HEALTH NOTES AND REFERENCES
These health notes are intended not to replace but to supplement the services of qualified physicians. They are meant to help you select health care providers who can and will provide the type of service you desire, and in many instances, to prevent such need from arising. Unfortunately, the new patient seldom knows where to seek for the type of help that is needed. We usually get what the "establishment" recommends at the time, and this may not be the best available. I've seen this several times in my own experience, so in these paragraphs I hope to give you the benefit of what I've learned the hard way.
The best health care provider for your circumstance may not be a medical doctor, or s/he may be a medical doctor with a pioneering spirit. Unfortunately, medical doctors with a pioneering spirit often get hounded out of the profession, lose their licenses, or even imprisoned. I've known several of these. You may have to go to a foreign country for what you need.
My purpose in writing all this is to offer you the benefit of my hard-won experience. I am not a professional in this field, and what I offer may not help you at all. On the other hand, it may save you lots of grief.
WHAT PRICE FREEDOM? A brief look at some underlying forces.
To give some background and why this subject is so important to me, I have always had health problems of one sort or another. The most serious was a severe case of hepatitis in 1971, followed by cancer in 1972. I had surgery and an initial round of chemotherapy for the cancer, but refused the rest of the planned chemotherapy, in favor of natural alternatives. If you will look into some of the references that follow, you will understand why I did this, and why I think that when I die it will not be from cancer. You can read about my experience with cancer in the following link.
The most important factor contributing to health or illness is what you eat.
Exercise and mental activity are also very important and can obscure or shield for awhile the effects of dietary indiscretion, but for most of us our diet is the main thing.
It should not take hard science for a person to perceive that the best diet for humans is plant based, rather than animal based.
While it's true that we can subsist on various types of flesh, our teeth and our intestines should be enough to tell us what types of foods to eat: fruits and vegetables.
But we do have hard science!
In addition to many other sources of information, you can now read The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.
"... findings from the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease are challenging much of American dietary dogma."
-- The New York Times.
This is "the most comprehensive study of Nutrition ever conducted."
The frequency of all the major diseases correlate directly with animal protein.
I have over simplified it, but you owe it to yourself to investigate.
You will find that Dr. Campbell has elaborated on and confirmed much of what I have written in this section.
The science is clear, consistent and convincing;
go where the science leads.
A Testimonial: Why Women in China Do Not Get Breast Cancer
I give The China Study my highest recommendation.
Nevertheless, Dr. Campbell seems to have fallen victim himself to the very same "dark side of science"
that he describes in his book.
He calls laetrile a scam, but you can't do that without first disproving - and citing - the work of Dr. Harold W. Manner, Director of the Biology Department, at Loyola University in Chicago.
It appears that Dr. Campbell doesn't know anything about that.
Why doesn't he know anything about it? I've been thinking about this, and it suddenly "hit me."
It's because Dr. Manner's study of laetrile was never published! Why wasn't it published? The answer is even more insidiously evil than I had realized. Dr. Manner departed from normal publishing procedure, which would have taken maybe three to five years, and announced his findings at a meeting of the National Health Federation for the reason that cancer patients don't have three to five years to learn about this. However, some of the supporting experiments were "properly"
published. And why has not some other lab repeated Dr. Manner's experiments to confirm or disprove his results? You probably can't believe this, but the medical/pharmaceutical/Governmental establishment doesn't want this knowledge to get out. If it became common knowledge, the gigantic industry of mis-named health care would soon collapse. (This is the dark side of science, cited by Dr Campbell and Dr. Manner.) So, since his work did not go in the "front door"
of scientific journalism, it never got published. I sincerely hope someone will prove me wrong about this! In 2010 I wrote to the head of the Biology Department of Loyola to ask about the status of Dr. Manner at Loyola - whether his retirement was normal or forced, etc. - and the Director replied that he knew nothing about Dr. Manner. Why doesn't he? This information is of the absolute greatest importance because it bears directly on the health of millions of people. Dr. Manner (since deceased) has disappeared from the scene, except to be listed in Quackwatch. I may sound like a raving maniac, but if it sounds this way to you, go and read The China Study. There you will find the same type of information, fully documented, and written by a man of the highest credentials.
