, which cannot be censored.

Airline Pilot Shortage

Dr. Martin explains how mandatory COVID vaccinations have affected the airline industry. He explains that the sudden increase in flight cancellations around the nation are due to mandatory COVID vaccine issues affecting flight crews. Pilots took early retirement to avoid having to take the vaccine. In addtion, side effects from the shots and increased transmission of COVID by those vaccinated keep pilots from being able to fly their planes. According to Dr. Martin, a huge increase in airline flights being cancelled was a direct result of these policies.

Why Babies Should Not Get COVID Shots

I recently subscribed to a online newspaper called, The Epoch Times (I highly recommend it!). It's refreshing to read articles from actual journalists. I've been amazed at how they keep hitting the topic of why babies should NOT get the COVID vaccines in spite of the ads on billboards, tv commercials and elsewhere advocating that it is vital for parents to bring their babies/children in for it. Vaccine manufacturers have been relentless in extending the reach of COVID shots. Children are the least vulnerable group at risk for dying from the COVID virus. Their immune systems make them bullet-proof to the disease, so it's criminal to subject babies and children to the adverse events risk associated with these vaccines. There is virtually no mortality risk for children under the age of 12. But that hasn't stopped the pharmacuetical companies from pushing their vaccine agenda through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) .

FDA Rubberstamping for Big Pharma

On June 18, 2022, the FDA approved and the CDC issued a media statement recommending "all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine...This expands eligibiligy for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children." That represents a lot of money for pharmaceutical companies when there's no real need. Dr. Toby Rogers discusses in a great interview with Dr. Paul Thomas how the governing safety boards at the FDA rubberstamped their approval of the COVID vaccines for babies while throwing science and safety out the window. In addition, a Wall Street Journal editorial board member questioned the motives of the FDA as they gave in to politics rather than science.

Indefinite Vaccine Immunity--Not for Kids but for Big Pharma!

COVID shots don't provide immunity for anyone. The vaccinated actually get COVID by infection and transmit it more than the unvaccinated! The reason the pharmaceutical industry is pushing drugs on kids is that by getting COVID shots on the Childhood Vaccine Schedule , their Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) , which gave them only temporary immunity from being sued, now becomes permanent. They will never run the risk of being sued for damaging side effects caused by their experimental, untested shots. Dr. Martin predicts that more young children will likely die as a result of these shots than died from 50 years of abortions (60 million babies died due to abortion in the US).

Why Immune Systems Need Illness

Dr. Martin points out that human beings need to get sick occassionally. It is the way our bodies get an upgrade to better handle things like the various diseases that exist on planet earth. Just like upgrading an application (app) or operating system on your cell phone or computer, the immune system becomes capable of handling future illness faster and more efficiently the next time it experiences it. It remembers the invaders and situations and has strengthened defensive cells able to quickly take care of the bacteria, virus, or pathogen if they show up again. Our bodies become stronger and better because of common illness.

I highly recommend you watch a tremendous interview with Dr. David Martin and USAWatchdog host Greg Hunter. Dr. Martin never disappoints. You can find Dr. Martin at DavidMartin.World and ProsecuteNow.IO .

Was Harm from COVID Jab Intentional?

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Michael Yeadon, Ph.D., is the former vice-president and chief scientific adviser for Pfizer who makes one of the mRNA COVID shots. He has a degree in biochemistry and toxicology and has studied respiratory pharmacology extensively. His interview with Maajid Nawaz is well worth watching. Yeadon says the official narrative surrounding COVID-19 is utterly false. The magnitude of the pandemic threat was completely misrepresented to induce fear and panic in the general public. The use of the toxic spike protein in the mRNA vaccines and the fact that virtually every country in the world agreed to implement the irrational lockdown, masking, mass vaccination approach at the same coordinatated time proves that harm to the public was intentional and a diabolical power is seeking to exert totalitarian control over society. Democracy and human liberty are hanging in the balance. Let me unpack a few of his points.

All-Cause Mortality (total deaths from all diseases) is Unchanged Throughout the Pandemic

The public has been deliberately lied to. The fatality rate for COVID is 0.096%. That is less than one-tenth of one percent or 1 in 1000 people. Those statistics mirror influenza--it is just another flu where the elderly and the sick are the first to succumb. Every death is sad, but this was never a real pandemic. The all-cause mortality (number of deaths from all causes of illness) rate has not increased at all. There is no pandemic of excessive deaths--the same number of people are dying as they do every year.

PCR is a Bad Test

Never in the history of medicine have we diagnosed anyone with a disease who isn't sick! How many people were diagnosed with COVID-19 who were asymptomatic--not sick? The vast majority! Why would you trust the sequence of genetic material that came from the laboratory in Wuhan accused of engineering the virus through gain-of-function to be more dangerous? Why did they keep testing people and amplifying the material found at a ridiculously high rate that ensured 98% false positives? Why did they count everyone who tested positive within a 28-day window as a COVID death even if they died in a car accident? Yeadon shares that there were even stories of hospitals swabbing people in the morgue for COVID to increase their numbers. Such manipulations ensured higher incomes for hospitals, as they received a bonus (of some $30,000) per 'COVID mortality'. The genetic sequence used by the PCR test can stay in the human body for months and even years. In 2009, the influenza pandemic (swine flu) used the same bad PCR test. When they fixed the test, the pandemic went away. Yeadon says that it looked like a dry run for the 2019 COVID pandemic. Those in power knew the PCR test was faulty, but they refused to fix it until President Biden was inaugurated in January 2021.

No One Designs a Vaccine for the Elderly

Vaccines are created primarily for young people to activate their immune system to create antibodies for a particular disease. Most of the elderly have sentient immune systems that are suppressed and worn out from age, disease and taking multiple medications. Trying to stimulate an already weakened immune system with a COVID vaccine doesn't work. Experience with the elderly has proven that the flu vaccine offers no substantive protection; it does not generate the same immune response and offers no substantive protection because their immune systems are muted. Vaccine manufacturers are primarily intent on making money through the increased sale of drugs and won't readily share that information.

Three Vaccine Design Flaws

There were three egregious design errors committed by COVID mRNA vaccine developers who, according to Yeadon, should have known better.

1) It wasn't a good idea to pick the spike protein for the mRNA vaccine. 90% of human immunity comes from two other parts of the virus, not the spike protein. The spike protein is the most toxic part and causes blood clots by itself. Forcing the cells to replicate and produce synthetic versions of it is madness as it causes irreparable harm.

2) They knew t he spike protein would not be stable because it mutates. The vaccine would be outdated and ineffective quickly. Viral variants would explode on the scene. They knew the vaccine would be useless against these variants.

3) They should have chosen a part of the virus that is most different from humans but not toxic. Forcing the creation of artificial spike proteins among the millions of other human glycoproteins is likely to cause the immune system to generate an autoimmune attack which will target all cells containing these fake glycoproteins. Autoimmune disease would likely become rampant.

Yeadon says that to inject these mRNA vaccines is like putting a brick on the accelerator of a go-cart that has no steering wheel and no brake. The mRNA would travel everywhere in the body especially targeting nerve tissue, the brain and eyes, the heart and blood vessels, ovaries and testes. Since vaccine-generated antibodies are in the blood and look inside the body for problems, they don't go to the surface epithelial cells (in air passageways in the lungs and throat) to stop the virus from infecting you. They are inward (not outward) looking. That is why vaccines are not a good solution to stop infection or transmission--they don't work that way!

COVID Vaccine mRNA Was Altered to Stay in the Body Much Longer than Normal

Dr. Stephanie Seneff, an MIT researcher states that "the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not mimic natural infection at all." Compared to natural mRNA that quickly degrades in the cell, the mRNA from the COVID-19 vaccines has been shown to take 2-6 months to degrade, even though the manufacturers promised that degradation would occur in a few days. “They were so worried about the mRNA not lasting long enough [to induce an immune response] that they way overdid it, I think,” Seneff says.

To make the vaccine mRNA more stable, Moderna and Pfizer changed the chemical bases that make up the artificial, genetically-modified strand of RNA. The original RNA strand in the virus is made up of 36 percent guanine (G) and cytosine (C) DNA bases. mRNA low in G and C bases is less stable and degrade faster; Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines had this percentage raised to 53 and 61 respectively. Previous experiments showed that genes with higher G and C content were more likely to be read and their information made into proteins. Having a high G content also increases the speed at which the gene is read, but faster reading also means more likelihood of errors, and a higher chance of glycoprotein misfolding leading to autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. This means that not only will this mRNA instruction remain in the cell longer for its information to be made into synthetic spike proteins, but cells will also preferentially express information from the vaccine mRNA instead of other normal cellular metabolic processes. All these 'errors' magnify the opportunity for adverse events.

Proof Vaccine Was Intentionally Meant to Cause Harm-- What is the Likelihood?

So, what are the chances that scientific developers would violate all of these known, vaccine design rules for creating a safe and effective product? What are the chances that all 4 companies (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson) would steer their vaccine development in the same way and violate these design principles? What are the chances that health officials in every country around the world (except Sweden) would embrace these vaccines and administer them without regard for human safety? The fact that smart people across multiple nations at the same time allowed this illogical, anti-science approach indicates extreme malfeasance and collusion. Yeadon's arguments are so powerful, rational, and well thought out that is seems impossible to reach any other conclusion. Some force (like the World Economic Forum) must have exerted extreme pressure to implement this approach and silence all dissent. It is a shame that so many people, who we entrust to guard our health, would not lift a warning voice at all. But the good news is that there are hundreds of thousands who risked and continue to risk employment, freedom and their good name to fight against the injustice and to shout as loudly as they can that these vaccines are not safe and effective.

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), which consists of cardiac arrest in otherwise healthy people, has always been an extremely rare event. But since the introduction of COVID jabs, the number of cases has increased exponentially. Data from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) showed an average of 29 cases in athletes across all sports from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022 there were 769 athletes in one year ! Among European soccer players, deaths rose from 5 to 21 (a 420% increase ) in the first 10.5 months of 2021. Calls to Israel's National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) for cardiac arrest and acute coronary syndrome increased more than 25% in the age group 16-39 from January to May 2021 compared to 2019 or 2020. Mainstream media blames these spikes in deaths, strokes and blood clots on anything but the COVID jab.

COVID Shots Destroy Natural Immunity

Dr. Pierre Kory, commented on this "humanitarian catastrophe" in a Substack article , "Caused by a global mass vaccination campaign led by Pharma masters...did it with what turned out to be the most toxic protein used therapeutically in the history of medicine. In vials mixed with lipid nanoparticles , polyethylene glycol and who knows what else." Multiple studies document the COVID jab inducing myocarditis in the young and activating latent viruses like hepatitis C , varicella-zoster (shingles) , and herpes . In addition, increases in non-COVID diseases like cancer, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative disease are making a comeback in terms of numbers and severity as reported by MIT researcher Stephanie Seneff .

Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

The reason for this increase is that the COVID shots destroy natural immunity; they contain artificial mRNA which forces all cells to manufacture a synthetic, toxic, spike protein on their cell membranes ( glycocalyx ). This is like putting a brick on the accelerator of a car with no brake. The immune system is forced into a constant inflammatory state and the body defenses are overwhelmed. Disease is having a free-for-all. A paper by Dr. Hagemann documents a condition called antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity . Because there is an artificial spike protein constantly being generated on the surface of your cells, your immune system will destroy your own cells . This is autoimmune disease affecting ALL of your cells.

Molluscum Contagiosum

Dr. Ryan Cole , in an outstanding interview with Dr. Joseph Mercola, sheds further light on the mechanics of how the COVID shot: it devastates the human immune system and how it targets the fatty tissue in the reproductive system, causing infertility. He is seeing an uptick in aggressive brain cancer , melanoma , kidney cancer , and aggressive leukemias . In his opinion, this is happening because of a decrease in innate immune defense cells ( t-cells , natural killer cells , macrophages , dendritic cells , etc.) A telltale warning symptom he noticed early on was a little virus called molluscum contagiosum which causes a little white bump in children. By the time kids are in their early teens, the viral bumps go away because their bodies have developed immunity. But alfter the COVID shots, he began seeing a 20-fold increase in this innocuous viral bump in people over 50 years of age. And he thought to himself, "Uh oh, this means they've lost immune memory."

Department of Defense Coverup

Aside from what Dr. Cole has seen in his own laboratory, a military whistleblower has also come forward with data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED) showing dramatic increases in medical visits for cancer, neurological disease, infertility, autoimmune and other diseases. This data was presented in a hearing led by Senator Ron Johnson. A week after the hearing, the military froze access to the DMED and when it reopened a week later, the information had changed to eliminate any data spikes. Fraud is being perpetuated at the highest levels of government to cover up the truth.

Four Suggested Remedies

Dr. Cole shared four helpful remedies for those who regret getting the shot (and have vowed to avoid all future COVID shots/boosters): 1) methylene blue, which can improve mitochondrial respiration and repair; 2) near-infrared light (not far-infrared light as typically used in saunas)--sunlight consists of 54% near-infrared radiation and it is free; 3) fluvoxamine (an antidepressant) for those suffering neurological damage (a side effect of the drug is that it blocks cytokine production in neural tissue); 4) hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which is very helpful for strokes, heart attacks and autoimmune diseases. Also, check out this great resource at globalcovidsummit.org for more exceptional COVID information. This organization has more than 17,000 doctors, which is more doctors than the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or National Institutes of Health (NIH) have.

Study Documents Natural Immunity Stronger and Longer-Lasting than COVID Shots

Mass global vaccination was so unnecessary. A recent study published on June 15, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine compared vaccination rates and immunity among more than 100,000 citizens of Qatar diagnosed with Omicron COVID infection between December 2021 and February 2022. The study revealed that vaccinations increased the risk of COVID-19 infection and that protection waned within months, while natural infection without vaccination gave more robust and long-lasting immunity.

More mRNA Vaccines Coming

Despite all the dangers with mRNA vaccines, Dr. Cole explained that the drug industry is already working on dozens of different mRNA vaccines targeting other diseases. They feel they have carte blanche to put out whatever vaccine they want using this platform. That's a very scary thought.

Brave Dr. Zelenko

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

This past week Dr. Zelenko passed away after his long battle with cancer. I watched a beautiful eulogy about him and his life which I knew little about. (More about him in a minute.) I'm so glad that I tuned in to the outpouring of love for this great man because I inadvertantly learned something else new that blew my mind. I knew there had to be something more to the story but I couldn't put my finger on it. Here's what I learned:

I shouldn't have been surprised, but I learned, that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) does not make use of its own vaccine injury tracking system to monitor the serious side effects caused by COVID-19 vaccines. As we all know, these experimental COVID-19 vaccines were fast-tracked and thorough safety testing was never performed. Since the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is the tracking system owned by the CDC and used by doctors and hospitals to provide the CDC with updates on injuries associated with all vaccines, we'd expect they would use it! But they don't.

Freedom of Information Request

Here's how we know this. The Children's Health Defense (CHD) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the CDC concerning their safety-signal tracking of vaccine adverse events and in mid-June 2022 received stunning, incomprehensible news. The CDC has never analyzed VAERS for any safety issues concerning the COVID-19 vaccines! Even though VAERS has individual reports of 30,000 people who have died from COVID vaccine injections, over 165,000 reports of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 vaccine injuries, and 1,315,000 total COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports on their computer system, they haven't investigated or done anything with these jaw-dropping statistics. As I've reported in previous articles, a Harvard study documented that less than 1% of all adverse events from doctors, hospitals and patients actually make it into VAERS. So the real number of people harmed is astronomical! But what we didn't know is that the CDC conveniently chooses to ignore these facts as if they are not happening . And the mainstream media lets them get away with that. Incredible and criminal!

Dr. Zelenko

Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, who passed away June 30th after a four-year battle with cancer, was a frontline physician from upper state New York and an advocate for early treatment of COVID-19. He was the doctor who wrote a letter to President Trump telling him about the success of the early treatment protocol he developed involving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and zinc. The letter he wrote is what caused President Trump to start taking HCQ and order its immediate distribution to the nation in hopes of stopping the pandemic. Officials at the FDA and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA) derailed those efforts and managed to create a fake scandal that culminated with the smearing of HCQ. This early treatment approach reduced hospitalization by 85% and would have saved hundreds of thousands of needless deaths.

Testimonial

Dr. Zelenko's eulogy includes his story of how he treated 7,000 patients, had only 3 deaths from COVID, and how he fought against corrupt bureaucrats who had never treated a single COVID patient. This eulogy is one of the most heart-felt testimonials I have ever heard and documents the corruption and betrayal of health officials at the highest levels. Please listen to it and after your initial feelings of anger for the evil perpetuated on innocent lives, you will come away inspired and prepared to continue the battle he fought on our behalf.

The Fake Meat Industry

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A major tenet of our work in the not-for-profit GrassRoots Movement (GRM) is an emphasis on eating plant-based foods and supplements. However, we are aware that the plant-based descriptor is being inappropriately twisted in an effort to take over the emerging fake-food protein markets. These plant-based fake-foods and lab-grown meats are not something we would feed our family.

Problems with Lab-Grown Meat

Fake meat products are a metabolic disaster for our health. Unhealthy, genetically engineered vegetable oils and fats replace the richer, natural, healthier animal fats. The fake meats are devoid of important vitamins like vitamin A and vitamin K2. In addition, they are overloaded with the dangerous omega-6 fat called linoleic acid (LA).

Genetically Engineered Food

The tech, chemical, and GMO industries are seeking to replace animal protein like beef, chicken, dairy, and fish with synthetic biology , cultured meat , precision fermentation , cellular-based , and gene-edited foods . The global Great Reset agenda encourages synthetic meat by arguing three points: 1) synthetic meat uses a smaller land footprint, 2) helps combat climate change by eliminating methane gas from livestock, 3) is more humane since no animals are killed for food. But the devil is in the details. Meat and dairy alternatives are really just junk food and GMOs on steroids. Terms like synthetic biology and fermentation technology cover up the hidden agenda meant to transition the public from real animal food to manmade genetically engineered (GMO) ingredients. These fake foods are highly processed with significant ramifications for eating this type of 'food.'

Fetal Bovine Serum

A little-known fact is that cultured meat or cell-based meat is produced from animal tissue cells artificially grown into larger slabs. The key growth ingredient is fetal bovine serum (FBS) made from the blood of cow fetuses. FBS is a powerful growth agent for developing baby calves but its extraction is disturbing. A pregnant cow coming to slaughter has its fetus removed. A needle is inserted into the heart of the fetus while it is alive and blood is drained until the fetus dies. It is pretty bizarre to advertise cultured meat as a more humane way to promote animal welfare. Currently, Singapore is the only country allowing cultured meat for commercial sale. FSB sells for $1,000 per liter which means cultured meat has to sell for $200,000 per pound to break even. Economically this is not a winning scenario.

Synthetic Burgers

Another type of beef alternative are plant-based meat substitutes like Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat . The primary ingredients in Beyond Meat are pea protein, canola oil and rice protein. However, a class action lawsuit complains that the company "miscalculates and overstates its products' protein content and quality." A greater concern than not getting the amount of protein claimed on the label is the fats used. Industrial seed oil (genetically engineered canola oil) loaded with linoleic acid is a metabolic poison that can stay in the cells for up to 7 years and can seriously damage health. Dr. Mercola believes anything above 10 grams per day is likely to cause chronic disease.

Not Possible Burger

The Impossible Burger can have up to eleven times more glyphosate residues than the Beyond Meat burger. Glyphosate has been shown to be carcinogenic; lawsuits in California have awarded over $2 billion for the cancer connection between the glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup, and their cancer. Burger King, White Castle, Hard Rock Cafe, Red Robin, Cheesecake Factory, and hundreds of other restaurants have carried the Impossible Burger without any warning labels. Despite the use of genetic engineering, GMO soy, MSG ingredients, and modern wheat sprayed with Roundup as a dessicant, restaurants are not required to describe this product as genetically modified (GMO) on their menus.

The Problem with Soy

The soy leghemoglobin or legume hemoglobin is what gives these fake meats their bloody, meaty appearance and taste. Heme is an iron-containing molecule found in plants and animals and is essential for life. Unfortunately, these burgers are not natural. They utilize genetic engineering to make the heme from yeast modified with the gene for soy leghemoglobin. This GMO version has never been tested! When it was originally submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency refused to grant it Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status. They noted that soy leghemogloblin had never been in the human food supply and lacked adequate safety testing. In addition to these concerns, the FDA noted 47 additional untested proteins in the fermentation brew.

Investments in Fake Food

The siren call to save the planet and eliminate animal protein in favor of plant-based is powerful marketing hype. Memphis Meats, a fake meat company, has two of the biggest meat processors in the world ( Tyson and Cargill ) and billionaires Bill Gates and Richard Branson as investors to move the industry away from animal protein. According to a report from international experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), "Nearly every large meat and dairy processor/manufacturer has also acquired or developed plant-based meat and dairy substitutes, establishing footholds in a market that is growing approximately 20% each year. More than a dozen of these firms have also invested in start-ups that are attempting to commercialize lab-grown meat and fish. Vanguard and Blackrock--two of the world's biggest asset management firms--have investments in almost all the largest meat, dairy, and animal feed companies."

The Power of the Consumer

The marketing misinformation and huge technological investments for fake food will likely continue unabated. Just like our battle against GMO food, processed food, low fat/no fat food, and pesticides/herbicide laden food, it is imperative that we share this education and warn our neighbors about the dangers associated with these fake meats. The strongest incentive for changing our food supply is still the consumer's pocketbook. Let's find, encourage and support local farmers who are raising and feeding their animals properly so we can eat what's natural, whole, non-GMO, clean, and real-- which our bodies are designed to eat. This is the most natural and humane way for both animals and humans.

COVID Shots for Kids--Really?

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

It has been long acknowledged that children under 18 years of age are at the very lowest risk for getting COVID (0.1 to 1.5%) or dying from it (0 to 0.2%). But efforts by the medical establishment continue unabated to vaccinate them. However, vaccination has never been the answer to fighting COVID. Even the mainstream media is now admitting that the vaccinated are the worst offenders for getting and spreading COVID-19. “At least 72 COVID cases in the fully vaccinated resulted from the Gridiron dinner,” ABC news reported . Nancy Pelosi tested positive, as did members of Biden’s cabinet. Even Dr. Fauci got COVID last week after being fully vaccinated and twice boosted. While the media can’t ignore the truth, have you seen how they still twist it as much as possible? The reporters rejoice that the afflicted had ONLY mild cases of COVID and continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated because they say it’s the only way to end the threat. But there is a huge question being ignored.

The Vaccinated Are the Spreaders

If the vaccinations caused those attending the Gridiron dinner to become asymptomatic COVID-19 spreaders (no symptoms) instead of spreaders with symptoms, how would anyone know to stay home while sick? It turns out that the vaccinated are actually doing more harm than good in terms of transmitting COVID to others! If the shots neither stop nor prevent the spread of COVID, isn’t it illogical to recommend them or make them mandatory? While we are all tired of hearing about COVID, the government and medical establishment are still working behind the scenes to extend their money-making reach to include injecting our babies.

New York Study on Dwindling Vaccine Protection for Children

We now have data on what the shot does to our 5-11-year-old children; and we can easily extrapolate that to those 0-5-years-old. The New York state Department of Health study of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy in children documented that after 2 months, efficacy in the 5–11-year-olds had fallen to 12%. Put another way, 7 out of 8 vaccinated kids had no COVID protection after 2 months. No benefit, but only risk associated from adverse reactions to the shot. I've mentioned elsewhere how cases of myocarditis, strokes, fertility issues, heart attacks, and sudden death are increasing in the vaccinated.

Fighting Back

State legislatures in Tennessee, New Hampshire, Kansas, Nebraska, and others are strengthening protections for those prescribing Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 which are proven, safer options for treating and curing COVID. A lot of anger has been simmering and resistance to government and medical misinformation and authoritarian actions is finding voice in state legislative bodies and school boards around the country. However, recent efforts to place the United States and other countries under the inept declarations of the World Health Organization (WHO) demonstrate the need for continued vigilance. The medical establishment seeks to undermine our liberty and make the United States subservient to the WHO by forcing us to abide by whatever pandemic rules they unilaterally determine in the future. We need to get our voices heard in Washington D.C. and November's elections seem like a perfect opportunity.

COVID-19 Shots Leak Variants

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Why are those vaccinated with COVID-19 injections getting COVID and all of its variants while the unvaccinated with natural immunity are not? Vaccine developer Geert Vanden Bossche from Belgium predicted this problem a year ago as I reported in a blog post on March 30, 2021. Widespread vaccination rates have created pressure on the virus to mutate into variants with higher levels of contagion. The unvaccinated are the only ones keeping the pressure down by defeating the virus and carrying natural immunity. However, as the unvaccinated population gets increasingly smaller, the pressure on the virus to mutate increases. So, these mutations (Delta, Omnicron, …) stay at more effective and higher levels of infection.

Fully Vaccinated and COVID-19 Variants

A study posted on medRxiv, August 25, 2021 emphasized that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are in fact more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated people. Dr. Vanden Bossche’s prediction explained that vaccine antibodies would suppress natural antibody responses, allowing variants to slip through and this is what we are seeing. The Conservative Treehouse on October 3, 2021 reported, “Among vaccinated individuals, a COVID variant virus is not recognized by the specialized antibodies provided by the vaccine, and the natural antibodies have been programmed to stand down…Be careful around vaccinated people, because they can carry a more resistant form of COVID-19.” The narrow, limited protection offered by the COVID shot inevitably necessitates a booster shot for each emerging new variant. Those who are unvaccinated, got COVID, and developed natural immunity have much stronger protection against the variants.

Natural Immunity

Antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) is the scientific name for what has happened because of mass vaccinations for COVID-19. Sole reliance on vaccination as the primary strategy to fight COVID-19 is why we are in this situation. It is extremely rare to get COVID-19 after you’ve recovered. How rare? Researchers in Ireland looked at 615,777 people who had recovered from COVID-19. Over a 10-month period, the reinfection rate was just 0.27%. In another study of 43,044 people , the risk was only 0.1%. And there was no indication of immunity waning over a 7-month follow-up, unlike what happens with COVID-19 injections and their multiple boosters.

Risks Associated with Vaccinations

The COVID-19 injections appear to be all risk and no reward. 30,000 people have died from COVID injections and hundreds of thousands have been injured. Dr. Peter McCullough , an internist, cardiologist and epidemiologist has warned that COVID-19 injections are not only failing but putting lives at risk. According to Dr. McCullough, by January 22, 2021 there had already been 186 deaths reported to Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) which was more than enough to exceed the mortality level to stop the program. He stated, “With a program this size, anything over 150 deaths would be an alarm signal…the U.S. hit 186 deaths with only 27 million Americans jabbed.” Dr. McCullough believes that if the proper safety boards had been in place, the COVID-19 program would have been shut down in February 2021 based on safety concerns and risk of death.

Successfully Treating COVID-19 Without Vaccines

If you are vaccinated, you are at high risk for COVID. There are effective treatments that you should employ at the first sign of symptoms. COVID shots were never the answer and have damaged our immune system. Fortunately, the same therapeutics and natural approaches used to protect the unvaccinated will benefit the vaccinated. Two doctors, Brian Tyson, M.D. and George Fareed, M.D. sucessfully treated over 7,000 patients in California without a single fatality. They documented their early treatment protocol in an excellent book titled Overcoming The COVID Darkness. Click here to see effective options that truly treat, mitigate, and cure people infected with COVID-19 or any of its variants.

mRNA Vaccines Are Able to Alter DNA

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

For over two years, government agencies and pharmaceutical manufacturers have labeled as misinformation the idea that mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna could alter human DNA. A central tenet of molecular biology holds that DNA is transcribed into RNA which then is translated to produce protein. It is mostly a one-way street . Writing in reverse (RNA to DNA) cannot happen unless an enzyme called reverse transcriptase is present. But recent studies have irrefutably overturned the one-way street belief and demonstrated that the mRNA in the vaccines is actually embedded in our core genetic material (DNA).

Reverse Transcriptase

Vaccine proponents claimed that even though the vaccine contained RNA it was not a retrovirus . It did not contain a gene for reverse transcriptase which could write the RNA into our cell's DNA. In addition, since the replication cycle occurred outside the nucleus where our DNA is stored, there did not seem to be any way that vaccine mRNA could affect our DNA. But a May 6, 2021 study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) revealed a huge unexpected finding. They found that after SARS-CoV-2 infected human embryonic kidney cells, the virus's RNA was in fact "reverse transcribed" and integrated into the cell's genome. The paper did not study how this was accomplished, since the vaccine virus did not encode reverse transcriptase (the mechanism for reverse writing RNA into DNA).

Integration of Viral RNA Not Random

The researchers who wrote this study hypothesized that there must be some other cellular mechanism behind this process. One possible metabolic process might involve human theta polymerase; this was shown by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University to reverse transcribe cellular RNA into DNA and repair DNA based on RNA sequences. The study demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 virus) genetic sequences integrated into the host cell's genome with 29% entering the gene exons . Exons are the part of the genome that actually express the proteins and code (or influence) a person's attributes like appearance, weight, immune function, and other bodily conditions. According to the study, this integration of viral RNA was not random and suggested there could be changes in cell structures and function. Researchers discovered DNA fragments around the sequences of viral genes embedded in human chromosomes; this suggested a reverse transcription mechanism like LINE1 (Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements) to transcribe its RNA into DNA and insert it into the chromosome.

Pfizer's mRNA in Human Genes

In February 2022, a study performed at Lund University in Sweden and published in the medical journal Current Issues in Molecular Biology (CIMB), demostrated that six hours after entering human liver cells in vitro (test tube incubation), Pfizer's mRNA vaccine was able to reverse transcribe itself into these cells and affect human genes.

Just Like HIV

Dr. Xiaoxu Sean Lin, an American virologist and former lab director of Walter Reed Institute of Research, VIral Disease Branch said, "This study has challenged the topic that people dare not to touch, that is, whether or not the mRNA vaccines are genotoxic." It appears from these multiple studies that the mRNA virus in the vaccines can reverse transcribe its RNA into DNA. This RNA becomes embedded in the human chromosome just like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is able to do.

COVID-19 Vaccines Alter Human DNA

Mainstream media and government agencies are loath to report these findings because it means that these fast-tracked, experimental vaccines do alter human DNA, which was something they assured the public would never happen. The medical authorities have needlessly infected people with synthetic, genetically-modified genes which have the potential to cause long-term, serious repercussions to human health. And they did it when safer therapuetics were available that could have treated and mitigated the effects of the COVID-19 virus with minimal harm. The pharmaceutical industry is indemnified and cannot be sued for any harm their vaccines cause. The vaccinated are the unfortunate victims and will be the ones to suffer the brunt of these health ramifications. Who will hold the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Fauci, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) accountable? Only an informed public has that kind of power.

Spike Proteins: Damage From and How to Remove

Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The spike protein (S protein) is a glycoprotein on the glycocalyx or surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19. The S protein has two main components: S1 remaining in the blood and the S2 bound to cell membranes (glycocalyx). Initially, scientists thought its only role was in binding the virus to the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) receptors on human cells which allowed the virus to enter and infect the cell. Studies now document at least 8 other ways the S protein harms the human body. Further details will be provided below.

Moderna and Pfizer GMO S Proteins

In addition, vaccines have introduced genetically modified (GMO), synthetic spike proteins which human cells are forced to create and display on their glycocalyx in hopes of prodding the immune system to generate some limited immune protection. These artificial GMO S proteins cause all of the 8 documented problems plus others. Moderna and Pfizer vaccine makers advertised that the viral mRNA in the vaccine would only appear in small amounts in the muscles at the injection site and not enter the blood or organs of the body. This proved to be false and the GMO S protein has been detected weeks and months after injection and in most vital organs and other parts of the body. A study published in the Journal of Immunolgy documented that S2 proteins could still be found four months after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Eliminating these foreign, artificial S proteins from the body becomes critical to restoring health from the damage COVID-19 vaccines cause.

8 Ways Spike Protein Harms

1. Damages the lung cells (pulmonary alveoli and endothelial cells).
2. Damages the mitochondria and DNA structures.
3. Damages cardiovascular cells.
4. Increases the risk of blood clots.
5. Damages brain cells.
6. Promotes inflammation.
7. Suppresses immunity.
8. Increases the risk of cancer.

Discussion

A paper published in 2021 states that the S proteins cause damage to multiple organs: 1) increases Type 1 catalytic receptors in the kidneys which makes them more susceptible to viral infection; 2) stimulates cells in the small intestine to produce large amounts of liver/lymph node-specific intracellular adhesion molecules making them more susceptible to infection; 3) increases dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecules in the lungs which cause inflammatory symptoms; 4) causes the pulmonary alveolar cell walls in the lungs to thicken and solidify, thereby decreasing breathing ability; 5) increases oxidation in various organs leading to premature cell death , a hyperoxidized state , and increased risk of cancer.

Researchers suspect S proteins damage mitochondria; this damage then causes Long-Haul Covid . Normally, the mitochondria serve the cell as power stations producing cellular energy. When endothelial (surface) or pulmonary alveolar (lung) cells are stimulated by the S proteins, the mitochondria structure fragments and the number of mitochondria power stations is greatly reduced. This causes the cell to lose function, decline and eventually die young. Prolonged COVID-19 symptoms (Long-Haul Covid) is marked by chronic fatigue. Lack of energy and lack of oxygen absorption result in worsening fatigue and early death.

S proteins damage the cardiovascular system and cause blood clots. A study published in Clinical Science documented that S proteins bind to CD147 receptors on the surface of pericardial (heart) cells making them more likely to shed from the surface of the endothelial cells . This damage to endothelial cells accelerates the death of the vascular wall cells, producing more pro-inflammatory chemical factors that in turn damage the myocardium (muscles of the heart).

S proteins can induce thrombosis (blood clotting) leading to a heart attack and even alter the structure of platelets, leading to increased, random clotting and strokes.

If the amount of S protein in the body is too high, the excess S protein can over-activate the expression of interferons; this then induces the body's immune system to attack its own cells in a way similar to autoimmune disease. Such an autoimmune reaction promotes inflammation, damages sensitive brain cells, increases the risk of cancer and suppresses overall immune function.

How to Rid the Body of Spike Proteins

The harm of S proteins is related to the amount in the body. The side effects mentioned above are all based on in vitro studies and animal models . The serious side effects occurred when the amount of spike protein was large. This is why mandatory, universal vaccination and recurring booster shots are especially dangerous.

The World Council for Health (WCH) has made several recommendations of nutrients and medications to counteract the accumulation of COVID-19 spike proteins.

1. Nutrients that can alleviate symptoms:

Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Omega 3
Quercetin
Melatonin
Zinc

2. Common medications used to alleviate symptoms:

Aspirin
Antihistamines
Steroids
Colchicine
Ivermectin
Mast Cell Stabilizers

3. Plant Extracts that can help detoxify the body:

Selfheal extract
Pine needle extract
Dandelion leaf extract
Rheum emodin
Neem
N-Acetyl L-Cysteine (NAC)
Fennel Tea
Anise Tea
St John's Wort
Lithospermum

Of course, the sugar nutrients we teach about in our class and discuss in our book would be the first thing we would add to this list.