Would you like to hear Dr. Manner's own report, given in a lecture at Broward County (Florida) Chapter of the International Association of Cancer Victims and Friends?
I will mail this to readers in the USA on a computer CD, asking only $1.00 for packaging and postage.
The year was about 1977.
In several places in this web, I have said, "It's all about money." Never mind that many thousands of people will die from it! If you want a good look at the underlying forces, follow this link: It's the Money, Stupid!
My greatest sadness in life is that people go right on like sheep, never asking questions, never examining the likely consequences of their lifestyles, never making health decisions for themselves.
Nearly everyone is trapped in mindsets (paradigms) and don't even realize it.
In 2009/10 the United States is wrestling with the problem of so-called health care legislation.
It's such a dilemma because it's too big to solve by throwing money at it.
It wouldn't be anywhere near so big a problem if people could face the reality of our unhealthy lifestyles.
Far too much meat, too many calories of total intake, not enough exercise, and perhaps worst of all - not realizing that each of us has reasonably good control over all this, and we can't look to the doctor to fix it.
Thoughtful people would do well to read and follow the advice and examples in The Peaceable Table. I can't expect our nation as a whole to adopt a vegetarian way life for a long time yet (it's probably not necessary to be completely vegetarian), but we should not have meat as a "staple"
food.
IN MEMORY OF DR. HANS NIEPER This webpage is no longer available, but if you search on Hans Nieper, you will find a wealth of information. Dr. Hans Nieper was one of the World's greatest doctors, and a pioneer in the treatment I personally used for cancer.
YOU'D BETTER PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS! Do you remember the much-publicized court case of Texas Cattlemen vs Howard Lyman and Oprah Winfrey? Life is getting more dangerous every year, but we have the means (if not the will) to reverse the trend. There is a clear connection between animal welfare and human welfare. Years later, the U.S. Government is still not doing its job to stop feeding cattle back to cattle and to require testing for "Mad Cow."
NEW LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE USA Excerpted from Fall, 2003 issue of Health Freedom News (Journal of the National Health Federation): "Iatrogenic (doctor caused) disease is now the leading cause of death and injury in the USA." (You won't find this admitted in main stream medical/pharmaceutical channels.) Carolyn Dean MD, a physician and author who participated in the survey said: "I was completely shocked, amazed and dismayed when I first added up all the statistics on medical death and saw how much allopathic medicine has betrayed us."
"...the projected death toll from medical errors is 783,936 per year, thus displacing heart disease (669,697) as the nation's top killer. Cancer is now in third place with 553,251 deaths annually, based on 2001 figures,..."
WHAT ABOUT DIET AND SUPPLEMENTS? I acknowledge the factors of heredity, lifestyle, prayer, pollution, etc., but since most people are focused in and trapped by their appetites and other desires, nutrition is probably the most powerful determinant of our health. In this link I describe what I have experienced with food supplements and routine diet. You can read my thoughts on prayer in a link from my "Spiritual Path" page.
The pursuit of health is not easy.
Commercial interests, enlisting the aid of Government agencies, press on without regard to the general health of the people.
The references that follow will paint a picture from which much benefit can be derived.
I strongly recommend that you look into and support these organizations, and study the books.
Check here for a few eye openers: LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION.
What's going on in this country, and to some extent the rest of the world, concerning our health, is so outrageous that most Americans are unable to believe it.
Most of us are completely oblivious of the hazards to which we are subjected by our own Government.
For example, check out the following concerning our drinking water.
This is not from radical crazy people, but from the National EPA Scientists' Union.
http://www.fluoridealert.org
REFERENCES AND LINKS
ORGANIZATIONS —
THE NATIONAL HEALTH FEDERATION Do you claim the right to make your own decisions about food, supplements, treatment for illness, etc. without some special interest group manipulating the available information and telling the Government how to govern? See their site and check out the article entitled "I own the FDA."