Why Children Have Such Strong Immunity to COVID-19

Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

When it comes to disease, there seems to be three groups which are usually at the highest risk for infection: children, pregnant women, and the elderly. The elderly definitely have the highest mortality rate when it comes to COVID but a huge surprise was how children responded. Although many children were exposed and infected by COVID-19, the overwhelming majority showed no symptoms or extremely mild symptoms. The mortality rate was virtually nonexistent for children. Why was this the case?

An article published in 2021 in the journal Nature , proposed that the reason children (0 to 20 years old) were least affected was because they have an exceptionally strong innate immune system . The immune system can be broken down into two parts: innate and adaptive. Innate immunity is what humans are born with and adaptive immunity is what we acquire following exposure to a disease. The innate immune system is our first line of defense and protects us during the 2 to 3 week period before antibodies are created by the adaptive immune system . Neutrophils are immune system cells that belong to our innate immune system. When they are activated by the presence of a pathogen like a virus or bacteria, they summon other immune cells to the area of infection. Researchers found that children averaged 22% more neutrophils than adults.

Children also have more active innate immune genes. Once children's bodies are infected with a virus, a large number of immune genes (genes which turn on immune functions) are also activated. Adults do not have as highly activated immune genes as children. For example, the ZEP1 gene is a protein that binds to zinc ions and regulates the expression of interferons. Interferons stimulate infected cells and those nearby to produce cytokine proteins which prevent the virus from replicating within them. Another gene which is highly activated in children when compared to adults is the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 gene (MSR1). This gene allows children's innate immune system to destroy foreign pathogens more effectively.

So, children have a greater number of innate immune cells and their internal genes are more prone to activation than adults. This gives children a stronger comprehensive ability to fight against virus invasion. In addition to their innate immune system, researchers discovered that CD8 glycoprotein receptors on the glycocalyx of killer T cells in children are activated to a higher degree than in adults. This means that after viral infection, the number of activated acquired immune cells proliferate faster after a foreign virus invasion.

Because children have such a strong innate and adaptive immune system, it makes little sense to vaccinate them. This is especially true for the COVID-19 vaccines which do not provide immunity nor stop transmission of the disease. These vaccines damage and suppress natural human immunity. Other adverse side effects include inflammation of the heart (myocarditis), damage to mitochondria, increased risk of blood clots, damage to cardiovascular and pulmonary cells, and increased risk of cancer. Hospitalization for children with COVID infection ranges from 0.1 to 1.5% and the mortality risk is 0 to 0.2% according to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (April 28, 2022).

Finding ways to support the innate immune system would be far more beneficial to children and adults. For ways to do just that, see my book, There's An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health.

COVID Vaccines Increase Cardiac Arrest Risk

Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A new peer-reviewed study was published in the British scientific journal Nature on April 28, 2022 which is being ignored by mainstream media. The research analyzed data from Israel's National Emergency Medical Services between the years 2019 and 2021. Drs. Christopher Sun, Eli Jaffe, and Retsef Levi reported an increase of over 25 percent in emergency calls about cardiac arrest and acute coronary syndrome for young adults ages 16 to 39 years old. The researchers discovered that this increase in emergency heart conditions was correlated with COVID-19 vaccinations but not with COVID-19 infections.

Vaccine Side Effects

Scientists are seeing a growing body of clinical evidence which demonstrates more and more side effects from COVID-19 vaccines themselves. In June 2021, an international team of 16 scientists published their findings of acute myocarditis occurring in men between the ages of 21 and 56. Heart inflammation (myocarditis) and inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart (pericarditis) are a growing concern and many doctors have deep reservations about giving COVID-19 vaccines to young people who have more risk from the vaccine than the actual disease.

Risk-Benefit Ratio

Three German scientists published a letter to the editor in the journal Clinical and Translational Discovery which said, "The risk-benefit ratio of COVID-19 vaccines: Publication policy by retraction does nothing to improve it...as we vaccinate 100,000 persons, we might save five lives but risk two to four deaths." They pointed out that even the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) notoriously inefficient and under-reporting system called the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System ( VAERS ) shows 27,532 post-vaccination deaths, 14,096 heart attacks, and 39,639 cases of myocarditis/pericarditis as of April 22, 2022.

Human Tragedy

Benjamin Gordon Goodman was a successful young man working in the television industry but had decided to return to college to get an MBA. One week after Goodman turned 32, he went to Walgreens for his COVID-19 vaccine. He got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine so he would need only one shot. Goodman's stepmom, Pamela Everett Goodman, explained that Goodman had texted a photograph of his vaccination card but also texted that he had a horrible headache which had come on immediately after the shot. He went to his apartment hoping to sleep it off. At 1 AM he had a raging fever and at 3 AM his fiance woke up to him having a seizure. She called 911 and emergency medical technicians brought him to Mount Sinai Hospital. They were unable to restart his heart and he died at 6:05 AM. He was planning to travel to Vanderbilt to go to school and he was going to marry his fiance. Instead of planning a wedding, his family found themselves planning their son's funeral.

Getting the Truth Out

The CDC continues to downplay the severe adverse events transpiring after COVID-19 vaccinations. The mainstream media follows suit. But more and more scientists are analyzing the existing data, publishing their findings, and voicing their concerns about the many serious side effects from these COVID-19 vaccines. People deserve accurate medical information, positive and negative, so they can make a decision that seems best for their circumstances.

Zinc and the Immune System

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Many people talked about including zinc in their regimen to fight the flu and coronaviruses the past few years. Why is that? Here are a few of my thoughts:

Zinc is an essential mineral necessary for optimal health. More than 300 enzymes require the mineral zinc to function properly in the human body. Zinc reduces the length and severity of upper respiratory infections. As published in early treatment recommendations , d octors used it with great efficacy against COVID as it helped prevent viruses from entering and replicating inside vulnerable cells. A new study published in March 2022 expands on our knowledge of how zinc influences immune system function. The study was reported on March 31, 2022 in Science Daily .

T-cell Production

Fred Hutchinson, a Cancer Research Center scientist who published his findings online in the journal Blood reported by Science Daily, documented two findings: 1) zinc is essential for developing T-cells which fight disease; 2) zinc is necessary for regenerating the thymus which is the organ that produces T-cells. A molecule within human cells called GPR39 acts like a sensor to track changes in zinc levels. When the level rises, GPR39 signals the release of a renewal factor. T-cells are able to mature fully and the thymus is able to ramp up production. Immune system function becomes optimal.

Why Quercetin and Chloroquines Work

Plant-based zinc is wrapped in a food matrix that increases absorbability at the cell level. Most supplemental zinc (inorganic crushed rock) is not very bioavailable. Zinc ionophores (gateways or doors) can be helpful. Ionophores act like mini taxi cabs to transport zinc from the outside to the inside of a cell. Their function greatly improves the levels of zinc inside the cell where it can be used for critical enzymatic functions. Zinc ionophores include substances like the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), cloroquine, quercetin, and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). This transport function was the main reason why hydroxychloroquine was so effective at treating and stopping the spread of SARS-CoV2 if used early on in the treatment process. When HCQ was banned in an effort to make the vaccine the only treatment option, knowledgeable doctors turned to quercetin which was available over the counter and worked in a similar manner.

Not Too Much and Not Too Little

It is important to have the right amount of zinc in the body. Too much zinc can cause an imbalance in the zinc-copper ratio, which can degrade immune function. "Acceptable ratios of zinc to copper range from 2-to-1 to 15-to-1 in favor of zinc," according to nutritional expert Dr. Chris Masterjohn. Copper is also interdependent with iron. In fact, all of the minerals have a synergistic effect and mega-dosing one can cause unforeseen problems in many other metabolic pathways. It is always best to get enough but not too much. While it can be necessary to supplement inorganic zinc during illness, trying to meet your daily zinc requirements from food and plant-based supplements is definitely the best option. For more information on how to support your immune system, see my book .

Testosterone

Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

I was recently reading an article from Sayer Ji in his GreenMed newsletter which confirmed many things I've learned about testosterone for men as they age. It's no surprise that as men grow older their testosterone levels decline. Testosterone can drop one to two percentage points each year starting in their mid-forties. By age 60, many men are suffering from male menopause called "andro-pause." The symptoms can include baldness or thinning of hair, erectile dysfunction, depression/anxiety/mood swings, low energy, and loss of muscle mass.

Artificial Testosterone

There can be serious side effects for men who boost their testosterone levels artificially. When testosterone is supplied synthetically, a negative endocrine feedback loop is activated which sends a signal to the gonads to reduce production. This makes the original deficiency worse and leads to testicular atrophy. In addition, it can lead to excessive prostate growth and increased hair loss. The safest approach is to support the body's natural production of testosterone by removing chemicals that block its production and adding foods that will increase it.

5 Things that Limit Testosterone (Avoid)

Statin Drugs: These drugs are misrepresented as critical for heart health. See the Cholesterol Lie in my book for the hidden truth. These drugs hurt heart and brain health and they dramatically suppress the production of testosterone.

Bisphenol A: An endocrine disruptor found in plastics and canned food. They block testosterone production and increase estrogen effects.

Phthlates: Another endocrine disruptor found in plastics (makes them flexible).

Parabens: Preservative found in cosmetics and body care products.

Glyphosate (associated with GMO food): Eat only organic and non-GMO foods.

5 Things to Boost Testosterone

Zinc: The prostate has one of the highest concentrations of zinc in any organ in the body--vital to health and immune system function.

Vitamin C: Regenerates and detoxifies hormones.

Magnesium: Involved in over 300 enzyme pathways and strongly associated with hormone production in the elderly.

Saw Palmetto: Can block the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and estrogen.

Phosphatidyl Serine: Found in fish, meat, dairy, soy, and sunflower lecithin. Helps increase testosterone levels after moderate physical activity.

To read the GreenMed article in it's entirety and access the references, click here . Of course, sugar nutrients as discussed in my book are vital to ensuring optimal helath.

COVID Boosters

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

I've been asked for my opinion on the COVID boosters. Why should a person get a booster? Of course, most people who follow our non-profit know our position about these shots already but still the question has come up.

The fact that the medical community keeps recommending booster shots (5 doses and counting) to lessen the effects of COVID-19 proves that the mRNA-based COVID injections are not real vaccines. The two-dose injections were supposed to be 95% effective and keep us all safe from infection. It feels like it was more marketing hype than credible information because it didn't take long before we found out that the shot didn't stop transmission of COVID at all. What's worse, the shot actually increased the infectivity of the Delta variant. In 2021, hospitals around the world became over-run with "vaccinated COVID patients." The main-stream narrative that the unvaccinated were to blame unraveled. Mainstream media did their best to ignore the science and the facts, but truth has a way of seeping through the cracks and exposing the lies.

Booster Facts

In August 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the first booster (the third dose) of mRNA jabs. In March 2022, the FDA recommended a second booster (dose #4) for adults over 50 and a third booster (dose #5) for immunocompromised over age 12. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who are apparently not very good at either control nor prevention, recommended that adults who received two doses of Janssen's viral vector DNA shot should get a third shot using either Pfizer or Moderna. This was done despite absolutely no data on whether mixing the two shots does anything at all.

Vaccinations Are the Problem

The CDC recently admitted that 7 out of 10 "vaccinated" employees got breakthrough infections in August 2021 and Princess Cruises reported in March 2022 an outbreak despite having 100% of the passengers and crew vaccinated. In addition, they all had a negative COVID test prior to boarding. This is sad. Truly, it is time to follow the science and I'm not talking about teflon-Tony Fauci's brand of paid-by-pharmaceutical science. Dr. Gil Regev-Yochay, an infectious disease specialist at Sheba Medical Center in Israel stated, "Not a third dose, not a fourth dose, not a fifth dose will do anything to stop infections [long term]." The shots have decimated the immune function of those who took them and the FDA has no other plan or option but to roll out a never-ending series of boosters hoping to marginally improve people's immune defenses.

Videos to Enjoy and Learn

To watch a hilarious but educational explanation of who is behind the pandemic fear-mongering, the World Economic Forum/Klaus Schwab, BlackRock and the Great Reset, click here and be entertained by the very funny comedian, JP Sears.

To watch an excellent spoof by America's Frontline Doctors as they expose the most dangerous woman in California, click here .

'Watch the Water' Interview

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

An interview conducted by talk-show host, Stew Peters, entitled Watch the Water is generating a lot of publicity and questions. Stew interviews a doctor of chiropractic, Brian Ardis, who offers his opinion on the drug Remdesivir and then seeks to expose the origins of COVID 19 with a theory involving snake venom. His comments on Remdesivir are quite accurate. However, while very interesting, his theory tying the effects of poisonous peptides in snake venom to those of SARS-CoV2 spike protein and their transmission to the public via contaminated water has some serious holes.

Remdesivir--Interview Got it Right

Ardis' description of the toxic effects of Remdesivir are established. As early as November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that there was no evidence that Remdesivir ever improved COVID outcomes. They recommended against the use of Remdesivir regardless of disease severity. But the expensive drug was pushed by Dr. Fauci and he was able to downplay its harmful effects in mainstream media sources. Currently, the drug enjoys unwavering support from the medical establishment as the only antiviral remedy for treatment of COVID in most hospitals. But honest nurses have nicknamed Remdesivir with the phrase 'Run Death is Near.' The vast majority of patients die on day 9 of the administration of this toxic concoction. To watch the 30-minute interview with Steve Peters and Brian Ardis, click here .

Problems with Snake Venom Hypothesis

After speaking about Remdesivir, Ardis launches into his hypothesis that snake venom (from cobras or krait snakes in China) delivered via public waterways is the real source of COVID 19. Many of his points are interesting and true, but there are also some significant problems. For example, Ardis makes a connection between monoclonal antibodies to argue that since they are an effective treatment against COVID AND snake venom, that "monoclonal antibodies are anti-venom." This statement is not completely true. Monoclonal antibodies are specific proteins that can bind with many different targets including active proteins in snake venom. Anti-venom is a monoclonal antibody. But not all monoclonal antibodies are anti-venom. Just because monoclonal antibodies can neutralize the effects of many different peptides doesn't mean they all share a common origin, i.e., snake venom. So, his argument breaks down.

D-Dimer and Ventilator Issues

Other problems involve the D-Dimer test used to determine if a patient is suffering with clotting disorders. The D-Dimer can be elevated in people suffering from a snake-bite but also can come from deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, and strokes. Therefore, an elevated D-Dimer does not necessarily mean COVID is caused by snake venom. In addition, Ardis speculated that because snake venom paralyzes muscles in the diaphragm responsible for breathing, medical personnel were causing the death of COVID patients by administering the drugs needed to sedate patients when they are put on a ventilator. It is true that ventilators did not help COVID patients and many died. But it is a far reach to suggest that it was snake venom causing paralysis of the diaphragm and not nerve paralysis involving the brainstem.

To see the critique of the interview by Madhava Setty, M.D. who is senior editor for The Defender on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Children Health Defense website, click here .

Circumcision

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Circumcision in the United States is an example of a medical intervention that has been imposed on the American public without adequate discussion. One could argue that it is strictly for monetary gain since it is the most unnecessary surgery regularly performed. Let me give a little background on why this procedure became the norm.

Religious Reasons

Circumcision has been a Jewish and Muslim ceremonial rite of passage for millennia. Abraham in the Old Testament was commanded by God to enter into a covenant (the Abrahamic Covenant) and as a sign or token of the covenant he was to circumcise all male infants when eight days old (Gen 17:12). In the figure, red represents countries where more than 80% are circumcised; orange represents countries where 20-80% are circumcised; yellow represents countries where less than 20% are circumcised.

Scripture References Ending Circumcision

Circumcision is the procedure that cuts off the foreskin--the skin covering the head of the penis. In the New Testament, the Christian Church discussed circumcision multiple times. It was difficult for many Jewish converts to give up the rituals and ceremonies contained in the law of Moses. The apostle Paul was very persuasive in making it clear that the law was fulfilled in Christ and was no longer applicable to members of the church (Rom 2:25-29, Rom 3:1, Gal 5:6). So, the scriptures make it clear that Christians are under no religious obligation to circumcise their sons.

Statistics

Around the world, about one-third of male children are circumcised. Two-thirds of all males are not circumcised. Aside from those who feel their religious beliefs require it, why are male children routinely circumcised in the United States and have been for over a century? In the United States rates of circumcision barely decreased from 1979 to 2010 (64% to 58%). Today, no major medical organization recommends universal circumcision of all males. However, the procedure continues with little or no education provided to the parents concerning the risks associated with this unnecessary surgery.

Medical Justification Debunked

In the late 1800s and throughout most of the 1900s, circumcision was routinely recommended as a way of curing masturbation and bedwetting, as a way to ensure better cleanliness, and as a way to reduce risk of various diseases. While all of these reasons have been debunked , circumcision still manifests a strong cultural tendency in America. Fathers want their sons to look like them and this common surgical procedure is financially rewarding to the medical community ($500 for an infant and $3,000 for an adult).

Doctors Opposing Circumcision

Aside from the United States, no other country in the world routinely circumcises its baby boys for non-religious reasons. Efforts are growing to overcome this practice. Doctors Opposing Circumcision is one such organization. Their mission is to end the unnecessary cutting of infant genitals. They believe the bodies of male children were created and designed perfectly. They also feel it is a travesty to perform surgery like this when the child doesn't have a say in the matter. They ask the question: What is the harm in letting the child decide when he is old enough and capable of making a decision for himself? This is food for thought. Parents need to have the option for education on the matter so they can decide what they feel is best for their infant boys without feeling the pressure of conformity.

Here is a great link to a podcast on the subject by Candace Owens.

Coley's Toxin

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. William Coley began his studies on cancer in the early 1890s. Dr. Coley became convinced that the tumor disappearance he saw in his patients was related to an acute bacterial infection . He had stumbled upon this hypothesis when a patient with a severe skin infection had their cancer go into remission. Intrigued, Coley endeavored to prove his hypothesis by injecting live bacteria into patients with malignant tumors. Many of his patients had a complete and unexpected recovery from cancer after developing infections and fever. Coley went on to formulate a mix of various bacterial toxins which later became known as Coley’s toxin . 50 percent of all cancer patients were successfully treated with his approach!

Saving 50%

Saving half of his patients diagnosed with cancer far surpassed anything modern cancer treatments could offer them. Coley’s approach was used by many doctors including the renowned Mayo brothers from the Mayo Clinic . The famous orthopedic surgeon Henry W. Meyerding used this approach with great success treating bone cancer. From the perspective of current immune system knowledge, scientists can now understand the immense success he was having with patients experiencing spontaneous remission of their cancer. One of the white blood cells charged with immune system defense is called a macrophage . One of the macrophage’s functions is the prevention of cancer. The importance of dietary polysaccharides that end up covering the cell membrane of the macrophage and allow the macrophage to engage cancer cells has only become understood in the last decade. So, with all the success—how come no one seems to know about this treatment today?

Radiation Treatments

There are several reasons to explain why this treatment approach was relegated to the history books. Coley’s work came out at the same time radiation therapy was being developed. X-rays were discovered in 1895 and were used to treat cancer in 1896. A few years later, Becquerel rays of radium became the chosen approach to cancer. Radiation had the backing of powerful proponents. Coley’s boss at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City was a big believer in radiation. James Ewing had received a huge financial gift from James Douglas, a wealthy mining industrialist and advocate of radium. By the 1920s, Memorial Hospital was known as the radium hospital, having acquired 8 grams of radium, including the original batch produced by Marie Curie.

Chemotherapy

In 1955, another influential leader at Memorial Hospital, Cornelius Rhoads, ordered the production of Coley’s toxin stopped even though patients were receiving treatment. Rhoads had pushed chemotherapy since the late 1940s and saw chemo as the future of cancer warfare. He oversaw a massive screening program at Sloan Kettering focused on finding the magic bullet—a chemical compound that would end all cancer. He dismissed any other approach. Because Coley could not explain how his bacterial toxin therapy worked and because high, patient fevers (which was a necessary part of the healing process) seemed so disconcerting to the medical establishment, his approach was shut down. A plausible explanation of why his approach worked would not be forthcoming until an understanding of cell biology and immune system function matured and the science of glycobiology emerged. By then it would be much too late to alter the direction of cancer research.

Not Grandfathered

The final reason why most of us have never heard of Coley’s toxin occurred in 1963. Because of drug safety issues raised by thalidomide in Europe, Congress had passed the Drug Efficacy Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1962. Thalidomide was a drug targeting morning sickness in pregnant mothers, but its use resulted in serious birth defects like malformed limbs. The outrage over thalidomide resulted in an amendment which required drug manufacturers to demonstrate the safety of new drugs before they could be approved by the FDA. Drugs that had been used for a long time, like aspirin, were grandfathered in and avoided testing.

Even though Coley’s toxin had been used for over 60 years, the FDA classified it as a “new” drug. So, anyone today who wants to try to replicate Coley’s approach must first apply to the FDA for permission. The process is time-consuming and costly enough that few are interested in resurrecting it. Just the cost of preparing a batch of Coley’s toxin runs at well over $1.2 million. An interesting study in Germany recently demonstrated that Coley’s toxin, now referred to as a mixed bacterial vaccine (MBV), helped cure advanced-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma . MBV resulted in an astounding 93 percent remission rate compared to chemotherapy's dismal remission rate of only 29 percent.

Glycobiology Answers How Coley's Toxin Worked

Despite all of the problems preventing Coley’s toxin from being widely utilized today in cancer treatment therapies, we now have a foundation for understanding what the active component was in his bacterial broth.

Acemannan is a product that consists of mannose which has been extracted and stabilized from the aloe vera plant. LPS stands for liposaccharides or lipoglycans which are large molecules consisting of a lipid (fatty acid) and a polysaccharide (sugar). They are called glycolipids as opposed to glycoproteins since their base is a fat (a lipid). They are found on the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and elicit a strong immune response in animals and humans.

The reason mannose in aloe vera stimulates the immune system to engage in repair, healing and cell destruction so quickly is because the human immune system is primed to look for mannose on the outside, surface-lectins (glycoproteins) of bacteria. The human immune system is engineered and designed with an early-warning detection system. It is built to look for incoming problems associated with bacteria. The sugar mannose is used in the body to signal that there is something requiring serious attention. Mannose is the terminal sugar on Gram-negative bacteria. The macrophages become activated and go on alert to take out anything foreign entering the body.

The Importance of Mannose

When bacteria enter the body they stimulate the immune system to fight. Free-floating mannose is able to do the same thing by interacting with glycoproteins and macrophages. This induces a significant immune response also, but without the negative side effect of inflammation which bacteria would cause. This is a huge benefit--no toxicity and no adverse side effects are good things! The resting immune system is activated and goes on alert. Specific glycoproteins like Toll-Like Receptor (TLR-4) and Cluster of Differentiation (CD14) are engaged; these then stimulate the production of Nuclear Factor-kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-Kβ). NF-Kβ is a mouthful. It is a key protein controlling transcription of DNA and production of cytokine chemicals and reactive species responsible for tumor necrosis and apoptosis initiation. This is critical for stopping cancer ( cancer regression) .

The Power of Nature

We now know that Coley was on to something huge over one hundred years ago. He just couldn’t explain it. Aloe has been around for thousands of years and no one could explain it either. Today, we are able to discern the metabolic pathways and biological processes involved. They all point to the power of natural, plant-based sources. The solutions have been here all along.

Currently, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the only cancer treatment modalities recognized by the medical community. Unfortunately, other natural and less invasive treatments are discounted and considered alternative medicine, when in actuality they have been the long-term, traditional approach. They are not alternative medicine. Western medicine is really the new kid on the block. It would be more accurate to say modern medicine is the alternative approach. The Father of Medicine said it very well a long time ago, “ Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”—Hippocrates (460 B.C.).

For information on the power of good sugars (nutritional glycobiology) on cancer, see my book.

Glutamine Supplements

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Carolyn Dean, a respected researcher and doctor in private practice states " MSG , gluten , glutamine , and glutamic acid are all in the same family and are all placing a strain on our magnesium stores. Wheat has been hybridized, which increases the gluten content. Glutamates such as m onosodium glutamate ( MSG) are used in most processed foods...Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body. Most glutamine is made and stored in muscles and lung tissue, and it helps protect the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. For that reason, some researchers have suggested that people who have inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease) may not have enough glutamine. This finding led to the widespread use of glutamine for leaky gut and all manner of intestinal imbalance. However, two clinical trials found that taking glutamine supplements did not improve symptoms of Crohn's disease."

Dr. Russell Blaylock wrote in his book, Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills , "high doses of the single amino acid glutamine will be converted into glutamate." A person who is low in magnesium will be unable to prevent glutamate from flooding into unprotected brain and heart cells. As a result, glutamine supplementation could prove to be a very dangerous path.

In an article, Magnesium: The Original Chill Pill published in Psychology Today , the author states, "Magnesium is calming but calcium and glutamate are excitatory in their actions, and if they are in excess, they are toxic. Calcium and glutamate activate the NMDA receptor (think glycobiology), whereas magnesium guards the receptor to keep out excess calcium and glutamate. If magnesium is deficient, there is no guard, no protection against too much calcium and glutamate. Calcium and glutamate can activate the receptor like there is no tomorrow. In the long term, this damages the neurons, eventually leading to cell death. In the brain, that is not an easy situation to reverse or remedy."

Another interesting connection with magnesium is the vagus nerve . "The vagus nerve and its branches innervate the trachea, lungs, heart, esophagus, and stomach. Thus a 'trigger-happy' vagus nerve can cause you to cough as your heart beats erratically." This could cause a simple cold drink of water to leave a person anxious and gasping for breath with an attack of arrhythmia. Therefore, having enough magnesium in your body can have a calming effect on nerves and the erratic electrical discharge some people experience.

Oftentimes, researchers fail to mention that the major cause of inflammation in the body is a deficiency in magnesium in the presence of too much inorganic calcium. In fact, researchers go out of their way to warn doctors not to screen for coronary artery calcification (CAC) because they admit they dont have an effective treatment for stopping or even slowing the progression of that disease. Patients who take statins for coronary artery disease experience an increase in coronary calcification independent of plaque progression or regression. This means that the statins are encouraging calcification all by themselves.

Another concern is the massive amounts of soda that people consume. Scientists report that drinking just one sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage per day can increase CAC because extra magnesium is required to metabolize sugar. In addition, the high amount of phosphorus in soft drinks is a contributing factor in calcification. For more information on the negative effects of too much inorganic calcium, see my book .

90% of UK COVID Deaths Are in the Vaccinated

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The United Kingdom (UK) Health Security Agency (UKHSA) COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report for February 24, 2022 contains several tables of data showing that the vast majority of people infected, hospitalized or who have died from COVID-19 were people who were fully vaccinated. During the four-week period covered in the current report, vaccinated individuals represented 89% of all deaths. Not only are the deaths in vaccinated individuals rising exponentially, but the number of deaths for those unvaccinated are dropping. 85% of the people hospitalized are vaccinated. 73% of all COVID infection cases were in the category of the vaccinated, but when children were removed from the data, then vaccinated individuals accounted for 91% of all COVID-19 infections.

The UK health officials keep track of people who have never received a shot and those who receive one, two, or three doses. The United States has been extremely reluctant to release this type of data. In fact, it appears there are efforts to obscure and hide this information from the public. The mass innoculation program has likely damaged and killed far more people than the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will ever admit publicly.

Economist Mark Skidmore shows the number of injuries and deaths from the COVID vaccines is many times greater than the number reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). While experts do not agree on the exact number of adverse events and deaths from the COVID shots, the number of all-cause mortalities is quite clear. A person is either dead, or they are not dead. Multiple sources report the death rate in 2021 as 32% to 54% higher than the death rate in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. People are dying from these vaccinations.

Headlines in the Mercury News published March 7, 2022 read, "COVID-19 Deaths in California Among Vaccinated Rose Sharply With Omicron." The story said that of the 10 deaths recorded in Santa Cruz County, California, nine were vaccinated. This mirrors the UK data. However, the CDC states that you can only be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the final dose in the two-shot series from Pfizer and Moderna or the one shot from Johnson and Johnson . This is a twisted definition of fully vaccinated . People who get the mRNA shot are not considered vaccinated until a minimum of 6 weeks have passed. Most immediate vaccine deaths occur within 7 to 10 days after the shot, so all of those deaths are considered deaths of the unvaccinated. This is blatant misrepresentation of the data. While the CDC plays cover-up games with the public, the all-cause mortality statistics do not lie. 32% to 54% more people are dying now than were dying during the worst days of the pandemic!

Insurance companies have cited higher mortality rates. The Hartford Insurance Group announced that mortality increased 32% from 2019 and 20% from 2020. Funeral homes are reporting increases in burials and cremations in 2021 over 2020. One large German health insurance company reported nearly 14 times greater number of deaths than the German government reported.

This data appears to be an inconvenient truth for our government. Health and Human Services (HHS) recently decided to terminate the COVID-19 reporting requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities. So now there will be no official data and the government can disavow any problems with COVID vaccinations. The New York Times reported that a CDC spokesperson attempted to justify why the CDC was withholding large portions of data collected at the beginning of the pandemic. She stated that the data was "not yet ready for prime time," and that "the information could be misinterpreted to mean the vaccines were ineffective."

All of this represents a sad state of affairs. It is no wonder that millions of people do not respect our country's medical authorities. Until there is honesty and transparency, there will never be trust.

Doctors and Science Under Fire

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Paul Thomas is an integrative doctor who has a wonderful podcast entitled Against the Wind—Doctors and Science Under Fire. He recently interviewed Dr. Judy Mikovits, a cellular and molecular biologist and author of several books including Plague of Corruption: Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science.

In the interview, Dr. Thomas mentioned the work of an organization documenting health outcomes of the unvaccinated. Joy Garner, Founder of The Control Group , has collected statistics covering 48 American states. She compared the unvaccinated/never vaccinated (0.26% of the population) versus the vaccinated (99.74% of the population). The startling health outcomes go a long way towards explaining why the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) refuse to compare vaccine injuries with the unvaccinated as a true control group. They manipulate results by comparing new vaccines in trials to other vaccines, but never with the unvaccinated as a placebo group. They do this because it hides the vaccine injuries by lessening the difference in the number of adverse events.

One of the findings of her study shows that 6% of vaccinated adults in her survey were diagnosed with cancer, while 0% of the unvaccinated group had that diagnosis. She gathered similar statistics for autism, food allergies, and chronic diseases. Dr. Mikovits proposes that childhood diseases like mumps and measles actually develop our body’s innate immune system in positive and healthy ways. Those strengthened immune systems ensure prevention against certain cancers (like breast cancer) later on in life.

In the interview, Dr. Mikovits explains why injecting synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA), as with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, is so dangerous. She explains that all vaccines are genetically modified organisms (GMO). The COVID-19 shots which use mRNA are actually gene therapy. They are not true vaccines . Scientists have discovered that 97% of mRNA in the body is regulatory. They don’t make proteins. They turn genes on or off. Injecting the artificial mRNA into humans causes the cells to write the RNA into DNA. Reverse-transcriptase and integrase are the two enzymes that perform this function. In the vaccinated, all the cells within the body (when they replicate) will now reproduce this synthetic SARS-CoV-2 virus and express the spike protein on the outside membrane ( glycocalyx ). The risk of autoimmune disease grows astronomically. The body doesn’t make the antibodies after being vaccinated. So, the vaccinated are actually the ones who are spreading disease mutations (not the unvaccinated) because they don’t make antibodies like someone who gets the disease naturally and recovers from it. This is why the vaccinated are now at greater risk of developing cancer and autoimmune disease in the future.

Another interesting point Dr. Mikovits mentions is that SARS-CoV-2 virus is not what causes COVID-19. To be a causative factor, every person with evidence of infection must have the disease. If these viruses caused the disease, everyone would get sick when they caught them. But 99.7% of people with a positive PCR test for COVID-19 are asymptomatic (they are not sick) with COVID-19. For something to be the cause of sickness it must induce sickness every time it enters a human body. This same logic explains why HIV does not cause AIDS. Many people have AIDS and don’t have HIV and many people have HIV and never develop AIDS. The vast majority of people on the planet got SAR-CoV-2 but most never got sick with COVID-19. Only the immune-compromised got sick and relatively few of them died as a result of COVID. This is in spite of the falsification of death certificates blaming every death on COVID.

The vaccinated are anergic (they never make antibodies). Only the unvaccinated who contract the disease in the natural way make antibodies. In addition, Dr. Mikovits points out that masks don’t stop viruses. The medical authorities are finally acknowledging (after two years of lying to the public) that cloth masks don’t work. In actuality, neither do the more sophisticated masks. Doctors' masks were designed to stop doctor spit (sputum) from landing on a patient’s open wounds during surgery. They are not designed to prevent inhalation of a virus. Wearing an N-95 mask will force your exhaled air out of the mask and into your eyes (causing inflammation and disease) or out the sides of the masks. You cannot stop the transmission of disease with a mask. The only way to stop a virus is to put both of your fingers up your nose and close your mouth! Unfortunately, that will prove far more fatal than breathing in a virus with a 99.7% survival rate!

We have an immune system designed to protect us from bacterial and viral infection if we keep it healthy. Electron microscopy images of masks made using nanotechnology industries show fibers, fragments, and particles shaped similar to asbestos. This is what you inhale. Healthy people should never wear a mask. Cancer patients should never wear a mask. Giving a cancer patient a vaccine that is inherently carcinogenic and then forcing them to wear a mask is not health promoting. Restricted breathing acts like a blowtorch on an on/off switch called hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1A) which greatly aggravates the cancer condition.

Monocyte/macrophage dysfunction drives cancer and AIDS. Every tissue in your body has a resident stem cell macrophage that is not dependent upon the bone marrow macrophages. They are pre-positioned in the tissue already watching for problems in that area of the body. An adjuvant, like aluminum used in a vaccine, can damage these macrophages. If these macrophages in the microglia of the brain get damaged, the immune system becomes seriously compromised. Most people don’t realize that by injecting nanoparticles into the bloodstream, the blood-brain barrier will no longer provide the protection it was designed for. Therefore, it can be very dangerous to inject any chemical or particle into the body.

Dr. Mikovits offers some things that will help all of us be able to detoxify because we have either had the shot or are surrounded by people who have. We are all compromised to varying degrees. Besides removing GMO foods, she recommends ozone therapies and chlorine dioxide which can break down the synthetic virus membrane for detoxifying purposes. Adding purified amino acids like L-glutamate , L-cysteine , and glycine which are the building blocks for glutathione is important. Glutathione is a key antioxidant used by the innate immune system. She believes the lack of glutathione is the most likely cause of COVID-19. Supplying the body with these three amino acids allows it to make glutathione naturally. It is difficult to put glutathione back in directly because it is unstable and that is why you may need to supplement these particular building blocks. Sugar nutrients are also a critical component for increasing glutathione levels.