PHYSICIAN'S COMMITTEE THE PHYSICIANS' COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE — 5100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 404, Washington, DC 20016. Phone numbers: (202) 686-2210 and fax (202) 686-2216. They publish a quarterly journal GOOD MEDICINE, as a membership benefit. Basic annual membership in PCRM is $20 (tax deductible). PCRM promotes nutrition, preventive medicine, ethical research practices, and compassionate medical policy. PCRM is also a research watchdog and conducts research projects on its own. Through their publications you can learn the most up-to-date information on the control of osteoporosis, heart disease, the connections between diet and cancer, etc.
EARTHSAVE INTERNATIONAL — 444 NE Ravenna Blvd., Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98115. Phones: (206) 524-9903 and (800) 362-3648. Founded by John Robbins (former heir to a famous ice cream empire), Earthsave "is an organization with excellent and greatly needed programs that actively help people of all ages to reclaim their medical independence, and to save our imperiled planet." Two books by Robbins: Diet For a New America, and Reclaiming Our Health. I have no reservations in giving EARTHSAVE my highest recommendation.
THE JOHN R. LEE, M.D. MEDICAL LETTER From his website: "John R. Lee, M.D. is an international authority and pioneer in the use of natural progesterone cream and natural hormone balance. He is a sought-after speaker, as well as a best-selling author and the editor-in-chief of a widely read newsletter. His website offers a wide range of information about natural hormones and hormone balance for women and men, resources for finding out more, as well as a variety of books, audio and video tapes and other useful products."
From our personal experience, we know that bone density lost by osteoporosis can be improved through the method described by Dr. Lee. In the first year of use, my wife registered an increase in bone density of one standard (statistical) deviation. That was in Georgia before we moved to Arizona in 1999. Tested again in 2006, she has registered further increase in bone density. Here in Arizona, her new doctor said she had never heard of the use of progesterone! I think most medical doctors are still prescribing Premarin. Not only is Premarin produced by cruel treatment of horses (pregnant mares' urine), it's the wrong hormone, and it's dangerous. If you doubt the danger of using Premarin, read the list of contraindications, warnings and precautions printed in the Physicians' Desk Reference.
ALTERNATIVES — For The Health Conscious Individual. A newsletter full of vital information, compiled by Dr. David G. Williams. Circulation Office: Mountain Home Publishing, 1201 Seven Locks Road, Rockville, MD 20854. Editorial Office: P.O. Box 829, Ingram, TX 78025. This newsletter, and his new web site, contain health information gathered from around the world, and which one is not likely to find elsewhere. http://www.DrDavidWilliams.com
NUTS to the FDA Here is an excerpt from one of Dr. Williams' newsletters that gives a good example of just how far the US Food and Drug Administration has strayed from its original purpose of protecting our citizens.
BOOKS, ETC. —
VEGETARIAN FRIENDS --- Here is an online publication that will help you gain health and peace in our generally materialistic and uncaring world.
http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/
REVERSING HEART DISEASE — by Dr. Dean Ornish. What causes more deaths in this country than anything else? (Correction: this is now #2.) This book might save your life. Copied from the cover: "The only system scientifically proven to reverse heart disease without drugs or surgery." and: "The program based on the landmark research just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association." If you don't find this book in your bookstore, you can get it quickly from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com
NUTRITION: THE CANCER ANSWER — by Maureen Salaman. This book tells the entire story of laetrile, including the faulty government study done many years ago. Incidentally, laetrile is what I used in my own cancer treatment 35 years ago. Again, this is available from http://www.barnesandnoble.com.
WORLD WITHOUT CANCER — This is a one-hour video describing in detail the theory and practice of using laetrile in the control of cancer. It is available from http://www.realityzone.com. I have personal experience with the efficacy of this, which you can read in "My Cancer Experience," cited above.
TRUE FOOD NOW http://www.truefoodnow.org/ Take action to get genetically modified food out of our lives - or at least labeled.
MORE ON BIOTECH! Read more about what our (gag!) helplful FDA has done and is doing for our health. The website is no longer active, but the material is archived at http://www.rachel.org
Choose #719 for a starter (you can search on back issues by number).
Then, if you doubt the strong statements in "My Cancer Experience"
above, Read #723. A link to the exact page: http://www.rachel.org/en/node/5311
But don't fail to read The China Study.
WATCH OUT FOR THE USDA!
The United States Department of Agriculture is just as dangerous as the Food and Drug Administration.
It's all about money! http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm#action