Dr. Mikovits says it is important to counteract the effects of glyphosate (Roundup) in the soil, plants, and animals we eat. Roundup chelates (binds up) minerals, removing them from the soil and plants. It kills all plants except those genetically engineered to resist the poisoning and mineral attack. Glyphosate destroys the key antioxidant—glutathione. Endogenous glutathione deficiency (low glutathione levels) appears to be a crucial factor enhancing SARS-CoV-2 induced oxidative stress damage to the lungs. As a result of Roundup in the soil, it's hard to get enough clean amino acids, trace minerals, nitric oxide and especially sugar nutrients.

To summarize, there are two things that constitue the innate immune system: antioxidants like glutathione and the type 1 interferon pathway (which is a subject for another article). Good food is key to optimizing these aspects of the innate immune system.

Lastly, Dr. Mikovites talks about cannabinoids, which are anti-viral and reduce neuroinflammation. I have a chapter in my book that discusses cannabis and the importance of the endocanabinoid system in the body. Specifically, Dr. Mikovits points out that cannabidiol inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and promotes the host innate immune response. This has been validated in a recent study ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7987002/ ). Dr. Mikovits believes COVID19 is an acquired endocannabinoid immune deficiency: Non HIV-AEIDS .

To watch Dr. Thomas interview with Dr. Mikovits in his podcast, click here .

Vaccine Benefit Analysis

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

People inherently trust our medical system to recommend the best practices to avoid sickness and disease. Unfortunately, a sick-care system is not always focused on health-care. There have been some BIG red flags regarding the mass vaccination efforts over the last two years. Enough time has passed so that data associated with the consequences of that approach are coming to light and validating many of those red flags. Dr. Stephanie Seneff and researcher Kathy Dopp performed a cost-benefit analysis on the latest statistics available for these emergency-use vaccines. They used published, official data from the United States and the United Kingdom. They compared all-cause mortality to the risk of dying in the latest pandemic for all age groups. The results are quite startling.

In summary, the data analysis shows clearly that the COVID shot is more harmful than actually getting COVID-19 for anyone under the age of 80 years old! Young adults and children show absolutely no benefit--only risk from the side-effects of the shot. In addition, all age groups under 50 have a greater risk of dying after the shot than an unvaccinated person has dying from COVID-19. For those under 18, the COVID vaccine exponentially increases their risk of dying from COVID-19. They are 51 times more likely to die from the shot than they are to die from getting the COVID virus by remaining unvaccinated.

Only when people are over 60 years old do the risk of the shot and the risk of COVID infection become even. In the 60-69 age group, the vaccine will kill one person for every person it saves, so it's a toss-up at that age. This data is based on the current Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). What makes the data even more startling is that VAERS is underreporting deaths in the United States by a factor of at least 20 as reported by Dr. Seneff. It appears that the Centers for Disease Control is intentionally hiding the number of adverse events to protect the pharmaceutical industry.

When one takes into consideration that early intervention decreases the risk of COVID-19 death by 90% for all high-risk persons, it makes absolutely no scientific sense to have ever mandated COVID-19 vaccines.

In summary, the statistics below depict the risk of vaccination. They show that people are more likely to die by getting the COVID shot than from staying unvaccinated and getting the COVID-19 virus naturally.

Age 0 to 18: 51 times more likely to die from the vaccine.

Age 18 to 29: 16 times more likely to die from the vaccine.

Age 30 to 39: 15 times more likely to die from the vaccine .

Age 40 to 49: 9 times more likely to die from the vaccine .

Age 50 to 59: 2 times more likely to die from the vaccine .

Age 60 to 69: Even. The shot kills one person for every one it saves.

As of February 11, 2022, there were 34,223 COVID jab injuries to children under the age of 17. For all age categories, there have been 2 million injuries reported in VAERS and 25,000 deaths. This data only takes into account deaths occuring within one month of the shot. We know that detrimental effects from afflicitions such as myocarditis will linger for months, years and likely a lifetime.

Getting this information out to the public has been extremely difficult due to censorship and suppression by mainstream media. An insightful interview on how this is being applied to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s book, The Real Anthony Fauci , which has sold over one million copies and has been number one on the best seller's list, is very revealing and worth watching.

Plants: Monocots Versus Dicots

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Traditionally, plants that flower are divided into two major classes: monocots and dicots . Monocots include grasses, cattails, irises, lilies, orchids, and palmtrees. The dicots include the vast majority of seed plants: herbs, vines, shrubs, and most trees. It is interesting in our work with glycobiology to know that monocots (grasses) typically have one primary sugar – glucose. Dicots (herbs) can have varying amounts of other sugars (mannose, fucose, galactose) which are important to human bodies but uncommon in our modern diet.

Being able to identify these herbs and bitters was a skill from bygone eras, but it still has application for human immune systems today. Below are brief descriptions and pictures of the two categories of flowering plants, and why it's important to make these distinctions.

Monocots
When a seedling germinates and breaks through the soil, the cotyledons are the first things to appear. They represent a significant feature of the embryo in the seed. Plants with only one cotyledon are called monocot yledon plants. Other characteristics of monocotyledon plants are structures appearing in multiples of threes. They can have three, six or nine petals. They also have adventitious roots meaning that these roots can grow from almost any part of the plant that comes into contact with the soil, such as the stem. In addition, close examination of the leaves of a monocotyledon plant will reveal that the veins are always parallel.

Dicots
Dicots have two cotyledons. The veins of the leaves are in a network (not parallel). The flowers come in multiples of four or five petals. The seeds of dicots come in many different shapes and sizes. When germination occurs, two embryonic leaves sprout.

Pictures of Monocots and Dicots

A picture of a monocot shown is the onion . The part of the onion plant we actually eat is a group of compressed leaves. You can see from the picture that the veins of the leaves all run parallel, demonstrating that the onion is a monocotyledon plant. The veins in this onion are circular but parallel. This makes it a monocot.

Garlic (pictured at the right) is also a monocotyledon. One cotyledon emerges from the ground and it has parallel veins in the leaves. Garlic is a plant in the onion family that is grown for its distinctive taste and health benefits. It contains sulfur compounds which appear to be the source of many of its health benefits. Garlic is low in calories but rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6 and manganese, along with other trace nutrients.

This castor oil plant (pictured at the right) exhibits cotyledons (two embryonic leaves). They are different from the adult leaves. Castor oil leaf and root can be made into a paste by gently heating them with sesame oil or castor oil and applying externally. The paste can relieve migraine, low back ache, sciatica pain, arthritis pain, mastitis and painful skin disorders. Growing and handling the plant in the garden is not dangerous, but ingesting plant parts (leaves and seeds) which contain the largest concentration of ricin can be deadly. Eating t he ricin in the outer hull of the seed can cause nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain resulting in damage to the liver, kidney, and pancreas. Ricin is a toxic chemical that, when concentrated, can even result in death.

Watercress (pictured at the right) is another dicot with abundant nutrients. Researchers believe that watercress can help prevent the cognitive changes associated with Alzheimer's. Watercress can also help repair brain tissue for improved brain health. This is due to the sugar nutrients within the plant. In addition, this leafy green is high in vitamin C, which is essential for boosting brain neuron activity and other brain functions.

Herbs and plant bitters can have very powerful effects in our bodies. Understanding how to utilize and apply appropriate herbs and plant bitters in our diet can prove to be very important for supporting the human body’s need for sugar nutrients. Knowing the differences between monocots and dicots helps us identify the plants that contain nutritional sugars. Properly harvesting these plants in nature can be critical for supporting the immune system.

Understanding the eight sugars surrounding every single cell within the body constitutes the study of nutritional glycobiology. For more information on these sugars, see my book here.

AFib and Heart Arrhythmia

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Between 40 and 60 percent of people who suffer sudden heart attacks actually have no arterial blockage. The cause seems to be spasms in the coronary arteries and the occurence of severe heart rhythm disturbances like atrial fibrillation (AFib). This is another statistic that busts the myth of the cholesterol lie! The most common time for a heart attack seems to be 9 AM on Monday morning when people get ready to reengage the stressful workplace environment.

She adds that "Magnesium is also an accepted treatment for ventricular arrhythmias, congestive heart failure (where the heart is weak and unable to empty after each heartbeat), and before and after surgery, including coronary bypass grafting." AFib has become an epidemic in the last decade. Investigators have documented how intravenous magnesium is an effective and safe strategy for the acute management of rapid AFib. In addition, it has no side effects compared to drug therapy. And administration of magnesium can actually cure the AFib where the condition is due to magnesium deficiency.

In 2013, researchers with the Framingham Heart study found that those with the lowest levels of serum magnesium were approximately 50 percent more likely to develop AFib. Between 2000 and 2010, AFib hospitalizations increased 23 percent. The number of people with AFib is about 5.2 million.

One type of heart valve abnormality, mitral valve prolapse, is also associated with magnesium deficiency. Without magnesium, the valve, which consists of two flaps coming together, becomes rigid and can't close properly. This permits blood to leak back through the partially open valve. If you have enough magnesium, the flaps of the valve are relaxed and close completely. Body parts do not calcify unless there is too little magnesium. For more information on the truth about magnesium, calcium, and cholesterol, see my book .

How do we Protect Ourselves from EMFs?

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Protecting ourselves from electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is a difficult proposition. Having phones available is imperative f or some people because of their work. Since multiple people have asked for my opinion on what types of things they can do to help protect themselves from the potential harm of EMFs, I will give some suggestions from Dr. Mercola here in this article. The bottom line is to minimize our exposure to the best of our ability given the world we live in and the "necessary" risks people feel they must take. Many of the sources of EMFs are outside our local control. But the roll-out of fifth generation (5G) wireless technology requires that we minimize exposure. There are steps we can take to reduce our exposure as outlined in Dr. Joseph Mercola's book, EMF*D . He outlines 4 priorities in descending order of importance, as listed below.

First priority: Reduce exposure to EMFs emanating from inside your home.

1) Purchase a meter to measure what and where EMFs occur. Dr. Mercola recommends several sources in his resources section at the back of his book.
2) Reduce or eliminate Wi-Fi from routers and computer devices. If possible, revert to cord and cable technology like Ethernet. Make sure to switch off the laptop's wireless button or icon so it does not continue to emit a Wi-Fi signal once you are connected to a wired network.
3) Take control of your cell phone. Use airplane mode when carrying it on your body and when not using it. Avoid using the cell phone when the signal is weak as it has to emit higher energy to connect to the nearest tower. If possible, wait until you have full bars; even then always use the speakerphone to keep the device away from your body. Avoid using Bluetooth technology.
4) Minimize EMFs in the bedroom. Avoid sleeping with your cell phone unless it is in airplane mode or powered off completely. If this isn't possible, make sure it is at least 6 feet away from you. Don't put it under your pillow or in your bra. Putting it in a Faraday bag can offer additional protection. Consider using a regular alarm clock--not your cell phone. Don't use wireless chargers for your cell phone. Use a standard charger and keep the cord far away from the bed. Consider using a corded landline telephone when you are home.

Second priority: Increase the distance between you and the EMFs you can’t avoid.

1) Remember Newton’s Inverse Square Law. If you move 1 foot away from a source of EMFs, you reduce your radiation exposure to one-fourth (2 feet is one-sixteenth the exposure)
2) Limit cell phone contact with your body; use the speaker phone option to talk; use airplane mode till you need the device

Third priority: Reduce outside sources of EMFs.

1) If your community has access to fiber optics networks, use them. Radiation does not emanate from fiber optics and they are far superior to Wi-Fi networks for fixed locations.
2) Don’t live near or under power lines, cell phone towers, radio/TV stations. You are not a tree--you can move!

Fourth priority: Shield yourself and your home from EMFs.

This can be difficult to do effectively and may be expensive.
1) Place a shield around smart meters installed by the power company to keep the EMFs from emanating into your home.
2) Utilize EMF-shielding paint for bedrooms, Faraday bags, EMF protective clothing and sleeping tents where needed.
3) Help your body repair the damage from EMFs by using intermittent fasting/restricted eating, exercise, and plant-based supplements including magnesium. A healthy immune system is designed to protect and repair damage done to the body. See my book for more of those suggestions.

You cannot usually feel or see EMFs. But they affect us nonetheless. It is important for long-term health to reduce exposure to harmful radiation. The body is an amazing thing and can tolerate many conditions. But a constant barrage of harmful radiation is not good over time. An atmosphere covers the earth to protect us from damaging solar radiation. Space travel is limited for human beings because of the dangers involved and the difficulty of shielding astronauts from ionizing radiation. As we move into a 5G world, we need to actively pursue ways to limit our exposure and rejuvenate our bodies by grounding ourselves to the earth. Gardening where our hands are in the dirt, hikes in nature's wilderness, swimming in pools and oceans, and scheduled downtime away from technology and television (things like reading a paper book) can do wonders for increasing our health and vitality.

Glycobiology, Fucose, and COVID-19

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A study was published on January 18, 2022 in Science Translational Medicine which highlights the work of Taia Wang, MD, PhD, assistant professor of infectious diseases and of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University. The study results suggest that a test can be developed using the science of glycobiology to identify those people infected with SARS-CoV-2 who will later progress to severe symptoms as opposed to those whose immune systems will be able to handle the infection without medical intervention. Researchers discovered that individuals who progressed to severe COVID-19 had sugar chains on certain antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 which were deficient in a sugar called fucose . The deficiency was evident on the first day individuals tested positive.

Researchers took blood samples from 178 people who had tested positive for COVID. Their symptoms were mild, but over time 15 individuals developed severe symptoms requiring hospitalization. By comparing the initial blood sample with ones taken 4 weeks later, they found a clue to symptom development in the neutralizing antibodies. Neutralizing antibodies bind pathogens like viruses and bacteria in just the right place that prevents infection. A larger immune response is generated because of this binding/adhesion. Researchers found that those who ended up hospitalized had very low levels of neutralizing antibodies to begin with. Those who were not hospitalized had high levels.

Researchers determined that the antibody antennas (glycoproteins) had various sugar molecules linked together, and those sugars influenced the body's inflammatory response. Upon further investigation, researchers found that those individuals whose COVID-19 symptoms drastically worsened over time, were deficient in one of the 8 sugars that make up these glycoproteins. The sugar was fucose. In addition, these sicker individuals had abnormally high levels of receptors for those fucose-lacking types of antibodies. These receptors (called CD16a) are known to boost the inflammatory activity of immune system cells. This explained why there was such massive inflammation in the lungs of people whose immune systems failed to block SARS-CoV-2 quickly enough after infection.

By analyzing the initial low-level neutralizing antibody response, the deficient levels of fucose on antibody sugar chains (glycoproteins), and the hyperabundant number of receptors looking for fucose-deficient antibodies, researchers reported that they were able to predict with 80% accuracy who would become seriously sick.

For those of us who understand the value of nutritional glycobiology, the importance of having adequate levels of fucose and each of the 8 sugars in our diet is clear. We are not victims of genetics, viruses, or bacterial infection. We can take steps to strengthen our immune system so it can function. Proper structure (building correct glycoproteins) is essential to proper function of our immune system. For more information on the importance of these nutritional sugars, see my book, Theres An Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health .

British Data Proves Ineffectiveness of COVID Shots

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on January 19, 2022 that he is ending all COVID-19 restrictions in England . This will eliminate mask mandates in schools and on public transportation. In addition, vaccine passports for public events are no longer required. What caused this complete turn-around? Omicron has destroyed the sanctioned narrative of the past two years. Mainstream media is still trying to avoid or talk their way around the facts, but the truth is now so obvious it cannot be missed . The higher the vaccination rate, the higher the infection rate. The vaccines are not working . Booster shots and mandates for what doesn't work doesn't help anyone except the pharmaceutical companies.

COVID-19 case-counts have always been unreliable; anyone who tested positive for COVID was counted as a COVID hospitilization whether they were actually sick (symptomatic) or not (asymptomatic/healthy). The same applies to COVID death statistics . They were massively overcounted from the beginning because every death was counted as a COVID death even if they died in a car accident or from a gunshot wound. And the PCR test was anything but reliable because it never could diagnose an active infection--the excessive cycle thresholds guaranteed huge numbers of false positives.

It is no surprise that the mainstream media outlets are now begining to change their tune. They are moving away from such unreliable data like case-counts, hospitalizations, and deaths for all the same reasons we have been writing about right here in this newsletter for the last two years. Why change now? Omicron made the ineffectiveness of the vaccines so obvious that they need to hide this information from the public. This is now their only way to have any chance of maintaining the lockdown , mask-up , and mandate a vaccine dogma. Countries like Israel (the most vaccinated country in the world) are generating the most cases of COVID infections and the majority of those cases are Omicron. It isn't the unvaccinated. It is the vaccinated who have the most cases.

The British and Scottish data clearly show that COVID infection rates are higher among the "fully vaccinated" in virtually all age groups. COVID case-rates are lower among the unvaccinated than the single-, double-, and even triple-jabbed vaccinated group. It makes no sense to mandate vaccines and vaccine passports if the vaccinated are the largest creators of COVID cases.

For two years straight, any dissenting opinion has been labeled as misinformation and it was censored even though it was completely accurate. Surprisingly, the rebel rockstar Neil Young now represents the establishment's viewpoint. He was anything but traditional in his heyday but he now has become so mainstream he cannot tolerate anyone with a dissenting opinion. Acting like a bully rather than a rock 'n roll legend, he is pulling his music off Spotify as punishment for Spotify. This is 'punishment' for Spotify allowing Joe Rogan and his podcast to feature doctors scientifically explaining the problems with COVID vaccine safety. It pays to remember that many years ago the rock 'n roll group Lynrd Skynyrd wrote the song Sweet Home Alabama and commented on Mr. Young's condescending attitude, saying we don't need him around anyhow .

The mainstream media will continue to look for ways to promote their propaganda and backtrack to save face. Their new narrative will emphasize things like how hospital capacity is being overrun and how short they are with staffing. They won't mention how staff has been fired for not getting the shot or how many are quitting to avoid the vaccine mandates.

Great damage has been done. OpenVAERS reports over 22,000 deaths and over one million injuries to vaccinated individuals. An Indiana-based life insurance company reports a 40% increase in deaths among working-age Americans and an uptick in short-term and long-term disability claims in the third quarter of 2021 compared to pandemic levels. More and more Americans are getting sick and it isn't just due to COVID infection.

If you want to avoid getting seriously ill from any type of immune invader, there is real hope for that. You'll be amazed how easy it can be. See the information contained in my book , tune into our weekly podcasts and set a reminder to read these blog articles weekly, too.

What Are the Health Risks of 5G?

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

When we consider whether or not 5G could be harmful to our health, it may be helpful to know a few facts of which we are certain. 5G will operate in the millimeter microwave (MMW) range of the electromagnetic field (EMF) spectrum. That's technical but means the bandwidth is 24 - 30 GHz (gigahertz), a wavelength associated with non-ionizing radiation (NIR). Ionizing radiation (IR) includes high-energy x-rays and gamma rays which can be deadly. Because NIR includes visible light and infrared light, scientists previously did not worry as much about this type of radiation. But studies conducted within the last decade have demonstrated that continuous exposure--like what is associated with WiFi and cell phones--can be just as harmful over time.

NIR does not have enough energy to damage DNA or create free radical ions directly. NIR does it indirectly by forcing open Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels (VGCC). Calcium is an essential mineral in the creation of electrical energy within the cell. Because of this, it is highly regulated and most of it is kept inert outside of the cell. The cells control its entry by opening and closing VGCCs. What scientists discovered is that NIR can force open these VGCCs. This causes excessive amounts of calcium to flood into the cell, leading to the formation of carbonate-free radicals , nitric oxide, superoxide, and eventually peroxynitrite . Peroxynitrite is a reactive nitrogen species and one of the most damaging molecules in the body. Peroxynitrite cues up inflammation which damages cell membranes (glycocalyx), mitochondria, stem cells, glycoproteins, and DNA. The brain, heart and reproductive organs are especially vulnerable.

The National Toxicology Study in 2016 showed increased risk for malignant gliomas (brain tumors) in rats exposed to cell phone radiation for 9 hours/day for 2 years. In addition, schwannomas (tumors) of the heart were noted. A 2017 review found increased risk for brain cancer in human beings using cell phones for 10 years. Swedish oncologist, Lennart Hardell, found the highest risk for developing glioma was in people who began using the technology before 20 years of age. It's not surprising to learn that the wireless industry funds studies which deny or mitigate brain cancer correlation. In one study they manipulated the results by eliminating the over 60-year-old group. Of course, this is the group where most brain cancer begin to show up!

Another study conducted from 1999 to 2004 showed an 80% increased risk in glioma after 10 years for " heavy users ." In the footnotes, "heavy users" was defined as anyone using the cell phone more than 2 hours a month! Maybe that was true in 2000 but the average use in 2018 is 3.5 hours per day! It has increased exponentially since then. A study on rats showed a compromised blood-brain-barrier after only one minute of exposure to low-level radiation.

Another problem with brain cancer is latency . Latency means it takes time for cancer to develop. Some cancers are quicker and some are slower in their development. For example, after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, it took 40 years for some of the tumors to show up.

Breast cancer is another disease identified in the 2007 BioInitiative Report which looked at 50 studies documenting evidence of breast cancer caused by electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Women should definitely not carry cell phones in bras. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified EMFs as possible carcinogen (Group 2B) based primarily on the link between EMFs and childhood leukemia .

Reproductive health is also implicated. Over 300 studies document infertility issues (40% in men and 60% in women) associated with cell phone use. Men should not keep their cell phone in their front pocket. Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Syndrome (EHS) is not recognized by the medical establishment as a disease; however, 3% of the population experience similar symptoms ranging from high oxidative stress biomarkers in their blood to sleep disorders, headaches, memory and concentration loss, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmia, tinnitus, skin tingling, burning, and itching.

A technique favored by the wireless industry is to fund low-quality studies. These industry-funded studies can muddy the water by claiming inconsistent findings. If they can counter independent findings that show correlation with a similar number of their studies claiming no correlation, they can promote the idea that the science is not settled. The latest comprehensive study published on November 2, 2020 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health pulled the covers off this statistical game. They outlined which studies were low-quality, industry-funded and which were not. The overall conclusion from the independent studies was that "cellular phone use with cumulative call time more than 1000 hours (equals 7 minutes/day ) showed a statistically significant increase in the risk of tumors ( 60% increase )." The science is not uncertain. The risks associated with NIR and particularly the MMW bandwidth utilized by 5G are significant. The public would do well to mitigate their exposure and lobby for restrictions on this technology. Our children's lives depend upon it.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects COVID Vaccine Mandate For Large Businesses

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Biden Administration's mandate which required employees of large businesses to be vaccinated against COVID or undergo weekly testing and wearing of a mask indoors while working. The court said the administration overstepped its authority when they imposed an Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) vaccine-or-test rule on U.S. businesses with at least 100 employees. Unfortunately, in a related 5-4 ruling the court voted to deprive healthcare professionals o f their right to choose and is forcing them to comply with medical system mandates or lose their job. For more details on this ruling, click here .

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) admitted on Good Morning America on January 10th, that "the overwhelming number of deaths, over 75% (78%) occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities. So, really, these are people who were unwell to begin with." On Sunday, 9 Jan 2022, Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked her how many of the 836,000 COVID deaths were " with COVID " as opposed to " from COVID ." These were great questions the CDC has always avoided. In a 26 May 2020 article on Coronavirus: Ten Things to Know (see point #7), I wrote how the government changed the reporting rules on COVID deaths to inflate the numbers and artificially create a fear-based pandemic to promote and sell a vaccine. Actual deaths from COVID were estimated to be as low as 6% of what was being cataloged. That means the pandemic in the United States resulted in 50,000 deaths--something on par with a typical flu season. It is certainly not a worldwide pandemic requiring the tyrannical initiatives western countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States have employed. What Walensky's comments mean is that of those who actually die, most of them (nearly 80%) are already really sick with 4 or more non-COVID diseases.

In addition to Dr. Walensky's admission that the sick and the elderly represent the vast majority of COVID deaths, the CDC over Christmas updated their guidelines for isolation from 10 days to only 5. They admitted that the PCR test can remain positive for up to 12 weeks after recovery from an infection; also that the vast majority of viral transmissions (85% to 90%) occurs in the first day or two before symptom onset and lasts only two to three days after symptom onset. Apparently, the CDC didn't realize the PCR test was picking up dead viral debris three months after the infection. The test was generating false positives 90% of the time. They ignored this during the pandemic. I wrote about this a year ago (19 January 2021) in an article entitled Flaws in Coronavirus Testing and again on 16 August 2021 in an article The Truth About PCR Testing . All of this goes to show that if the PCR test can register positive for 12 weeks after an infection, it isn't a very reliable indicator of infectiousness--which is precisely what the inventor of the PCR test (Kary Mullis) has said all along. So, we have used a test for the last 2 years that cannot tell us if we have an active case of COVID. And the new Rapid Test apparently doesn't pick up Omicron very well. So, the government's promise to distribute half a billion rapid tests around the country in 2022 won't be very helpful. The shifting CDC guidelines are as unreliable as Dr. Fauci. The CDC is becoming less and less dependable for real science.

One last item involves main stream reporting. On December 20, 2021, the U.S. press went wild reporting the first Omicron death in the United States. It was reported that a man in Houston, TX was reinfected with Omicron even though he had recovered from COVID earlier. The press used this as proof that natural immunity doesn't work against this variant. But that was false. The county health department could not confirm that the patient died "from" Omicron infection--only that he had tested positive for it at some time before his death from other underlying health conditions.

More and more data is emerging showing those who are double- or triple-jabbed are two to five times more likely to develop secondary infections when infected with Omicron than the unvaccinated (who have a 1.17% risk of secondary infection with Omicron compared to Delta). Along this line, my friend John sent me a report from the UK that shows vaccines have damaged the natural immune system of those who have been double-vaccinated. The double-vaccinated will never be able to acquire full, natural immunity to COVID variants or possibly other viruses. We already know that COVID vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission of the virus. It is also becoming clearer that vaccinated adults are more likely to be infected than unvaccinated . The vaccine seems to interfere with the body's ability to make antibodies after infection; that is, not only against the COVID spike protein but against the nucleocapsid protein (the envelope of the virus). This outer envelope is a crucial part of the immune response generated by the unvaccinated and serves to make their natural immunity far more powerful than the limited vaccinated response.

With all these problems in need of solutions, one would think that Dr. Fauci ought to direct the majority of research dollars from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) towards fighting and solving COVID issues. Unfortunately, I was sad to learn that the NIH paid over $200,000 during the coronavirus pandemic for researchers to inject male monkeys with female hormones to study why transgender women have high rates of HIV. Since Americans are struggling to find reliable COVID tests and standing in long lines to get tested, shouldn't Dr. Fauci be solving those issues with U.S. taxpayer money? To learn more about The Real Anthony Fauci click on this link to order the book and discover for yourself his true character.

What are EMFs?

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

The electromagnetic field (EMF) is the spectrum of energy governing electricity and magnetism. It turns out that electricity and magnets are related to each other. Part of the EMF spectrum covers radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays. Gamma rays and x-rays are ionizing radiation (IR) and the rest are categorized as non-ionizing radiation (NIR). IR is the most dangerous to health. IR has enough energy to knock electrons out of the orbit of atoms. This creates an ion which becomes a positively or negatively charged particle. This means the ion is unbalanced and out of harmony with itself. It will seek to repair its status by stealing an electron or two from somewhere else. These ions are also known as free radicals. IR can convert water in the nucleus into the free radical hydoxyl (OH). A certain number of free radicals are necessary in the body, but when we get too many at once, they can cause havoc and harm. IR can also break the covalent bonds in the DNA helix, causing mutations.

NIR was originally thought to be relatively benign. Visible light is not normally harmful. NIR does not have enough energy to create ions directly. Microwaves operate at the same frequency as wireless cell phones (2.4 GHz). Microwaves have more power (1000 watts versus 1.6 watts) but they share the same frequency. Common sense says we should not put our hand or head inside a microwave. Even though cell phones only warm our ear, the EMFs are doing far more damage than we realize. Even though we cannot see them, hear them, or feel them (3% of the population can sense them), we intuitively know that the radiation is probably dangerous and we should minimize it.

What gets confusing is when we look to see what science says about potential health risks associated with cell phone use. There is a lot of conflicting information. It turns out the wireless industry plays the same types of games that Big Tobacco did for 50 years to confuse the issues surrounding whether cigarettes caused lung cancer. The industry pays for and publishes low quality studies which are designed to reach no conclusion. This counters the independent studies which demonstrate a strong correlation between cell phone use and cancer or reproductive health. It is a numbers game. How can the public decide what's factual when 40% of the studies reach inconsistent conclusions and 60% say there is a disease correlation? Because the science "appears" to be unsettled or inconclusive, we are led to believe it's not a problem. We are not warned or given enough cautionary information. This is especially true in regards to children. The small print, saying that children should not even hold a cell phone until they're 16, isn't given any attention when parents are buying cell phones for their kids. There is no education on the potential risks. We are led to believe we don't have to worry until science figures it out better. But science will never absolutely prove anything, especially when there is no incentive to do so. In fact, there is much incentive to keep the science on the matter quiet. Who wants to learn something negative or that cell phones can be dangerous to our health when we all need, and in fact, can't live without them? But the preponderance of data indicates clearly that it is quite likely they are harming us. In a subsequent post, you can read in more detail what that evidence looks like.

For now, we can all work to keep phones out of young children's hands. We can find "old-fashioned" ways to entertain them. And, only use the phones for essential services. That would go a long way in minimizing the potential dangers.

The Latest on Omicron

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Peter McCullough shares the latest findings on the Omicron variant. To watch the highly informative, 15-minute interview with Dr. McCullough click here . It appears from initial reports that this variant is one-third less infectious and transmissible than the Delta variant. Symptoms associated with this variant have been reported as mild and much less concerning that those with Delta. This corroborates what we know about viral evolution. It is common for viruses to become less problematic over time despite their increased mutations. The only people who are worried about the Omicron mutations are the vaccine manufacturers because mutations render their current vaccines obsolete.

Another related issue is that the Omicron variant actually arose from vaccinated individuals (not the unvaccinated). These types of mutations are what happens when mass vaccinations take place while the virus is active in the wild. It is called antibody-dependent enhancement or pathogenic priming . An overstimulation of the immune system can cause severe injury and death when vaccinated individuals subsequently encounter the wild virus. This is why there has never been a true coronavirus vaccine--this problem is impossible to avoid. The COVID-19 jabs are not vaccines because they don't make you immune to COVID-19. They can only reduce symptoms when you catch COVID-19.

In his book The Real Anthony Fauci , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explains that the reason Dr. Fauci is insisting on vaccinating everyone (including those with natural immunity) is because he needs to eliminate the control group (the unvaccinated) as he did during the Pfizer clinical trials. This way he can hide the horrendous number of vaccine injuries and deaths. Reading the Pfizer 6-month clinical trials soon reveals that far more people died in the vaccine group than in the placebo group. The vaccine trials showed the vaccine could avert only one single death from COVID-19 in 22,000 participants--but the vaccinated group suffered 4-times the number of lethal heart attacks as the unvaccinated. By ignoring all-cause mortality and by using the worthless relative risk statistic, the researchers put lipstick on the pig. Wipe off the lipstick and it becomes clear that there were 42.8% more deaths in the vaccine group than in the placebo group. This six-month study safety report was so horrific that it should have terminated the trial and ended the vaccine program. But compromised FDA officials were pressured into giving Pfizer their approval. Then the broken Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) system (that Fauci refused to fix) and the mainstream and social media all conspired to conceal the evidence of the crime. Vaccinated Americans began dying in droves. See OpenVaers for the current astronomical number of deaths (20,000+) and injuries caused by the vaccine and remember that these numbers are only the tip of the iceberg.

In addition to his explanation of the Omicron variant, Dr. McCullough shares a highly effective early treatment approach being used around the world. It is not talked about in the United States, Canada or the UK--tyrannical medical and regulatory authorities want to keep the public afraid and focused on the vaccine as the only viable option. Dr. McCullough explains that the simple but effective approach involves using a simple iodine nasal spray. Hand sanitizers and masks have never worked against the coronoviruses because the virus is located in the nose. By gently spraying an iodine mist, the virus in the nose is killed. Practitioners are having great success in reducing the viral load associated with the Delta variant.

The bottom line is: the vaccines have failed. After 6-months, the vaccine offers absolutely no protection at all (limited as it was). The vaccine manufacturers are rushing back to the drawing board because current COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are not working against Delta and definitely will not work against Omicron. The good news is that non-vaccine treatments exist and can more effectively prevent, treat, mitigate, and cure COVID-19 and all its variants. Nasal sprays, monoclonal antibodies , Ivermectin , Hydroxychloroquine , and zinc can all work to stop COVID-19 today. Dr. Fauci continues to insist that fully vaccinating the entire population is the only path to ending the pandemic. This assertion ignores the fact that COVID-19 vaccines neither prevent transmission nor infection, nor reductions in viral loads.

A September 2021 Israeli study demonstrates that natural immunity provides 27 times better protection against COVID than the Pfizer vaccine. This report is just one of 29 recently published peer-reviewed studies that testify of the superiority of natural immunity. It is clear that the vaccine-induced pandemic could be eliminated quickly. These sprays and drugs are effective against all viruses (not just COVID-19). They are not built against a particular spike protein like the old, static COVID-19 vaccines were.

All of the above suggests that globablists are using the pandemic for nefarious hidden goals which are not in humanity's best interest. See this clip with Dr. David Martin for more on that disturbing story.

Masks and the New (Omicron) COVID-19 Variant

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

It seems we are back in the mask business or at least many fear they'll need to pull it back out (if they stopped wearing it) because the new variant is upon us. Before I get to the new COVID-19 variant, let me spend a few minutes again on masks.

On November 5, 2021 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director, Rochelle Walensky, tweeted "Masks can help reduce your chance of #COVID19 infection by more than 80%." The one-sided Twitter fact checkers were nowhere to be seen. She gave no reference because there is none. In fact, a large study involving 341,830 people from 600 villages in rural Bangladesh was published August 31, 2021 by researchers from Yale, Stanford, and the University of California Berkeley. They found that the best masks could do was a lowly 9.3% reduction for people wearing cloth masks and only 11% for surgical masks. Previous peer-reviewed studies have indicated even less benefit or absolutely no benefit.

A tweet featured in an article published by Brownstone Institute quoted a Carnegie Mellon University mathematician, Wesley Pegden, who said, "The head of the agency responsible for providing Americans with accurate and trustworthy information about interventions...should not be making fabricated quantitative statements in support of poorly evidenced ones." Walensky's tweet is blatant deception that coincidently aligns with the CDC's irrational statements published on their website : "Cloth masks will not protect you from wildfire smoke...They might not catch small, harmful particles in smoke that can harm your health." So, are we supposed to believe that masks somehow catch a virus that is 25 times smaller than a smoke particle? Steve Kirsch , executive director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation states, "So it's like trying to stop a mosquito with a chain link fence." If it makes you feel safer, go ahead and wear the mask but don't mandate the wearing of it upon the rest of us who actually follow the science.

Besides masks' lack of effectiveness, they have several potential hazards. Researchers in Germany documented significant adverse effects: decreased blood oxygen saturation, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, difficulty breathing and shortness of breath, increase in blood carbon dioxide, feelings of exhaustion, dizziness, headache, drowsiness, itching, acne, skin lesions, bacterial growth on the damp and warm parts of the mask itself, and a decrease in empathy perception. Mask-induced exhaustion syndrome is especially prevalent in children and pregnant women or those sick or suffering from respiratory chronic conditions. Suppression of your immune system's ability to protect you is a real risk.

Besides these physical problems, the psychological issues can be even worse. The story of the Brazilian slave Escrava Anastacia who was forced to wear a metal, muzzle-like mask during her lifetime to silence her from speaking out about oppression and injustice is a good example of what masking people represents. Forcing people to wear a mask represents a similar symbol of medical tyranny and enslavement to many. A mask reduces verbal output, deletes facial expressions, inhibits nonverbal communication, conceals identity rendering us alien to others and ourselves, erases personhood and homogenizes the masses, leads to oxygen deprivation resulting in physical and mental weakness, promotes a culture of fear, makes our neighbor a nameless pathogenic vector instead of a friendly human ally, is a visible symbol of allegiance to a system of medicalized technocratic control , and ultimately is a symbol of submission in a master-slave dynamic. We are created in the image of God. He does not wear a mask. He created our immune system which is completely capable of protecting us.

So, it's clear wearing a mask to prevent the next COVID-19 mutation will not work any better than it worked the first time. The latest variant is B1.1.529 and has been labeled with the Greek letter Omicron (O). This new O variant was first identified in Botswana but has now shown up in South Africa. While the current Delta variant had two mutations on its glycoprotein receptor binding site , this new variant has 10 mutations on the ACE2 receptor . It has 30 other mutations on the spike protein, but those ten on the receptor are the most serious ones. The COVID-19 vaccines were built around the original single SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. They were grossly ineffective against the two Delta mutations. Scientists describe these 10 mutations as "horrific" because it is quite possible the current vaccines will be utterly useless against it. The only real protection will be with those who are unvaccinated and developed natural immunity by catching an actual case of COVID-19. Natural immunity is far more robust and offers absolute protection against the Delta variant. The CDC has no record of someone with natural immunity getting COVID a second time or transmitting it to anyone. There were no recorded breakthrough cases like those occurring with the vaccinated. There is good news coming out of Africa which is not being reported by the mainstream media. The doctors in South Africa who discovered the new variant report that the Omicron Variant symptoms are very mild in most people (a cough, fatigue for a few days) just like a cold. Nothing to worry about unless you're a vaccine manufacturer holding the bag with billions of ineffective COVID-19 vaccine jabs.

The truth about early, non-vaccine treatments which are effective against all coronaviruses is getting out. More and more frontline doctors are aware of how to utilize trusted therapeutics early in the disease process. These approaches have a proven safety and efficacy track record. The medical establishment (NIH, CDC, WHO) continues to ignore these early treatment modalities that prevent, treat, mitigate, and cure virtually all COVID-19 cases. Their pharmaceutical focus sees only money-making vaccines as a way to save the world. But the truth is being published far and wide by thousands of doctors committed to true healing. They are not tied at the hip to the vaccine manufacturers.

Governor DeSantis in Florida is a great example of bucking the NIH approach of ignoring patients until they are sick enough to be hospitalized. He is all about implementing early treatment. He was ridiculed by a September 2021 Vanity Fair headline as "an angel of death" for refusing to lockdown his state and mandate the wearing of masks. But Florida sailed through the Delta variant while other states like Michigan and New York who relied on fear mongering and tyrannical mandating of masks, social distancing, and vaccinations failed dismally to turn the tide of new COVID-19 cases.

This week Florida reported the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the nation! They have only 6 cases per 100,000 people and this represents a 2% decrease in the last two weeks. This is from a state with a significantly higher number of more vulnerable, elderly citizens. Clearly they are doing something right in Florida. It is remarkable what early therapeutic treatments can do; but is anyone from the mainstream media talking about this? Of course not. They are myopically intent on generating more fear about the new variant appearing in Africa rather than informing the public about real treatment solutions.

If you haven't purchased Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s book, The Real Anthony Fauci , click here. It is easy to read and full of documented information. Kennedy describes how the NIH, AMA, and CDC stifled COVID-19 early treatment discussion, that resulted in at least 500,000 unnecessary deaths in the United States because of their fixation on waiting for vaccines. There is no need to be afraid of the never-ending coronavirus mutations. Colds (which are coronaviruses) mutate all the time and we get through them. There are real solutions for COVID-19 that can completely protect you from any viral infection. You do not need to depend upon an experimental vaccine to keep you safe from a coronavirus.

On a related subject, many researchers know that the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) run by the CDC can be a nightmare to navigate. It is intentionally clunky and difficult and the CDC is not interested in making it user-friendly. But some extraordinary individuals have taken all the federal reports and made them easily searchable. The site is called OpenVAERS and they provide powerful "Red Box Summaries" of COVID vaccine injuries weekly. The information is so clearly informative that Facebook and Instagram have programmed their artificial intelligence to censor screenshots from OpenVAERS to protect the Big Pharma cartel. But you can go there directly and see what Big Tech, the NIH, and CDC hope to keep hidden from the American public.

As of this week, VAERS documents nearly 30,000 total deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines. There were 175,000 total reported hospitalizations and nearly 900,000 adverse events all attributed to the COVID-19 vaccines. People injured by the shots who try to share their story are immediately censored by social media. Vaccines are safe and effective? Just ask these families.

What is Long-Haul COVID?

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Long-haul COVID, long-haul syndrome, or chronic COVID all refer to COVID symptoms that persist for more than a month. Common symptoms are cough, fatigue, chest pain, fever, loss of smell/taste, headache, shortness of breath, concentration or sleep problems, anxiety, and muscle/joint pain. These symptoms can arise after contracting a severe case of COVID naturally or can occur after a COVID-19 shot (called shot-induced syndrome). There are four areas of concern for the shot-induced syndrome, but let's first address the natural long-haul COVID cases.

Dr. Peter McCullough, a board-certified internist and cardiologist, says if you have a severe case of COVID, blood clots and heart problems can be a concern for 90 days or more. If the symptoms include major shortness of breath, coughing with blood or pain on one side when you take a deep breath, it could be due to a late pulmonary embolism or blood clotting in the lungs. A CT scan, a D-dimer test, or a C-reactive protein (CRP) test can be used to identify inflammation and blood clots. If a blood clot is found, Dr. McCullough puts his patients on oral blood thinners and uses full-dose aspirin (325 milligrams a day) for 3 to 6 months. Dr. Joseph Mercola says digestive fibrinolytic enzymes like lumbrokinase and serrapeptase can be used as an alternative to aspirin.

Besides concerns about blood clots, heart problems like pericarditis (inflammation around the lining of the heart) and pleuritis (inflammation around the lining of the lungs) can occur in long-haul COVID. There is a real risk for heart attacks in these cases. Dr. McCullough prescribes steroids and colchicine, an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for gout, to treat these cases.

Research by Dr. Sabine Hazan shows that gut health (your microbiome) plays a critical role. Bifidobacterium is among the leading bacteria that appears to effectively fight COVID-19. The virus "collects in your nose and mouth, and as you swallow it's introduced to your GI tract." Research by Li Tongzeng, deputy director of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases at Beijing You An Hospital says COVID-19 survives longer in the GI tract than the respiratory tract. So, a healthy gut supported by eating a clean diet, avoiding antibiotics and processed foods, adding fermented foods and a high-quality probiotic are essential. In addition supplementing with vitamin C, vitamin D, glutathione, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) are very helpful. For information on how to avoid synthetic vitamins and inorganic minerals, see my book, second section. If you would like to know our opinion for plant-sourced, vetted supplement resources, send us an email here as we're happy to help take the guess work out of that!

Shot-induced syndrome falls into four categories: cardiac, neurologic, immunologic, and hematologic.

Cardiac: Mycocarditis in natural COVID-19 cases is mild (virutally inconsequential). It is far more serious from a shot. Dr. McCullough says, "A child is more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis after a Pfizer or Moderna shot than actually being hospitalized with COVID-19...the lipid nanoparticles [in the vaccine] actually go right into the heart, the heart expresses the spike protein, the body attacks the heart. There are dramatic EKG changes. The troponin, the blood test for heart injury with the vaccine myocarditis, is 10 to 100 volts higher than the troponin we see with the natural infection. It's a totally different syndrome. When the kids get myocarditis after the vaccine, 90% have to be hospitalized...so vaccine-induced myocarditis is a big deal, and in children it's way more serious and more prominent than a post-COVID myocarditis."

Neurologic: This includes Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can be fatal, Bell's Palsy, seizures, persistent headaches, and blood clots in the brain.

Immunologic: Suppression of lymphocyte count and reactivation of other viral syndromes like Epstein-Barr and shingles.

Hematologic: Vaccine-induced thrombocytopenic purpura. Signs include bruising all over the body, bleeding from the gums and nose, dark urine. Dr. McCullough says, "What happens is the shot tricks the body and gives excessive antigenic presentation of platelets to the spleen, the spleen produces an antibody that actually pins platelets against blood vessel walls...and that's what drives vaccine-induced thrombocytopenic purpura."

For those suffering from these shot-induced syndromes, Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC's) I-Recover protocol for long-haul COVID syndrome has been used to treat shot-induced symptoms with similar success. You can download the protocol here .

In addition, if you haven't seen the 75-minute movie, Indoctornation , I highly recommed you click on the link and download it to your computer. It can take a bit of time to download so be patient as it's worth it. It is free and you can share it with others. Mikki Willis and Dr. David Martin give one of the clearest presentations on how the COVID-19 pandemic came to be. Truly a masterful, moving story that will stir your heart and mind to action. Mikki's book, Plandemic , is available on Amazon.

Mass Injections Are Not Working

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A great resource for current data on COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the United States and countries around the world is provided by Our World in Data. According to their statistics gathered as of the end of October 2021, 49% of the world's population have received at least one COVID-19 jab. That equates to nearly 7 billion doses. Combined with extensive natural immunity around the world, the coronavirus should not be in the news anymore. Pandemics are usually over in 6 to 8 months. They virtually never last 18 months.

A study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology on September 30, 2021 concludes that increases in COVID-19 cases are absolutely unrelated to levels of vaccination. This was verified in 68 countries worldwide and in all 3,000 United States counties reporting coronavirus occurrences. In English, this means that new cases of COVID-19 are completely unrelated to levels of vaccination in any country or county in the U.S. Vaccinating more people provides no increased protection. And that is because the COVID-19 jabs are not vaccines . They do not provide immunity. They can only reduce a symptom of the sickness. They do not stop the disease from occurring nor do they stop transmission. Of the five U.S. counties with the highest vaccination rates (84.3% to 99.9%), four of them are on the high transmission list of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC's). And one-fourth of the 57 counties on the low transmission list had vaccination rates under 20%!

Iceland and Portugal both have over 75% of their population fully vaccinated. But they have more new COVID-19 cases than Vietnam and South Africa where only 10% of the population are vaccinated. The CDC shows that rates of hospitalization for severe illness went from 0.01% in January 2021 to 9% in May 2021 for the fully vaccinated! Deaths went from 0% to 15.1% in the same time period for the vaccinated. If the COVID shots actually worked, those rates would have remained near zero. The same researchers reported that "natural immunity confers longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease and hospitalization caused by the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, compared to the BNT162b2 [Pfizer-BioNTech] two-dose vaccine-induced immunity." In fact, the CDC admitted this week that it has no record of people who are naturally immune transmitting the virus that causes COVID-19.

The mass vaccination program is what drives the creation of COVID-19 variants. A study posted on August 23, 2021 by bioRxiv concluded that the Delta variant "is posed to acquire complete resistance to wild-type spike vaccines." The authors noted that when four common mutations were introduced into the receptor binding domain (think glycoprotein ) of the Delta variant, Pfizer vaccine antibodies could no longer neutralize the virus. They also noted that it enhanced or increased infectivity (made it more infectious). This would set up those who have received the Pfizer shots for more severe illness when exposed to the virus later. A Delta variant with three of the four mutations has already emerged, so it is only a matter of time before a fourth mutation develops. This would make the virus 100% resistant to the Pfizer jab. All of these findings indicate that only the unvaccinated who have acquired natural immunity will be safe from infection. The fact that health officials are not willing to halt the mass vaccination campaign in the name of public health and safety is criminal.

One last sad note related to the state of affairs at the American Medical Association (AMA). We have outstanding doctors and nurses in this country. However, the AMA that licenses medical professionals is a socialist organization. They recently published a Health Equity guide that injects Critical Race Theory (CRT) into every aspect of the medical establishment. Jessica Anderson, executive director for the conservative Heritage Action organization stated, "This document...is a brazen attempt to politicize the medical field and subject health care workers to far-Left speech police. While the Left continues to falsely claim that CRT isn't real, Americans are noticing what's happening, and they're fighting back. From the waiting room to the classroom, families are standing up to reject this racist ideology." The AMA has always been an ardent supporter of genetic engineering including GMO food and cancer-producing pesticides like Roundup. It is not surprising that they are taking a stand to poison us further by injecting this false, psychological propaganda.

Veterans Day 2021

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

This is Angie. I haven't ever written a blog article for our work but this week I had to. I hope you're not one who happened to read the Salt Lake Tribune, KSL and/or the Deseret News this past week but if you are I would love to share the actual story with you. Makes me so sad to know these papers could write lies to hurt and slander a person and pass it off as "journalism."

Larry spoke at an elementary school for Veterans Day to over 1100 students, staff and parents.

I was also there and it was so fun to see how the kids love him! I took video clips through most of it until my phone was going to die! The intent of his presentation was clear--Mr Law, an Air Force veteran with 21 years of service, had fun sharing with the kiddos his love of country! In the last part of his presentation he shared about the serious oath that men and women take when they join the armed forces: "...to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." He talked about keeping us safe from "bullies" who would do us harm. He showed a slide with a picture of Hitler and taught how this bully killed millions of innocent people. He also showed a slide of four current bullies that are a threat to our freedom today. One bully he talked about was the leader of Communist China who currently has imprisoned and is carrying out the genocide on a group of people called the Uyghurs--a Chinese Muslim minority targeted by the Chinese Communist Party.

Unfortunately, one parent posted on his/her social media and notified the news outlets that they felt marginalized and felt Larry made his presentation political about COVID and vaccines. This person asked to stay anonymous so we don't really know what they had a problem with. We are left only with what the papers reported (and we know they lied about Larry so maybe they lied about his/her complaint too), either way, we can assume this person made it clear they felt Larry crossed the line talking about Asian people with his teaching about World War II history and current events along with making it all too political.

I'm saddened that if this person really felt this way they didn't take the opportunity to teach their children what a gift and a blessing it is for them to have Asian ancestors who no doubt are beautiful and wonderful people! It seems we used to do that in America; Teach our children instead of helping them to feel victimized. This parent could have shared the history of some of these bad people in our world who would do them and us harm but how blessed we are to have men and women in our military who are so brave, courageous and willing to protect us from bullies. Share with the child(ren) that this is why we honor ALL veterans on this Veterans Day so we don't forget that we live in a country that does not allow this type of bullying. And, to share how some bullies in the world may look like their own ancestors and some bad people look like Mr. Law's ancestors too but that doesn't make them or him a bad person. It was sad this person couldn't have come to Larry who would have made it clear that no matter what race, gender, heritage, religion or creed, he and countless others of all American ethnic groups have served this great nation to defend and protect our American rights, freedoms and values.

The paper also discussed how Larry's presentation was political against COVID vaccines. We don't know how much she actually said about this although this parent is quoted in the articles as saying, "Mr Law made several references to fighting bullies, including COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and showed images of dictators of predominantly Asian descent as an example of what a bully looks like...It was just basically full of anti-Asian rhetoric talking about how people getting free handouts like food from grocery store is anti-American and for lazy people, the parent said...also claimed Law expressed his support for the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C." All of these accusations are completely untrue. These quotes were not his words. The reporters did a search on Larry's name. They found his blog and because his articles currently teach the truth (in his opinion) on the COVID-19 situation and the mandates for the mRNA vaccines they jumped at the chance to slander and lie that he said those things in the assembly. The journalist linked our blog as "proof" that what this parent complained about must have been the truth. Larry and I received vile, hateful comments on our blog. Calling us "white supremacists", "f-ing racists" and several other despicable things. Larry deleted the most sickening comments but left a few that were just "rude" but not over the top hateful. He responded to those.

The silver lining is we have had an outpouring of love, support and LOTS of letters sharing the truth of what they saw and heard at the assembly. I will include just one letter as this mom, (who we didn't know prior to the assembly and we didn't know she wrote this FB post until after the fact), seemed to capture what dozens of others have said in various ways. We have printed a lot of these letters and they now are housed in a file that is more than an inch thick. This person, I'll call her a mama-bear, made her post public on her FB timeline and she had 60 "shares" and many, many comments. Here is the screenshot of her post so you too can read the truth.

As Larry's wife of nearly 43 years, I know the man that he is. While he certainly isn't perfect (I don't think any of us would say that we are!), I know he loves God, his country, his family and ALL people. I know those of you who know him understand this about him and would also want to defend his character. But, for those who do not know him, I wanted to include the truth of this situation. When we got a call from a local ABC news channel after many other news outlets and papers continued to perpetuate the lies, I supplied them with the truth of the assembly as told by lots of other people. The truth does not sell. No correction was made. No apology for the slander. This all goes to show you they are only interested in supporting their narrative--not being fair.

Larry and I will just continue to do what we have always tried to do and that is to live so that no one will have any reason to believe what they might find in a negative newspaper article about us! ha!

Blessings,
Angie

A Blind Eye and a Deaf Ear

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Last week the FDA approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. No doubt you've heard this happened. In spite of many millions of people who have voiced their objection to these Emergency Authorization Use (EUA) vaccines, it was passed. There is no emergency in this age group or any other age group for that matter! The pandemic is long over, but w orld leaders continue to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to these facts. Opposition against vaccine mandates and electronic passports continues to grow. More and more published scientific reports document the ineffectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines. For those who love reading scientific reports, here is a link to 22 studies and reports showing that the COVID-19 vaccines are less efficacious than what was advertised. Each study is listed and linked with a short summary of the main conclusions so you don't have to read the entire study.

If you wonder how doctors could authorize a vaccine with serious side effects to children who are not at risk, this is an excellent link to a Children's Health Defense report on the 17 members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) who voted to approve it. These medical authorities are thoroughly beholden to pharmaceutical, military, philanthropic and academic paymasters. The stock options, grants, patents and prestige they received clearly rank well ahead of children’s safety. Who would authorize injecting an untested foreign chemical into the bodies of children who are 99.999% immune to COVID-19? Not to be outdone, t he city of San Francisco jumped on this approval and immediately initiated action to require all kids ages 5 to 11 to be vaccinated and show proof of the COVID-19 shot in order to gain access to indoor businesses and activities including restaurants and gyms. Communist countries are notorious for requiring "papers" to permit travel access to venues. We are in real danger of losing our constitutional liberties.

To gain a better perspective of what is happeing in our country, I recommend getting two excellent books: Plandemic by Mikki Willis and The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The truth is coming out. We must tell it to the whole world. Stopping the rise of these leaders who pander to socialist and communist ideas is critical to save our rights and liberties as individual human beings. Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Chief Propagandist for the Nazi Party said, "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." The socialist inspired COVID-19 pandemic stole nearly two years of our lives. We need a rebirth of people willing to fight for freedom against domestic enemies to our Constitution. Martin Luther King Jr said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." We have a right to speak out even though they try to censor us. Dinos Christianopoulos said, "They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds." We have only begun to fight for freedom.

What is 5G?

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A massive upgrade to the wireless telecommunication system is beginning. It is called the 5th generation, or 5G for short. Wireless or cell phone technology began in 1981 with bulky radio-receiver-type equipment that looked like large bricks with antennas on them. Over the years cellular devices have evolved. Approximately every decade a new generation of technology has been birthed.

Service has progressed from voice only (1G: 1980s) to voice and limited data (2G: 1990s), to voice, data, and internet service (3G: 2000s), to multimedia streaming and worldwide roaming (4G: 2010s), to the promise of superfast, no-wait service and the Internet of Things where everything is connected, cars can drive themselves, and your pill bottle orders your next refill (5G: 2021). Cell phones have as much power as laptops but are smaller and more mobile.

The technological benefits of 5G are bright, shiny and enticing. What could be bad? Well, the price tag hides many of the details. It turns out there are some serious health concerns associated with wireless technology. The issue surrounds the nature of electromagnetic fields (EMFs). 5G is going to expose us to A LOT of radiation. 4G is not going away. All 4G equipment will remain with their 200,000 cell towers operating at 6 GHz or less. 5G will add millions of small cell antennas that will be located on lampposts and utility poles within 300 feet of each other (every 3 to 10 houses). They will operate at 24 to 30 GHz (millimeter wavelength). In addition, 50,000 low-earth satellites will be launched to blanket the earth with energy in that bandwidth so that every part of the earth is connected to the system. What are the ramifications of blanketing the earth with this type of pulsing energy? You can read more about these health concerns in an upcoming post.

Fiber optic cable is actually faster than 5G and light does not emanate harmful EMF like the wireless system does. While some wireless is always needed to connect mobile devices, a backbone of fiber optics would have connected the world in a much safer and faster way. But installing cable is labor intensive and costly. So, the industry opted for an entirely wireless solution. Unfortunately, the cost of EMF damage to human health, animals, birds and even insects may prove to be catastrophic.

Strengthening your immune system will be imperative as the world becomes bombarded with exponentially increasing electromagnetic energy. For helpful solutions on how to avoid harmful food, find plant-based supplements, and use the science of glycobiology to improve your health, see my book here.

We Can Act

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Angie and I attended the WeCANact Liberty Conference this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah along with 4,000 others. It was an incredible event. Seventeen hours of outstanding speakers like General Michael Flynn, Dr. Simone Gold from America's Front Line Doctors , Senator Wendy Rogers from Arizona, Dr. David Martin, Dr. Rashid Buttar, Dr. Peter McCullough and many others. We were able to hear these people for ourselves and to judge whether or not we found them truthful and credible. The spirit behind their words and their life experiences confirmed to us the truths they espoused. They have been slandered and criticized in the media, yet their scientific facts and conclusions speak for themselves. In a country that enshrines freedom of speech, it is a crime that they have been censored, minimized, and misrepresented in an effort to keep their message from the American public to hear and see for themselves.

For those who might be tired of this current event and subject, I do have an in-depth webinar Wellness Support Group on the Magnesium and Calcium Connection which I encourage you to see. But please forgive me as I cannot leave this COVID subject until we vanquish mandatory vaccinations.

Fortunately, the fight against mandatory vaccinations is getting attention. Americans are standing up to medical tyranny, violations of their liberty as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, and the abuse of power by socialist and communist elements within our government. We The People are standing up for freedom. The truth can no longer be suppressed by fear and intimidation. The science documenting the power of 100% natural immunity for those millions of us who've actually contracted SARS-CoV2 and recovered is showing up in multiple peer-reviewed journals.

Another inconvenient truth showing up is that 60% of those over age 65 who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are vaccinated . It is not a problem of the unvaccinated. The vaccines are not working in spite of media coverage to the contrary. Dr. Simone Gold warned that as more of this type of information comes out, the medical establishment will begin to backtrack and start recommending a hybrid approach. Rather than acknowledge the dominance of natural immunity , they will slowly change their tune and suggest augmenting with the vaccine as an even more powerful solution . That recommendation will be a bold-faced lie. Nothing is better than 100% protection, and natural immunity provides that protection for a lifetime. In addition, it provides it against all COVID-19 variants. More than 10,000 COVID-19 breakthrough cases have been documented among the vaccinated. There are no cases (zero) among those with natural immunity! If you get the vaccine after you have had COVID, you not only risk all of the side-effects associated with these vaccines, but you potentially damage and weaken your innate immune system (Dr. McCullough has several studies addressing this that I will share when I get a copy of his slides). He has also documented an 80-fold increase in adverse events when vaccinated people go from their first dose to their second dose.

But the elephant in the room is the fact that the "vaccines" are not effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19. 99% of all COVID cases today are Delta. Why are they still recommending the shots? You just has to look at the data from Israel. Dr. McCullough mentioned that Israel is the most vaccinated country in the world. 84% of Israel is vaccinated. They are already on their 4th booster shot because the Pfizer efficacy has dropped from 95% to under 39%. Despite this hopeless effort to bolster the vaccine, Israel generates the most new COVID cases of any country in the world and 86% of all COVID cases come from the vaccinated! Recently, Israeli doctors have warned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about serious concerns with data supplied by the government of Israel which is being manipulated to encourage vaccination of children ages 5 to 11 in the United States. Dr. McCullough said it made " absolutely no sense" to allow vaccinations for anyone under the age of 30.

At the very first moment when the government began issuing the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) "vaccine," anyone who has sought answers to their questions and concerns has been accused of spreading misinformation. But it has become very clear that the government, Big Pharma, Big Tech, and mainstream media are the ones engaging in blatant propaganda. It's not only blatant, but faudulent and criminal too. If the government approves the vaccination of children ages 5-11, it will only be a matter of time before parents who trusted the system but find out they have been misled stop being sheep and become LIONS who hold these people accountable for the injury and deaths that will occur. The real experts are speaking out on this and they are doing it in droves. You have to know where to look and what to listen for or you will continue to only hear the propaganda from those who have a lot of money to lose. These people are NOT looking out for us. They are ignoring the scientific data and pushing their agenda regardless of proven safety concerns.

I learned from Dr. McCullough's lecture that the COVID-19 vaccine ingredients and their effects are expected to stay in the body for 15 months before they can be cleared out. In addition, he shared with us that a deceptive trick used by the medical system is to classify people as "unvaccinated" for 14 days after they've received the vaccination! Nearly 50% of COVID-19 vaccine deaths occur within the first 48 hours after the jab. 80% of deaths occur within 7-10 days. This enables the medical system to attribute all these deaths and injuries to people who are unvaccinated and falsely claim the vaccine is not causing deaths. This is a grotesque miscarriage of truth! In actuality, 86% of all deaths recorded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC's) Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) have no other explanation than the vaccine . To hear and learn more for yourself, listen to Dr. McCullough on AmericaOutLoud podcast reports.

I also recommend watching Dr. McCullough's 11-minute presentation recorded on YouTube. In case YouTube bans his outstanding scientific presentation as misinformation , here is a related interview on Rumble . Our freedom is at stake (see this interview with Li-Meng Yan, MD, PhD who defected from communist China and is exposing the origins of the COVID-19 bioweapon). We are also being attacked by "domestic enemies" whose agenda is to destroy the liberties sanctioned by our inspired Constitution. I will not comply with the socialist agenda of mandatory vaccinations or any other marxist effort to weaken the country. I love the United States of America and I will continue to join with the millions of freedom-loving people around the world who refuse to submit to medical tyranny. We will shine our individual lights on the hill of liberty until together they become a beacon for all to see.

The Conspiracy Against Ivermectin Revealed

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Ivermectin prevents and treats COVID-19. It has since the start of the pandemic. Medical authorities at the highest levels of government, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) along with Dr. Fauci, have known this from the beginning. This 20-minute video tells the story of how mainstream media, Big Pharma, Big Tech, and the medical mafia banished the good news to promote and financially profit from the useless drug Remdesivir manufactured by Gilead Sciences, Inc. Remdesivir costs over $3,000 a pop and causes death by kidney failure, heart failure, and all organ collapse. If you lost a loved one to COVID-19, you are a victim of this unethical activity. Information which was censored by Facebook, Google, Twitter, and mainstream media is finding a home on platforms like Rumble and Bitchute where you can access and research the facts for yourself.

The truth is breaking out of prison. The Nebraska attorney general, Doug Peterson, issued a statement Friday, October 15, 2021 that health care providers can now legally prescribe off-label medications such as Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is a huge shift in governmental and medical interference. People around the world are fighting back against unethical vaccine mandates and prohibited treatment options . The fearmongering efforts are losing steam because across the United States and around the world the pandemic is fizzling out. COVID-19 cases are disappearing. States like Florida and Texas that refused to comply with federal mandates are leading the way in halting COVID-19 hospitalizations in spite of the dire predictions from Washington DC. Police , airline personnel , hospital staff , educators and others are quitting their jobs rather than be forced into getting the jab.

New therapeutics are coming down the pipeline to treat and cure COVID-19, making the vaccine unnecessary. The COVID-19 therapeutics tracker reports 84 drugs either in or soon entering Phase 2/3 trials. The largest international trial is called SOLIDARITY and is led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and involves more than 100 countries. Antiviral drugs like Molnupiravir (MK-4482) from Merck and monoclonal antibody drugs like AZD7442 from AstraZeneca are reporting results much more impressive than what the vaccines can offer. Merck is requesting emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their experimental pill to treat COVID-19. So there are many viable options for treating COVID-19 which do not involve vaccines.

But still the medical authorities cannot resist warnings of gloom and doom and a potential "twindemic" involving flu and COVID-19 spike this winter. Vaccinations of children ages 5 to 11 are being pushed by drug manufactures like Pfizer so they can offer their two for one specials. There is virtually no risk of death for COVID-19 or flu for children this young. But that doesn't stop the paranoia. The damage caused by vaccines is far greater than any risk from the actual diseases. And the natural immunity gained for those who have a strong immune system guarantees lifelong protection at the highest levels.

A study conducted by Harvard researchers recently reported " absolutely no correlation between vaccination rates and COVID cases globally ." They looked at levels of vaccination across 68 countries and nearly 3,000 counties in the United States as of September 2021. They said, " At the country-level, there appears to be no discernable relationship between percentage of population fully vaccinated and new COVID-19 cases in the last 7 days (Fig. 1 ). In fact, the trend line suggests a marginally positive association such that countries with higher percentage of population fully vaccinated have higher COVID-19 cases per 1 million people. Notably, Israel with over 60% of their population fully vaccinated (at the time of their study) had the highest COVID-19 cases per 1 million people in the last 7 days. The lack of a meaningful association between percentage population fully vaccinated and new COVID-19 cases is further exemplified, for instance, by comparison of Iceland and Portugal. Both countries have over 75% of their population fully vaccinated and have more COVID-19 cases per 1 million people than countries such as Vietnam and South Africa that have around 10% of their population fully vaccinated."

Did you follow that? They are saying the more you vaccinate, the more COVID-19 cases you get. Today, COVID is coming from the vaccinated, not the unvaccinated. If we had relied on natural immunity and fought COVID-19 with drugs like Ivermectin, this pandemic would have been long since gone. It is time to hold these people accountable for the needless deaths and suffering caused by their ruthless policies. If you want to end COVID-19, do not get vaccinated. Everyone's health depends on it. Here is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s excellent presentation on the War on US and how the pandemic is being used to destroy the Constitution of the United States and increase totalitarian control. As RFK Jr. says, "We have to love our liberties more than we fear a disease!"

Death by Modern Medicine

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Carolyn Dean discusses in her book, Death by Modern Medicine , how drugs have dominated the practice of health care for the last one hundred years. The result is a sickness industry that kills more people each year than the pandemic. But the information is never discussed by the mainstream media who receive advertising dollars from the pharmaceutical industry with which they pay their employees. This financial arrangement yields a powerful influence on what gets reported.

Dr. Barbara Starfield published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on July 26, 2000 entitled, " Is US Health Really the Best in the World? " People were shocked to see the statistics she discovered. She discussed iatrogenic causes , a term which refers to deaths that are caused by or attributed to a doctor's care. She found that over 225,000 Americans died each year at the hands of their physicians! It is sad to note that 10 years after her report, Dr. Starfield herself died from a medical error: she suffered a lethal reaction to an antiplatelet drug that was mistakenly prescribed.

For years, the medical system was silent about this statistic; it meant that medical errors were the 3rd largest cause of death in the United States, with heart attack and cancer as the leading causes of death. That was something the medical establishment was not interested in advertising! Since 2000, there has been no update on what the American Medical Association has done to improve this dilemma. On May 3, 2016 a paper entitled " Medical Error--The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US " was published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Not surprising the American journals were not interested in publishing it! The paper showed that the American medical system clearly had not improved; it had gotten worse. Marion Makary and Michael Daniel documented that the number of deaths had increased by 25,000 each year; the new total indicated that 250,000 Americans were dying each year due to medical mistakes/errors. Despite how shocking this number was, it vastly underestimated the true number, because deaths happening at home or in nursing homes were not included.

To make matters worse, when they included deaths related to diagnostic errors, errors of omission, and failure to follow guidelines, the number of preventable deaths increased astronomically to 440,000 per year! And these numbers are all before the coronavirus pandemic. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 would undoubtedly double this number. Nursing homes house the most vulnerable population. Yet ordering infected patients into nursing homes resulted in over 60% of all US COVID deaths. A striking example of the effect this policy had was the Diamond Hill nursing home which followed Governor Cuomo's directive. By June 18, 2020 they had lost 18 patients due to lack of isolation and inadequate infection control. Half of the staff (50 people) and 58 patients were infected and became ill. By comparison, Van Rensselaer Manor, a 320-bed nursing home located in the same New York county as Diamond Hill, refused to follow the state directive and did not admit any patient suspected of having COVID-19. They did not have a single COVID-19 death. This example was repeatedly observed in other areas.

In addition to the nursing home travesty, the misuse of mechanical ventilators dramatically increased the risk of death for COVID patients. Rather than administering non-invasive oxygen, hospitals like Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens put relatively healthy patients on ventilators. Studies estimate that 50% of all mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients died. By ventilating COVID-19-negative patients, hospitals artificially inflated the caseload and death rate. Financial incentives were a disturbing factor at play. Hospitals received $29,000 extra for a COVID-19 patient receiving ventilation. This was over and above other reimbursements. The systematic medical mistreatment at certain hospitals, the widespread erroneous use of ventilators, the failure to administer life-saving, early-onset therapeutics to patients sent home from emergency rooms without receiving preventive care, and the unbelievable nursing home decision made by a handful of state governors, could have altered the trajectory of the COVID-19 death toll and made it negligible. All of these factors created a manufactured crisis that did not need to happen.

Below is an excellent 2-minute video that Lili D. sent me. It explains how numbers associated with the COVID-19 vaccines are misrepresented to make the so-called vaccines sound more effective than they actually are. The vaccination train has left the station and if we think it's going to stop because we all just comply, it won't. Israel is already on their 4th booster in less than a year. The government is not looking out for us. They are looking out for themselves and they want more.

The best way to protect your health is to be proactive. If you haven't gotten your copy of There's an Elephant in the Room--Exposing Hidden Truths in the Science of Health , it is full of help to guard your well-being. Health is not a magical thing that just happens. We have to safeguard it and promote it. If you don't have your health, you don't have much.

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